October 8th, 1977, 24 "21 feet sailing boats" single handed left Penzance (United Kingdom) for Antigua with a stopover in Tenerife (Canary Islands). The smallest offshore racing boats were born and so was their favourite race : the Mini Transat. Every odd year, they will meet on their favourite playground: the Atlantic

 

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