Skippers and crew members gathered for a race meeting on Saturday at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. The participants are from the United States, Quebec, Nova Scotia and France. The Race co-chair for RNSYS is past-commodore, George Chisholm, who kicked off the discussion.
Meteorologist Jim Abraham briefed the sailors on the weather they can expect. He says crews
will face the worst conditions of the race on Sunday night into Monday morning when there will be rain and a North wind. Wind speeds are forecast to be 15-20 kts. But the sun should come out on Monday and the wind is expected to move to a more favourable position for sailing into Saint-Pierre.
Race Director Richard Hinterhoeller is working with the crews to make sure they avoid traffic in the busy commercial shipping lanes off Nova Scotia, while still finding the fastest route to Saint-Pierre.
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