Next Transat bakerly in 2020, 2016 Sailing Video

The Transat bakerly

Video above published Apr 10, 2017.

The Race | The Transat bakerly | thetransat.com: "The Transat – single-handed ocean racing at its best. Up to 3,500 miles of open water from southwest England (Plymouth) to New York City. A challenge dominated by the progression of low pressure systems sweeping across the north Atlantic that produce the headwinds that define this classic race."

As one race finishes the next is confirmed | News | The Transat bakerly: As The Transat bakerly 2016 came to an end with the last finisher crossing the line off New York - the race owner and organiser, OC Sport Pen Duick, confirmed that it will be in the calendar for 2020 ...

Vincent RIOU ( PRB) / FR--Transat bakerly 2016

Video above published on May 7, 2016

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Vendee Globe, Solo Non-Stop Round-The-World Race, Starts Nov 6

Vendée Globe 2016 Teaser Arnaud Boissières - La Mie Câline

Le teaser d'Arnaud Boissières à bord de La Mie Câline à 20 jours de son départ du Vendée Globe 2016 - Published Oct 18, 2016

The Vendee Globe is a non-stop single-handed round-the-world yacht race, sailed without assistance every four years - the next edition taking place in 2016/17 - starting November 6, 2016. There were few skippers willing to take up the challenge and cross the start line in the first edition to sail towards the unknown. Thanks to its extreme nature, the race has gradually become a major event in the maritime sailing world, inspiring respect to the point of becoming an epic competition and a unique reference for solo yachtsmen on monohulls.

Vendee Globe 2016 route

Facts:
Single-handed round the world race
Start: 6 November 2016 in Les Sables d'Olonne, France
Finish: Les Sables d'Olonne, France (ETA - 25 January 2017)
Official Event of the IMOCA Ocean Masters World Championship 2015-16
Coefficient: 10

The exceptional 2012-2013 edition pushed the boundaries of all records. Sporting records first as this 7th edition of the Vendee Globe saw the accolade of not only the youngest winner of the race, François Gabart, at 29 years of age, but also the fastest one (under the legendary mark of 80 days in his first ever attempt at the race!). The victory came after the most tightly fought duel in the race history and is now etched into global memory.

The Vendee Globe brings together people passionate about extraordinary human adventures and sporting endeavours. Come and visit this incredible event and follow the race news and skipper profiles on:

• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60
• www.imoca.org
• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe

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Transat, Solo Transatlantic, Plymouth to New York City, May 2 Start

The Transat bakerly - One man, one boat, the Ocean - The Transat is the Mother of all single-handed ocean races; the original contest that pitted one sailor and one boat against the sea. This race launched professional offshore sailing as we now know it. Upwind, into the ice & fog - The Transat is still considered as one of the hardest of all ocean races. 

The Transat is back! For the first time in eight years this iconic race is back and in a big way with some of the biggest names in sailing taking part, including French legend Loïck Peyron onboard Eric Tabarly's Pen Duick II

The Race | The Transat bakerly: "The Transat – single-handed ocean racing at its best. Up to 3,500 miles of open water from southwest England to New York City. A challenge dominated by the progression of low pressure systems sweeping across the north Atlantic that produce the headwinds that define this classic race. To start with the fastest time was in the order of 40 days. Now the world’s top solo sailors in the world’s fastest boats can make the same passage in as little as 8 days. After skipping an edition four years ago, The Transat is back with up to 40 boats in four classes, starting from Plymouth, England, on May 2nd 2016."

Presentation of the skippers in Saint-Malo:

The Transat bakerly fleet gathered in Saint-Malo for the first ever pre-race Warm-Up to Plymouth | The Transat bakerly: For the first time in the history of the solo classic the race was preceded by a non-timed, pre-start warm-up from Saint-Malo to Plymouth. The crowds gathered in the French Brittany port of Saint-Malo to welcome the skippers and boats who will contest this year’s Transat bakerly solo transatlantic race from Plymouth to New York. For the first time in the history of the solo classic, first staged in 1960 when it was won by Sir Francis Chichester, the race is preceded by a non-timed, pre-start warm-up from Saint-Malo to Plymouth. Almost all of the yachts taking part in the gruelling 3,000-mile classic set sail from Saint-Malo at 20:00 local time on Saturday 23rd April for the 130-nautical mile passage to Plymouth. On board were the skippers plus members of the media or other corporate guests who enjoyed an authentic taste of what The Transat bakerly is all about – sailing to windward. Most of the boats docked in Plymouth on Sunday morning. 

Skippers: 
ANNA-MARIA RENKEN - NIVEA
ARMEL LE CLÉAC’H - Banque Populaire VIII
ARMEL TRIPON - Black Pepper / Les ptits doudous par Moulin Roty
EDOUARD GOLBERY - Région Normandie
ERIK NIGON - Vers un monde sans Sida
ERWAN LE ROUX - FenêtréA – Cardinal
FRANÇOIS GABART - MACIF
GILLES LAMIRÉ - French Tech Rennes St Malo
HIROSHI KITADA - Kiho
ISABELLE JOSCHKE - Generali – Horizon Mixité
JEAN-PIERRE DICK - St Michel - Virbac
LALOU ROUCAYROL - Arkema
LOÏCK PEYRON - Pen Duick II
LOUIS DUC - Carac
MAXIME SOREL - VandB
PAUL MEILHAT - SMA
PHIL SHARP - TBC
PIERRE ANTOINE - Olmix
RICHARD TOLKIEN - 44
ROBIN MARAIS - Esprit Scout
SÉBASTIEN JOSSE - Edmond de Rothschild
THIBAUT VAUCHEL-CAMUS - Solidaires en Peloton - ARSEP
THOMAS COVILLE - Sodebo
VINCENT RIOU - PRB
YVES LE BLEVEC - Team Actual

More information: http://www.thetransat.com/

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The Transat, World’s Oldest Single-handed Sailing Race (video)

The Transat (sailing video above)-- One man, one boat, the Ocean: The Transat is the Mother of all single-handed ocean races; the original contest that pits one sailor and one boat against the sea. This race launched professional offshore sailing as we now know it. Upwind, into the ice & fog - The Transat is still considered as one of the hardest of all ocean races.

THE TRANSAT RETURNS FOR 2016 AND HEADS TO NEW YORK | News | The Transat: "Classes invited to take part in 2016 edition include Class 40 monohulls (40ft) and Multi 50 multihulls (50ft). Alongside them will be the IMOCA 60 Class (60ft), the world’s leading solo class, many of which will go on to contest the 2016 Vendée Globe non-stop solo round world race, and what are likely to be the fastest entries, the Ultime multihulls, measuring anything from 60ft." The 2016 Edition of the Transat is set to begin May 2, 2016, from Plymouth, England and finish off Manhattan, New York.

News | The Transat: "The Transat, the first and oldest single-handed trans-ocean race in history, is heading to New York City and will culminate at the new ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina, race organisers and rights holders OC Sport, announced today. The marina will be an Official Host Venue Partner to the race alongside Plymouth, UK and is located in the heart of Brooklyn Bridge Park opposite Manhattan. It’s the newest marina to be built in New York City in decades and is currently under construction with a grand opening set for Spring 2016 to be marked by this iconic and exciting race."

History | The Transat: "Year 1960: The Transat began life when a handful of British sailors made a bet to see if they could sail across the Atlantic to America single-handed and who could do it the fastest. Among them were Sir Francis Chichester and Blondie Hasler... 5 entrants total; Winning Skipper: Francis Chichester, Gypsy Moth; winning time: 40 days 12 hours 30 minutes."

ISAF Sailing World Cup – Abu Dhabi:
All ten Olympic sailing events will be contested in Abu Dhabi from 27 October to 1 November, with an open kiteboarding event joining the fray around Lulu Island off the UAE capital's stunning Corniche. With just 20 boats in each event the competition is set to be fierce. The ten Olympic events will contest an opening series and a Medal Race with the kiteboard fleet using a short track format.

RESULTS / ENTRIES
Results will be available throughout here - http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php

LIVE TRACKING
The racing will be available to watch in 2D and 3D via the live tracking. Live tracking will be available when racing commences via - http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/multimedia/tracking.php

Live Tracking via the Sailviewer-3D Tablet App will be available for devices with 7" or greater screens. Click here to download the iOS Application - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sailviewer-3d/id912801278
Click here to download the Android Application - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stsportservice.sailviewer

COMPETITION STATUS
The Competition Status Screen feeds in straight from the Race Committee boats with the teams inputting data such as race times, course type, the status of each race and the plan moving forward. The competition status screen will be available when racing commences via -http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/multimedia/tracking.php

SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on ISAF's social networks:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ISAFWorldSailing
Instagram - https://instagram.com/isafworldsailing/
Twitter - @ISAFupdates

More event details can be found at:

• sailing.org/worldcup/ and
• JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final, Abu Dhabi, UAE (video)

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