Les Sables – Horta – Les Sables: The crew arrives at Les Sables • (…]

“It’s great, this year, we’ll be able to stop in Horta, discover Faial Island and have a drink at the famous Peters’ Café Sport! says the delighted Mikal Mergui (Centrakor), thus summing up the general feeling of the sailors of the Les Sables – Horta – Les Sables fleet, especially those Who participated in the last edition. Then a copy turned upside down by the context of the epidemic, which was finally played in one piece, with only one cycle mark beyond the entrance to the port of Horta. Remembers Orlén Ducruz (Crosscall), who was also impatient to discover the archipelago of Aores for the first Once, “It was a special idea not to stop, and it was a bit frustrating, even if the race was good.” An ocean course, which is technically very interesting.” It’s a very complete race and great preparation for the Transat Jacque Vabre – Normandy – Le Havre, with crossing the Bay of Biscay in particular. Depending on the conditions, it can be very fast but also very complex with potentially many transitions to manage in this summer period. Again, knife shots will be played! ”, assures the skier leader, who intends to play at the front with his teammate Vincent Rio, winner of the 2004-2005 Vendée Globe. “At CIC Normandy Channel Race, we encountered a shortage Speed
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. Since then we have reworked various electronic calibrations and then mast settings. So our goals are to find Speed
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And perform”, announces Chamoniard who, for the record, managed to finish 8th^H in 2021, just two weeks after the launch of the Lift40 V2, and it’s legitimately aiming for a spot in the top five this year.

Sixteen duos and roughly the same number battle it out to win

Same for Xavier Macaire, the local theatre, indisputably one of the greatest contenders for this event. “To push hard and go far, that’s been my goal since I came to the arena Class 40
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, tells the last third of the ship of the Armenian race. The Les Sables – Horta – Les Sables is a very rich sea race where you have to manage life on board, speed, sleep as well as food as well as weather phenomena as possible. As always, these are the details that will make the difference because the duets Very good make up the line-up, even if it has been reduced to sixteen in recent days,” declared the Groupe SNEF leader, one of the five tandems that will not have the same outward appearance and return, but promise to be particularly strong. “For my part, I will leave with Tanguy Bouroullec and then come back with Morgane Lagravier,” explains Splay who, with the latter, struck a blow in 2021 by winning the Sardinha Cup in Figaro after a clear Tour. Same renewed performance. The double is also what the Mikal Mergui – Antoine Carpentier tandem is aiming for. Winners of the race two years ago aboard the Redman after a thrilling final with Axel Train and Fred Dennis, who beat them by just three minutes after eleven days at sea, these two naturally hope to retain their title and are even more excited. The pair came together somewhat offhand after Fabian Henry’s rib injury. “I am very happy that Antoine is back for this occasion. He is the ‘king’ of Class 40
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! Two years ago we raced his boat, today it’s the opposite. It will undoubtedly be a particle accelerator for my still quite ‘fresh’ project. Looking at the competition, it will be difficult to defend our first place, but from a mathematical point of view, it will be really amazing! Promises of the Centrakor Skipper.

dating back to remember:

• June 22: Port Olona boats arrive
• June 25: The Race Parade
• June 27: The start of the first stage
• July 8: Start of the second phase
• July 16: Awards Ceremony