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Solo Transatlantic | Mini 650
Mini Transat 2023 : Carlos Manera Pascual first to cross the leg 1 finish line by just 9 minutes
Expected in the middle of Thursday night, the conclusion of the first leg of the 24th edition of La Boulangère Mini Transat (1,350 miles from Les Sables d’Olonne to Santa Cruz de La Palma) for the Proto category ultimately took place after 9 hours, on Thursday morning. The doldrums, with no wind, made their appearance on the final (...) -
Transatlantic Race | Class Globe 5.80
Globe 5.80 Transat : All skippers and yachts in Lanzarote now preparing for the start of the 2nd leg to Antigua
With late starter Jim Schofield from Ireland arriving safely in Marina Rubicon Lanzarote on the 10th of November, all entrants of this eventful inaugural qualifier are now gathered in Lanzarote (Spain), including Class Globe 5.80 Class Globe 5.80 Class Globe 5.80 Class founder Don (...) -
Yacht Design
Thomas Tison said: "I am super happy to see this project foiling"
The Mini 6.50 has finally touched the water and is foiling. The boat is currently undergoing testing conducted by the yard Knierim Yachtbau in Kiel, Germany. -
La Rochelle - Le Marin
Mini-Transat La Boulangère: Ian Lipinski becomes the second double champion of the event
If you needed proof about how well you can control and understand your boat, you just had to sit back and watch the last miles of Ian Lipinski’s race this morning between the islet of Cabri and the finish line of the Mini-Transat Mini-Transat #MiniTransat La Boulangère. After a final gybe, the skipper of Griffon.fr hurtled along under (...) -
Mini 650
Mini-Transat: 84 competitors expected on the start line on 1 October 2017
Race after race, the Mini Transat has always maintained its popularity. For this 2017 edition, entrusted to the Collectif Rochelais pour la Mini Transat, the race will host a full contingent as the number of applicants signed up for the adventure already exceeds the 84 places made available by the organiser. Unquestionably, it is this loyalty (...) -
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Mini 650 Arkema : a boat from recyclable thermoplastic composit materials
JEC World 2016, a world-renowned trade fair currently held in Paris, was the event chosen by Arkema and Lalou Multi to unveil one of the major innovations of their brand new Mini 6.50 Arkema 3 “Innovation” prototype sailboat. The hull and the bridge of this 6.5 m boat were made entirely from a recyclable thermoplastic composite, (...) -
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Mini Transat - Îles de Guadeloupe : 57 competitors out of the 72 who started the race have arrived
This time, it really is all over. The arrival of Yuri Firsov, the last competitor still at sea, let the curtain fall on the Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe. Of course, there will still be some more backstage encounters and stories to be told for the umpteenth time, as well as disappointments to digest and triumphs to savour, but the Mini (...) -
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Mini-Transat : Ian Lipinski, 2nd to Pointe-à-Pitre and winner of the serie division
A second place finish behind Julien Pulvé was enough for Ian Lipinski to take the overall victory in the Series boat class of the Mini Transat Îles de Guadeloupe. -
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Mini-Transat : Julien Pulvé first series boat arrived to Point-à-Pitre
Julien Pulvé has won the second leg of the Mini Transat Îles de Guadeloupe after crossing first the finish line in Pointe-à-Pitre, at 02:06:15 (French Time) on Sunday November 15th. -
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Frédéric Denis : "It still hasn’t sunk in that I have won the Mini Transat"
Arriving in the small hours of the Guadeloupean night, the Nautipark skipper finishes as the unchallenged winner of the Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe. Despite an unscheduled stop on the outskirts of St. Francis, following a chance encounter with a fishing trawler line, Frédéric Denis was able to calmly finish the stage head and shoulders (...)
