Jeanneau dominate in Transquadra race

[MalcolmP]

The 5th Transquadra with 86 contestants will be one of the largest ocean races. This 3900 nm transatlantic race is exclusively for amateurs over 40 years old. The first stage of the race begins July 31st 2005 from St Nazaire and will finish in Porto Santa, Madeira, with the second stage beginning on January 29th 2006 from Madeira to Martinique.


Jeanneau is a major sponsor and as well as a SO49DS as the main support/committee and press boat there will also be Jeanneau yachts crewed by 20 skippers with 2 single-handed and 18 double-handed.


The Jeanneau entries are:


SINGLE-HANDED CLASS


SUN ODYSSEY 49 Christian PRESSAC


SUN RISE 35 Jean-Paul BOISSON


DOUBLE-HANDED CLASS


SUN ODYSSEY 40 Jean-Claude LANCOU and Jean-Claude BESNIER


SUN FAST 41 Jacques FILY and Yves GLEMOT


SUN RISE 34 Q Xavier MESSERLI and Jean-Claude VALEYRE


SUN SHINE 38 Antoine GUTTERIEZ and Eric BOMPARD


SUN FAST 39 Philippe BOENNEC and Philippe OUTTERS


SUN CHARM 39 Philippe BECQUELIN and François-Xavier CHESNE


SUN ODYSSEY 43 Philippe MOREL and Christian LANIO


SUN LEGEND 41 Pascal GUIBAL and François FOURAGE


SUN ODYSSEY 49 PERFORMANCE Jean-François de PREMOREL - Director of Product, Groupe Bénéteau and Xavier GUILLON-VERNE

More info at www.transquadra.com