A NEW RACE BETWEEN FRANCE AND YUCATAN IN MEXICO

• An autumnal transatlantic race every two years
• A double-handed, non-stop racee
• A « solidarity crew »* prologue in the Loire Estuary
• Departure on 12 March 2012 from Nantes-Saint-Nazaire
• Arrival at Progreso (in Yucatan, Mexico)
• 5 000 miles (9 260 km) with a passage to the north of the West Indies

* A solidarity crew includes a skipper, a crew member, a representative from a solidarity charity, the figure supporting the charity and the charity’s patron.