Retour à la base
| Founded | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Classes | IMOCA |
| Start | Martinique |
| Finish | Lorient |
| Type | single-handed off-shore race |
| Official website | https://retouralabase.com/en |
The Retour à la base, formerly Transat B to B (short for "back to Brittany") is a transatlantic single-handed yacht race exclusive to IMOCA 60 yachts, which first took place in 2007. It was introduced as a return race from destination of the Transat Jacques Vabre to Brittany, Metropolitan France, home to most IMOCA Teams.
Since its introduction it was held every four years in the year before the Vendée Globe except 2019.
Contents
History
| Year | Name | Parcours | Distance | Winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Transat Ecover B to B | Salvador de Bahia - Port-la-Forêt | 4 200 |  Loick Peyron (FRA) |
14d 9h 13m 25s |
| 2011 | Transat B to B | Saint-Barthélemy - au large de Espagne | François Gabart (FRA) |
9d 9h 11m 30s | |
| 2015 | Transat Saint Barth-Port la Forêt | Saint-Barthélemy - Port-la-Forêt | 3 400 | Sébastien Josse (FRA) |
10d 5h 18m 17s |
| 2023 | Retour à la Base | Fort-de-France - Lorient | 3 500 | Yoann Richomme (FRA) |
9d 0h 03m 48s |
2007 Edition
| Pos. | Skipper | Boat | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loick Peyron (FRA) |
Gitana Eighty | 14d 09h 13m 25s |
| 2 | Kito De Pavant (FRA) |
Groupe Bel | 14d 12h 22m 49s |
| 3 | Michel Desjoyeaux (FRA) |
Foncia (1) | 14d 13h 43m 24s |
| 4 | Yann Elies (FRA) |
Generali | 14d 19h 22m 02s |
| 5 | Marc Guillemot (FRA) |
Safran (2) | 15d 08h 25m 44s |
| 6 |  Bernard Stamm (SUI) |
Cheminées Poujoulat (3) | 15d 16h 24m 34s |
| 7 |  Samantha Davies (GBR) |
Roxy | 17d 17h 38m 46s |
| 8 | Yannick Bestaven (FRA) |
Cervin EnR | 18d 00h 57m 48s |
| 9 | Arnaud Boissières (FRA) |
Akena Vérandas | 19d 00h 57m 26s |
| 10 | Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty (FRA) |
Maisonneuve | 20d 06h 21m 45s |
| 11 |  Rich Wilson (USA) |
Great American III | 21d 23h 22m 34s |
| 12 |  Derek Hatfield (CAN) |
Spirit of Canada | 22d 02h 20m 21s |
| DNF | Dee Caffari (GBR) |
Aviva 111 | demasted |
| DNF | Mike Golding (GBR) |
Ecover III | issues with electronics |
| DNF | Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA) |
Brit Air | demasted |
2011 Edition
| Pos. | Skipper | Boat | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Gabart (FRA) |
MACIF | 9j 09h 11min 30s |
| 2 | Armel Le Cleac'h (FRA) |
Banque Populaire VI | 9j 13h 08min 10s |
| 3 | Vincent Riou (FRA) |
PRB 4 | 9j 15h 30min 20s |
| 4 | Mike Golding (GBR) |
Gamesa | 9j 18h 58min 00s |
| 4 | Alex Thomson (GBR) |
Hugo Boss 4 | 10j 01h 43min 00s |
| 5 | Marc Guillemot (FRA) |
Safran 2 | 9j 21h 33min 00s |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) |
Virbac Paprec 3 | 11j 06h 55min 00s |
| 7 | Louis Burton (FRA) |
Bureau Vallée (1) | 11j 19h 25min 00s |
2015 Edition
| Pos. | Skipper | Boat | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Josse (FRA) |
Edmond de Rothschild | 10d 05h 18m 17s |
| 2 | Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) |
Newrest - Matmut | 12d 23h 57m 42s |
| 3 |  Enda O'Coineen (IRE) |
Currency House Kilcullen | 13d 22h 19m 55s |
| 4 | Morgan Lagraviere (FRA) |
Safran | 16d 13h 32m 02s |
| DNF | Paul Meilhat (FRA) |
SMA | |
| DNF | Eric Holden (CAN) |
O CANADA | |
| DNF | Thomas Ruyant (FRA) |
Le Souffle du Nord |
2023 Edition
The course is between Fort-de-France, Martinique, overseas France and Lorient, Brittany, Metropolitan France. It was held as a qualification race for the 2024-2025 Vendée Globe following the Transat Jacques Vabre in the 2023 IMOCA 60 race calendar.[3]
32 skippers started the race. For several skippers it was the first solo race in an IMOCA 60, among others Sam Goodchild, Yoann Richomme, Violette Dorange and Nico Lunven.[4] Several skippers who announced to compete had to cancel their participation due to damages taken during the 2023 Transat Jacques Vabre or illness. Most notably reining Vendée Globe winner Yannick Bestaven and Charlie Dalin.[5]
The race start was on 30th November 2023.[6] Tanguy Le Turquais and Jean Le Cam started several days later.
References
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External links
- Retour à la base (Official website)
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