Sailing is becoming more feminine. And that's good. To give a hand to women sailors, projects are being formed. We can note that of Alexia Barrier who, after her Vendée Globe, is forming an all-female crew to take on the Jules Verne Trophy on an Ultim. The Macif skipper has also given a team the chance to sail a Figaro season. The Plastimo Lorient Mini 6.50 2023 will see only mixed crews. Other races reserved for girls exist along our coasts�
The Transat Jacques Vabre, which will set off from Le Havre on October 29, 2023 towards Fort-de-France in Martinique, is renewing an operation initiated in 2021. "Cap sur Elles" proposes to help a female crew to race this transatlantic race in Class40. In 2021, the two sisters Julia and Jeanne Courtois were helped to participate in their first transatlantic race.
Opening of the applications
To participate, you must be a female crew that has never raced a transatlantic race, except for the Mini-Transat. Experience in sailing and an ambitious nautical project complete the description.
The selected sailors will receive a grant of 40,000 euros (excluding tax) and will benefit from a communication support program in their search for complementary partners.
To apply, you must send a file before February 23, 2023 midnight to cappourelles@transatjacquesvabre.org with a written presentation of the project of 4 to 5 pages maximum, plus a video version of 3 minutes maximum in vertical format, as well as a nautical CV in free format.
A great launching pad!
Julia Courtois, the first girl to benefit from this program in 2021, says: " Cap pour elles was an incredible experience for us. The call for projects and especially the support offered were the trigger that allowed us to dare to launch an ocean racing project. The project was very well followed, which contributed to the success of this first transatlantic race. "
