Transat Jacques Vabre race start postponed but show goes on

7:06 PM Sun 30 Oct 2011 GMT

'Prologue - Transat Jacques Vabre 2011' Transat Jacques Vabre

Transat Jacques Vabre was due to start today, Sunday 30 October 2011 at 1302hrs CET. A series of bad Atlantic low pressure systems put paid to the scheduled start of the tenth edition of the biennial double handed race from Le Havre to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. The race start has been postponed and will not go before Wednesday. A decision to hold the start was taken this morning. After a meeting with the skippers of all three divisions, Class 40, Multi 50 and the IMOCA Open 60's, the race organisers and race direction, Race Director Jean Maurel confirmed the ...

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by H?l?ne Tzara