Gitana XV first home in Tour de Belle Ile, race report by the Daily Sail

The Seb Josse-skippered foiler sets a new record in the Tour de Belle Ile

From the following article on the Daily sail posted on Saturday May 9th 2015, Author: James Boyd, Location: France

 

http://www.thedailysail.com/inshore/15/67994/0/tour-de-belle-ile-2015-race-report      

France's equivalent to our own Round the Island Race - the Tour de Belle-Ile set sail yesterday at 10:00 local from the Baie de Quiberon, with almost 500 boats, taking on the annual lap of Belle-Ile.

This race, the eighth that has been held, was won on the water by the foil-born Multi 70 Groupe Edmond de Rothschild, which overtook her less optimised sisterships Oman Sail and Paprec Recyclage. Skipper Sébastien Josse and his crew managed to establish a new race record for the course, while in the monohulls it was Paul Meilhat's new IMOCA 60 SMA (ex-MACIF) that was first home.

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Gitana Team release downloadable magazine on Gitana's involvement in the Route du Rhum and the upcoming race

This is the English version in .pdf format:

http://www.gitana-team.com/_content/documents/2014_magazine_en.pdf

Defi Azimut, Sebastian Josse wins Ultime class in a light air race

Seb Josse led home Sidney Gavignet on Musandam-Oman Sail followed by Loick Peyron on Banque Populaire V.  Class debutante Yann Elies on Paprec Recyclage kept the rest of the field honest coming in fourth with a good performance only 7 minutes shy of Loick.

The final results:

Transat Jacques Vabre update, Leading MOD70 Edmond de Rothschild still in control with less than 90 miles to finish

From the following update on the Transat Jacques Vabre website:

http://www.transat-jacques-vabre.com/en/still-control

With under 90 miles to go Edmond de Rothschild are still firmly in control of the MOD70s, Oman Air Musandam remain around 70 miles behind and have been slightly slowed on the midmorrning ranking. But it remains incredibly close in the IMOCA Open 60s where MACIF have a very very small lead over PRB as they match race side by side towards the island of Fernando de Noronha 225 miles ahead, racing in the SE'ly trades.

The tracker is here:

http://tracking.transat-jacques-vabre.com/fr/

MOD70 trimaran Edmond de Rothschild