Le Cleac’h chooses Tabarly’s grandson for the Jacques Vabre

Armel Le Cleac’h recently took possession of his new boat, the IMOCA 60 Banque Populaire VIII equipped with foils (which will start sailing in March: the great French sailor, looking forward to the 2016 Vendée Globe, announced that it will run the 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre (from Le Havre to Itajaì, Brazil, for a total of 5,400 miles, starting on October 25) with Erwan Tabarly, the grandson of the legendary Eric.

TOGETHER TO LEARN HOW TO “FLY”
The two, now, will begin training sessions: there will indeed be getting used to the boat’s new way of sailing, after the rule change introduced the possibility of using foils aboard these ocean-going boats.

WHO IS ERWAN TABARLY
Le Cleac’h has known Tabarly junior for a long time; together they participated in some doubles regattas in the Figaro circuit in 2000. Erwan has a long experience behind him between Mini (he finished fourth in the Transat in 1999) and Figaro: son of Patrick Tabarly (Eric’s brother), he was born in Angers in 1974

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