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