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Jérémie Beyou wins the 2016 New York to Vendée Race

by Marion Cardon on 8 Jun 2016
Jérémie Beyou on Maître CoQ - 2016 New York–Vendée Transatlantic Race Amory Ross / Sea&Co / Ocean Masters
Jérémie Beyou, (Maître CoQ), has won the inaugural 2016 New York – Vendée (Les Sables d’Olonne) Race presented by Currency House and SpaceCode.

The French skipper, Jérémie Beyou, (Maître CoQ), crossed the finish line off Les Sables d’Olonne this afternoon at 14:37:52 (French time). Beyou covered the course in nine days 16 hrs 57 mins and 52 seconds.

Beyou sailed 3460 miles at an average speed of 14,85 knots.
Note: the theoretical race course was 3,100 miles.

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