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Cue the start of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère this Saturday

by Aurélie Bargat 2 Oct 2019 15:01 BST 5 October 2019
Mini-Transat La Boulangère fleet © Christophe Breschi / Mini-Transat La Boulangère

The waiting game is over for the 87 sailors competing in the 22nd edition of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère. Initially scheduled for Sunday 22 September, the starting signal for the first leg (La Rochelle/Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) will finally sound on Saturday 5 October.

Given the tide times on Saturday in La Rochelle, the Mini 6.50s will leave the Bassin des Chalutiers between 07:30 and 09:30 hours, for a scheduled start at 10:30 hours.

Jean Saucet, Technical Director for the Mini-Transat La Boulangère: "Conditions are set to improve in the Bay of Biscay. There's an opening on Saturday so we're going for it! The exit from the bay will be no picnic for the competitors, but the wind and swell will be reasonable."

For more information visit minitransat.fr

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