FEBRUARY 2016
february 5 to 7 & 12 and 14: The Primo Cup
Location : Monaco
Circuit: Smeralda 888, Surprise, Star, SB20, IRC 1-4 (February 5 to 7) & J/70, Melges 20, Diam 24od (February 12 and 14)
march 10-20: 900 Nautical Days of Saint-Tropez
Place : Saint-Tropez
Circuit: IRC boats with a minimum TCC of 1,000 for "crewed" and 0.980 for "single-handed", multihulls with a TCC of Multi 2000 for "crewed
march 14-20: The Solo Concarneau âeuros Guy Cotten Trophy
Location : Finistère
Circuit : Figaro Bénéteau
march 24-28: The Spi Ouest France
Place : La Trinité-sur-Mer
Circuit: one-design, IRC crew and double, Osiris habitable and Diam 24 One Design
march 25-28: The SNIM
Location : Marseille
Circuit : One-designs and IRC 2016 boats (if 10 boats registered in the series)
april 8 to 10: Massilia Cup
Location : Marseille
Circuit : Osiris, IRC, Longtze, Surprise, Grand Surprise, First Class 31.7, Diam24od
april 9-10, 2016: Lorient Bretagne Sud Mini
Location : Lorient - Glénans - Morbihan Island
Circuit : Mini 6.50
APRIL 2016
april 3: The Transat AG2R (Concarneau âeuros Saint Barth)
Location: Concarneau (Finistère) âeuros Saint-Barthélemy (French West Indies)
Circuit : Figaro Bénéteau
april 11-16: Sails of Saint-Barth
Location: Island of Saint-Barthélémy (French West Indies)
Circuit : Maxi, Spinnaker, Non Spinnaker, Melges 24, Racing Multihulls
april 15-24: Solo Master Rooster
Place : Les Sables d'Olonne
Circuit : Figaro Bénéteau
april 29 to May 8: Grand Prix Guyader
Place : Bay of Douarnenez
Circuit : Imoca, Multi 50, Class40, Kite Surf, Dragon, Barquera, Diam 24, Paddle, Kayak
MAY 2016
may 2: Transat Anglaise (The Transat)
Location: Saint-Malo âeuros Plymouth âeuros New York
Circuit : Class40, Multi50, Imoca60 and Ultimes
may 4-7: Grand Prix of the Ecole Navale
Place : Prequ'île de Crozon (Finistère)
Circuit : French one-design championship (J80, Diam 24, Open 5.70, Corsaire, Seascape 18, J22, Longtze, Mach 650, Monotype 750)
may 5-8: Armen Race
Location : Trinité-sur-Mer
Circuit: Large Multihulls (Ultime, Mod 70âeuros¦), Multi 50', multihulls with a minimum length of 30 feet measured Multi 2000, Imoca, Class'40, Mini 6.50 Class, One-design Classes: Pogo 8.50 âeuros First 31.7, IRC 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 crewed (and with a minimum length of 29 feet or 10 m approximately), IRC 2, 3, 4 double-handed (and with a minimum length of 29 feet or 10 m approximately), OSIRIS Habitable.
may 5 to 8: Porquerolles Week
Location : Porquerolles (83)
Circuit: IRC 1, IRC 2, IRC 3 and in 2016 the IRC 4
may 6 to 8: Ladies of Saint-Tropez
Place : Saint-Tropez
Circuit : Traditional sailboats with mainly female crews
may 13 to 15: Transmanche, double-handed or crewed
Location: off Aber-Wrac'h and Plymouth
Circuit : double or crew, multihull or monohull
may 10 to 14: Solo Basse Normandie
Location : Manche (Granville-Cherbourg)
Circuit : Figaro Bénéteau 2, double-handed crew running on HN France Handicap system boats (minimum coefficient of 18; "L" type boats will not be accepted) and one-designs of the "Mini 6.50" and "Class40" classes
may 19 to 29: Le Havre Allmer Cup
Circuit : Figaro Bénéteau 2
Location: constructed courses and coastal courses plus Great Channel Race
may 21 to 28: Mini in May 2016
Circuit : Mini 6.50
Place : La Trinité-sur-Mer
may 29 Transat New York âeuros Vendée
Location : Sables-d'Olonne
Circuit : Imoca
JUNE 2016
june 1-5: Voiles d'Antibes - Panerai Trophy
Location: Antibes and Juan-les-Pins bays
Circuit : Vintage Yachts (built before 1950), Classic Yachts (built before 1976), Spirit of Tradition Yachts, Metric Classes (6 MJI, 8MJI and the 12 MJI competing in the America's Cup from 1958 to 1987)
june 10 to 12: The Bol d'Or Mirabeau
Location : Geneva harbour (Switzerland), at the extreme west of the Geneva lake
Circuit : Multihulls (M1 and M2 class), Monohulls (Surprises, Grand Surprises, ACVL-SRS rated Monohulls, ACVL-SRS non-rated Monohulls)
june 10 to 18: Giraglia Rolex Cup
Place : Saint-Tropez
Circuit : Traditional Swan, ultra-modern Wally, Maxis, Beneteau 40.7, 47.7, Corel 45, Farr 40
Location: Saint-Nazaire
Circuit : IMOCA, ULTIME (Maxi multihulls over 60 feet), Class50 (multihulls), Class40 (monohulls), Multi2000 (cruising multihulls), Mini 6.50 Class (proto and series), Figaro2 Class, Pogo 8.50, OSIRIS habitables, categories C, D, E, F, G, R3 and R4, I.R.C., categories from I.R.C1 to I.R.C.5 and Voiliers de Tradition.
june 19: Solitaire du Figaro
Location: Deauville âeuros Isle of Wight/Cowes âeuros Paimpol/Lézardrieux âeuros La Rochelle
Circuit : Figaro Bénéteau
JULY 2016
july 1 to 10: Transat Québec / St-Malo
Location: St. Lawrence River, Quebec
Circuit : Multihulls (Ultim', Multi50 and Open) and monohulls (Imoca, Class40 and Open) with crew
july 2: Round the Island Race
Location: South coast of England
Circuit : IRC, ISCRS, Class40, Clipper Yacht, Contessa 32, Fast 40+, Folkboat, Gaffer, J/70, J/80, Multihull, Nicholson 32, Open 60, Sunsail Match F40.
july 8: Tour de France à la Voile
Location : Departure from Dunkerque âeuros Arrival in Nice with a passage by 7 cities
Circuit : Diam 24
AUGUST 2016
august 15 to 21: The Drheam Cup
Place : La Trinité-sur-Mer
Circuit : Ultims, Imoca, Multi 50, Class 40, Mini 6.50, IRC, Osiris
august 27: Douarnenez - Horta-Solo - Douarnenez
Location : Douarnenez
Circuit : Figaro Bénéteau
SEPTEMBER 2016
september 24 to October 2: The Sails of Saint-Tropez
Place : Saint-Tropez
Circuit : Wally, traditional sailboats, modern sailboats
NOVEMBER 2016
november 6: Vendée Globe
Place : Sable d'Olonne
Circuit : Imoca
We have tried to be as exhaustive as possible but if a race is missing, do not hesitate to inform us!
