RSPL – Défi Pure Ocean 2nd Edition

ROUTE ST PIERRE LORIENT – PURE OCEAN CHALLENGE

A crossing of the Atlantic Ocean to raise awareness of ocean preservation.

EDITION 2021

J.P. Dick’s crew has just arrived in Lorient on Tuesday 22nd June, and has beaten the record set last year with a time of 7 days 14 hours 43 minutes and 43 seconds!
Congratulations to this incredible team

Following a successful first edition in 2020, Route Saint-Pierre & Miquelon and Pure Ocean will organize the second edition of the Route Saint-Pierre Lorient – Pure Ocean Challenge in 2021. The starting line will be open from June 13-27.

The Route Saint-Pierre Lorient – Pure Ocean Challenge is a sailing challenge across the Atlantic, between Saint-Pierre & Miquelon and Lorient, open to all types of sailboats and any floating support driven by the wind, with several goals:

beat the reference times
raise public awareness about the ocean and the need to protect it
collect useful data for scientific studies for the protection of the ocean
raise funds for ocean research

The vocation is to be an “other” race, focused on the urgency to save the ocean and on the means to achieve it.

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RULES – PURE OCEAN CHALLENGE 2021

2021 EDITION

The previous year’s record was beaten on Tuesday 22nd June with a new time of 7 days 14 hours 43 minutes and 43 seconds!

Congratulations to our crew for their commitment and this incredible performance!

The race was launched on Monday 14th June at 18:18 and 34 seconds UTC.

beat Eric Tabarly’s 1987 reference time
beat the reference times set during the previous edition in 2020
raise public awareness of the ocean and the need to protect it
collect data useful for scientific studies for the protection of the ocean
raise funds for ocean research
to position the archipelago of Saint Pierre & Miquelon as an ocean racing destination
to develop a sustainable nautical link between Lorient and Saint Pierre & Miquelon