Like for every sport, competitiveness of solo skippers increases as years go by. Mini 6.50 Class is a very good example of this evolution:
more skippers, more professionals, more high technologies, more money, more selection, a fantastic internationalization. The Transat 6.50 isn’t anymore a simple adventure for ocean dreamers with small budget. It became too a very high-level competition class.
Training is now required:

  • to master these extreme boats witch are Mini 6.50,
  • to minimize give up risks because of technical or human problems,
  • to keep on cadence of the race, to win or simply to sail as well as you can,
  • to demonstrate your commitment and how serious is your project to your partnerships,

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    Since 2005, results of 6.50 mini races give a sure sign that the best investment for a project is:
    training

    We offer a complete training service, organized during two years to prepare the TRANSAT 6.50.

     

    OBJECTIVE
  • Increase performance:
  • boat control: jibe, tack, change of sails boat speed : Speed test, sails tuning, sails optimising, pilot tuning, stacking, steering,…
  • strategic decision: meteorology (observe, analyse), Navigation, self knowledge (limits, goals)
  • rhythm on board: organisation, stacking, priorities, sleeping, eating,…
  • Increase performance in onboard organisation: rhythm, sleep, eat, priority
  • boat preparation: optimising
    • MEANS
  • 41 days of training with trainer for 2008
  • 4 days training courses
  • Weather forecast courses
  • Navigation course
  • Individual or group breifing for each race
  • Technical consultant
  • Specialized trainer
  • Motor boat; buoys
  • Photo/Video
  • NMEA data logger (in progress)
  • Briefing room
  • Boat place
  • Stocking room
  • Hull cleaning
  • Possibility for boat preparation (Yacht-Man)
    • To ensure quality and efficiency, we prefer to limit boats number in each group.
    Requirement:
  • Sharing: Will to information sharing to speed up improvement
  • motivation: Trainings are intensive. Skippers must find theirs limits. A physical training is recommended.
  • Boat: ready for intensive sailing, Hull clean, Good state sails (max.: 1 season) for speed test
  • Meteorology language: be able to read a pressure map
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