100 registrants at the Mini in May
From the 6th to the 13th of May 2023 will take place the 9th edition of the Mini en Mai, one of the most popular races in the Mini 6.50 circuit. In front of the growing success of the event, the SNT and the port of La Trinité-sur-Mer decided to increase the capacity of reception and it is thus 100 registered that we shall find on this race in solo of 500 miles instead of 84 boats.
IQFOil 2023 European Championship, the pressure for the blues
From May 9 to 14, the iQFOiL European Championships will take place in Greece. During 6 days, about 250 athletes will compete for the next Olympic qualifications. The French title holders, Hélène Noesmoen and Nicolas Goyard, are determined to keep their status as favorites.
Three competitors to set a new crossing time Bermuda - Lorient
The brainchild of the Pure Ocean Foundation, the Bermuda-Lorient Pure Ocean Challenge involves crossing the Atlantic from west to east from Bermuda to Lorient. Participants are encouraged to collect scientific data during the 2,900-mile crossing to help better understand the health of the oceans. There will be two 42-foot multihulls alongside Jean-Pierre Dick on his JP54 monohull. The crossing time of 12 days 23 hours and 16 minutes was set in 1983 by Eugène Riguidel and Jean-François le Menec, on the catamaran William-Saurin. The best time recorded for a monohull is only 12 minutes slower and was achieved by Jean-Claude Parisis and Olivier de Rosny on board Fernande in 1979.
Last days to register for the Armen Race Uship 2023
The Armen Race Uship will be held from May 18 to 21 in La Trinité-sur-Mer. Each year this unmissable course gathers amateurs and professionals for a 3,000 miles course. For this 11th edition, nearly 200 crews are already registered. A good twenty of them will participate in the Armen Night, a 130-mile course with a night at sea. Registrations are open until May 10.
Renewed partnership for Kéni Piperol on her Class40 Captain Alternance
The WALT association, whose mission is to carry the voice of the alternative on all the seas, and the Lalou Multiâeuros¯ offshore racing team extend their collaboration for 4 more years. Kéni Piperol, who completed his first Route du Rhum in 2022, will line up for his first Transat Jacques Vabre on October 29 on his boat launched in February 2022 and built with Elium recyclable resin.
Tom Dolan sets out on a record-breaking solo circumnavigation of Ireland
On standby in Greyson, south of Dublin, the skipper of the Figaro Smurfit Kappa and Kingspan, Tom Dolan, cast off on May 3rd. His goal is to beat the solo round Ireland record, set in 2015 by Belgian Michel Kleinjans in a Class 40 in 4 days, 1 hour, 53 minutes and 29 seconds. According to the forecasts, the Irishman could pass under the three days mark.
Groupe Atlantic Sailing Team wins the 69F Cup
The first grand prix of the 2023 season of the 69F Cup Europe took place in Valencia, Spain. The race was marked by a hard-fought victory between the first 3 crews of the ranking, the Swiss crew Katana Sailing, the crew Rum Runners from Antigua and Barbuda and the French Groupe Atlantic. The French team finally won despite the penalties received on the first two days.
The Mini 6.50 Actual wins the Pornichet Select 6.50
On April 29 was launched the Pornichet Select 6.50, first solo race of the season. This loop between Pornichet, Ile d'Heu, Ile de Groix and Pornichet was won for the second consecutive time by Jacques Delcroix, skipper of the Mini 6.50 Actual. He had already won in 2022 during his first season on the Mini 6.50 circuit.
Start of the 11th edition of the Transat Paprec
The 11 mixed duos in this edition of the Transat Paprec set off from Concarneau this Sunday, April 30 at 1:02 pm in a light 6-9 knot west-southwest breeze. The fleet will have to sail 3,890 miles towards Saint-Barthélemy via a waypoint located a few miles north of La Palma, in the Canaries. After starting out in the light airs, the crews have been able to encounter more invigorating conditions to gain the south. The leaders followed one another at the head of the fleet, which was held in a handkerchief. Behind the skippers, Macif is 1.6 miles behind Mutuelle Bleue, led by Corentin Horeau and Pauline Courtois, followed by Région Normandie with Guillaume Pirouette and Sophie Faguet, less than 3 miles away.
Abandonment of the 4th leg of The Ocean Race for Holcim-PRB
After its dismasting on April 27, 2023, Team Holcim-PRB returned to Rio on April 29. To give himself a maximum chance to be at the start of the last leg - where points count double - in Nexport on May 21, Kevin Escoffier announced the abandonment of the current leg. Now the countdown has begun. The boat will be shipped by cargo directly to the United States to receive its new rigging.
End of a great edition of the SOF
The 54th French Olympic Week in Hyères has come to an end in a beautiful way with in each series of beautiful champions. On the French side, Laurianne Nolot and Axel Mazella in Formula Kite and Fabien Pianazza in iQFOiL won three gold medals.
A shortened regatta for Les Dames de Saint-Tropez
Created in 2012, the Dames de Saint-Tropez is an event dedicated to women sailors sailing magnificent traditional yachts. This 2023 edition is a record since the limit of 20 classic yachts has been reached and 90% of the crew are women. In the running are some of the most beautiful historical units, such as Tuiga from 1908, the famous 15mJI of the Yacht-Club of Monaco. Divided into two groups - less than 13 m and more than 13 m - the 19 Tradition yachts sailed a 15-mile course in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez with sunshine and a good east wind of 8 to 10 knots. On Sunday, the lack of wind forced the cancellation of the classic yacht regatta. Tuiga in the over 13m group and Maria Giovanna in the under 13m group won this edition.
