{"id":6705,"date":"2024-04-08T09:28:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T07:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibsasailing.com\/?page_id=6705"},"modified":"2024-04-08T09:29:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T07:29:22","slug":"the-transat-cic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ibsasailing.com\/en\/the-transat-cic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Transat CIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <em><strong>Transat CIC <\/strong><\/em>it is one of the most prestigious single-handed transoceanic regattas, by virtue of the participation of some of the greatest legends of sailing. Established in 1960 as <em><strong>The<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>English Transat<\/strong><\/em> (or <em><strong>OSTAR<\/strong><\/em>) \u2013 later known as <em><strong>1 Star<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 and now simply called <em><strong>The Transat<\/strong><\/em>, it helped create myths like that of <strong>\u00c8ric Tabarly<\/strong>, in 1964, and consecrated several French sailors, including <strong>Fran\u00e7ois Gabart<\/strong>, who just in the last two years ranked second in the <em>Route<\/em> <em>du<\/em> <em>Rhum <\/em>2022 in the Ultim class and won the <em>Rolex Fastnet Race<\/em> 2023. After the 2016 edition, the <em>Transat CIC<\/em> was supposed to take place again in 2020, celebrating its 60<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary, but was cancelled and postponed to 2024, due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The beginning of the <strong>15<\/strong><sup><strong>th<\/strong><\/sup><strong> edition of the <\/strong><em><strong>Transat<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>CIC <\/strong><\/em>is set for <strong>Sunday, April 28, 2024<\/strong>. The distance to be covered <strong>from<\/strong> <strong>Lorient<\/strong> \u2013 one of the great ocean sailing centres in France \u2013 <strong>to New York<\/strong> will be 3,500 NM, along a challenging route in the North Atlantic Ocean, very difficult due to wind, sea and current conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition is open to several classes, for a <strong>total of 80 boats<\/strong>: IMOCAs, Ocean Fiftys, Class40s and the vintage crafts from the <em>Vintage Sailboats<\/em> class. In order to participate, skippers must have covered a solo qualifying pathway of at least 1,200 NM before March 28, 2024, or have sailed a solo race of at least 500 NM, plus an additional qualifying distance for a total of 1,400 NM in racing configuration. However, sailors who have completed the <em>Retour \u00e0 la Base<\/em> 2023 or the <em>Route<\/em> <em>du<\/em> <em>Rhum <\/em>2022 \u2013 like <strong>Alberto Bona<\/strong> \u2013 are <strong>automatically qualified<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Transat CIC it is one of the most prestigious single-handed transoceanic regattas, by virtue of the participation of some of the greatest legends of sailing. 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