Schedule

16th Edition of the Defi Azimut - Program 

September 14th to 20th, 2026 - Lorient La Base harbour

 

Monday, September 14 

WELCOME TO LA BASE HARBOUR & TECHNICAL PREPARATION 

 Arrival of boats throughout the day

Tech After Morning by 507 Works X Défi Azimut, “At the End of the Halyard: From the Shipyard to the Open Sea” (registration required)

Partners welcome

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Tuesday, September 15 

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.: Materials and Mobility Day, co-organized by Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique, ID4Mobility, Compositic, and the EMC2 cluster, at the Lorient Convention Center (registration required)

Tour of the docks and school groups

2:00 p.m. (afternoon at leisure): Tribute to Charlie Dalin, crossing from Lorient to Concarneau

The IMOCAs return to Lorient in the evening

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Wednesday, September 16

RUNS AZIMUT

Safety briefing and skippers’ briefing, Cité de la Voile Auditorium

1:30 p.m.: Departure from the IMOCA harbor

2:30 p.m.: Opening of the starting line for the Speed Runs in the Groix de Lorient straits, with crew on board

5:30 p.m.: Closing of the Speed Run starting line

8:00 p.m.: Speed Run awards ceremony and opening ceremony at the Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly (by invitation only)

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Thursday, September 17

48H AZIMUT

Tour of the docks and school groups

Briefing for skippers and OBRs

1:30 p.m.: IMOCA boats depart from the pontoons

3:30 p.m.: Start of the 48H Azimut solo race

Azimut professional afterwork in collaboration with the Bretagne brand (marque Bretagne), at the Comptoir Groix et Nature; registration required

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Friday, September 18 

CONFERENCES - AFTERWORKS

With Bretagne Next, Audélor, and UBS (registration required)

9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Architecture and Innovation Conferences

2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Conference on “Broadening Horizons and Business Model Transformation”

Azimut professional networking reception with Breton networks at Comptoir Groix et Nature (registration required)

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Saturday, September 19 

RETURN FROM THE 48H AZIMUT & TEAM EVENING 

10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Finish of the 48H Azimut solo race

8:00 p.m.: 48H awards ceremony and crew party (invitation only)

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Sunday, September 20

TOUR DE GROIX & PRIZE GIVING

11:00 a.m.: Departure from the IMOCA harbor

Delayed start for the Figaro class

12:30 p.m.: Start of the Tour de Groix

5:30 p.m.: Tour de Groix awards ceremony, Village l'Atlantique le Télégramme, open to the public

Closing reception, open to the public