Class 40 - Transat Niji40 - Belle-Ile-de-Mer FRA - Day 1

13 teams set off yesterday for the first-ever Transat Niji40, which runs from Belle-Ile to Marie-Galante in the Caribbeans. The race is sailed in teams of three. This morning the fleet is sailing in moderate southerly winds on the Bay of Biscay, with Alberto Riva ITA/Jean Marre FRA/Benjamin Schwartz FRA leading by 0.2 miles from Xavier Macaire/Carlos Manera/Pierre Leboucher FRA. ----- The race tracker and the report from the start.