IMOCA Open 60, Class 40, Multi 50 - Transat Jacques Vabre - Day 3, the Swiss

While the Multi-50-Trimarans are following the classic route along the Iberian Peninsula, having reached the most southern point of Portugal with Thibault Vauchel-Camus/Fréderic Duthill FRA in a 67nm lead, the Open 60 fleet is split in two: A chaser group with among others Alex Thompson/Neal McDonald GBR (rank 17) and Alan Roura SUI/Sébastien Audigane FRA (rank 18) went West to touch the next low-pressure system as first, the leading group remained on a more direct leg with Kevin Escoffier/Nicolas Lunven FRA on 'PRB' 2,3nm in front of 'Charal' with Jérémy Béyou FRA/Christopher Pratt GBR. Charlie Dahlin/Yann Eliès FRA follow 6nm behind on rank 3. ----- The Class 40 fleet is still sailing upwind across the Bay of Biscay with Aymeric Chappellier/Pierre Leboucher FRA as leaders 3,6nm ahead of Fabien Delhaye FRA/Sam Goodchild GBR. Valentin Gautier/Simon Koster SUI with an 48nm backlog are on the 10th place. ----- The race tracker, the news and the videos.