The prices includes all boat and race costs, 3 professional crew and meals when racing. Additional costs include flight, transfers, accommodation and meals ashore and personal insurance.
Crew will meet in Cherbourg on 20th July and have a welcome dinner ashore. There will then be 3 days of training and boat preparation, including an offshore passage. La Loévie will depart for Cowes on 24th July ahead of the race start on 26th July.
20th July – Crew Arrive, welcome dinner ashore
21st July – Boat introduction, safety briefing and drills
22nd July – Training Day (offshore qualifying passage)
23rd July – Training Day
24th July – Sail to the Solent
25th July – Boat preparation day
26th July – Race starts in Cowes
29th July – Estimated finish in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
1st August – Prizegiving party
2nd August – Crew depart in Cherbourg
The crew is led by the highly accomplished Jean-Pierre Dick who, most notably, has competed in 4 Vendee Globes, won the Barcelona World Race twice in 2008 and 2011 and won the Transat Jacques Vabre 4 times
Some previous experience of offshore racing is required. 30% of crew need to have completed the ISAF Offshore safety and sea survival course and we would strongly encourage all crew to complete the course.
The race starts off the Royal Yacht Squadron start line of Cowes on the Isle of Wight on the south coast of England. Leaving The Solent through The Needles Channel, the race follows the southern coastline of England westward down the English Channel, before rounding Land’s End. After crossing the Celtic Sea, the race rounds the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland. Returning on a largely reciprocal course, the race rounds the Isles of Scilly before finishing at Cherbourg.
Crew should arrange accommodation ashore for the training days in Cherbourg and for the 2 nights in Cowes ahead of the race start
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