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  • History

    The very first Transat Québec Saint-Malo set sail in 1984 to mark the 450th anniversary of explorer Jacques Cartier’s first voyage from Saint-Malo to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1534.

    Every four years since then, the Transat Québec Saint-Malo has brought together the best professional monohull and multihull ocean racers around for an epic Atlantic crossing from Québec City to Saint-Malo.

    One of the classic offshore yacht races, the Transat Québec Saint-Malo is the only continuous west-to-east offshore crewed race in the world.

  • The Route

    Skippers and their boats will race 2,897 nautical miles, or 5,365 kilometers.

    Starting from Québec City, under the cliffs of Cap Diamant, the skippers' first challenge will be to navigate their way down the St. Lawrence River. The river can be narrow in places, and with its islands, reef and sandbars, the technically challenging 400 nautical mile stretch can be full of surprises. What's more, the skippers have other in their line of sight, wich is not always the case during the true offshore part of race. Strategy and tactics play a key role here.

  • Previous Results

    1984

    Royale Loïc Caradec 8 d 19 h 57 min
    Charente-Maritime Pierre Follenfant 8 d 20 h 13 min
    Fleury-Michon Philippe Poupon 9 d 15 h 59 min

    1988

    Jet Services Serge Madec 7 d 21 h 35 min
    Lada Poch Loïck Peyron 10 d 23 h 40 min
    VSD Paca Bruno Peyron 10 d 23 h 58 min

    1992

    Primagaz Laurent Bourgnon 8 d 5 h 49 min
    Groupe Pierre 1er Florence Arthaud 8 d 7 h 17 min
    Haute-Normandie Paul Vatine 9 d 14 h 18 min

    1996

    Fujicolor II Loïck Peyron 7 d 20 h 24 min
    Banque Populaire Francis Joyon 7 d 23 h 28 min
    Région Haute-Normandie Paul Vatine 8 d 0 h 31 min

    2000

    Groupama Franck Cammas 9 d 23 h 16 min
    Biscuits La Trinitaine Marc Guillemot 9 d 23 h 26 min
    Bayer en France Yvan Bourgnon 9 d 23 h 43 min

    2004

    Sergio Tacchini Karine Fauconnier 7 d 21 h 00 min
    Groupama Franck Cammas 7 d 21 h 59 min
    Géant Michel Desjoyeaux 7 d 22 h 01 min

    2008

    50 foot Open Class (Multi50) 
    Crêpes Whaou! 
    Franck-Yves Escoffier 11 d 3 h 19 min
    Imagine Pierre Antoine
    Prince de Bretagne Hervé Cléris

    Class40

    Pogo Structures Halvard Mabire
    Mistral Loisirs - Pôle santé Elior Oliver Krauss
    NOVEDIA Group - S.E.T. environnement Tanguy de Lamotte

    FICO 
    An Ocean of Smiles Christophe Bullens
    Cervin ENR Yannick Bestaven
    Saint Malo Team Denis Douillez
     

    Stay tuned for the results of the 2012 race!

  • BOAT CLASSES

    The Transat Québec Saint-Malo is an OPEN event. This means that a number of boat classes are welcome to enter, including lively Class40s, high-tech Multi50s, and Eco60s—the boats that just keep on going.

    The full range of participating classes will be revealed in May 2012. Visit this page again soon for details.