The Maitre Jacques team were hoping to break the record in the RORC Cowes-Dinard St Malo race but a lack of suitable conditions prevented that from happening.
From the following entry on the Maitre Jacques FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/Trimaran.Maitre.Jacques?hc_location=stream
The rough bing translate below.
No wind, no record
Loïc Féquet and his team cut the line of the Cowes-Dinard a little before 7: 00 this morning after about 17 hours of travel from the Isle of Wight. Weather conditions have not allowed the team Maître Jacques win new record time on this 165-mile course but this technical navigation has, as always, proved instructive.
The breeze was not the venue of this edition of the Cowes-Dinard. The team of Maître Jacques took these very technical conditions to work on the settings of the boat and maneuvers. By 5-10 knots of wind and a powerful current, the team has chained the gybes in the Solent before negotiating the crossing of the English channel.
Loïc Féquet, skipper master Jacques: "it's been a super workout. We had not had conditions like that still race this year. It made the mile to work, it's perfect! The go to Raz Blanchard was 8 knots of current, it was an incredible pot, which raised a very rough seas: a beautiful experience... And after, it was 24 - 28 knots all the time, too, it is always interesting to do same out of the race! »
The team master Jacques will be again in the starting blocks in 15 days for the Trophée du Port de Fécamp in Saint Quay Portrieux.
Crew master Jacques for the Cowes-Dinard: Loïc Féquet, Benoit Champanhac, Julien Deniel, Yves Sallé and Gilles Buekenhout.
And a Sail-World article on the race is here:
http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Cowes-Dinard-St-Malo-Race---170+-ready-to-set-sail/111807
update from the RORC facebook page Maitre Jacques came in first followed closely by the 100' maxi ICAP leopard
https://www.facebook.com/RoyalOceanRacingClub?hc_location=stream
Cowes-Dinard St Malo Race Update: Multi 50, Maitre Jacques is the first boat to finish the race at 05:41:55, narrowly ahead of ICAP Leopard who finished at 05:50:04. The majority of the fleet now seem to be moving again after a frustrating night stuck south of Portland. Tonnerre de Breskens, Pleomax and Monster Project are now heading south past the Channel Light Vessel.
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