The start of the fifth edition of the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE was given on Monday 15 July at 16:30 in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in a steady Southeasterly breeze. On the agenda for the 70 boats taking part, two 630 and 490 mile courses to La Trinité-sur-Mer, with varied conditions andRead more
Oren Nataf (Rayon Vert, Multi 2000): “I’m coming to the DRHEAM-CUP to enjoy myself, because I’m an amateur, and if we win like we did two years ago, all the better! The DRHEAM-CUP is a great race, one of the few with a bit of distance to cover. The other 50-foot multihulls will be ourRead more
The start of the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE at 4.30pm can be seen from the port of Le Becquet and the beaches of Collignon, La Saline and Querqueville. The race can be followed on the tracking map, updated every fifteen minutes, on the website, as well as on socialRead more
The skipper’s briefing for the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE was held on Sunday afternoon, an opportunity for the Race Manager, Hervé Gauthier, to announce a shortening of two courses: the Class40 and the large monohull will race on the DC 600 and the Multi 2000, IRC, Sun Fast 30Read more
Although sailors are more often in the spotlight during offshore races such as the DRHEAM-CUP/GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE, their organisation rests on the shoulders of men and women who, at sea and on land, run the machine”. The sport side of it is managed by a Race Manager, Hervé Gautier, chosenRead more
The DRHEAM-TROPHY, the prologue of the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE took place on Saturday afternoon. The race was changed to a parade due to a lack of wind. The 25 young people attending as part of the Rêves de Large event were able to enjoy the day behind theRead more
The DRHEAM-TROPHY, prologue of the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE, will take place on Saturday, starting at 14:00 for a ten nautical mile course. An opportunity for 25 young people from Cherbourg to experience the race from the inside and take in this fifth edition’s impressive fleet. Since the officialRead more