Ambrogio Beccaria: “I didn’t think we’d be able to push so hard! At 16:31 UTC this Friday, Ambrogio Beccaria took the win (prior to the decisions of the jury) in…
François Jambou: “This victory will change my life!” At 17:00 UTC this Thursday, François Jambou took the win (before the decisions of the jury) in the prototype category to complete…
Hanging on in there! François Jambou is this morning less than 500 miles from the finish in Le Marin in Martinique. As such, the leader in the prototype category now…
Four days away from denouement? After a little over eight days of racing, the fastest of the fleet have already completed two thirds of the 2,700 miles between Las Palmas…
The Atlantic chessboard A little over 48 hours after the start of the second leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/Le Marin), everyone is positioning their…
The southern expressway: off like a shot This Sunday, a day on from the start of the second leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère, the 81 sailors out on the…
A very lively start, two returns to port This Saturday at 14:33 UTC, 82 sailors took the start in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria of the second leg of the…
Flash news : Clean start for the second leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère! This Saturday 2 November, the start of the second leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère was…
Green light for tomorrow’s start of the second leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère “This is what we signed up for!” It’s tomorrow, Saturday 2 November at 14:08 UTC that…
They’re coming! The denouement of the first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère is imminent in the prototype category! At 15:00 UTC this Sunday, François Jambou was just 30 miles…
High pressure, high intrigue! We are about to witness the denouement of this first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère. It’s a tense finale with a very light breeze, that…
Less than two days till the verdict! The leaders in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère have passed the latitude of Madeira this evening. Though they can almost glimpse the finish of…
The sailors’ versatility put to the test The competitors in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère have now been at sea for over five days and they’ve already seen it in a…
Living life to the full… amidst the solitude! Out on the racetrack this evening, the Mini-Transat La Boulangère fleet stretches from the latitude of Lisbon to Cape Finisterre. It’s been…
The Mini-Transat 2019 sets sail : The open ocean at last! This Saturday 5 October, at 10:38 hours, the 87 sailors competing in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère set sail from La Rochelle on…
A foretaste! To note: – The Mini-Transat La Boulangère sailors contested the event prologue this Sunday – A dress rehearsal prior to the start of leg one – No favourable…
Production boats: a wide open playing field To note: – The production Minis make up the bulk of the fleet with 65 entries – 60 rookies, 5 ‘repeat offenders’, 7…
90 sailors at the start of the 22nd Mini-Transat, an historic record participation! To note: – Start of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère on Sunday 22 September at 14:15 hours in La Rochelle…
These skippers from elsewhere To note: – Start of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère on 22 September 2019 – 19 international sailors already registered To date, 69 women and men have…
– ETA for Ian Lipinski, Tuesday 14 at around 15:00 UTC – Vedran Kabalin’s boat has dismasted – 500 miles of lateral separation between the competitors’ most extreme options Less…
To note: – The front runners expected to make landfall in Martinique on Tuesday 14 – Aurélien Poisson becomes a dad while racing – Tricks for boosting competitors’ morale Whilst…
99 years ago, the armistice of 11 November 1918 heralded the end of the First World War. This Saturday, on this its anniversary on the great Atlantic chessboard, by way…
– The first competitors are between Santo Antao and Sao Vicente – The bulk of the fleet is approaching the Cape Verde islands – A provisional ranking prior to the…
– The first competitors at Cape Verde by tomorrow morning – Ian Lipinski has extended away from the fleet – Whether or not to make a pit-stop… the dilemma Ian…
– Breakage colours play – Ian Lipinski consolidates his lead – Steady wind as far as Cape Verde After two days of racing in this second leg of the Mini-Transat…