Vendée Globe
Route du Rhum
Solitaire du Figaro
Trophée Jules Verne
Transat AG2R
Volvo Ocean Race
Transat BPE
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Briefing of the first leg : Istanbul - Nice

27 Aug

Departure Saturday 29th of August 2009  16h00 BST for 1450 nautic miles, or approximately 7 days of racing.

The finish line will close on Monday 7th of September 2009 at 19:00 BST

Hi virtual racers,

Ready for the first stage linking Nice to Istanbul? It is a very long, technical and tactical stage, which will open this European Tour on Virtual Regatta. You will have to slalom carefully between all the Greek and Italian islands in order to reach Nice safely.

Start from Istanbul
- The only mark in this first stage, will be a gate at west of Trapani in Sicily. The gate will be formed by The islands of Marettimo and Favignana.
- Feel free to choose between East or West of the islands Sardinia and Corsica  to reach Nice.

Finish in Nice
- If you don't make it to Nice before the 7th of September at 19h00 BST, your boat will automatically be  moved there so that you'll be ready to start the next stage. Your ranking will be the one you had just before your teleportation.

Click here to play.

 See you on Saturday.
Virtual Regatta Team

 
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