Mini Transat 2017

[DtM]

As requested, thread for this great race.

 

[Knut Grotzki]

Lets walk across the Atlantic

http://foil-magazine.com/mini-6-50-arkema-3-foil/

 

[Knut Grotzki]

I can do this as well

 

[huey 2]

October 1  Start     http://www.minitransat.fr/en

 

[Potter]

Wow, what a great shot.  The foil looks big enough for the boat to trip over in the right conditions though.  And the outrigger brace going through the hull side (underwater on the lee) looks like trouble and drag to me.

Firstly, that is an IMOCA 60 so not sure why it is showing here.

More to the point of your post, the deck spreader stay is actually quite high off the water line, so even when heeled it is only drag when you are overpowered.

 

[longy]

That's what he's talking about. Standard set up in IMOCA's for 20 odd yrs or so.

 

[jonas a]

So what's the odds? Who is the favorite this time around. How fast is ARKEMA? They would need some good publicity after their Texas disaster

 

[jack_sparrow]

This would have been a more appropriate man-on-foil pic to post.

 

[serioladumerili]

Sunday up to 20 kts and rain

https://www.yr.no/place/France/Poitou-Charentes/La_Rochelle/

 

[staysail]

This would have been a more appropriate man-on-foil pic to post.

View attachment 246184

...and we all thought it was the leward foil that produced righting moment!

 

[yl75]

Favorites are meant to be Ian Lipinski, Jörg Riechers, Erwan Le Méné.

 

[staysail]

What with 81 boats this year I could find no easily understandable list of boats and skippers. The Mini web site has a "Les Skippers" page and it does show the information but you can only fit 6 at a time on one pc screen display!

For anyone like me who wants to be able quickly to see who is sailing which number boat you need a simple spreadsheet list, so I have sorted one out and attach a copy for anyone who wants it.

View attachment Mini Transat 2017_1.xlsx

 

[LeoV]

B Sineau (915) is high on my list too. But Lipinski has it to lose it.

 

[serioladumerili]

FRA - 53 ITA - 6 ESP - 6 GER - 4 SUI - 4 CRO - 2 BEL - 1 CZE - 1 IRL - 1 NED - 1 ROM - 1 THA - 1

no sailors from GBR and USA

 

[yl75]

FRA - 53 ITA - 6 ESP - 6 GER - 4 SUI - 4 CRO - 2 BEL - 1 CZE - 1 IRL - 1 NED - 1 ROM - 1 THA - 1

no sailors from GBR and USA

Wow, not even a single Brit, strange !

 

[Fiji Bitter]

WTF, start at 6 am ? View attachment 246265

 

[staysail]

Dont know where you got that one from Fiji, but I am in La Rochelle and I see the attached on my screen just after 11 am local French time, so start time here is 16.00. Boats are towed out of the Bassin Chalutier starting at 13.15 local time.

 

[serioladumerili]

is there any live coverage?

edit: sorry, I found the info

 

[Fiji Bitter]

is there any live coverage?

Website  http://www.minitransat.fr/en/news/follow-start-practical-information  says:

"Live broadcast on the website www.minitransat.fr   "   ???

and also:

""Follow the start on the social networks

The departure from the pontoon and the race start can be followed via the Mini Transat La Boulangère’s social networks
Twitter: @MiniTransat2017

Facebook: Mini Transat La Boulangère

Instagram: minitransatlaboulangere ""