Newfoundland

Saint-Malo, France - The crew of the Class 40 sailboat Groupe Sefico, currently sailing in the Transat Quebec Saint Malo yacht race, reported early this morning that their boat had been dismasted - they are now out of the race. Though disappointed, Skipper Philippe Vallée, along with crew members Eric Caiveau, Gildas Abgrall and Thomas Duhamel report that all are well, and that they are currently sailing about 1050 miles from Saint-Malo. Vallée describes what happened: "We have dismasted and the race is over for us.

Newfoundland, Canada - It has been a slog for the boats sailing in the 2008 Transat Quebec Saint Malo, and a miserable one at that. With the trimaran Crêpes Whaou being the first boat to clear Newfoundland, the speeds are beginning to pick up, and the sprint across the Atlantic has begun.