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Transat Jacques Vabre: Nov 6 - Video from start of Ocean 50 and Class 40

by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz 7 Nov 2023 12:13 NZDT 7 November 2023
Class 40 boats are back in the race after the security stage during the Transat Jacques Vabre in Lorient, France, November 06, © Vincent Curutchet

Video of the restart of the Ocean 50 and Class 40 starts from the TransAt Jacques Vabre in Lorient, as the 47 boats - sailed two-handed - head out into the left over swell from two Atlantic storms, and ahead of a third due to hit on Wednesday.

We will carry the start of the 40 boats in the IMOCA60 start from Le Havre - which gets underway on the morning of November 7.

Many thanks to World on Water/Boats on TV World on Water/Boats on TV for editing the official video and applying an English language commentary. Or see the Sailing World on Water Youtube channel

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