
The Transat Québec–Saint-Malo is a sailing transoceanic race taking place every four years, from
Quebec City
Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...
, Canada, to
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo language, Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany.
The Fortification, walled city on the English Channel coast had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth ...
, France.
The first edition, in 1984, was organized to celebrate the 450th anniversary of
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier (; 31 December 14911 September 1557) was a French maritime explorer from Brittany. Jacques Cartier was the first Europeans, European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, wh ...
's voyage from Saint-Malo to Quebec. The race is opened to crewed monohulls and multihulls of 40, 50 and 60 feet.
It has two particularities: It is the only west-to-east transatlantic race at this level, and it starts by going down the
Saint Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrenc ...
for roughly 12% of its length.
In 2016 a new course record of 6 days, 1 hour and 17 minutes was set by ''
Spindrift 2'' skippered by
:fr:Yann Guichard and Donna Bertarelli. This new time beats by almost 2 days the previous course record held by Loïck Peyron for 20 years.
1984
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Loïc Caradec on ''Royale'' in 8 d 19 h 57 min
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Pierre Follenfant
Pierre Follenfant is a French sailor born on 1951 in La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle'') is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the c ...
on ''Charente-Maritime'' in 8 d 20 h 13 min
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Philippe Poupon
Philippe Poupon, is a French professional offshore yachtsman, born on 23 October 1954 in Quimper, France. He competed in the 1989–1990 Vendée Globe where he was rescued by Loick Peyron. He then went on to finish 3rd in the 1992–1993 Vendé ...
on ''
Fleury Michon'' in 9 d 15 h 59 min
1988
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Serge Madec on ''Jet Services'' in 7 d 21 h 35 min
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Loïck Peyron
Loïck Peyron (born 1 December 1959 in Nantes) is a French yachtsman, younger brother of the yachtsman Bruno Peyron.
He is particularly famous for winning many races in the 1990s on board his trimaran ''Fujicolor''.
Among his notable achieveme ...
on ''Lada Poch'' in 10 d 23 h 40 min
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Bruno Peyron
Bruno Tristan Peyron (born 10 November 1955) is a French yachtsman who, along with his crew on the catamaran '' Orange II'', broke the outright round-the-world sailing record in March 2005. He was the first winner of the Jules Verne Trophy in ...
on ''VSD Paca'' in 10 d 23 h 58 min
1992
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Laurent Bourgnon
Laurent Bourgnon (April 16, 1966 – June 24, 2015) was a Swiss sailor and motorsports enthusiast. He was adept at offshore sailing, winning both the prestigious transatlantic races, the Route du Rhum in 1994 and 1998 and the Transat Jacques-V ...
on ''Primagaz'' in 8 d 5 h 49 min.
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Florence Arthaud
Florence Arthaud, (28 October 1957 – 9 March 2015) was a French sailor. In 1990, she became the first woman to win the ''Route du Rhum''.
She died in a helicopter crash in the Argentine province of La Rioja while she was participating in the ...
on ''Groupe Pierre 1er'' in 8 d 7 h 17 min
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Paul Vatine
Paul may refer to:
People
* Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people
* Paul (surname), a list of people
* Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament
* Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo P ...
on ''Haute-Normandie'' in 9 d 14 h 18 min
1996
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Loïck Peyron
Loïck Peyron (born 1 December 1959 in Nantes) is a French yachtsman, younger brother of the yachtsman Bruno Peyron.
He is particularly famous for winning many races in the 1990s on board his trimaran ''Fujicolor''.
Among his notable achieveme ...
on ''Fujicolor II'' in 7 d 20 h 24 min
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Francis Joyon
Francis Joyon (born 28 May 1956) is a French professional sailboat racer and yachtsman. Joyon and his crew currently hold the Jules Verne Trophy for circumnavigation, on '' IDEC SPORT'' (40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds), nearly five ...
on ''Banque Populaire'' in 7 d 23 h 28 min
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Paul Vatine
Paul may refer to:
People
* Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people
* Paul (surname), a list of people
* Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament
* Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo P ...
on ''Région Haute-Normandie'' in 8 d 0 h 31 min
2000
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Franck Cammas
Franck Cammas (born 22 December 1972 in Aix-en-Provence) is a French yachtsman. He has lived in Brittany since his victory in the Challenge Espoir Crédit Agricole in 1994. After completing a two-year maths course for the ‘Grandes écoles’, ...
on ''Groupama'' in 9 d 23 h 16 min
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Marc Guillemot
Marc Guillemot is a French professional offshore sailor born on 25 June 1959 in Quimper
Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittan ...
on ''Biscuits La Trinitaine'' in 9 d 23 h 26 min
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Yvan Bourgnon on ''Bayer en France'' in 9 d 23 h 43 min
2004
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Karine Fauconnier on ''Sergio Tacchini'' in 7 d 21 h 00 min
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Franck Cammas
Franck Cammas (born 22 December 1972 in Aix-en-Provence) is a French yachtsman. He has lived in Brittany since his victory in the Challenge Espoir Crédit Agricole in 1994. After completing a two-year maths course for the ‘Grandes écoles’, ...
on ''Groupama'' in 7 d 21 h 59 min
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Michel Desjoyeaux
Michel Desjoyeaux (born 16 July 1965 in Concarneau) is a French sailor, known for competing successfully in several long-distance single-handed races. He won the Vendée Globe race in 2000-01 and 2008–09, making him the only person to win th ...
on ''Géant'' in 7 d 22 h 01 min
2008
* Classe 50 feet Open (Multi50) :
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Franck-Yves Escoffier on ''Crêpes Whaou!'' in 11 d 3 h 19 min
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Pierre Antoine Pierre Antoine may refer to:
* Pierre Antoine Deblois (1815–1898), Quebec farmer, businessman and political figure
* Pierre Antoine Delalande (1787–1823), French naturalist and explorer
* Pierre Antoine Marie Crozy (1831–1903), French canna ...
on ''Imagine''
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Hervé Cléris on ''Prince de Bretagne''
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Class40
Class40 is a class of monohull sailboat and a yacht primarily used for short handed offshore and coastal racing. The class is administered by International Class40 Association which is recognised by the World Sailing.
Background
In 2004 former ...
:
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Halvard Mabire on ''Pogo Structures''
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Oliver Krauss on ''Mistral Loisirs - Pôle santé Elior''
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Tanguy de Lamotte on ''NOVEDIA Group - S.E.T. environnement''
* FICO :
*# Christophe Bullens on ''An Ocean of Smiles''
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Yannick Bestaven on ''Cervin ENR''
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Denis Douillez on ''Saint Malo Team''
2012
Mono Class 40:[Quebec-St Malo 2012 Official results]
Open:
2016
2020
Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2024
References
External links
Transat Quebec-Saint-Malo official siteTransat Quebec-Saint-Malo organization changes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Transat Quebec-Saint-Malo
Transatlantic sailing competitions
Sailing competitions in Canada
Sailing competitions in France
Recurring sporting events established in 1984