Press pack Marie Agnes Peron trophy and Mini Fastnet
The Winches Club volunteers
Ground Logistics :
These are the muscles of the team. They transport the tables, seating and barriers for the prizegivings, social events and other festivities. They also put down the race markers at sea. Continue reading The Winches Club volunteers
THE WORLD OF THE MINI’S TODAY
Today, the Mini class unites about 300 members, mainly racers, from all professional horizons, from the carpenter to the engineer, from the sailing instructor to the banker, from the journalist to the professional skipper. Continue reading THE WORLD OF THE MINI’S TODAY
THE 2019 SEASON OF THE MINIS IN DOUARNENEZ
From 3 June, the Mini 6.50, these mini offshore sailing boats with a reduced crew, will assemble in Douarnenez for two big races of 2019 : the Marie-Agnès PéronTrophy, a challenge of the « French Championships of Solo Offshore Racing – Mini 6.50 » and the Mini-Fastnet. Continue reading THE 2019 SEASON OF THE MINIS IN DOUARNENEZ
Entries
Registration List on the Class Mini website :
The first list is now complete, boats will now be listed on the waiting list.
Here is the good news: you don’t have to pay registration fee at this time. Every year, places are vacated and are allocated in order of inscription to this list. To be prominent, please fill out the registration form quickly. Hope the best to all.
Douarnenez’s three harbours
Like other ports with strong personalities, the sea is, of course, indissolubly linked with the image of “Penn Sardin” (“Sardine Head”) city. The past affirms the strength of its roots out of which have grown the town’s three harbours.
History of the Mini Class
8 October 1977, Penzance (United Kingdom), 24 sailing boats of 6.50 m take to the open sea with a solo sailor on board towards Antigua in the Caribbean, via Tenerife (Canaries islands). Continue reading History of the Mini Class
Organization chart
CLUB ORGANIZER : Winches Club
President : François CALONNE
Maison du Nautisme – 59, quai de l’Yser
29100 Douarnenez
Tél. +33 (0)2 98 74 38 05
contact@winchesclub.org winchesclub.org map.winchesclub.org Continue reading Organization chart
Official Document
The race route – 2019 Shedule event
2019 programme:
- Check-ins in the harbour of Tréboul: from Monday 10 June, 9AM to Friday 14 June, 6PM
- Obligatory Prologue in Douarnenez Bay: Saturday 15 June
- Start of the race: Sunday 16 June
- Prize giving ceremony and Reception : Saturday 22 June, 7PM
The race left Douarnenez a Sunday, the day after the prologue. Leaving the Basse Vieille buoy starboard, the fleet heads towards the Pointe St Matthieu and the Chenal du Four to find NE of Ushant traffic separation scheme (TSS). Continue reading The race route – 2019 Shedule event