Preparation
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Such a competition requires months of preparation—equipment checks and qualifying races. The first order of business, of course, is to make sure that all equipment on the boat is fully checked and all modifications fully validated. Most of the new modifications are issued from experience gathered during the two years of racing done on the boat. They have been implemented during wintertime where the boat was out of the water. Next come the qualifying races and final equipment tests and adjustments before the race begins on September 22nd.
Preprartion Schedule
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Task(s) |
Status/Result |
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Wintertime |
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Spring |
Validate all the changes and repair made during winter. |
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May |
Mini-Pavois (700 miles) |
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June |
Mini-Fastnet (800 miles) |
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August |
Transgascogne (550 miles) |
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September |
Autopilot testing. This will require sailing in various weather conditions and may take a long time. |
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Sep 26th |
Start of the Mini-Transat (4200 miles) |
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October 4th |
Arrival of the first leg of the Mini-Transat (completed 1300 miles) |
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October 9th |
Departure of the second leg |
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October 31th |
Arrival of the Mini-Transat (completed 2900 miles) |
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End December |
Return of the boats by Cargo ship |
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