A week at sea and 5 stages
The Tour du Finistère à la Voile - more commonly known as the Tour Du'f - brings together every year about a hundred sailboats from 7 to 16 m on a 190-mile course off the coast of Finistère, between Morlaix and Port La Forêt:
Monday 26/07 Morlaix - Roscoff About 20 miles
Tuesday 27/07 Roscoff - Aber Wrac'h About 35 miles
Wednesday 28/07 Aber Wrac'h - Camaret sur Mer 35 miles approximately
Thursday 29/07 Camaret sur Mer - Douarnenez approximately 22 miles
Friday 30/07 Course built in the bay of Douarnenez then departure of night stage Douarnenez - Port la Forêt about 70 miles
Saturday 31/07 Arrival at Port la Forêt
On the program, four day stages, one night stage and a banana course in the bay of Douarnenez and several rankings:
- "Voile entreprises" which rewards boats whose crew is composed of at least 50% of members of the same company
- "University School" dedicated to students of the Grandes Ecoles
- Double IRV rankings
- Youth crews, half of which must be under 26 years old
- Mixed and female crews.
The figures of the Tourduf
- 100 boats over 7 meters expected
- 7 days, 5 stages, 5 sailing basins
- Over 190 miles to go
- 20% women
- 43% Finistère residents, 14% Bretons (outside Finistère), 40% French (outside Brittany) and 3% foreigners (English, Belgians and Dutch)
- An average age of 40 years
What's new for the 2021 edition
A tracking system to follow the race
This year, the public will be able to follow the race up close thanks to online mapping. Participants will be able to download a geolocation application in real time and follow their opponents.
Stages open to boaters
To open the Tourduf to boaters not used to regattas, the organization offers the possibility to participate in 4 stages in a distinct way. The course will be the same as that of the competitors engaged with a classification of the stage. The fee is 40 euros per boat excluding license; boaters can obtain a temporary license at 14 euros.
A weather briefing and debriefing of the day's navigation
Each morning at 8:00 am, the race officer, Gaël Le Cléac'h will give a weather briefing for the day's stage. At 6:00 pm, the debriefing of the day will be broadcasted via the Tourduf YouTube page; participants will be able to interact with the race officer.
Meals included
4 meals are included in the registration fee, reserved for the participants of the regatta.
A concierge service
Crews will be able to take advantage of a concierge service to obtain numerous services for ships and people via a dedicated communication channel.
