Transat Café L'or: Saturday start for the Ocean Fifty
by Transat Café L'OR 24 Oct 18:56 BST
25 October 2025
Ocean Fifty boats are photographed at the Transat Café L'or © Jean-Louis Carli / Alea
The Ocean Fifty class and all its skippers have requested to advance their start to the Transat Café L'Or race which was originally scheduled for Sunday, October 26th.
They point to the weather conditions expected overnight from Sunday to Monday, which could be damaging for the unique characteristics of their 15-meter multihulls.
Given their position, race management has decided to set a start line for Saturday, October 25th, at 4:30 p.m. local and, because of their responsibility, will allocate the necessary safety resources. At the same time, the Ocean Fifty's course has been modified so that their arrival in Fort-de-France can take place as per the original schedule.
They will sail down to the Canary Islands, leaving the entire archipelago to starboard. They will then head to Cape Verde, the original course marker, which they will leave to starboard. A waypoint could also be set to correspond to the planned race time of around twelve days.
The start of the other three classes will be maintained and broadcast Live as planned between 1:30 p.m. and 3:23 p.m local time France.
Find out more at www.transatcafelor.org