© Photo : Pierrick Garenne \ n.c. Front Line After more than 24 hours, the Minis fleet is already extremely dispersed in the Biscay Bay just before meeting a cold front that should generate up to 25 knots South West winds that should turn into a North West breeze in the night. Eighty miles were already separating the supporters of the North course from the aficionados of the South ! When the leaders only had covered a bit more than 100 NM since they have left les ...  mardi 1 août 2006 Suite  \ n.c. A start is born… The Start for this first edition of the race Les Sables –The Azores has been given on time (1.02 pm Local time) and the 69 solo sailors could benefit from a little south-West breeze of 8-12 knots and a long swell. Only one thong was missing … the sun ! The Minis have been toed under the rain in the channel of Les Sables d’Olonne, but this did not prevent the enthusiast people from coming in number to encourage thess 62 men and 7 women, on ...  lundi 31 juillet 2006 Suite  \ n.c. Worldwide horizons Out of the 70 solo sailors of Les Sables – The Azores – Les sables race, whose start will be on Sunday, July 30th at 1.02 pm local time, more than a third come from foreign countries, even from the antipodes. A tendency that have been increasing with the years since the creation of the Minis in 1977. Back to the sources, or globalization phenomenon ? When, in 1977, a British man, Bob Salmon created the Mini-Transat, there were already a Polish, a Spanish, two British, a German, a Belgia ...  samedi 29 juillet 2006 Suite  \ n.c. Minis Inflation Finally, they will be seventy to take the start on Sunday, July 30th in Les Sables d’Olonne (France) to Horta (Azores). One 2.600 NM round trip through the Azores high pressure. Minis definitively have found an extremely tactical and demanding playground with this new event. We already knew that the circuit has been expanding for 15 year, 650 6,50 metres boats fitting with the Mini Rules are registered at the Classe Mini, a relatively balanced fleet between pro ...  vendredi 28 juillet 2006 Suite  Page : [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Téléchargement :  Dossier de presse  Avis de course  Inscriptions  Obligations et engagements Embarquez ... :  Vous souhaitez embarquer sur un bateau accompagnateur... RSS feeds Réalisation : Adonnante.com | Design : fabienne.est.une.indienne | Hébergement : BleuRoy.com