Video of the Transat Jacques Vabre start

We usually don't cover the offshore races but we'll make an exception with a short video from the start of the 8th Transat Jacques Vabre that took place in Le Havre yesterday. A total of 47 monohulls (IMOCA and Open 40) sailed off the French port city, headed towards Bahia in Brazil, where they are expected to arrive in approximately 2 weeks.

Start of the 8th Transat Jacques Vabre. Le Havre, 3 November 2007. Video copyright Jacques Vabre