The 2013 Transat Jacques Vabre was the 11th edition and was raced from Le Havre, France, to Itajai, Brazil a course distance of 5395 Nautical Miles. [1]
Storm Force 10 winds in the English Channel caused the postponement of the start to 7 November. The race was won by the MOD 70 Edmond de Rothschild skippered by Sebastien Josse and Charles Caudrelier. First monohull was PRB skippered by Vincent Riou and Jean Le Cam.
Pos. | Crew | Boat Name | Date Finish | Elapsed Time | Notes | Ref. |
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1 | Sébastien Josse ![]() | Edmond de Rothschild | 11d 05h 03m 54s | 22,00 | ||
Charles Caudrelier ![]() | ||||||
2 | Sidney Gavignet ![]() | Oman Air-Musandam | 11d 10h 04m 09s | 21,70 | ||
Damian Foxall ![]() |
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Pos. | Crew | Boat Name | Boat Age | Date Finish | Elapsed Time | Notes | Ref. |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | PRB (4) | 17d 00h 41m 47s | 14,12 | |||
2 | ![]() ![]() | Safran (2) | 17d 04h 43m 23s | 13,93 | |||
3 | ![]() ![]() | Maître CoQ III | 17d 05h 15m 07s | 13,90 | |||
4 | ![]() ![]() | Cheminées Poujoulat (3) | 17d 12h 19m 44s | 13,68 | |||
5 | ![]() ![]() | Bureau Vallée (1) | 20d 02h 18m 45s | 12,28 | |||
6 | ![]() ![]() | Votre Nom autour du Monde | 20d 04h 34m 05s | 12,14 | |||
7 | ![]() ![]() | Energa | 20d 10h 47m 17s | 12,23 | |||
8 | ![]() ![]() | Initiatives Cœur (2) | 21d 03h 55m 46s | 11,55 | |||
9 | ![]() ![]() | Team Plastique | 21d 03h 55m 55s | 11,32 | |||
DNF | ![]() ![]() | Macif | 21 Abandon [2] |
Pos. | Boat. | Crew | Elapsed Time | Delta | % | Rhum Knots | Distance Sailed | Water Knots | Ref. | ||||
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S/N | Boat Name | Model | Age | Name | |||||||||
1 | FRA 130 | GDF Suez | Mach 40 | 2013 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20d 21h 41m 25s | d 0h 0m 0 | 0 | 10.75 | 5578.7 | 11.12 | [3] |
2 | 123 | Tales Santander 2014 | Botin | 2013 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21d 01h 22m 15s | 0d 03h 40m 50 | 0.73 | 10.68 | 5661.5 | 11.2 | |
3 | FRA 115 | Mare | Mach 40 | 2012 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21d 03h 21m 55s | 0d 05h 40m 30 | 1.13 | 10.63 | 5668.7 | 11.17 | |
4 | FRA 98 | Watt&Sea, Région Poitou-Charentes | Tyker 40 Evolution 2 | 2010 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22d 08h 14m 46s | 1d 10h 33m 21 | 6.89 | 10.06 | 5620.7 | 10.48 | |
5 | FRA 85 | Groupe Picoty | Pogo 40S2 | 2010 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22d 10h 26m 47s | 1d 12h 45m 22 | 7.33 | 10.02 | 5637.8 | 10.47 | |
6 | FRA 81 | SNCF - Geodis | Akilaria RC2 | 2009 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22d 10h 54m 39s | 1d 13h 13m 14 | 7.42 | 10.01 | 5638.7 | 10.46 | |
7 | FRA 131 | ERDF - Des pieds et des mains | Akilaria RC 3 | 2013 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22d 12h 14m 14s | 1d 14h 32m 49 | 7.68 | 9.99 | 5601.2 | 10.37 | |
8 | MLT 125 | Vaquita | Custom Humphreys | 2013 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22d 13h 39m 33s | 1d 15h 58m 08 | 7.97 | 9.96 | 5697.9 | 10.52 | |
9 | FRA 101 | Campagne de France | Pogo 40S2 | 2011 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22d 23h 47m 47s | 2d 02h 06m 22 | 9.99 | 9.78 | 5610.4 | 10.17 | |
10 | 65 | Phoenix Europe | Akilaria Mk2 (Proto) | 2008 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 23d 02h 40m 07s | 2d 04h 58m 42 | 10.56 | 9.73 | 5679.4 | 10.24 | |
11 | FRA 107 | Solidaires en Peloton | Kiwi 40FC | 2011 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 23d 10h 02m 05s | 2d 12h 20m 40 | 12.03 | 9.6 | 5858.3 | 10.42 | |
12 | ITA 117 | BET1128 | BM40 | 2012 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 23d 10h 29m 48s | 2d 12h 48m 23 | 12.12 | 9.59 | 5637.2 | 10.02 | |
13 | 126 | Fantastica | Owen C | 2009 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 23d 11h 43m 40s | 2d 14h 02m 15 | 12.37 | 9.57 | 5798.2 | 10.29 | |
14 | 132 | Caterham Challenge | Akilaria RC 3 | 2013 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 23d 16h 36m 10s | 2d 18h 54m 45 | 13.34 | 9.49 | 5709.8 | 10.04 | |
15 | 79 | Matouba | Owen C | 2009 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 24d 22h 12m 15s | 4d 00h 30m 50 | 19.24 | 9.02 | 5810.4 | 9.71 | |
16 | 104 | Proximedia - Sauvez mon enfant | Mach40 | 2011 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 24d 22h 24m 21s | 4d 00h 42m 56 | 19.28 | 9.02 | 5809.1 | 9.71 | |
17 | 109 | Mr Bricolage | Pogo 40S2 | 2011 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 24d 23h 40m 40s | 4d 01h 59m 15 | 19.53 | 9 | 5918.1 | 9.87 | |
18 | 88 | Eärwen | Tyker 40 Evolution 2 | 2010 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 25d 00h 43m 45s | 4d 03h 02m 20 | 19.74 | 8.98 | 5801 | 9.66 | |
19 | 105 | April-Deltacolor | Akilaria | 2011 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 25d 16h 24m 15s | 4d 18h 42m 50 | 22.87 | 8.75 | 5714.3 | 9.27 | |
20 | 60 | Obportus 3 | JPK40 | 2007 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 26d 17h 28m 15s | 5d 19h 46m 50 | 27.86 | 8.41 | 5898.4 | 9.2 | |
21 | 64 | Croix du Sud | Akilaria | 2007 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 26d 23h 23m 28s | 6d 01h 42m 03 | 29.04 | 8.33 | 5673.4 | 8.76 | |
22 | 10 | EcoÉlec - Fantronic | Pogo 40S1 | 2006 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 28d 04h 49m 20s | 7d 07h 07m 55 | 34.91 | 7.97 | 5864.4 | 8.66 | |
23 | 90 | 11th hour racing | Jaz | 2009 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 30d 04h 28m 25s | 9d 06h 47m 00 | 44.41 | 7.45 | 6298.8 | 8.69 | |
ABN | 119 | Dunkerque - Planète Enfants | Tyker Evolution 3 | 2012 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14 November 2013 | Medical Isuesd | 1073 | ||||
ABN | 129 | Concise 8 | McConaghy Ker40 | 2013 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13 November 2013 Abandon (Perte d'un safran) | 712 | |||||
ABN | 89 | Marie-Galante | Akilaria | 2010 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10 November 2013 Abandon (Bôme endommagée) | 371 |
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