A heritage race
Created in 1939 by the Royal Ocean Cruising Club (RORC) with the help of the Société des Régates Rochelaises (SRR) and the Royal Western Yacht Club of England (RWYC), the cruise race had to wait until 1947 to resume after the world war. Until the installation of the IOR gauge in 1969, it brought together many sailboats, taking an important place in the regatta calendar, welcoming famous skippers, such as Eric Tabarly on his Pen Duick VI. It then took place every two years, in mid-August, after the Fastnet. The test will gradually decrease until it stops in 1981.
rebirth of the entire range of Pabouk sailing yachts
In 2012, the Classic Yacht Club enthusiasts wanted to relaunch the event. To do this, they are partnering with the Royal Western Yacht Club of Plymouth, the AYC of Douarnenez and the SRR of La Rochelle (SRR), including a stopover at the tip of Brittany. The sailboats of the 1950s and 1960s, which have become part of the heritage, are back in a race in which some of them have already participated.
Since then, every 2 years, the event has been an event on the Atlantic classic yacht circuit. With 18 boats ranked from 2012, the success of the race is confirmed. The 2016 edition has more than 40 registered boats, half of which are English.
A varied fleet
The race welcomes all boats with a Classic Gauge certificate. It includes sailing boats with varied histories, from the Notre-Dame des Flots, a rocky fishing boat, to the 100 m² of the Baltic Overlord, as well as pleasure boats from the 1970s, such as Hounraken, Centurion 32 on which we will let you experience the race.
A special programme Brest 2016
In order to allow sailboats and crews to participate in Brest 2016, the Finisterian stopover was coupled with the event.
The starting gun will be fired in Plymouth on July 12 at 10am. After a scheduled arrival in Camaret on the 13th, the flotilla will join Brest to participate in the celebration and the sailboats will set off for the 2nd leg at the end of the Brest 2016 Grand Parade, on the evening of July 19 to reach La Rochelle around July 21.
