Demi Clé 6.50 at Locmiquelic, France - Start
by Stefania Salucci, Prysmian 747 14 Apr 2013 13:44 BST
14 April 2013
Giancarlo Pedote and Sébastien Josse on Prysmian 747 set of for the Demi Clé 6.50 © Stefania Salucci
This morning at 7:00, the Regatta Organisers of the seventh edition of Demi Clé 6.50 announced the new route of the race, reduced to 54 miles.
A few minutes to get organized and leave the pontoon, the 64 entered boats left the pontoon of St. Catherine harbour (Locmiquelic) between 7.45 and 8.30.
Among them, Giancarlo with Sébastien Josse, skipper of the Multi 70 Edmond de Rothschild (Team of the Gitana Team), on board Prysmian 747.
The boats departed from the plateau des Errants at 10.15, driven by a wind of 12 knots from South-South East.
After switching from the degagement buoy and passing by the lighthouse Birvideaux (port side), the skippers will be free to descend to Pornichet with an open path.
On the official website of Demi Clé, on the Facebook page and Twitter page of the French Classe Mini you can read some news about the race in progress.
Early reports indicate Prysmian in third place at the passage of the first buoy.