At 23h20 GMT on 18th November 2011, British sailor Alex Thomson and his Spanish co-skipper Guillermo Altadill, on-board HUGO BOSS, crossed the finish line of the 2011 Transat Jacques Vabre in 2nd place. Alex’s reaction was one of visible pride at their achievement: ‘I’m ecstatic to have finished the race; it has been a tough 4 years.’
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Safran
Brittany, France 47°20'21"N 3°26'31"W
Published in Yachting World January 2012 issue.
If you ever needed a graphic description of just why all modern Open 60s have the protective cocoons they do, here it is. this is a shot of the military hardware company-sponsored SAFRAN during training for the Transat Jacques Vabre 2011 with skipper Marc Guillemot co/skipper Yann Eliés, which starts at the end of October from Le Havre, Normandy. The doublehanded TJV is one of France’s major ocean races, with the cream of the IMOCA and Class 40 crop on the line for the jaunt from France to Costa Rica.
Words: Alan Block
