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01/12/2009

Photo report of the Ansel operation in Le Havre

You may remember that Roland Jourdain took part in the Ansel operation on Le Havre Beach on the eve of the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre.

07/11/2009

Transat Jacques Vabre the D day

All the time, Roland and Jean-luc will participate to the 2009 Transat Jacques Vabre. They can take on board only 10 sails. Explanations with Ryan from Veolia Environnement team.

07/11/2009

Brit Air wins the Trophée Paul Vatine

After beating Veolia Environnement in the pool stage, Brit Air triumphed over Guyadier and Foncia in an eventful final to the Trophée Paul Vatine.

07/11/2009

Video: Operation Ansel on Le Havre’s beach

Throughout the day, voluntary members of the Ansel society carried out a large cleaning operation sponsored by Roland Jourdain who was present that morning to lend a hand.

06/11/2009

Video: Employees of Veolia Environnement, all aboard with Bilou!

In less than 48 hours Roland Jourdain and Jean-Luc Nélias will depart for the Transat Jacques Vabre. You can accompany them in spirit, but also on the net thanks to Veolia Challenge...

06/11/2009

All eyes on the Transat Jacques Vabre

It is THE year-end yachting event. A great race that always attracts the best. And the media too!

06/11/2009

Dance of the multihulls

Visitors have delighted at the spectacle of the fourteen multihulls moored in the Bassin Paul Vatine for the past week, waiting for the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre.

05/11/2009

School’s out on Veolia Environnement

A surprise visit for Roland Jourdain just a couple of days out from the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre. Some students from a Le Havre junior high came to visit the skipper on his boat.

05/11/2009

Transat Jacques Vabre: destination Costa Rica

This is the first time that the Transat Jacques Vabre has dropped anchor in this small Central American country. Bordered by Nicaragua and Panama, Costa Rica has a population of more than four million spread across its 50,000 square kilometers, that is, one 13th the size of France.

04/11/2009

The return of Maurice and Marie-Charlotte

In the last Vendée Globe, our two crickets crossed paths with Bilou on Veolia Environnement. The cold, storms and solitude eventually got the better of the red and white skipper’s two new friends.


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Where are they ?

The Transat Jacques Vabre

Encourage Roland and Jean-Luc !