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First Solo Maître CoQ race now planned for Wednesday

by Tom Dolan Racing 14 Mar 08:52 PDT 15 March 2023
Tom Dolan, skipper of Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan - Solo Maître CoQ © Vincent Olivaud

As expected the weather conditions and more significantly the sea state with a swell greater than 5 meters off Les Sables d'Olonne, required Race Management of the 20th Solo Maître CoQ to give up the idea of a short coastal course Tuesday.

There is positive news for Ireland's Tom Dolan (Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan) and the 29 other solo competitors who have been forced to stay ashore now for two days.

The situation is expected to improve significantly by Wednesday and should allow the organization to launch the first contest, a coastal course of 15, 5 miles between Petite Barge and Port-Bourgenay.

The start of this race which has a coefficient of 1.5 is scheduled for 1100hrs. The winds should be from the south-southeast blowing between 6 and 12 knots.

Then Thursday at midday is the start of the main 340 miles offshore between the Iles de Ré, Yeu and Belle-Ile.

To follow Tom Dolan on this race visit solomaitrecoq.fr/accueil/la-course-old/cartographie

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