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Kamas Sailor Francesca Clapcich to Make History in Transatlantic Race

LE HAVRE, France — On Sunday, Francesca Clapcich, a Kamas resident and professional sailor, will make history as the first American woman to cross the start line of the Transat Café L’OR, a challenging 4,000-mile transatlantic race from Le Havre, France, to Martinique in the Caribbean. Sailors Francesca Clapcich of Kamas, Utah, and Will Harris of Great Britain will co-skipper 11th Hour Racing in the Transat Café L’OR, a 4,350-nautical-mile race …

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Among the 148 skippers of the transatlantic race, Violette Dorange prepares for the start. The sailboats leave Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) this Sunday, and will join Fort-de-France in Martinique. (Sports).

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At the time of the start of the Transat Café l'Or in Le Havre this Sunday, 26 October, the benjamin of the Vendée Globe 2024, which has just published its illustrated logbook, tells Libération its report to the ocean, aware that the

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While 74 boats are engaged on the Transat Café l的Or, which is starting this weekend, four duos will be composed by female skippers. One of them in multihull.

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The Transatlantic double sailing race in Le Havre, Saturday and Sunday, to reach Martinique. Due to the weather conditions, the Ocean Fifty will one day advance the rest of the fleet of seventy-four duets of sailors, and four categories of sailboats on so many separate routes.

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The two skippers decided to team up in January for the double season, while they were still on the Vendée Globe. On Sunday, when the Transat Café L'Or starts, they will take part in their first race together.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news in on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
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