Programme subject to the current health guidelines
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
OPENING AND OFFICIAL EVENING
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: HIT/MIXITE/IMOCA "Societal Commitment" workshops (free access)
3:00 pm: All boats in port
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Opening ceremony of the Défi Azimut Lorient Agglomération (by invitation)
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
AZIMUT - BRETAGNE CHRONO CREWED RUNS
postpone to Sunday 24th for meteo reasons.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Free visit of la Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly for partners and team guests.
5:00 pm: 48 h race Briefing, mandatory for the crew (skipper, co-skipper).
Official Picture at the end of the briefing. Competitors (skipper, co-skipper) must be present.
7:00 pm: Cocktail at la Baleine Déshydratée (by invitation)
Thursday, September 21, 2023
48H AZIMUT DOUBLE-HANDED
8:00 am: Briefing for OBR, Hall Pen Duick (Cité de la voile). Mandatory attendance for OBR.
9:30 am: IMOCA leave port
12:30: Start of the 48H AZIMUT
Friday, September 22, 2023
WORKSHOPS - AUDELOR - EUROLARGE
(by invitation only)
09:30: Round tables (AI from design to piloting, energy strategy, etc.)
14:00: Round tables (Foil & Co Foil Racing ...)
16h00: America's Cup (update, trends)
TARA conference with Romain Troublé and Thomas Coville
(open access)
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023
(by invitation only)
RETURN FROM THE 48H & CREW PARTY
10:00 - 18:00: Boat arrivals
7:00 pm: Prize-giving ceremony (by invitation only)
8:00 mp: crew party (by invitation)
sunday september 24, 2023
AZIMUT - BRETAGNE CHRONO CREWED RUNS
9:00 am: IMOCA leave pontoon (pool 1)
9:45 am: IMOCA leave pontoon (pool 2)
10:45 am: IMOCA leave pontoon (pool3)
*11:00 am: Openning of the start line for the run of the pool 1
*12:00: Openning of the start line for the run of the pool 2
*1:00 pm: Openning of the start line for the run of the pool 3
*2:00 pm: Openning of the start line for the final (4st four boats of each pool)
5:00 pm: Prize giving on the dock of Lorient La Base. Attendance mandatory for skipper and co-skipper
*Theorical timing, will be confirmed by the race committee by VHF once at sea..:.. am: IMOCA boats leave port
5:00 pm: Azimut Challenge prize-giving ceremony - Lorient Agglomération