2019 Transat Jacques Vabre

A convincing first for Sam Goodchild and Fabien Delahaye

Thursday 14th November 2020 marked the end of the 14th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre for the Franco-English duo aboard the Leyton’s Class 40. 18 days, 43 minutes, and 11 seconds is the time it took for Sam and Fabien to cross the Atlantic to arrive in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.
Starting in Le Havre among 59 competitors and 3 classes of boats (Class 40 – Multi50 – Imoca), the two men from Lorient were among the forerunners in their category. The Leyton skippers led the way with AÏna Enfance & Avenir from the very beginning of the race. The front of the race was exciting with surprises relating to various strategic choices, but the Franglais tandem remained ahead throughout the days that followed. All this was without taking into account the strategy of the Crédit Mutuel skippers who, from the very beginning of the race, made the audacious choice to follow a completely different path from the one taken by other competitors on this traditional coffee trading route. As a result, they took the top spot during the Transatlantic race.
Sam and Fabien fought until the end and closed a wonderful performance by finishing second in the general classification, a little more than 8 hours after the winner.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHAMPIONS!

Sam’s insights on the Transat

Some pictures from the epic race

Other highlights from the team

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The 2020 Multi50 Circuit

This was the season which saw the rise of Arthur and his team of experts (Aymeric Chappellier, Christophe Espagnon, Jean-Baptiste Le Vaillant, Quentin Ponroy) all the way to their magnificent victory in the Brest Grand Prix!

The 2020 Figaro Circuit

Sam Goodchild is back in the game on the Figaro circuit and he has had a splendid season. First off, he was there to get used to the new boats, but his objectives quickly changed as a result of his astounding results.

Route du Rhum 2018

We were delighted with 4th place for Arthur Le Vaillant’s 1st Route du Rhum – what a performance!