Programme

The 13th edition of the Défi Azimut - Lorient Agglomération from 19 to the 24 September 2023!

Programme subject to the current health guidelines

The organisation and media are based at the Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly where the briefings, events and round tables are also hosted.

 

Monday 18 September 2023

WELCOME IN LA BASE PORT & TECHNICAL PREPARATION

10:00 hrs : Arrival of the boats (all day long)

17:00 hrs: Security briefing for pilots

 

Tuesday 19 September 2023

OUVERTURE ET SOIREE OFFICIELLE

14:00 - 16:30 hrs: Conference "engagement sociétal" HIT/Mixité/IMOCA (Apicil, Initiative Coeur, Lazare, Biotherm, MACSF...)

17:00 hrs : Opening and welcoming

19:00 hrs : Opening ceremony for the Défi Azimut Lorient Agglomération with the skippers (by invitation only)

 

Wednesday 20 September 2023

RUNS AZIMUT – BRETAGNE   TIMED IN CREWED FORMAT

09:00 hrs : Accueil des groupes enfants, partenaires, presse...

10:00 hrs : Pre-race briefing (by invitation only) in la Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly, open to the media

11:00 hrs : Official photo

11:30 hrs : Visite accompagnée des pontons

13:00 hrs : IMOCAs depart port

20:00 hrs : Prize-giving 

 

Thursday 21 September 2023

48H D’AZIMUT (DOUBLE HANDED)

10:00 hrs : Start briefing (by invitation only)

12:00 hrs : Visite commentée des pontons

14:00 hrs : IMOCAs depart port

15:30 hrs : Availability of the Race Committee 



Friday 22 September 2023
(by invitation only)

 

CONFERENCES - AUDELOR - EUROLARGE & TARA

 

Saturday 23 September 2023

48H RACE RETURN & CREW PARTY

12:00 - 18:00 hrs : Arrival of the boats

10:00 - 16:30 hrs : Tara in la Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly

19:00 hrs : Crew evening (by invitation only)

 

Sunday 24 September 2023

TOUR DE GROIX AZIMUT & PRIZE GIVING

(Record held by Vincent Riou in 1h 08" 10')

11:00 hrs : IMOCAs depart port 

13:00 hrs : Launching of the race by Tara boat

17:00 hrs : Prize-giving for the Défi Azimut