IT TAKES 20 minutes for an ocean tanker to turn from a speck on the horizon to a roaring, 100,000-tonne brute about to steamroll your boat in the middle of the Atlantic. So, as the only person aboard a 6.5-metre yacht floating days away from the South American coast, sleep was a luxury in which …
On the 12 December 2011, at Ilha do Machadinho, Skippy has been found! Skippy has been abandoned at sea on October 25th after a collision near the doldrums and has drift all the way to Brazil. The boat has been found by a local fisherman who informed that the boat is empty without any equipment …
The RG650 is the latest mini series to hit the water. The boat was on display in La Rochelle at the race village and will be sailing the 2012 season aiming for the Transat. The RG650 is built in Argentina by a well established dinghy manufacturer. RioTecna (www.riotecna.com) has more than 20 years experience in …
The market for mini series seemed a bit quiet lately. Since the release of Nacira and D2, in 2008, nothing new to be put in the tooth. The moulds of the Pogo 2 left Structures to the US to try. Marée Haute continues with the production of the D2 and François Robert, in Lorient, has …
The board of administrator of the Classe Mini plays the card of change for the organization of next two Mini Transat editions. During a final meeting tat took place yesterday, the Board of administrators has finally chosen Douarnenez-Courses to organize the 2013 and 2015 editions of the Mini-Transat. A new bold heading after 6 editions …
Picture showing how the boats were shipped from Bahia back to France… © Benoit Lenglet
Bertrand Delesne, third in Bahia, fourth overall in the 2011 Transat 650 and current 24h record holder. Will be in Paris on the 3-2 December at the Transat 650 price ceremony (Saturday 16h) and the following weekend 10-11 at his technical partner´s stand FSE Robline. Below his latest press release where he …
David has been nominated sailor of the year 2011 by the FFV (French Sailing Federation). His contestants are: Jeremy Beyou, winner of the Solitaire du Figaro and Transat Jacques Vabre. Fabien Delahaye, Champion de France de course au large en solitaire. Jean-Pierre Dick, victorious in the Barcelona World Race and Transat Jacques Vabre. Pierre …
Renaud Mary skipper of 535 runo.fr woke up when his mini touched ground at Guarajuba beach, he suspects that his VHF has been blocking his wind vane and caused his boat to sail in a wrong course. 535 grounded in Guarajuba Finally, Renaud managed (with the help of a bunch of skippers) to …
Gwénolé Gahinet (455) arrived in first placed followed by Pierre Brasseur (552) and Benoit Mariette (599).. a very closed pack from third to tenth less than 6 hours for those 8 boats! Incredible to see how close the arrivals check 602, 7th arrived just 25min before 781 which was followed by 796 just one minute …