For the 9th annual Transat Jacques Vabre, a transatlantic sailing competition, GlobeCast has equipped French multihull yacht Crêpes Whaou with its GlobeCast Content Exchange solution. The trimaran leaves Le Havre, France on November 8th, destined for Puerto Limon, Costa Rica by early December. At any time during the four week crossing, the yacht’s two skippers can send video reports to their sponsor, Crêpes Whaou, via webcam with GlobeCast Content Exchange, using an on board satellite connection. The solution will also allow the shipmates to chat in real time with their sponsor and teammates on land so the whole team can enjoy a live experience of the most exciting moments of the race.

For this operation, GlobeCast, partnered with IEC Telecom a distributor for Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband solution, which allows for simultaneous voice and data transmission with a compact antenna. The user-friendly nature of the equipment makes it easy for the client to assimilate the system in order to send video files without an audiovisual specialist onboard.