AZAB

The Azores and Back Race is an organization of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club. It happens every 4 years, since 1975, binding Falmouth (England) to Ponta Delgada. It’s open to mono-hulls and multi-hulls, each one of these categories divided in boats with more and less than 40 feet.

Site: www.azab.co.uk

GTA and RAS

The Grand Traversée de L'Atlantique happened for the first time in 2008, binding La Rochelle to Québec and making a stopover in Ponta Delgada in May. The second leg is called Retour Aux Sources and heads the reverse way, stopping at Ponta Delgada in August. This non competitive rally connects Europe to America and is open to mono-hulls between 10 and 18,5 metres and to multi-hulls between 12,5 and 18,5 metres.

Sites: www.grandetraversee400.com or www.retourauxsources.info