The “mini transat” has been since the 80’s the springboard for many notorious skippers who wanted to race singlehanded at a professional level. Michel Desjoyeaux, Thomas Coville, Loick Peyron, Ellen McArthur, Halvard Mabire; all wor...

Discover the demanding but fascinating world Jean lives in. Raised in different parts of the world including Asia and the Middle East, he flies back to Paris to study Architecture, where he graduated in September last year. Freshly out of college, Je...

Jean and his boat just completed the first race of the season in less than 4 days. No significant damage was to deplore and after having recovered some sleep, Jean is back in good shape. For his first race Jean fulfilled his objectives: finish the ra...

Start and arrival in Lorient, sails across the Iroise Sea, the Celtic and Irish seas, and ends with the crossing of the Bay of Biscay.   10 days alone. No one to speak to over the VHF radio which emits only a few kilometres around the boat. No o...

From Douarnenez to the Fastnet rock lighthouse in Ireland via the Scilly Islands and the western tip of Wales.   Named after the mythical Fastnet race held every two years by the Royal Ocean Racing Club of England, the “Mini Fastnet”...

Winter race preparations are going well as the Eiger International boat reached her Lorient boatyard last week.   “Most of this preparation work is focused towards structural reinforcement and checking in order to be set and safe on the st...