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worldmarine.media news update - Transat CIC, Congressional Cup, Last Chance Regatta

by Mark Jardine 30 Apr 15:19 BST 30 April 2024
worldmarine.media news update - 30th April 2024 © worldmarine.media

Sail-World.com and YachtsandYachting.com Managing Editor Mark Jardine brings you news from The Transat CIC, where the IMOCA and Class 40 fleets are racing from Lorient to New York, the 59th Congressional Cup where Chris Poole and Ian Williams contested the final and the Last Chance Regatta, where the final qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were decided.

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