Dan Dytch shows The Daily Sail his Proto Mini
While Pip Hare is the sole British competitor in the Series class in this year’s Charente Maritime-Bahia Transat 6.50, so Lymington’s Dan Dytch is the lone Brit in the Proto class.
Mini Transat - Thursday
British Series class Mini sailor Pip Hare has elevated herself from ninth place in the series boats at the last sched yesterday up to third at 0600 today.
Six women in the Mini Transat
The 18th Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 (better know as the Mini Transat) sets sail on 25 September once again from La Rochelle. Among the 80 solo sailors due to set on the 4,200 mile voyage for Salvador, Brazil via a stopover in Funchal, Madeira will be just six women.
Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 preview
Created in 1977 by Bob Salmon, the 18th edition of The Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 leaves on Sunday the 25th of September 2011 at 05:17 am off the coasts of Charente-Maritime to head to Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) via Funchal (Madeira / Portugal).