La Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 gets off to a good start

4:44 PM Sun 25 Sep 2011 GMT

'Race start - Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 2011' ? Pierrick Garenne / GPO

La Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 got off to a good start at 5:17 p.m in La Rochelle this Sunday, 25 September 2011.

The 79 skippers have crossed the start line one minute after the liberating gunshot, to pay tribute to Jean-Marc Allaire who should have been on the starting line with them today.

The start was given in a wind of six knots from the west and the first to the mark buoy were the prototypes: Sebastien Rogues on 716 - Eole Generation GDF Suez, S?bastien Picault on Kickers number 198 and Antoine Rioux on Festival des Pains number 800. Followed by Aymeric Chappellier on La tortue de l'Aquarium - La Rochelle (N? 788), Thomas Normand on Financi?re de l'?chiquier (N? 787) and Etienne David on Teamwork (N? 679). The first three series boats were Renaud Chavarria on B?ziers M?diterrann?e (N? 596), Giacomo Sabbatini on Scusami la Spalle (N? 554) and Gwenol? Gahinet on Asso Watever - gwenalogahinet.com (N? 455).

They now sail toward the buoy, Fort Boyard, leaving the Pertuis of Antioch, towards Cape Finisterre (north-west Spain). A cape that the fleet is not expected to reach before Wednesday considering the difficult weather conditions expected on the Bay of Biscay.

First official results will be posted at 08:00 p.m on the event website. Rankings will be updated every day at 8:00 a.m, 12:00 noon and 6:00 p.m.

La Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat website

by V?ronique Largeau

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