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10.11.2009
No escape After a rather quiet day, strong conditions came back in the evening with a thalweg not too serious with 25 knots max, but the rain is very characteristic of southern Ireland (ah what a nice journey !). The tack is always a stressful exercise on these boats with the tacting gear session. We will have to take advantage of this transition day before the arrival of a large low pression area which... Read more

08.11.2009
Groupe Bel second as night falls Costa Rica, here they come! After a week of dull grey weather at Le Havre, the sun came out to accompany the racers at the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, this Sunday at 14:30. On board Groupe Bel, Kito de Pavant and his co-skipper, François Gabart, went it alone. The duo positioned themselves to the left of the sailing area to be able to catch the breeze, a little less established to the... Read more

08.11.2009
Kito just before the start The Paul Vatine Basin is empty. The 14 monohulls IMOCA 60 ft and the 6 multihulls 50 ft were at sea at midday. The wind is currently absent on Le Havre but soon after the start - started at 14:30 for the 'mono' - the weather conditions should improve in the Channel before weakening again at the tip of Brittany. The following days' forecasts are not very pleasing neither with a series of low... Read more

06.11.2009
48 hours before the start In Le Havre, a howling wind sweeps across the Paul Vatine Dock. The day is punctuated with showers and people are shivering in their coats. However, it would take a lot to remove constant smile from the faces of Kito de Pavant and François Gabart. Less than two days from the start of the 9th Transat Jacques Vabre, the Groupe Bel duo quite simply wish to cast off, and play the ensuing game of... Read more

03.11.2009
The smile, the weapon - not secret - of Groupe Bel He is the skipper of a boat baring the silhouette of La vache qui rit ® (The Laughing Cow) underlined by the new signature of Groupe Bel "sharing smiles". To put in a good mood! Yet when Kito de Pavant returned November 12, 2008 with his dismasted boat in the port of the Sables d'Olonne, having to forget about his Vendee Globe, the disappointment was huge. Lots of water - salty - flew under the... Read more