Jeanneau fleet prepares for the 2014/15 Transquadra Race

[MalcolmP]

No less a fleet than twenty seven Jeanneau's are now preparing for the sixth edition of the Transquadra transatlantic race from the dual start lines of St Nazaire (France) and Barcelona (Spain) at the end of July for the first leg to Madeira.



The Jeanneau Fleet will include two of the brand new SF3600's (Yolo and Grassi Bateaux); two JOD 35's (Electro Rent and Cat Amania). The remaining twenty-three Jeanneau's will all be  SF3200's.

There are three solo entries all departing from St Nazaire in SF3200's (Pour Aster #03, Zephyrin #07 and Nirvana #16).

The double handed fleet departing from St Nazaire are:

SF3600 Yolo #228 and Grassi Bateaux #205

The two JOD 35's Eletro Rent #254 and Cat Amania #213

The twelve SF3200's on the French start are:
Pour Ecomores #202
Pour La Vie #210
Mirabelle #215
Adie #212
Voltea #244
Jokari #264
Groupe 5 #216
Le McDo de Cherbourg #220 
    also see jeanneau-cherbourg.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/le-sun-fast-3200-porte-les-couleurs-de.html
Kefeleg Mor 3 #226
La Belle Equipe #232
Liberons Nos Tallents #259
Javane #263

with the further eight double handed SF3200's starting from the Spanish line;
Fragilv #282
Cacao #285
Sailing Concept #289
Magic Sun #291
Sedna #275
Van Dan Vwel Martinique #279
Ketal # 283
Hakuna Matata #288

The entire fleet will overwinter in Madeira prior to the final leg to Martinique in early 2015.

This event (restricted to those who are at least 40 years old) is now well established on the short handed yachting calender and worth following at www.transquadra.com/

[MalcolmP]

The French fleet start tomorrow, whilst those from the Barcelona start which already started on Wednesday the 23rd are currently mainly closely grouped of Almeria.

See more info on positions here

www.transquadra.com/positions.php

One of the JOD35's has critical emergency rations stowed ready in grab range of the helm;