For the first time, an offshore racing event establishes gender diversity as a rule in its own right. The Transat Paprec set off on Sunday from Concarneau towards Saint-Barthélémy.
The famous crossing, formerly Transat AG2R, has a long history with women. Catherine Chabaud, Florence Arthaud and Isabelle Autissier took the start in the 1990s, on Figaro Bénéteau monohulls, types of sailboats still in use.