The inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe starts from Lorient, France bound for Cascais, Portugal. Stay tuned for The Daily Fix race updates during this exciting new chapter in the story of The Ocean Race.

You can catch all of the action from Lorient, France, right here on Facebook, where we will be streaming the start live, beginning at 13:30 CEST.

Join Sally Barkow, North Sails President Ken Read, and host Niall Myant-Best as they take us through the day!

The forecast is for a light wind start today, giving way to stronger winds and improving conditions en route to Cascais, where the fleet is expected to finish on Wednesday.