FOCUS ON PARTICIPANTS<\/span><\/h4>\nAlready registered, Jean-Pierre Dick<\/strong>, four-time winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre, who was forced to retire last year due to an engine problem, returns this year on his monohull JP54 ” Notre M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e – Ville de Nice “.<\/p>\nPure Ocean ambassador<\/strong> Dick will be competing against the TS42 multihull ‘Banzai’, skippered by Vincent Willemart who has a record of one win and one loss in his previous battles against the JP54.<\/p>\nDick will be accompanied by professional sailor Fabien Biron<\/strong> as well as four amateurs<\/strong>. They will begin training in Nantes in March before heading to Bermuda to continue with preparations. Boats will set off from St George’s Island.<\/p>\nVincent Willemart<\/strong>, with a TS42 crew of five, is looking forward to battling against Dick<\/strong> in what will be their third race together with honours currently even.
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Promise of epic battle in Bermuda-Lorient challenge - Pure Ocean<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/en\/2023\/02\/28\/4-th-edition-of-the-pure-ocean-challenge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Promise of epic battle in Bermuda-Lorient challenge - Pure Ocean\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[av_heading tag=’h1′ padding=’20’ heading=’4th edition of the Pure Ocean Challenge’ color=” style=” custom_font=” size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ custom_class=” admin_preview_bg=” av-desktop-hide=” av-medium-hide=” av-small-hide=” av-mini-hide=” av-medium-font-size-title=” av-small-font-size-title=” av-mini-font-size-title=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=”][\/av_heading] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” admin_preview_bg=”] Promise of epic battle between Bermuda and Lorient [\/av_textblock] [av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” admin_preview_bg=”] On May 7th, the Pure Ocean Challenge will set off from the western Atlantic island! 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Organised by the Pure Ocean Foundation, Absolute Dreamer and Advanced Tracking, entries are now open for the multi-class event where entrants will try and beat a record crossing time that has stood for 40 years. THE GOAL ? The event aims to raise awareness of the need for increased ocean conservation with entrants encouraged to collect data, during the 2900nm crossing, to help scientific ocean research and raise awareness and funds for ocean conservation. For more information or to participate, send an email to: mission@pure-ocean.org For more information, please click here [\/av_textblock] [\/av_one_full][av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_horizontal_gallery ids=’12551,12550,12602,12553,12552,12554′ height=’25’ size=’2048×2048′ links=’active’ gap=’1px’ active=’enlarge’ initial=’3′ control_layout=’av-control-default’] [\/av_one_full] [av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” admin_preview_bg=”] THE REFERENCE TIME FOR THIS CROSSING? 12 days 23 hours and 16 minutes The crossing time was set in 1983 by Eugene Riguidel and Jean-Franc\u00b8ois le Menec, in the catamaran William-Saurin. The fastest time recorded for a monohull is just 12 minutes slower and was set by Jean-Claude Parisis and Olivier de Rosny aboard Fernande in 1979. [\/av_textblock] [\/av_one_full] [av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’50’ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_border_color=” custom_margin_top=’30px’ custom_margin_bottom=’30px’ icon_select=’yes’ custom_icon_color=” icon=’ue808′ font=’entypo-fontello’ admin_preview_bg=”] [av_two_third first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” admin_preview_bg=”] FOCUS ON PARTICIPANTS Already registered, Jean-Pierre Dick, four-time winner of the Transat Jacques Vabre, who was forced to retire last year due to an engine problem, returns this year on his monohull JP54 ” Notre M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e – Ville de Nice “. Pure Ocean ambassador Dick will be competing against the TS42 multihull ‘Banzai’, skippered by Vincent Willemart who has a record of one win and one loss in his previous battles against the JP54. Dick will be accompanied by professional sailor Fabien Biron as well as four amateurs. They will begin training in Nantes in March before heading to Bermuda to continue with preparations. Boats will set off from St George’s Island. Vincent Willemart, with a TS42 crew of five, is looking forward to battling against Dick in what will be their third race together with honours currently even. [\/av_textblock] [\/av_two_third] [av_one_third min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=” mobile_breaking=” mobile_display=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” admin_preview_bg=”] “My boat is called “our Mediterranean” and this is a sea I grew up around and am deeply concerned about. It’s important to address some of the major issues affecting it, such as pollution and through this race we are highlighting the fact that more needs to be done there and elsewhere. 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