Coming and Going

The season’s first Transat racers are preparing to leave France. This one is for solo Figaro sailors, a class we are fans of because the boats are affordable starters for someone hoping to make a career out of ocean racing. We also like the sailors’ bottle, having seen them face some weather we wouldn’t be that keen on heading into in something a lot bigger. On top of that, if you want a reason for following this event there’s the fact that a talented sailor chick is among the entries. Isabelle Joshke
didn’t do too well in the weekend’s prologue, which was won by Gildas Morvan from Thierry Chabagny and Erwan Tabarly, but we’ll have a bet on her for the main event. Pic from Thierry Martinez and more here.