The 19-strong Transat Québec-Saint Malo fleet got off to a good start yesterday from the Quebec Yacht Club line in a light south-westerly breeze. Yves Parlier sailing Médiatis – Région Aquitaine took the best start in Multihull 60 fleet but after less than 24 hours into the race is now 95nm behind the current leader Sergio Tacchini skippered by Karine Fauconnier. Michel Desjoyeaux on Géant is less than a mile behind in second place.

Crêpes Whaou ! who took the best start in the Class 2 multihull fleet yesterday is maintaining his lead while Luc Coquelin (Marina Fort Louis Ile de St Martin) is gradually increasing his lead over Ciment St Laurent and Branec III in the Monohull 50s.

If the wind remains in the same direction, the first leg of the course downriver towards Newfoundland into the Atlantic will be predominantly downwind and likely to take the fleet one and half to two days. The fleet is currently heading towards the first course mark, the ‘bouee de Matane’ located in the St Laurent river.

List of entries

Multihulls 60s

CAMMAS Franck GROUPAMA

COVILLE Thomas SODEBO

DESJOYEAUX Michel GEANT

FAUCONNIER Karine SERGIO TACCHINI

GAUTIER Alain FONCIA

GUILLEMOT Marc GITANA X

LE PEUTREC Frédéric GITANA XI

MONNET Philippe SOPRA GROUP

PARLIER Yves MEDIATIS-REGION AQUITAINE

RAVUSSIN Stève BANQUE COVEFI

ROUCAYROL Lalou BANQUE POPULAIRE

SOLDINI Giovanni TIM PROGETTO ITALIA

Multihulls 50s

BIRCH Mike NOOTKA

BOUSQUET Philippe AQUAERA

CASENEUVE Anne ATLANTIC NATURE

DEMACHY Dominique GIFI

ESCOFFIER Franck-Yves CREPES WHAOU !

QUINTIN Pascal JEAN STALAVEN

Monohulls 50s

COQUELIN Luc MARINA FORT LOUIS – ILE DE SAINT MARTIN

LANGEVIN Roger BRANEC III

LEBLANC Georges CIMENT SAINT LAURENT