The teams will sail a short course today “for the show”, before crossing the start line for real on Wednesday or Thursday.
The violent storm forecast on Tuesday has led the Transat Jacques Vabre organisers to postpone the start to Wednesday or Thursday. Called “a bomb” by the weather specialists from Meteo France, the weather system is going to generate winds of up to 60 knots and waves of up to 10 meters.
Dominique Wavre and Michèle Paret, co-skippers of Mirabaud, say their boat could have sailed through this storm. “They are built to sail around the world! But we accept the decision. There are some smaller boats and it would have been difficult for them. We abide by the collective decision.”
CEO and Partner of Mirabaud, Antonio Palma confirms that “the collective decision has to be respected. We never get involve in such matters anyway, they are Dominique’s entire responsibility. However it is a good thing that the priority is given to safety.”
The Organising Committee will make a new announcement tomorrow. The objective is to start the race on Wednesday or Thursday.
