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2: The number of hours of live broadcast. Follow the starts live on the TRANSAT CAFE L'OR website, on YouTube channel, and Facebook from 1:35 p.m.
3: The number of starting procedures following the Ocean Fifty's yesterday. Each class, ULTIM, IMOCA, and CLASS 40, will start separately, one after the other, with a preparatory signal 10 minutes before the starting gun.
0.6: In miles, the length of the line, anchored east-west, approximately 3 miles northwest of Cape La Hève.
10: In minutes, the time the line remains open after the starting gun. A boat that has not started within this time must then request the race director to allow it to set sail. A new course is then offered, with a line between Cape La Hève and buoy LH12.
9: In miles, the length of the coastal course after the start. Boats set off on starboard tack, heading south towards a first buoy, "Le Havre," 3.2 miles away. They then turn southwest towards a second buoy named "Normandie," for an additional 5.7 miles. Once this buoy is left to starboard, their route is clear to the west.
4: In hours, the penalty for a boat that jumps the start (OCS for on course side).
In this case, it is forbidden to return across the line for repairs, as in some races. This provision of the Sailing Instructions is easily understood given the risk of collision.
72: The VHF channel of the race committee, chaired by Anne Mallédant, who calls the starts.
72: This is also the maximum number of hours allowed to restart the start for a boat that should have returned to Le Havre. After this time, any non-starting boat is disqualified.