Transat Paprec - A Flying Start and the Open Sea Ahead!

Transat Paprec - A Flying Start and the Open Sea Ahead!

At precisely 13:02 this Sunday, 20 April, the 19 mixed duos taking part in the Transat Paprec set sail from Concarneau. After the emotional goodbyes on the pontoons, the fleet tackled a spectacular coastal course under a brooding grey sky,... The post Transat Paprec – A Flying Start and the Open Sea Ahead! appeared first on Mysailing | Australian Sailing News, World Sailing, Yacht Racing.

The departure of the Transat Paprec was given Sunday off Concarneau. The 19 crews - all mixed - left towards Saint-Barthélemy where they are expected within three weeks.

The Transat Paprec, played for the second time in mixed doubles, stowed on Sunday from Concarneau to Saint-Barthélemy (3,890 miles). As before each major race, Tip & Shaft gathered, to evoke the plateau, a pretty panel of experts, composed of Elodie Bonafous, who played the event in 2021, Loïs Berrehar, holding the title with Charlotte Yven, Basile Bourgnon, engaged in 2023 with Violette Dorange, Jeanne Grégoire, director of the Finistère offsho…