16th CIC Normandy Channel Race

Channel Race - Heavy two-way traffic in the Celtic Sea

Virtually all the fleet has now rounded the compulsory Chaussée de Sein passage mark off the west coast of Brittany

16th CIC Normandy Channel Race

Virtually all the fleet has now rounded the compulsory Chaussée de Sein passage mark off the west coast of Brittany. The Class40 Bleu Blanc Planète Location is currently bringing up the rear after a pit stop in Roscoff to repair a cracked rudder bearing.

On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the boat of Thomas Jourdren and Cédric de Kervenoaël, engaged on the Normandy Channel Race, was the victim of a violent collision off the coast of Brest. The Class40 is destroyed. The two sailors, who come out miraculously, testify...

At 1:50 a.m., the CIC Normandy Channel Race was notified by CROSS Corsen of an accident off Brest involving the Class40 NST Cabinet Z (No. 191) of Thomas Jourdren and Cédric de Kervenoaël. Rescue was immediately launched by CROSS, with support from the crew of the Class40 EmpowHer (No. 178) of Pamela Lee and Jay Thompson, who were nearby. The two skippers of NST Cabinet Z were airlifted by the French Navy and transferred to a hospital in Brest f…

A sailboat engaged on the CIC Normandy Channel Race collided with a cargo ship this Wednesday, around 2 a.m. The two skippers, Thomas Jourdren and Cédric de Kervenoaël, were helitrolled by the National Navy.

Taking advantage of the presence of 32 duos at the departure of the CIC Normandy Channel Race, given this Sunday, May 25, the Class40 presented Friday to Caen the results of its very first carbon impact study, based on data collected on 51 ships during the 2023 season. We thought by nature to be a rather virtuous class, because the more we spend, the more we impact, and we have always sought to control our costs.