Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race : Latest news
16 May 18:47 - The sport, the thinking, the excitement!
The 4th edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest - Brest certainly kept its promise. The pre-race phase inspired thought, prompted discussion and fuelled get-togethers with the skippers, attending scientists, as well as 200 children from within the local care system keen to discover the offshore racing...
11 May 23:40 - Jérémie Beyou and Franck Cammas (Charal 2) second into Brest
Completing the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest-Brest this Thursday evening at 20h41 ‘43' local time, Jérémie Beyou and Franck Cammas (Charal 2) secure second place (awaiting official confirmation) in the event’s 2023 edition. Their race time equates to 4 days 06 hours 41 minutes and 43 seconds. They finished 26...
11 May 23:12 - Thomas Ruyant and Morgan Lagravière (FOR PEOPLE), first back to Brest
After crossing the finish line in the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest-Brest this Thursday evening at 20:15 02' local time, Thomas Ruyant and Morgan Lagravière (FOR PEOPLE) take victory (awaiting official confirmation) in the 2023 edition of the event. Their race time is 4 days 06 hours 15 minutes and 02 seconds....
10 May 18:00 - After the schuss, the ski tow
After the schuss, the ski tow
After a high-speed downhill section with peak speeds of over 30 knots between Fastnet and the ‘Tout Commence en Finistère’ waypoint, which the front runners rounded at about 02:00 hours French time this Wednesday morning, the duos competing in the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest-Brest...
09 May 20:46 - Fastnet astern !
Having passed the ‘Tout Commence en Finistère’ waypoint mid-afternoon yesterday, the duos competing in the fourth Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest – Brest began their climb up to Fastnet. Far from relaxing, the sailors had to deal with a very fluky breeze. With wind shifts, light patches and squalls of up to 40 knots...
08 May 18:19 - Different point of sail, different pace
Different point of sail, different pace
After setting sail early yesterday afternoon on a 1,280-mile sprint across the Atlantic, the thirteen duos competing in the fourth edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest – Brest had a tricky first night, upwind, with very light airs...
07 May 17:37 - Taking on the Atlantic !
This Sunday 7 May at 14:00 hours local time, the fourth edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest – Brest kicked off from the Brest Narrows exit. Propelled along by a 5 to 8-knot W’ly wind, the thirteen duos enjoyed a gentle start to the 1,280-mile course. The opening stages as far as the ‘Tout Commence en...
06 May 15:48 - Packing a punch from the get-go!
Three days before the start of the main event in this fourth edition of the Guyader - Bermudes 1000 Race Brest - Brest, the skippers competed in the traditional Défi Pom’Potes speed runs in Brest harbour. Enjoying particularly favourable conditions, certain crews managed to tease 40 knots out of their steeds! Charal (...
06 May 15:11 - T-1
The countdown has already begun with a day to go till the race start in the fourth edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 milles Race Brest-Brest, this Sunday at 14:00 hours local time. For the skippers, it’s been a particularly studious day with a scientific conference in the morning and a briefing late afternoon, as...
05 May 14:09 - Everyone poised for action in Brest !
Since midday this Thursday, the thirteen IMOCAs competing in the fourth edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest - Brest have been in position, split between the Marina du Château and the Quai Malbert. We’ll have to wait until Sunday to see them set sail on the main event, but in the meantime they’ll be sure to...
03 May 18:29 - Sailors and scientists, a winning relationship!
Though the ocean is widely recognised as a source of life, an essential resource for man and a key element in the inner workings of our planet, we still have a huge amount to learn about a vast proportion of it. Faced with ongoing climate change, one of the major challenges relates to understanding and prioritising...
26 Apr 17:27 - Two days dedicated to children in care in the Finistère region
Two days dedicated to children in care in the Finistère region
Whilst nearly 1,000 local 9-11-year-olds and students from the Brest Maritime College, together with the sailors competing in the event and authors from the Gallimard publishing house, were invited to take part in a writing exercise on a common ocean-...
20 Apr 12:46 - The Brest-based award winners in the Gallimard / Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race writing competition are unveiled !
Just like the authors of the Gallimard company, the sailors competing in the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race, associates of IFREMER, students of the local maritime college and school children from the city of Brest, were invited to take part in a writing exercise on the theme ‘The ocean, a mirror of our dreams.’ In all,...
20 Apr 12:44 - Gallimard publications once again associated with the race for a journey in writing
Already associated with the event for the first three races, Gallimard publications is once again sponsoring the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race’s literary break. As such, they’re inviting sailors, authors, Brest’s 9 and 10-year-olds and maritime college students, as well as employees from IFREMER oceanic institution, to...
06 Apr 14:43 - Significant regional involvement
Resolutely geared towards the sea, the city of Brest has transformed itself into a reference maritime venue for major offshore races. As such, it is no coincidence that for the second consecutive year it is preparing to host the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest-Brest, a course that forms part of the IMOCA GLOBE SERIES...
29 Mar 17:21 - A top-flight line-up for the fourth edition !
A top-flight line-up for the fourth edition!
After Paul Meilhat in 2018, Sébastien Simon in 2019 and Charlie Dalin in 2022, who will take victory in the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest - Brest this May? It’s impossible to answer that question right now, except to say that it’s bound to be two sailors as the event is...
16 Mar 9:56 - A double-handed first !
The fourth edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest-Brest will run from 4 to 14 May 2023. To date, around thirty sailors have already confirmed their presence at the event. For the first time, this race will be contested in double-handed format, together with an on-board reporter. The aim: to best fulfil the...
30 Jan 11:09 - GUYADER BERMUDES 1000 RACE : See you in Brest on 4 may, start on 7 may !
The 4th edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race will run from 4 to 14 May 2023, with the start scheduled for Sunday 7 May.
The 1,000-mile course is identical to last year’s, save for the fact that the skippers will contest the race in double-handed format this time around. Kicking off the IMOCA season – it’s the 1st...
10 May 15:29 - IT’S DALIN LEADING THE ‘USUAL SUSPECTS’ AFTER TWO DAYS IN THE GUYADER BERMUDES 1000 RACE
After two days at sea in the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race, the IMOCA fleet is now heading south-southwest on a starboard reach towards the Gallimard Waypoint situated about 250 nautical miles west-northwest of Cape Finisterre.
Not for the first time in recent races, the leader, who has dominated from the start off...
09 May 14:12 - Getting down to the nitty-gritty!
On Sunday 8 May, at 14:40 hours local time, in a slight delay to the schedule, the fleet competing in the 3rd edition of the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race set sail from Brest in north-west Brittany. The 24 solo sailors in the IMOCA class got off to a gentle start, propelled along by a W’ly wind of 6 to 8 knots. An...
