Mini Transat 6.50

The Transat 6.50 (originally until 2001, and in the " jargon " today: Minitransat and since 2001 is officially La Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50) is since 1977 every two years held single-handed transatlantic race from east to West at 6.5 meter monohull yachts. It was created by the British Bob Salmon, after other transatlantic race for many interested parties had become too expensive.

History

The race started in the early years in the UK, and later in France, and is usually associated with a stopover in the Canary Islands, sailed in two stages.

From 2001 the race under the name " La Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 " was started Charente- Maritime in Fort Boyard at La Rochelle in the French department and led across the stage destination of Lanzarote to Salvador da Bahia, Brazil - previously were the objectives in the Caribbean ( " Columbus Route"). Since 2007, Funchal is in Madeira / Portugal destination port of the first stage.

The large because of the relatively low cost of interest is the organizer (since 2001: " Le Grand Pavois" ) limited ( from approximately EUR 80,000 can it be - the winning budget in 2005 was more than three times ).

2005 could start as biggest ever field 72 yachts. Admission is in the order of the messages of the skipper, however, are accepted only after the fulfillment of certain conditions (2005: including proof of sailing experience in this boat class in the form of each at least 1000 M one-handed and two-handed races, evidence of a survival training ). This guarantees the high standard of the field and makes the Transat 6.50 now become a force to be "safe " race: in 2005 only eight tasks recorded, all because of material fracture.

The competition paved known single-handed sailors, for example, Ellen MacArthur, Isabelle Autissier and Jean Luc Van Den Heede entry into careers and sailors round the world races on much larger yachts.

The winning time in 2005 totaled 24d 21:36:24, which corresponds to an average speed of 8.2 knots for the first stage and 6.7 kn for the second stage, or an average of 7.1 knots at 4,226 nautical miles.

There have been 11 German participants, nine of whom reached the goal:

The yachts

" Minis" are a construction class (for example, boat length, maximum draft) designers can within certain limits some leeway to promote the technical development of yacht building. " Minis" the designers are considered to be highly estimated cost " test vehicles " for innovations in high-tech yacht building, especially for the cognate Open 60s, but some also for previous America's Cup yacht. So tilt keels were first used on minis.

Rating

The Transat 6.50 is evaluated since 1999 in two categories: prototypes and Serienbauten.

The winners 1977-2009

Since 2001: Fort Boyard ( FRA ) - Puerto Calero (Lanzarote) - Salvador de Bahia (BRA ): 1306 2920 = 4226 nautical miles, which is 7826 km.

• 2001: 70 participants, of which 38 counted:

• 2003: 70 participants, of which 38 counted:

• 2005: 72 participants, of which 64 counted:

2007, 2009: Fort Boyard ( FRA ) - Funchal (Madeira, POR ) - Salvador da Bahia (BRA ): 1100 3100 = 4200 nautical miles, which are 7778.4 km.

• 2007: 89 participants, of which 83 counted:

• 2009: 85 participants, of which 78 counted: