The competition will entail two categories: one is single sail vessels (one mast) and the other will be multiple sail vessels (one main mast and two others for support). The vessels will be comprised of two crews and countries represented will be France, Italy, England, Finland, the United States, and Germany.
This year, the Transat edition will be named “The Coffee Route,” since the promoter is a brand of this drink.
Pierre Bojic, the Pen Duick French representative, the French company that organizes the race, explained that the reason for choosing Costa Rica as the destination point was due to its tradition of coffee brewing.
The Frenchman commented that in past years, other coffee producers like Brazil and Ecaudor have been countries to host the final destination.
There were other countries in the running (Mexico and Panama), but due to its ideals of sustainability and coffee production, we went with Costa Rica,” said Bojic.
The commitment of the Limón province was also required in order to dock the sport vessels of the Transat race.
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