From a chance meeting in a busy parking lot to the challenges of the wide open spaces of the ocean, Aina Bauza and Caroline Boule now share the same destiny, winning the third Cap pour Elles which aims to allow a pair of women to participate in their first TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR as their first ocean race.
This 2025 edition has already achieved a broader appeal with 13 applications in the mix (starting with just four in 2021 and 10 in 2023), proof that the programme is attracting more and more young female sailors. Currently women still only represent 10% of the offshore racing participants
A custom designed preparation
After a rigorous selection process Boule and Bauza won the right to dream big and prepare for the TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR Le Havre Normandie set to work together in optimal conditions with a professional setting. Their dedicated programme features technical support and sports coaching all driven by the experienced Team Manager, Anne Combier, who will soon explain the outline of their detailed preparation up to the start of the famous two handed Route du Café transatlantic.
“A magnificent opportunity”
“It’s crazy, I’m still a bit shocked,” enthused Caroline Boule, 27 who was born in Warsaw and has dual French-Polish nationality. After studying in London and then Paris to obtain a Master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering she is now based in Lorient. Boule is passionate about speed, innovation, foiling boats and has taken part in several mini 6.50 races.