Mini Fastnet 2026 ranking
Protos
Mini Fastnet 2026 ranking
Series
Jury hearing decisions
June, 20th 12AM
Hearing Schedule
June, 20th – 10AM
Jury hearing decisions
June, 19th – 2PM
Jury – Intention to Claim
June 17th – 4PM
Jury
June, 14th
Sailing instructions
Amendment 1
Sailing Instructions
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The first boats arrived this morning at around 8.20am. Not surprisingly, the Prototypes were the first to arrive.
On the pontoons, the disappointment of not making it as far as the legendary Fastnet lighthouse was forgotten. As a reminder, the race directors had decided not to send the competitors to Ireland because of the weather conditions. A course B was set up, sending the skippers southwards to the BXA buoy in the Bay of Biscay.
For all the competitors on the podium, it was a “great battle”!
For Alexandre Demange, winner in the Proto class with his co-skipper Benoît Mariette on the Mini 1048, it was “great fun from start to finish”. They went down with “a strong wind” and came back up with the same wind. Carlos Manera Pascual confirms “this great battle with the frontrunners”!
From the point of view of the Proto winners, Alexandre Demange and Benoît Mariette, it was a different option from their rivals that led them to victory.
At the finish, there was also a real battle between the Production boats, n°968 and n°1043, with a gap of just 24 seconds.
The finishes will continue throughout the day, with some skippers setting foot on dry land tonight, and even tomorrow evening for the last ones.
The prize-giving ceremony will take place tomorrow at 6pm in the port of Tréboul, opposite the Maison du Nautisme.
Key point:
Kévin Bloch and Basile Gautier, n°945, LES ENTREPRENEURS DU GOLFE, third place before the jury!
NICOMATIC, skippered by Caroline Boule and Benoît Marie, had to turn back a few hours after the start, having torn their mainsail (n°1067). They decided to set sail again with a different sail. According to the Class rules, this meant a 24-hour penalty.
This penalty allowed the duo of Kévin Bloch and Basile Gautier, n°945, LES ENTREPRENEURS DU GOLFE, to climb to third place on the podium before the jury.
Proto podium :
1- The big winners of this 38th edition of the Mini Fastnet in proto are Alexandre Demange and Benoît Mariette, n° 1048, DMG MORI SAILING ACADEMY 2 They finished the race in 3d 16 h 47 min 33s with an average speed of 6.34 knots!
2- On the second step of the podium, in the Proto class, we find Rebecca Emily Coles and Carlos Manera, n° 1081, XUCLA They finished the race in 3d 17h 12min 30s with an average speed of 6.31 knots!
3- On the third step of the podium (before the jury), in the Proto class, were Caroline Boule and Benoît Marie, no. 1067, NICOMATIC. They finished the race in 3d 17h 35 min 47s with an average speed of 6.29 knots!
Series podium :
1- The big winners of this 38th edition of the Mini Fastnet in Series are Margaux Chanceaulme and Quentin Mocudet, n°986, ASCODAL/SAVEURS & DELICES. They finished the race in 3d 20h 03min 30s with an average speed of 6.12 knots!
2- On the second step of the podium, in the Series, we find Deniz Baggi and Fabrice Sorin, n°968, CARTOFFSET. They finished the course in 3d 20h 10min 53s with an average speed of 6.11 knots!
3- On the third step of the podium, in the Series, we find Antonin Chapot and Hugo Zeitoun, n°1043, BIP BIP. They finished the course in 3d 20h 11 min 29s at an average speed of 6.11 knots!
️1st day of racing ️
It’s been 24 hours since the 85 boats set off on the Mini Fastnet 2024, heading for BXA, a buoy off the coast of Bordeaux.
The first boats have just passed the BXA buoy in the Bay of Biscay, heading for the next way point before beginning the climb back up towards Douarnenez.
The rest of the fleet should pass BXA this evening.
️2nd day of racing ️
The whole fleet has already covered half the course. The crews have now started the climb back towards Brittany! Things are moving fast, very fast!
Today, after analysing the latest weather forecasts, the conditions look rough for some of the fleet, but passable. It has been decided not to stop the race at Porte de la Jument. The competitors are therefore expected to arrive in the port of Douarnenez early on Thursday morning.
News from the skippers:
Withdrawal of n°800, METIER INTERIM, skippered by Juliette Bataille and Erwan Le Mené due to a broken bowsprit.
Withdrawal of the 1108, KEVLAU, skippered by Daniel Maurice-Vallerey and Thierry Levayer. The boat turned back this morning towards Douarnenez due to a technical problem. We have just learned that it is a bowsprit problem and that she will not be setting sail again.
Withdrawal of n°947, DES PIEDS ET DES MAINS, skippered by Alix Jaekel and Maria Sol Massera, due to a broken bowsprit. The crew reported their withdrawal via the accompanying boat EVIDENCE. The boat is now heading for La Rochelle.
️ No. 825, RHINO, skippered by Basile MARIE and Joris Cocaud, dismated early this evening. The whole crew is doing well. They were able to set up a small jury rig and are making headway at 2 knots towards La Rochelle. The No. 870, PACIFIC, skippered by Louis-Gabriel Reinbold and Martin Taillandier, is alongside them to provide a VHF link with the CROSS while they organise the return to shore. The La Rochelle centre’s trainer, François Husson, picked up the tug this morning at 10:40. The crew is doing well.
Abandonment of n°1075, ARTC – SLOOP, skippered by Nicolas Cousi and Hugo Lauras, due to material damage, she is returning to Crouesty. The abandonment was reported to DIEGO, the accompanying boat.
Abandonment of n°1007, CAMARADE, skippered by Pierre De Saint Victor and Nicolas Dupard, due to a broken bowsprit. The boat reported its withdrawal to the accompanying boat, DIEGO. She is returning to Lorient.
Link to the map : https://carto.oceantracking.fr/minifastnet/carto
The 85 boats started the race at 15:30. No penalties were given by the referees. Once the start was given, the 170 skippers headed for a clearing buoy before heading for the Bay of Biscay.
News from the skippers:
No. 1067, NICOMATIC, skippered by Caroline Boule and Benoît Marie, turned back at the entrance to the bay due to a problem with a torn mainsail. The skippers managed to find another mainsail and set off again.
No. 1003, EUROPE, skippered by Giulia Chiara Farnetani and Thiemo Huuk, retired due to a broken bowsprit and unusable max spinnaker.
Withdrawal of n°965, MAJOR TOM, skippered by Eliaz Morineau and Maxime Salle, due to too much damage to the Mini. The boat is heading back to La Trinité.
The map link : https://carto.oceantracking.fr/minifastnet/carto
The course was confirmed at this morning’s briefing, and it will not be Ireland with the legendary Fastnet lighthouse, but rather the Bay of Biscay.
The 170 skippers have received the latest weather forecasts from Christian Dumard, the race meteorologist.
The warning signal is scheduled for 15:22, for an official start at 15:30.
The map link: https://carto.oceantracking.fr/minifastnet/carto
Due to changing weather conditions, the legendary Fastnet race is heading for Bordeaux this year. The start has also been postponed. The start is scheduled for 3.30pm.
A gate will be located at the Jument of the Glénans. If the situation deteriorates, the race will be interrupted. A second briefing is scheduled for tomorrow at 9:30am to confirm the route.
During this briefing, the race instructions (the start, penalties, potential stopovers, arrivals) were reiterated by Annabelle Moreau, the race director and by Hervé Chastel, the race committee.
The programme for Sunday 9 June:
From 11:30 to 12:30: registration and return of telephones.
12:30: start of towing
15:30: warning signal
Link to the map : https://carto.oceantracking.fr/minifastnet/carto
On Sunday 9 June at 9.30am, the 85 boats registered (27 prototypes, 50 series, 8 proto-series) will set off for the start of the race. Heading for the legendary Fastnet lighthouse in Ireland!
This 600-mile double-handed race is the most northerly Mini race in the Celtic Sea. This year’s Mini Fastnet welcomes 11 nationalities. Of the 170 skippers who will be on the start line on Sunday morning, only 33 will be women.
This evening saw the first briefing in connection with tomorrow’s prologue. At this briefing for tomorrow’s prologue, the race directors went over the course again. The safety instructions were explained by the race directors, and in addition, two Mini sailors, Alexandre Demange and Côme L’olliver, came to talk to their fellow competitors about the incidents that have happened to them recently. Finally, Virginie, a former army helicopter operator, gave a reminder of the safety precautions to be taken in the event of a man overboard.
The prologue starts tomorrow at 12 noon in the Bay of Douarnenez.
The weekend’s programme:
Saturday 8 June: Prologue at 12 noon
General briefing and weather briefing at 6pm
Sunday 9 June: start of the Mini Fastnet at 9.30 am
The map link: https://carto.oceantracking.fr/minifastnet/carto
Inscription à la MiniFastnet 2023.
Comme indiqué dans l’ avis de course et en accord avec les régles de préférences et de préinscriptions aux courses Mini; La classe mini publiera le 10 Février2023 le listing des 85 speakers en liste 1 ainsi que l’ordre de la liste d’attente.
A cette date, le Winches Club enverra directement un mail aux 85 skeapers de la liste 1 ainsi qu’aux 10 suivants qui constituerons la short liste d’attente.
Ce mail contiendra le lien permettant aux bateaux sélectionnés de remplir le formulaire d’inscription et de régler la totalité les frais d’inscription. Les skeapers disposeront de 14 jours pour compléter incriptions et réglement sans que leur date d’inscription auprés du winches Club ne remette en cause leur place dans la liste
A partir du 24 Février minuit, l’ordre de préférence issu des préinscriptions auprés de la classe n’aura plus court et un lien vers des inscriptions en liste d’attente complémentaire sera publié en accés direct depuis cette page . Pour inscrire son bateau en liste d’attente vous aurez à remplir le formulaire et à régler 20 € de frais de traitement de dossier. A ce moment, la place en liste d’attente sera directement lié à l’ordre chronologique de reception des inscriptions.
Au gré de la saison et des désistements éventuels, nous contacterons les skeapers bénéficiant d’une ouverture vers la short liste ou liste 1 afin qu’ils complétent le solde de leur inscription.
L’évolution des listes sera réguliérement publié sur le site de la classe Mini ( sous chaque vignette de courses ) jusqu’a la cloture définitive des inscriptions.
Espérant vous retrouver prochainement sur Douarnenez,
Cordialement l’équipe du Winches Club
18 JUNE 2022
The first words from the skippers as they step ashore after these six days of sailing are “Ah well, it was long” and they all agree on this point. After six days in a light variable wind, with no precise weather forecast, this is understandable. But it’s with a big smile that Victor Mathieu and François Jambou disembarked the 967 Univers 650, having crossed the finish line first at 03:42, this Saturday 18th June.
Happy to have arrived and above all to have finished first in the Mini Fastnet, François exclaims “It was a real mess with the weather, fortunately I got on well with Victor, otherwise one of us would have gone overboard!” before lying down on the pontoon and saying that it is more comfortable to sleep inside the Mini.
Half an hour later, the second Proto arrives: the 1026 Uoum with Robinson Pozzoli and Arno Biston on board. Also with a smile, they try to eat the delicious hot food provided by the Winches Club “We’re hungry! The race lasted longer than expected, we were missing some rations on board…” but it’s not easy to leave the pontoon, between the journalists, friends and the boats which come to moor next to it…
At 04:52, the first of the Series crosses the line – that is to say 01hr10 after the first in the scratch race – and the happy winners are Victoire Martinet and Nicolas D’estais on the 1031 Minion. “It was crazy, there were like 15 starts throughout the race,” says Victoire, “when the wind was blowing, the whole fleet would settle down and start again with the next light breeze, the counters almost back to zero. “We were lucky to finish first, clearly,” adds Nicolas, bottle of champagne in hand. The skipper of the Grand Ocean 624, Thibault Chomard, who came 7th among the Protos, explains that he dropped anchor in the bay of Douarnenez, to avoid going backwards with the current. Laure Galley and Alexandre Demange on the 1048 DMG Mori, are quite disappointed to have led for most of the race and to have finished 5th. “It’s the boat’s first defeat” exclaims Laure.
3 hours and 58 minutes separate the first from the last on the finish line, which is not much for a week-long race. In the early hours of the morning, with beer on the pontoon and couscous at the Sailing Club, the skippers exchanged impressions and tactics of the race in a good mood and general tiredness.
PODIUM
Series :
1- 1031 Minion – Victoire Martinet-Nicolas D’Estais –04:52
2 – 886 Stinkfoot – Lucas de Courreges-Valentin Lemarchand-05:02
3 – 1038 Faun – Adrien Simon-Benoit Hantzperg-05:06
Prototye :
1 – 967 Univers 650 – Victor Mathieu-François Jambou-03:42
2 – 1026 Uoum – Robinson Pozzoli-Arno Biston-04:08
3 – 802 Leon – Basile Gautier-Antoine Even-04:15
