IMOCA Open 60 - Transat Jacques Vabre - Le Havre FRA - Day 1

The start of the Transat Jacques Vabre took place yesterday in Le Havre in fresh winds. After a long upwind in the English Channel, the fleet passed Brittany this morning. ----- In the lead is 'Charal' with Jérémy Beyou/Franck Cammas FRA, 3.6 miles ahead of 'For people' with Thomas Ruyant/Morgan Lagravière FRA. Samantha Davis/Jack Boutell GBR ('Initiatives Coeur') are 13 miles behind in third place, with the rest of the fleet already more than 100 miles back. Justine Mettraux SUI/Julien Villion FRA (TeamWork) 117 miles behind are in 7th place. Alan Roura/Simon Koster SUI (Hublot) are 26th, 146 miles behind, Oliver Heer/Nils Palmieri SUI are 32nd. ----- The race tracker and the reports.