Pour fêter son 60e anniversaire, la doyenne des courses transatlantiques en solitaire s’offre un nouveau port d’arrivée. Brest s’inscrit décidément dans le paysage de la course au large. Un petit Brexit mais à l’envers.
Pour la première fois, la légendaire The Transat partira ainsi du port brestois en mai 2020. Disputée contre les vents dominants, elle est réputée pour être la plus difficile, la plus exigeante de toutes. The Transat, which we will welcome a few weeks before the Brest 2020 Maritime Festival, will once again put the region under the spotlight, as was the case when we hosted the start of the Tour de France in 2008.
Staging the start from Brest is a real opportunity for our sponsors and the teams to capitalise on this captive audience and we expect it to open up many new commercial opportunities which are essential to guarantee the longevity of the race. Pour Edouard Coudurier, Pdg du groupe Le télégramme, la fierté est tout aussi palpable : « Un bel événement donc en préparation pour la ville, et un sacré coup de projecteur sur son port, à deux mois des fêtes maritimes internationales de Brest 2020, qui se dérouleront du 10 au 16 juillet !
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Pour la première fois, la légendaire The Transat partira ainsi du port brestois en mai 2020. The Transat, which we will welcome a few weeks before the Brest 2020 Maritime Festival, will once again put the region under the spotlight, as was the case when we hosted the start of the Tour de France in 2008. The Transat, which we will welcome a few weeks before the Brest 2020 Maritime Festival, will once again put the region under the spotlight, as was the case when we hosted the start of the Tour de France in 2008.
I’d like to thank Plymouth for their support of the race up until this point.” A port city with a strong maritime background, Brest will welcome The Transat to what is one of the country’s most vibrant harbours. The race village is expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors and well-wishers to send off the fleet, which is expected to include four different classes, in style. The race is the successor, for professional sailors, to the original solo race across the North Atlantic that was born as the OSTAR in 1960 and which featured legends like Blondie Hasler and Sir Francis Chichester.
The oldest single-handed transatlantic race, The Transat, will carve out a new path in 2020, with the announcement that the city of Brest in northern Brittany, France, will host the start of the four-yearly classic. I am glad to develop this event in Brest, Brittany on the long term with the organisers. Si Sir Francis Chichester restera le premier vainqueur.
It is also the race that served as the launch pad for one of France’s most influential figures, Eric Tabarly, when he won the second edition of the race in 1964 aboard the famous Pen Duick II, which proved instrumental in popularising the sport in France. OC Sport Pen Duick consider options in light of Coronavirus outbreak 30 solo sailors to line-up for the 60th anniversary edition of The Transat CICThe stakes will be high for all of the classes competing in the 60th anniversary edition of The Transat CIC. While the race was born in the UK, it has always attracted the French elite of offshore sailing, who in recent years have dominated the race. Celle que l’on appelle la transat anglaise s’émancipe de ses racines britanniques. Avec des territoires breton, finistérien et brestois fortement mobilisés quand il s’agit de course au large, The Transat 2020 s’ouvrira bien évidemment au grand public qui pourra arpenter le village installé sur les quais, de Brest au printemps 2020.
The 2020 edition of The Transat CIC has been cancelled due to the unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. François Cuillandre, Mayor of Brest and President of Brest Metropole, commented: “Our city, home of many global offshore records, the starting harbour of the Brest Atlantic Race in 2019 and Brest Océans Race in 2023, is really proud to welcome the prestigious Transat, and in doing so to contribute towards a new step forward for the race. Un petit Brexit mais à l’envers. A Very High-Quality Field Set to Start The Transat CIC 15:55 - 27th Feb 2020 The legendary passage across the North Atlantic has proven one of the most difficult challenges to the solo sailor over the last 60 years. Ils ont dit :
OC Sport Pen Duick also owns and organises the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, which together with The Transat, offers professional single-handed sailors an alternating and complimentary pair of classic races every two years.Télégramme Group, a major French media, sports and entertainment conglomerate, are the majority shareholders of OC Sport. I am sure that all Brest citizens will come together to make this race a great festival of sailing,” Cuillandre concluded. Ils ont dit : The Transat CIC ne s’élancera pas en 2020 13:35 - 17th Mar 2020 La crise sanitaire engendrée par l’épidémie de Coronavirus impose actuellement à tous d’agir en conséquence et de s’adapter. It is a challenge that is dominated by the progression of low pressure systems that produce the headwinds that define this classic race.Historically starting from Plymouth in the UK, the change has been brought about as the organisers look for innovative ways to secure the future of The Transat, as OC Sport CEO Hervé Favre explains: “We are really pleased to be partnering with Brest for The Transat, and together we share a strong desire to continue developing the race in 2020 and beyond. The Transat, officiellement The Transat CIC, devait célébrer la quinzième édition de cette course transatlantique en solitaire, en 2020.Ce nouveau format de la Transat anglaise devait s'élancer de Brest en France, à destination de Charleston aux États-Unis, le 10 mai 2020, soit une distance théorique de 3 500 milles.Cette course aurait eu lieu 60 ans après la première édition [1].
Horaires d'accueil : hôtel de ville et mairies de quartierPlateforme d’interprétariat aux personnes sourdes et malentendantes Pour fêter son 60e anniversaire, la doyenne des courses transatlantiques en solitaire s’offre un nouveau port d’arrivée.