Friday 28 December 2012

Multi50 news, the Multi50 Association publish their calendar of events for 2013

The excellent Multi50 class have published their calendar of events for 2013.  The original document is in French and I've just done a google translate which accounts for the in places "interesting" English but you get the idea.  The original document is here:

NEWSLETTER OF Multi50 21/12/2012
http://www.class-multi50.org/newsletters/newsletter29.html

2013: A year for ambitious Multi50 class

Multihulls Class Multi50 voted their calendar 2013. Appointments between now and the inevitable new events, the season promises to be a number of miles.
 Multihulls Class Multi50 voted their calendar 2013. Appointments between now and the inevitable new events, the season promises to be a number of miles. It is a perfectly balanced schedule that Multi50 chose for 2013. Some events for spring break in boats, two trophies and two exclusive Multi50 new events: in 2013 Multi50 will show their bows in the Mediterranean, and at the end of the season, they'll tu 27 ° S latitude south most ever multihulls visited by 15 meters. year begins with a birth in the Aquitaine coast. Lalou Roucayrol should put water in his new boat during the month of January before developing in the following months, to run events of the season. All skippers Multi50 enthusiastically greet the arrival of a new kid in the class. Kicking off the season will be given from 3 to 6 May at the Grand Prix Guyader. The Multi50 admit a weakness for the Bay of Douarnenez and multiple opportunities to make nice journey. This year's races will be held over four days: when you love it does not count! Then the fleet descend rapidly to the Trinité sur Mer for the start of Race Ingerop Armen May 9 The island of Sein in Ile d'Yeu, a distance of 330 miles with the classification provided many twists to the finish line. then, without losing time, Multi50 will for the first time Cape to Gibraltar and Marseilles, where they will start the new Princes Road, June 1. Valencia (Spain), Lisbon (Port.), Dublin (Ire.), Plymouth (UK) promise to become the scene of festive stops after short steps and played. The finish shall be deemed to Roscoff June 29 Cowes Dinard and the Fastnet Race are on the menu this summer and will Trophy Prince de Bretagne in Saint-Quay Portrieux late August, followed by the Port of Fecamp Trophy early September. These two go together each year for three days each, plus 10 Multi50 and even 13 boats in 2012. Finally, on November 3 will be given the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, new version. Multi50 will never come down much latitude. They go to Itajai in Brazil, well south of Rio. The course direct route displays 5.4 million and is therefore a long race that awaits tandems skippers with Pot-au-black and bypass the Brazilian coast. Meanwhile this ambitious season, the whole class Multi50 wish you happy holidays!

Multi50 Calendar - 2013 GRAND PRIX GUYADER - May 3 to 6 ARMEN RACE - May 9 PRINCES ROAD - 1st June 30 COWES-DINARD - July 12 to 14 Fastnet Race - August 10 to 12 PRINCE TROPHY BRITTANY / SAINT-QUAY - 30 August to 1 September TROPHY PORT FECAMP - September 7 to 9 TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE - Departure November 3



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