Pornichet Select 6.50 attracts 78 starters



5:02 AM Thu 31 Mar 2011 GMT
Pornichet S?lect 6.50 starts on April 30th. One month before the start, 78 boats have registered for the first solo race of the season. 300 nautical milles along the Southern Brittany and Vend?e coasts, this course, formidable and feared provide the first test for the solo skippers. The first few nautical milles are traditionally more tactical. Downhill to Les Sables d'Olonne, upwind ascent to Groix, the tiredness is close. Sleep, not much, hang on, pass Belle Ile and cross the finish line in the Bay of La Baule. The Pornichet Select is a must do race of the mini calendar. ...


Click here for full story.


by Class Mini





Newsfeed supplied by

Live Weather
Nearby
Townsville (Coastal), QLD
7 kn ESE
25°
Mount Stuart (Defence), QLD
Calm
23°
Cleveland Bay, QLD
11 kn ESE
24°
Cape Ferguson, QLD
10 kn E
25°
Woolshed, QLD
5 kn ENE
19°
Windiest in Australia
Cape Leeuwin, WA
28 kn NW
18°
Most Windless in Australia
Perth (Coastal), WA
Calm
11°
Hottest in Australia
Troughton Island, WA
5 kn SW
28°
Coldest in Australia
Wandering, WA
3 kn NW
4°
Wettest in Australia
Thangool Airport, QLD
55.2 mm