| Coefficient | 1 |
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| Format | Even year : single handed I Odd year : double handed |
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| Distance | Runs / 500 milles offshore / Tour de l'Ile de Groix |
| Race track | Lorient - Lorient |
| Race director | Sylvie Viant et Hubert Lemonnier |
| Organizer | DEFI AZIMUT / IMOCA |
| IMOCA reference time | 2021 - 48h race - Charlie Dalin & Paul Meilhat (Apivia) - 1j 15h 48mn 02s |
Born from the encounter between the IMOCA Class and the Lorient-based company Azimut, the Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération, an atypical ocean racing event, aims to combine performance, innovation and strategy. Sport at the highest level of competition on the water and a great deal of conviviality on land are the hallmarks of this event, which has been an undeniable success.
Each year, the program includes speed runs, a 48-hour race and a tour of Groix. A winning combo since the event grows every year and attracts more and more competitors.
In 2021, the Azimut-Lorient Azimut Challenge will enter in the IMOCA Globe Series Championship races (coefficient 1).
Third and last event of the Défi Azimut - Lorient Agglomeration 2021, the Tour de l'île de Groix was once again a great success. This year, Thomas Ruyant and Morgan Lagravière took the first place on the podium, followed…
•••From 14th to 19th September, the Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomeration reunited IMOCA skippers come together for five days of racing; a unique opportunity to showcase Brittany’s sector of excellence in the technology of comp…
•••You could hardly hope for a more dramatic race packed into less than two days at sea than we saw in the Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération 48-Hours classic, a contest that tested crews and produced another stellar perform…
•••The first 24 hours of the two-handed Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération two-day classic has seen action a-plenty as the crews have dealt with everything from almost no wind to full-on downwind conditions in the north Atla…
•••Follow the 48h AZIMUT live from 12:30 pm. Top scheduled at 3pm this afternoon.
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