Trans At Jacques Vabre Normandy

[doris]

Just watching their news page with the lows rolling in makes me clench my cheeks, and as for the Ultimes, wow!
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[Snowgoose-1]

Fantastic footage.

 

[dunedin]

See existing thread on the racing forum - Transat Jaques Vabre

 

[doris]

Thank you, hadn’t spotted that.

 

[Stemar]

the deep depression which is forecast to bring gusts of up to 80kts and 10-12 metre seas Finisterre on Tuesday

Yikes!

Some friends of ours are in Falmouth waiting for a weather window to get to Roscoff. I think they'll be waiting a bit longer!

 

[doug748]

Yikes!

Some friends of ours are in Falmouth waiting for a weather window to get to Roscoff. I think they'll be waiting a bit longer!

Yes, they will get a good slant on Thursday but the telly girl said there could be 80 to 90 mph gusts in the Western Channel . Don't recall hearing that much before.

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