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And so ends the Marie-Agnes Péron Trophy.
Congratulations to the skippers.
Thank you to the officials, race committee, jury, etc.
Thank you to the sponsors.
Thank you to the volunteers.
See you soon for the Mini Fastnet 2026!

And see you next year for 2027 MAP trophy.

Saturday June 6th
Saturday was jury day and awards ceremony day.
The jury, composed of Anne Crespy, Eric Humeau, and Bernard Silvi, met this morning and announced its decisions.

The awards ceremony took place at 5 p.m. at the Maison du Nautisme in Tréboul, in the presence of Claude Marie Tissot, sister of Marie Agnès Péron.

On Protos podium: Julien Letissier, Fédor Druzhinin and Adrien Marchandise
On Series podium: Joseph Cloarec, Hervé Corlay, Meven Flao
Ms. Tissot offered a prize to the last arrival (before jury), Thomas Radisic #590

Friday May 5th

They completed the 2026 edition of the MAP, on a shorter course, in just over 8 hours for the winner.

The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Maison du Nautisme (House of Nautical Activities), in the presence of Claude Marie Tissot, sister of Marie Agnès Péron.

Podium (preliminary)
Proto

1er proto Julien Letissier #1069
2eme Fedor Druzhinin #1110
3eme Adrien Marchandise #754

Series

1er série: Joseph Cloarec #994
2eme série: Hervé Corlay (1119)
3eme série: Meven Flao (1025)

Update at 2 PM: Julien Letissier is still leading the race in the prototype class, has passed the Verres mark, and is at the halfway point. In second place, Adrien Marchandise on Minilab, #754, is 2 nautical miles behind.

In the series class, Thomas Simon on Association ALTYGO, #989, is leading, ahead of Luc Moreau on Plastic Odyssey #977 and Irish Express, skippered by Hervé Corlay, #1119.
At the back of the fleet, the competitors are finishing their first lap of the bay, passing back in front of Sables Blancs beach.

Midday update: In the good sailing conditions in the bay this morning, the boats are going fast. Julien Letissier on his prototype Raison #1069 is leading the race and has already passed Basse Vieille.

Everyone was on the docks from 6:00 AM for pre-race registration and to hand in their phones (which are prohibited on board during the race). Then, Winches Club teams of volunteers on the Zodiacs and on the docks took all the racers out of the harbor.

The race started at 9:00 AM in good conditions.
Race director Annabelle Moreau decided to shorten the course, given the deteriorating weather conditions expected earlier than anticipated in the early evening.
After a first lap of the bay (passing off the Sables Blancs around noon), the skippers will head back towards Basse Jaune before returning directly to Tréboul in the late afternoon. The course has therefore been shortened this year for everyone’s safety.

Live race positions: https://solusport.solustop.com/map2026/carto

Thursday June 4th

Flash info at 3:30PM: Race route is modified and shortened to take into account weather forecast and allow all skippers to finish safely.
Departure is confirmed tomorrow Friday 9AM.

The weather briefing has taken place at 5:00 PM at the Maison du Nautisme, presented by Christian DUMARD (WMI). An earlier start time of 9:00 AM and a shorter course will allow the skippers to arrive before the expected storm arrives Friday night into Saturday morning.

Crédit photo Simon Jourdan

The course consists of a loop in Douarnenez Bay, followed by a second loop to round the Basse du Lys off Toulinguet and then the Basse Jaune buoy near Pointe du Van. It’s a technical course that can be followed from the shore.

MAP 2026 route

Wednesday May, 3rd

Flash info at 3PM: Amendment number 2 set race departure on Friday, 9AM.
See details in “For skippers” menu.

Under a light, typical drizzle, the final checks validated the boat and skipper for the start of the race.

Given the weather forecast, the route and start date have been revised by the race direction: the sailors will remain in the Iroise Sea.
The start has been setup Friday, June 5th at 9:00 AM.

Planned route

In the late afternoon, all the sailors were present and attentive for the race briefing.

Photo credit Simon Jourdan

Tuesday June 2nd

The wind blew today for the third day of security checks, during which skippers and inspectors worked tirelessly. Tomorrow morning will be the final sprint to complete last checkups.
On the starting line we will have 54 boats, few women this year ( only 5) and 10 nationalities, which confirms the international reputation of the Marie-Agnes Péron Trophy.

In light of the weather forecast, the race committee has decided to postpone the start of the MAP race 2026 to Friday at noon. The corresponding amendments have been issued.

A relaxed atmosphere prevailed at the Maison du Nautisme (Sailing Center) in the late afternoon for a welcome reception. Henri Gourmelon welcomed the sailors and thanked Eric Bauwens for his presence, the man who initiated the first Marie Agnes Péron race 22 years ago.

Eric and Henri, aside the banner of the first Marie Agnes Peron race – credit photo Rosana

Discover the portraits of the skippers, taken by Jean-Yvon Liébot, on the dedicated Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=WinchesClub&set=a.1290619606557509

Monday June 1st

The weather has changed; the sun has given way to a light drizzle, but the Minis continue to arrive, prepare, and undergo security checks.
Monday evening, 53 boats are registered, and more than half have passed security inspection. A handful will need to make a few adjustments before Wednesday at noon, the strict deadline.

On the docks, everyone is busy preparing their boats and skipper (it’s a solo race).

And everyone is keeping a close eye on the weather, particularly the low-pressure system that has settled north of Ireland and is directing a disturbed flow off the coast of Brittany.

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Harbor’s office basin is quite full
Can all Mini fly? – Photo credit Marika –

Sunday 31 May 2026

Since the beginning of the week, the two docks of the port of Tréboul have welcomed back their fleet of mini 650s..

Crédit photo Simon Jourdan

Sunday, May 31, the Winches Club volunteers have begun the safety checks of the mini engaged in the Marie Agnès Péron race, 2026 edition, under the authority of Michel Lebreton, president of the technical committee and the coordination of Catherine.

Crédit photo Simon Jourdan
MAP 2024

Tomorrow sees the start of the 20th Marie-Agnès Péron Trophy!

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Crédit photo : Manon Le Guen

This year, there are 65 boats on the list, 11 prototypes, 51 series and 4 proto-series. There are five nationalities on the start  line. And this year, 13 women will be at the start, two more than last year.

This race is going to be very fast, with the first skippers  expected within 24 hours of the start.

The general briefing took place with all the participants. Race instructions were given by Annabelle Moreau, the race director, and Didier Legrix, President of the Race Committee. Skippers  were reminded of the course, safety instructions and race rules. The start procedure was also explained.

Tomorrow morning, at 10 am, there will be a weather briefing, then at 4:30 pm the start of the towing.

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A night finish under lightning!

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Romain Legall first on the line

The first to cross the finish line of the MAP Trophy, at 4.11am under the lightning of a thunderstorm, was Romain Legall (Les optimistes-secours populaire 987) and he was very proud to have beaten the whole fleet of protos on his Maxi production boat!  Among the first to arrive, Arnaud Rambaud (Permis de construire Acieo 850) said “We had a squall at the beginning of the night when we passed the Chaussée de Sein, the 25 knots helped us to cross the Chaussée  against the current, it was good” before adding in agreement with Romain “The short races – 195 NM – like this one are the most difficult in terms of fatigue management, the fleet is very tight and we don’t have time to find a sleep rhythm. Arnaud, second in the Proto class, crossed the line at 5:14, 16 minutes after Laure Galley (DMG Mori 1048). This is Laure’s second victory, after her double victory in the Plastimo Lorient in mid-April, when she took over the brand new Maxi Raison barely two months ago. A very promising start…! With Julie Simon (DynaMIPS 963) in 3rd place in the series ranking, that makes two female podiums among the 13 skippers  present on the race.

 

Laure Galley

the two first proto early in the morning on the pontoon.

At 12:30, 24 boats out of 73 have arrived in Douarnenez. While the skippers are discussing the race over a coffee at the Maison du Nautisme, those still at sea are in a very light wind of maximum 5 knots. Indeed the fleet broke up a lot during the night. A good part of the Minis are already in the bay of Douarnenez with an average speed of 3 knots while the rest of the fleet is following erratic trajectories in the bay of Audierne, without wind. The finish line closes at 10pm, 18 hours after the first one arrived. Some of them will not be able to cross the line because of the lack of wind. But it’s only a postponement because the Mini-Fastnet starts in 10 days from Douarnenez and many of the competitors present at the MAP will also race in this legendary double-handed regatta!

Podium Series :

987 Les optimistes Secours Populaire 17 – Romain Legall – 04hr12

991 Sport dans la Ville Time for the Planet – Jean Marre – 05hr01

963 DynaMIPS – Julie Simon – 05hr03

De gauche à droite : Julie Simon, Romain Legall et Jean Marre

 

Prototype podium :

1048 DMG Mori Sailing Academy – Laure Galley – 04hr58

850 Acieo Permis de Construire – Arnaud Rambaud – 05hr14

759 Layline – Uros Krasevac – 5hr27

De gauche à droite : Uros Krasevac, Laure Galley et Arnaud Rambaud

 

No classified, RACE 2022

Until now, the regatta is quiet

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The MAP Trophy is going according to plan in light winds. Apart from a torn mainsail a few hours after the start of the race, there are no new retirements to report and the gap between the first and the last (Friday afternoon) has increased by about thirty nautical miles.

That said, the whole fleet remained relatively compact until Friday morning. At around 08:00, a group of about 10 boats is stuck to the north of Groix Island, probably without wind and victim of the current, while the others have already gone around the island and are starting the return journey. Romain Legall, who competed in the Mini-Transat 2021 is leading the race, ahead of the whole fleet. He is followed by Titouan Quiviger on the 1009 Biscuit, new in the Mini class. Among the prototypes, the lead is between Arnaud Rambaud on the 850- ACIERO, Uros  Kraevac on the 759 and Laure Galley on the new 1048-DMG.

Titouan Quiviger sur le 1009

“The weather is good for a first solo race, as it is for many of the competitors, it allows us to see how the newcomers negotiate the light winds and for them, to avoid breakages” announces Didier Cozic, race referee. The first competitors are expected  at midnight on Friday night, and will have to sail upwind in a wind which rises from the north to 15 knots in Audierne Bay in the late afternoon and drops off at the end of the night. The skippers will have the current against them as they pass through the Raz de Sein  and some stormy squalls are still expected. The end of the race may hold some surprises!

cover photo: sunrise on Groix Island by Yves Chenot

 

 

 

RACE 2022

A good start without any recalls, in 10 knots west

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The 76 skippers  arrived at the start line at 15:00 and had a good start without any recalls. However, the start was not without mishap, with two collisions and three withdrawals.  The weather is quite unstable in the bay of Douarnenez, the wind changes in strength and direction all the time and is not easy to anticipate for the skippers. Julie Simon on the 963, rigged her gennaker, thinking she was going abeam  in a light wind, and finally found herself upwind in a strengthening wind, 15 minutes before the start! The sea breeze picked up shortly before 15:00 and the start was made in 10 knots of westerly wind. The group that had chosen to go south took advantage of the wind coming from the left and a little stronger due to the coast effect. Two and a half hours after the start, there’s about an hour’s gap between the first in the series, Romain Legall on 987-Secours Populaire and the last. Federico Sampei on the DMG 1046 prototype, returned to port with an autopilot problem after crossing the line, but quickly returned to the race and caught up with the rest of the fleet. Amongst the prototypes, Anne-Gaëlle Gourdin on the 679 is in front, followed by Uro Graevac on the 759. The average speed, 3 hours after the start, varies between 2.5 knots and 6 knots, the whole fleet being on starboard tack. The leaders passed  the Raz de Sein at the time of the tide turning, 3hr30 after the start, and took advantage of the current.

At the pre-race briefing in the morning, Jean-Jacques Quéré, the weather expert  who is following the race, summarised clearly: “Despite a variable light wind, watch out for stormy squalls which may occur from the end of Thursday night until the end of the race“. The first boats are expected to arrive on Friday evening at around 21:00 and the bulk of the fleet should arrive on Friday night. To be continued!

A live video of the start, made by offshore socialclub can be seen here : VIDEO

 

 

RACE 2022

A light wind announced for the MAP 2022

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Scheduled on Thursday, June 2nd at 15:00, the start of the Marie-Agnès Péron Trophy is getting closer! While the volunteers of the Winches Club are busy with the last safety checks of the Mini 6.50 and the preparation of the welcome drink, the skippers  have collected their beacons and the race instructions and are finalizing the last preparations. Alice Valiergue, sociologist, on the 589 Walaby series,  finishes repairing her bowsprit and laughing, declares “I have a small budget but I like the adrenalin that Mini races bring“. Boat number to be glued back on, cracked waterproof container, faulty electrical wiring, everyone has their own little technical problem. The biggest problems, such as water ingress, mean that the skippers have to withdraw at the last minute. Course n°1 has been approved by the Race Committee, so it will be the complete course to Les Birvideaux that the 78 skippers will have to follow, ready now to present themselves on the start line.

The MAP course

The weather is looking rather calm and according to the afternoon forecast of the 1st June, the skippers will have to play with a variable light to moderate wind from the North. “In spite of the light weather, we shouldn’t be slack on the stowing, to maintain a good trim of the boat throughout the course” announces Hugo Zeitoun on his new Series scow, Raison maxi 650 n° 1043, who is planning the Mini-Transat in 4 years. The arrivals are estimated for Friday night, from around midnight for the first prototype until midday on Saturday and the results will be officially announced at 17:00 on Saturday at the Maison du Nautisme.

Arnaud Rambaud, of the proto 850 and Servane Clouet of the series 824 help each other out.

 

RACE 2022

Le 18th Marie-Agnès Péron Trophy begin under the sun

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Under sunny skies, on the pontoons of the port of Tréboul, the skippers are busy on their boats with final preparations. 85 boats are expected on the starting line of the Marie-Agnès Péron Trophy on June 2nd and the weather seems to be more clement than for the Mini en Mai, a regatta starting from La Trinité which ended on May 20th and during which the skippers were often upwind in a good twenty knots. Among the skippers present for the Marie-Agnès Péron Trophy, several countries are represented: Switzerland, England, Italy, Germany, Holland, Spain, Slovenia, Ireland, Belgium but also the United States, Japan and Canada.

Laure Galley’s proto 1048, undergoing a capsize recovery test

Of the 85 skippers, 15% are women, including Julie Simon, winner of the Pornichet Select. The average age of the competitors is around thirty but there is a big gap between the youngest, Marco Varray, aged 16 and the oldest, aged 65!

Caroline Boule’s proto 1067 in front of Tristan Island for rig testing.

There are also a good fifteen prototypes, including the last one to come out of the shipyard, which will be racing for the first time: the 1067, named Bill and skippered by Caroline Boule. It is equipped, among other things, with a curved asymmetrical boom and a new hull shape.  There are discussions, exchanges and help from each other on the pontoons, while waiting to compete on the water in a few days.

 

You can follow the race live with the following link: https://solusport.solustop.com/map/carto

For Skippers, RACE 2022

Program 2022

Communication

The Marie-Agnès Péron Trophy pre-race phase will take place in the Tréboul harbour.

  • Boat arrivals: from Tuesday 24th  May 2022
  • Start of security checks and entry confirmations: Monday 30th May at 14:00
  • End of security checks: Wednesday 1st June 18:00
  • Skippers’ reception and buffet: Wednesday 1st June
  • End of registrations: Thursday 2nd June at 08:00
  • Start of the race: Thursday 2nd June
  • Race results and awards ceremony: Saturday 4th June
  • End of the free berth period in the harbour: Friday 10th June