L’arrivée des multicoques de la Route des Princes hier après-midi marque le début du festival de la voile à Plymouth. Entre les animations sur le quai Barbican, les démonstrations culinaires de chefs étoilés, les concerts sur le Hoe, l’airshow et les manches inshore des trimarans demain après-midi, la fin de la semaine promet d’être chargée sur le Sound…
Quai Barbican aujourd’hui, le marché des produits du terroir du Devon prend place. Clotted cream, cidre, sandwich au crabe frais, fudges (confiserie au caramel et à la crème), autant de petits délices à déguster tout en flânant dans le plus vieux quartier de Plymouth.
Dès demain, les marins de tous poils vont pouvoir naviguer et profiter du grand spectacle au milieu du Sound, cette magnifique baie entièrement naturelle. Les régates inshore de la Route de Princes risquent d’être disputées tant le classement général est serré que ce soit en Multi50 ou en MOD 70. A voir en mer ou depuis la terre, car les équipages vont faire le show près du rivage !
Une foule d’animations
Les marins-pêcheurs locaux, nombreux à Plymouth, viendront chaque matin durant tout le week-end présenter le fruit de leur pêche, tandis que deux chefs étoilés, les frères Tanner, se lanceront dans des démonstrations culinaires devant le grand public. Après les régates in-shore, le ciel du Sound sera le théâtre d’un show aérien. La remise des prix de la troisième manche offshore de la Route des Princes se déroulera vendredi soir au Plymouth Hoe en présence de Madame le maire Vivien Pengelly. Sans compter des concerts chaque soir à partir de 17H… La Route des Princes est, comme à chaque escale, un événement !
Classement général
Multi50 :
1. Actual (Yves Le Blevec) 114 pts
2. Arkema – Région Aquitaine (Lalou Roucayrol) 112 pts
3. FenêtréA-Cardinal (Erwan Le Roux) 108 pts
4. Rennes Métropole – Saint-Malo Agglomération (Gilles Lamiré) 84 pts
MOD 70
1. Oman Air – Musandam (Sidney Gavignet) 126 pts
2. Edmond de Rothschild (Sébastien Josse) 126 pts
3. Spindrift (Yann Guichard) 122 pts – DNF
4. Virbac-Paprec 70 (Jean-Pierre Dick) 98 pts
ULTIME
1. Prince de Bretagne (Lionel Lemonchois) 132 pts
The arrival in Plymouth on Wednesday of the Route des Princes fleet of grand Prix multihulls, which features top sailors from seven different nations racing around Europe, marks the start of the Ocean City’s Festival of Sail.
The eight multihulls, four Multi50 trimarans, three 70 foot MOD70 trimarans and the show stopping 80 foot trimaran Prince de Bretagne, arrived from Dun Laoghaire, Dublin Bay during Wednesday afternoon and evening, and will start their final leg to Morlaix, France on Saturday evening. The course has taken the crews from Valencia in Spain to Lisbon, Portugal and Dun Laoghaire Ireland before arriving in Plymouth.
During Friday afternoon and Saturday morning and early afternoon, the multihulls will compete over short courses off Plymouth Hoe when the final inshore race points will be available. With the top two teams in the MOD70 class, Oman Air-Musandam and Edmond de Rothschild locked together with the same points aggregate going into the inshore race series, the short, sharp courses can be decisive. These contests are raced close to shore so spectators can enjoy the spectacle with live commentary.
A prizegiving on Friday evening on Plymouth Hoe will see Lord Mayor Vivien Pengelly present the prizes for the Dublin to Plymouth leg between 8pm and 8.15pm.
As with other stopovers on the Route des Princes Plymouth welcomes visitors to enjoy a comprehensive shoreside festival, which will highlight local produce, and there will be live music and entertainment for all ages. Chef demonstrations kick off the days, there is stand up paddleboarding, live music for all ages and a great range of produce.
Programme
FRIDAY 28 JUNE
Throughout the day:
Local food stalls on Sutton Harbour & The Barbican selling an array of local produce from 10am until 7pm
The Boathouse Cafe will be serving up seafood BBQ specials in an English Garden Party setting on Commercial Wharf and David Fitzgerald from BBC Radio Devon will be hosting his radio show live from the waterfront between 12pm and 3pm
10am – 2pm Stand up paddleboard racing of Commercial Wharf
11am-2pm Chef demonstrations on Commercial Wharf until 2pm including demos by celebrity chef brothers Chris and James Tanner of the Tanners Restaurant, Plymouth
12.50pm Local fishermen, Ben Squire and Sid the Squid will be landing the Catch of the Day, identifying species caught in the day’s catch, talking about sustainable fishing methods and unleashing the ninja filleter on Commercial Wharf
2pm-5.30pm Route des Princes inshore racing in Plymouth Sound
5.45pm Live music on Plymouth Hoe headlined by Mad Dog Mcrea including the Route des Princes prize giving ceremony.
Live concerts on Plymouth Hoe:
5.45pm Paradox
6.05pm Joker
7pm ReZonance
7.50pm Route des Princes prize giving
8.20pm Supersonic
9.10pm Mad Dog Mcrea
SATURDAY 29 JUNE
Throughout the day:
Local food stalls on Sutton Harbour & The Barbican selling an array of local produce from 10am until 7pm
The Boathouse Cafe will be serving up seafood BBQ specials in an English Garden Party setting on Commercial Wharf and David Fitzgerald from BBC Radio Devon will be providing commentary
10am-5pm Armed Forces Day on Plymouth Hoe
10am – 2pm Stand up paddleboard racing off Commercial Wharf
11.15-12.45 Route des Princes inshore racing in Plymouth Sound
1pm-5pm Chef demonstrations on Commercial Wharf including demos from Rob Deves from The Market Plaice and Paul Eynon from the Lemon Tree
1pm Local fishermen, Ben Squire and Sid the Squid will be landing the Catch of the Day, identifying species caught in the day’s catch, talking about sustainable fishing methods and unleashing the ninja filleter on Commercial Wharf
5.45pm Live Music on Plymouth Hoe headline by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel including the farewell to Route des Prince as the race begins its final leg to the Bay of Morlaix
Live concert on Plymouth Hoe:
5.15pm Devon Youth Wind Orchestra
6.15pm Christian Sleep
7pm Freshly Squeezed
7.50pm Route des Princes farewell
8.20pm Rockafella
9.15pm Steve Harley performing an acoustic set with his Cockney Rebel band mates