The 62 sailors in this transatlantic reserved for amateurs are expected in Fort-de-France in 20 days.
Starting signal. The 62 competitors in Cap-Martinique, a transatlantic reserved for amateurs, took the start this Sunday in La Trinite-sur-Mer (Morbihan) and are expected in Fort-de-France (Martinique) in about twenty days. The crossing promises to be fast, as indicated by Jean-Philippe Cau, co-organizer: “The gods were with us. The wind was light but everyone got off to a good start on the direct route to Martinique. The wind will quickly pick up today and they will pick up speed in the next few hours.»
Cap-Martinique, or the opportunity for sailors whose job it is not to realize their dream. “They manage to reconcile an often dense professional life with their passion. It requires a lot of sacrifices. You don’t realize it, but it’s quite a feat to cross the Atlantic under sail. For many of them it’s the ride of a lifetime“, notes Thibaut Derville, co-organizer.