Cascais receives the first stage of the Ocean Race Europe
The port of departure will be in Lorient, France, in the next month of May and, according to the director of race of Ocean Race Europe, Richard Brisus, the Portuguese city will host, in June, the first stop of the race destined to the IMOCA 60s boats and to the VO65s of unique design, which will pass through five European cities, ending in Genoa, Italy.
This will be the first time that an Ocean Race event, the largest regatta around the world, which will also have the participation of Racing for the Planet between 2022/2023, will visit the Cascais Marina, for which Paulo Mirpuri, president of the Foundation Mirpuri, acknowledged to be “an immense pride.”
The Racing for the Planet crew consists of the French skipper Yoann Richomme, the Portuguese Olympic sailors Mariana Lobato, Bernardo Freitas and Frederico Melo, the Australian Jack Bouttell, winner of the last edition of the Ocean Race, the compatriot Nicolas Lunven, the English Emily Nagel, Spaniard Willy Altadill and Portuguese António Fontes, responsible for the ground team.
