After four years of absence, the race of 1,000 miles Return to port Sables d’Olonne (Wendy). This Saturday, April 9th, Ocean Fifty (15m Multihulls) will give the starting signal at 2:30 pm for Class 40 (12m Monohulls) at 2pm. Opportunity to see the 23 heroes on the starting line.

1 – This is a stock competition

The goal of this race? Complete the 1,000 mile (1,852 km) loop. The first major competition This year’s Class 40 (12m Monohulls) and Ocean Fifty (15m Multihulls), this meeting presents great challenges. Already, it’s time to dump her and move on. Rum root. This is an opportunity for some skiers to light their boat Kenny Piperol (Captain Non) or Amelie Gracie (La Boulangère Bio) lined up alone for the first time in their new boats.

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2 – Date postponed due to storm

The match, which was originally scheduled for Friday, was finally postponed to Saturday afternoon. the reason ? Diego storm Currently sweeping the Atlantic coast. The wind was expected to be more than 40 meters this Friday and the depth was more than 4.5 meters. It is impossible to get out in this situation.

3 – Route changed

And changed route following the storm. Initially, boats had to make a loop around the famous fastnet lighthouse off the coast of Ireland. Historically, the latter has been called the Tears of Ireland because it was the last point Irish immigrants saw before leaving for the United States. But the heroes see no Irish lighthouse. The loop leads them to a “way-point” located in La Coruna, Spain.

4 – Boats can be seen on the channel from 10:30 am.

This solo race brings together a total of 23 Skippers. Ship lovers will have the opportunity to meet some of the biggest names in marine racing, such as Ervan Le Rookes of Coelho, Eric Perron of Comilfo or Armel Trypon of Les Pitts Dodos. Boats should appear on the channel from 10:30 am.

5- The second edition was canceled in 2020

This is the second edition of 1000 Miles. But the second was supposed to take place in 2020 itself. Due to the epidemic, the organization was forced to cancel it. “After having to leave the event two years ago in a pandemic setting, we are very happy to be able to resume running this year. The initial idea was to make it a “classic” and mix it with Class 40s and then Ocean Fifty. To explain Wendy Offshore RaceOrganizing Company.