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2013 Mini Transat : The Canaries are on the wing

November, 16th 2013

As of 16.00 (GMT +1) Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian) was only 130 miles from Lanzarote, the first mark of the course after the start from Sada.

2013 Mini Transat : Strong winds and big waves

November, 15th 2013

Giancarlo Pedote (Prysmian) was determined that his position as leader of the fleet when the Douarnenez to Sada leg was cancelled would not be usurped.

INFO: the general meeting of the Classe Mini is postponed in january, 2014

The General Assembly, the prize giving ceremony of the Championnat de France Promotion Course au Large en Solitaire and the annual party, planned in Paris Saturday, December 14 at the Nautic Boat Show are postponed to a later date, most likely in ear...

Mini Transat: Hot shots in a fleet caught off guard

November 14, 2013 - 6:12 p.m.

They say that the "Portuguese trade winds" rarely herald a walk in the park, and the passage round Cape Finisterre and the descent along the coast of Galicia have done nothing to disprove this rule.

Heading for a record breaking Transat

Douarnenez Courses, November 12, 2013 - 6:23 p.m.

This time, surely, there can be nothing left to keep the Minis on the dock. After over a month of waiting, it's time for the race to resume its rightful place.

Mini Transat: Let the sport begin

Douarnenez Courses press release November 11, 2013 - 6:17 p.m.

So tomorrow, Tuesday, November 12, at 17.30 local time the start for the race from Sada to Pointe a Pitre will take place.

Mini Transat: Sada - Pointe-à-Pitre in one go

Douarnenez Courses press release November 5, 2013 - 1:02 p.m.

It's gone! After reviewing all options open to them, the organizers of the MiniTransat, in consultation with the skippers have finally decided that the 2013 edition is ran in a single step, from Sada to Pointe a Pitre.

Mini Transat : Douarnenez To Sada Leg Abandoned

october 31, 2013 7:19pm

Without doubt the Bay of Biscay wins this year. Although the Mini Transat fleet had eaten up nearly two-thirds of the Bay of Biscay, the grib files are showing a further deterioration in conditions compared to those expected at the time of the start.

Mini Transat: a pause in Spain

Douarnenez Courses, october 30th 2013

The Race Director of the Mini Transat has decided to implement plan B, which had been mentioned before the start at the last competitor briefing.

Finistère in Finisterre

Douarnenez Courses press release

t's gone ... The weather will finally allow the fleet of 84 Minis rush and leave the shores of Brittany.

Green code for the Mini Transat

Douarnenez Courses press release, october 28th

Paradoxically, it is at the moment that the storm will be at its strongest as it sweeps the tip of Brittany that the competitors of the Mini Transat will gather to prepare for their departure once the bad weather passes.

Code Orange for the Mini Transat

Douarnenez Courses press release, october 23th

The Mini Transat race organisers have decided to switch to Code Orange as of Wednesday, October 23 at 18:00. This means that the race can be started on Friday 25 from 06:00.

Job opportunity in the Classe Mini

The Classe Mini hires a Chief Executive Officer. Based in Lorient, start january 2014.

The start of the Mini Transat is postponed

Douarnenez Courses press release, october 10, 2013

· The Mini Transat will not start on Sunday
· The sailors’ safety is paramount
· Waiting for a weather window

Mini Transat: The Mini, a family affair

Dournenez Courses info

After the prologue "Everything starts in Finistère " the Minis have found their place in the Port Rhu. For one short week Douarnenez becomes the final launch pad before the soloists make their leap across the Atlantic.