Retour à la base

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Retour à la base
First held2007
2023 (under current name and organizer)
Typesingle-handed off-shore race
ClassesIMOCA
StartMartinique
FinishLorient
Websitehttps://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.

A crewed edition was planned for 2021 but was cancelled later.[1]

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

List of 2007 participants
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

List of 2011 participants[2]
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

List of 2015 participants[3]
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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

The race start was on 30th November 2023.[7] Tanguy Le Turquais and Jean Le Cam started several days later.

List of 2023 participants
Pos. Skipper Boat Finishing time (UTC+1) Elapsed time Ref.
Sail No. Boat Name Year
1  Yoann Richomme (FRA) FRA 24 Paprec Arkéa 2023 09/12/2023 17:03:48 9d 00h 03m 48s [8]
2  Jérémie Beyou (FRA) FRA 3 Charal (2) 2022 09/12/2023 22:53:31 9d 05h 53m 31s
3  Sam Goodchild (GBR) FRA 100 For the Planet 2019 10/12/2023 00:43:21 9d 07h 43m 21s [9]
4  Boris Herrmann (GER) MON 1297 Malizia - Seaexplorer 2022 10/12/2023 13:02:41 9d 20h 02m 41s [10]
5  Damien Seguin (FRA) FRA 13 Groupe Apicil 2015 10/12/2023 15:55:53 9d 22h 55m 53s [11]
6  Sam Davies (GBR) FRA 109 Initiative Coeur 4 2022 10/12/2023 17:36:29 10d 00h 36m 29s [11]
7  Louis Burton (FRA) FRA 02
Bureau Vallée (2)
 2020 10/12/2023 21:33:11 10d 04h 33m 11s [11]
8  Nicolas Lunven (FRA) FRA 85 Holcim - PRB 2022 11/12/2023 4:28:54 10d 11h 28m 54s [12]
9   Isabelle Joschke (FRA) (GER) FRA 27 MACSF (2) 2007 11/12/2023 10:12:23 10d 17h 12m 23s [12]
10  Romain Attanasio (FRA) FRA 10
Fortinet - Best Western (2)
 2015 11/12/2023 14:20:04 10d 21h 20m 04s [12]
11  Pip Hare (GBR) GBR 77 Medallia 2015 11/12/2023 14:41:14 10d 21h 41m 14s [12]
12  
Clarisse Cremer
 (FRA) 		FRA 15 L’Occitane en Provence (2) 2019 11/12/2023 21:33:24 11d 04h 33m 24s [13]
13  Benjamin Ferré (FRA) FRA 30 Monnoyeur Duo For a Job 2011 12/12/2023 00:34:42 11d 07h 34m 42s [13]
14   Conrad Colman (USA) (NZL) NZL 64 Mail Boxes Etc. 2007 12/12/2023 02:30:42 11d 09h 30 m 42s [13]
15  Alan Roura (SUI) SUI 7 Hublot 2019 12/12/2023 03:38:59 11d 10h 38 m 59s [13]
16  Arnaud Boissières (FRA) FRA 14 La Mie Câline (3) 2010 12/12/2023 07:59:02 11d 14h 59 m 02s [14]
17  Thomas Ruyant (FRA) FRA 59 For People 2023 12/12/2023 08:59:46 11d 15h 59m 46s [14]
18  Kojiro Shiraishi (JPN) JPN 11 DMG Mori Global One 2019 12/12/2023 09:11:42 11d 16h 11m 42s [14]
19  Sébastien Simon (FRA) FRA 112 Groupe Dubreuil 2021 12/12/2023 11:36:00 11d 18h 36m 00s [15]
20  Tanguy Le Turquais (FRA) FRA 1000 LAZARE 2008 12/12/2023 17:07:00 12d 00h 07m 27s [15]
21  Sébastien Marsset (FRA) FRA 83 Foussier-Mon Courtier Energie 2006 12/12/2023 17:37:59 12d 00h 37m 59s [15]
22  
Louis Duc
 (FRA) 		FRA 172 Fives Group - Lantana Environment 2006 12/12/2023 22:38:27 12d 05h 38m 27s [15]
23  Violette Dorange (FRA) FRA 01 Devenir 2007 13/12/2023 00:34:55 12d 07h 34m 55s [16]
24  Guirec Soudee (FRA) FRA 22 Freelance.com 2007 13/12/2023 02:17:45 12d 09h 17m 45s [16]
25  Manuel Cousin (FRA) FRA 71 Coup de Pouce - Giffard Manutention 2007 13/12/2023 04:53:38 12d 11h 53m 38s [16]
26  Antoine Cornic (FRA) FRA 1461 Human Immobilier 2006 13/12/2023 06:19:23 12d 13h 19m 23s [16]
27  Fabrice Amedeo (FRA) FRA 56 Nexans - Art et Fenêtres (2) 2007 13/12/2023 08:04:46 12d 15h 04m 46s [16]
28  Szabolcs Weöres (HUN) HUN 23 New Europe 2007 13/12/2023 08:18:57 12d 15h 18m 57s [16]
29  François Guiffant (FRA) FRA 20 Partage 2004 13/12/2023 14:11:01 12d 21h 11m 01s [16]
30  Denis Van Weynbergh (BEL) BEL 207 D'Ieteren Group 2014 14/12/2023 07:35:53 13d 14h 35m 53s [16]
31  Jingkun Xu (CHN) CHN 5 Singchain Team Haikou 2007 14/12/2023 12:24:51 13d 19h 24m 51s [16]
32  Jean Le Cam (FRA) FRA 29 Tout commence en Finistère - Armor-lux 2023 18/12/2023 22:37:24 18d 5h 37m 24s [16]

References

  1. ^ "Retour à La Base". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. ^ "Standings". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ^ "Transat St Barth - Port La Forêt". www.imoca.org (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  4. ^ "Solo racing returns in the IMOCA Class with the Retour à la Base". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  5. ^ "And the IMOCA heroes are off to Lorient". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  6. ^ "32 solo skippers at the start of the Rétour à La Base, eight will be missing". retouralabase.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  7. ^ "Off and racing!". retouralabase.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  8. ^ "Yoann Richomme vainqueur du Retour à La Base !". retouralabase.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  9. ^ "British skipper Sam Goodchild (FOR THE PLANET) takes third, wins 2023 IMOCA Globe Series title". retouralabase.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  10. ^ "Germany's Boris Herrmann (Malizia-Seaexplorer) finishes fourth". retouralabase.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  11. ^ a b c "From the 4th to the 7th, back to the arrivals of Retour à La Base". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  12. ^ a b c d "Nicolas Lunven, Isabelle Joschke et Romain Attanasio clôturent le top 10 du Retour à La Base, suivis de près par Pip Hare". www.imoca.org (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  13. ^ a b c d "Les premiers IMOCA à dérives arrivent : du 12ème au 15ème du Retour à La Base !". www.imoca.org (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  14. ^ a b c "L'arrivée du 16ème, 17ème et 18ème du Retour à La Base". www.imoca.org (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  15. ^ a b c d "Les premiers mots des skippers de la 19ème à la 22ème place du Retour à La Base". www.imoca.org (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Standings". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2023-12-20.

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