Excess Chalenge, the virtual race to win a 300 000 ? catamaran is open! Since Saturday 19 January 2019 (date of the opening of the Düsseldorf Boat Show) the start line has been open. From now on all registered (registration fee of 5 ? until 31 January then 9 ? thereafter) can try to complete the course as quickly as possible, a virtual course of course! We had introduced you to this totally atypical project at the time of its launch in Paris.
The race starts from Barcelona to leave Minorca to port before passing through Bonifacio's mouths (leaving Corsica to port) before finishing in Cannes. You have 3 attempts to get the best score.
All competitors compete on equal terms. No specific sail set or solution to better bar at night. Everyone runs with the same boat (whose polar fleeces are not disclosed, but which we know is an Excess range catamaran) and also has an autopilot. On your dashboard, you can choose from 5 sail configurations. To steer your boat, you can navigate in compass mode (the boat follows a fixed course without taking into account wind shifts) or wind mode (ideal to keep speed, but be careful if the wind turns).
When asked about the feedback on the entries for this competition, Alexandre Dauberville, marqueting director of the future Excess brand, cannot communicate on the number of entries in order not to influence the players," on the other hand, we can announce that we are very happy with the enthusiasm for the game. Since the launch at the beginning of December 2018 at the Nautic in Paris, we have had a very international clientele that has registered. 49% of the participants are foreigners. The rest is French. The main representatives are Spanish, Italian, American and Australian for the largest communities. "All you have to do is ask for all the participants to be displayed to see that already many players are registered.
Another striking fact is the age of the participants: "the he average age of those registered is 44 years. This is much younger than our usual buyers in Lagoon. But that doesn't mean that we see the 18-year-old players coming... SI HUGO A R?VÉ SON ÉCUME DE MER POUR PARTIR EN GRANDE CROISIÈRE, CELA NE L'EMPÊCHE PAS DE NAVIGUER SUR D'AUTRES VOILIERS. IL NOUS FAIT VIVRE AUJOURD'HUI DANS CET ÉPISODE, LA PARTICIPATION AUX VOILES DE SAINT-BARTH. POUR CELA IL INTÈGRE UN ÉQUIPAGE QUI PARTICIPE SUR UN J/122 (UN VOILIER DE COURSE-CROISIÈRE DE 12 M).
All that remains now is to choose your day and time of departure before to enjoy the best weather. There is no doubt that the routing will rotate in order to imagine what is the best option. The entire Bateaux.com team is already in the starting blocks to take on this challenge.
