Pointe-à-Pitre, 1 December 2013
Benoît Marie wins the Mini Transat>BR>
The skipper of benoitamarie.com crossed the finish line in Pointe-à-Pitre line at 17h 46m 05s local time (21h 46mn 05s GMT). His total racing time was 18d 13h 01m 05s. His average speed over the course was 8.25 knots.
This is Benoît Marie's first victory in a major single handed ocean race. In two years, his development has been linear. Considered a definite outsider at the start from Douarnenez, Benoît Marie has shown that he deserves his place in the major leagues.
To follow the arrivals
- Live on the social networks Facebook and Twitter
- On the map, updating every 10 minutes in a 10 mile radius of arrival
- Flash reports live from the course
- Online reactions from the winner in mp3
- Finish +2 hours: On line on Dailymotion - a video of the arrival and on the website of a photo album of the arrival.
- H+3 : A selection of rushes of the arrival (crossing the line and arriving ahores) will be avilable on the TV server (http://www.minitransat2013.tv)
- For all interview requests please contact the press office
Initial images from the finish will be available in the online press area shortly
Benoit Marie wins the Mini Transat. Credit Jacques Vapillon / Mini Transat 2013
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