Start of the Trophée Marie-Agnès Péron
2 days and 200 miles of non-stop solo sailing along the shores of France. This is one of the first trials that will lead 84 sailors to compete in the MiniTransat, which starts September 13.
The transat is the main even of this class: One guy in a 6,5m boat (that’s small!!!), crossing the Atlantic ocean from France (La Charente-Maritime) to Brazil (Bahia). Almost a month at sea alone to go trough 4200 nautical miles (7800km!), trough a short stop in Madeira (Portugal).
Solo sailors are a class of their own. These sailors are some kind of special blend of unique focus and motivation, self-driven and somewhat sense of misterious loneliness. They go trough sleepless nights because they cant leave the boat alone for too much time, because they are in a fight. They sometimes give away to stress and cry or alucinate due to sleep deprivation.
I’m betting on the Portuguese Francisco Lobato. I’ve joined his recent request for funding before he gathered some cool sponsoring. What he did in the previous Transat and ever since make him candidate to first place and of course my favorite..
The boat
That’s the one i would looove to have. PERIOD! My favourite because it’s sexy, it’s fast and it represents what solo is all about… I love it…. Stuff may happen meanwhile and other cool choices are around; meanwhile, it’s all about counting pennies and day-dreaming!
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.