(Martinique)- The race is billed as “the 40th anniversary offshore race
for amateur” sailors. The event links Atlantic and Mediterranean
short-handed sailing teams with Doublehanded and Singlehanded
categories. The first legs are short “sprints” from Lorient, France to
Quinta do Lorde, Madeira and from Barcelona, Spain to the same finish
line- a spectacular, mountainous island several hundred miles west off
Morocco off African coastline. From there, the race goes from Madeira
west-southwest across the eastern Atlantic across the Atlantic to Le
Marin, Martinique. The fleet experiences sailing in well-known “trade
wind route” breezes that flow off the Bermuda High, starting from the
northerly quadrants at the start and swinging to the easterlies commonly
found in the Caribbean at the finish line.The J/11S JATAKA took 3rd overall (boat-for-boat) in the Duo Lorient Class of 54 boats. She was sailed by the doublehanded team of Phillipe Girardin and Gwenael Thomas from France- sailing the course in 13 days 12 hrs 41 min 20 sec. The team triumphed over many famous offshore teams and boats that are renowned in RORC offshore events- like JPK 1010s, JPK 1080s, SunFast 3200s, SunFast 3600s, and others.
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