euros when the departure for the Mini Transat La Boulangère ?
While the start of the Mini Transat La Boulangère was supposed to be given this Sunday, September 22nd, the expected weather conditions in the Bay of Biscay did not allow the 87 minis ready to fight to start.
For the moment the organization announces that the departure will not take place before Saturday, September 28.
"Due to the weather conditions expected in the Bay of Biscay and Cape Finisterre over the next few days, there will be no departure until Saturday, September 28. We will keep you informed daily of the evolution of the conditions", here is the message that the competitors have received. Knowing that the race direction wishes to warn the runners 48 hours in advance, it will thus be necessary that the departure is announced this Thursday 26 so that it is effective this Saturday
Half of the participants remained in La Rochelle, waiting for the next departure.
Launching of Benjamin Dutreux's IMOCA
This Tuesday, September 24, Benjamin Dutreux launched his IMOCA Water Family in preparation for his next participation in the Transat Jacques Vabre. The technical team will now tackle the matting of the boat.
Mast broken in three for Kito de Pavant
This Tuesday, September 24, 2019, Kito de Pavant was conducting a measurement test on his Class40 Made In Midi in preparation for his participation in the Transat Jacques Vabre. Unfortunately for the Occitan skipper, the mast of his monohull broke in three. This was a hard blow for the team, which has been preparing for the Route du Café for months, in which Kito was to participate for the 10th edition e times euros with Achille Nebout.
For the moment, the team is waiting for an expert report, but especially for another mast or another boat.
"The rules have changed this year. So we replaced a moulded gennaker halyard with a hooked halyard, which makes the mast lighter. But when you lighten the mast, it doesn't pass the stability test anymore, so we removed some lead in the keel bulb to compensate. The boat has been under construction for the last two weeks, and so, to be in order, we had to redo a weighing and a 90° test
Dismasting in the harbor with 0 knots of wind is not easy to accept" explains Kito de Pavant.
End of partnership between Cheminées Poujoulat and Bernard Stamm
Cheminée Poujoulat has just announced the end of its 16-year partnership with Bernard Stamm, which began in 2003. Under the colors of his sponsor, the Swiss skipper had participated in the Vendée Globe 2008 and 2012, won two superb victories on the Velux 5 Oceans in 2007 and the Barcelona World Race 2014-2015 with Jean Le Cam. In 2019, he took the role of Team Manager on the Tour Voile and obtained a nice 2 e place as well as a victory in the youth ranking.
"The sponsorship strategy in sailing has allowed us to increase the group's awareness of its network of distributors thanks to exceptional events, such as the Vendée Globe." explains the company. It remains an official partner for the next two editions of the Tour Voile.
Thierry Martinez
Christening of the IMOCA Apivia
On Saturday 22 September, Charlie Dalin's 60-foot monohull Apivia was christened in La Rochelle. The skipper will now be able to serenely take the road of the Transat Jacques Vabre 2019, before plunging into his goal of the Vendée Globe 2020.
"It was a truly symbolic day that we shared with many employees and elected representatives of Apivia Mutuelle and the Macif group under the sun of La Rochelle. I am lucky to have a partner who is very present and invested in everything we do with the technical team. This team at my side brings together great skills, which allowed us to be operational very quickly and to be here today! From now on, I can't wait to be at the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre and to make you experience great emotions!"
Genoa will host the finish of The Ocean Race 2020-2021
After the confirmation of host cities such as Aarhus (Denmark), The Hague (Netherlands) or Cape Verde, which will be the first stop in West Africa in the history of the race, the organization of The Ocean Race has just revealed the city that will host the race finish.
It will be Genoa in Italy, and it will be the first time that the crews of the round the world race with stopovers will go to Italy.
Brian Carlin/The Ocean Race
