Transat Jacques Vabre in Le Havre: here are the spots to see the start of the race – 76actu

For this 15^e edition, 79 boats and 158 skippers will take the departure of the Transat Jacques Vabre in front of Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), Sunday November 7, 2021, at 1:27 p.m. This is a record edition, there have never been so many participants in this legendary ocean race!

This edition also marks the return of the Ultimate trimarans – these giants of the sea 32 meters long and 23 meters wide, which can go up to 90 km / h – which were unable to start the race. coffee in 2019.

Three other classes are also present: the Imoca, the boats that make the Vendée Globe; the Ocean 50, 15-meter trimarans; and the Class 40, the smallest of the fleet which are only… 12 meters long!

Normandy in force

21 Norman skippers will be at the helm of these racing boats, including the Havre Charlie Dalin, who crossed the Vendée Globe line first and who is the winner of the 2019 edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre. Normandy will therefore be very well represented for this edition!

On Sunday November 7, 2021, the boats will first leave the Paul-Vatine basin in the morning, crossing the Eure and Manche basins to finally position themselves at Cap de la Hève, where the big departure will be launched. Then, the sailors will turn a buoy in front of Étretat before heading for Martinique.

Follow the departure from the earth

To follow the departure from the ground, there are several solutions. The first is to get closer to the beach of Le Havre, where the horizon line drawn by the boats still offers a unique landscape.

Insofar as the 79 boats go to Étretat, it is judicious to go to stand on the road to the End of the World, a place still popular with the people of Le Havre to see the ships dissipate. Another choice, higher up: the Cap de la Hève, and by extension the coastline to Étretat. A word of advice: take your binoculars!

Follow the start on the water

There are also possibilities to follow the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre on the water. The good plan? the “marine carpooling” service set up by boaters from the port of Le Havre. Individuals who own a boat offer you to embark. This can be free or paid, depending on the profiles.

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