Anaëlle will have to clock up 1,000 non-racing, solo nautical miles on a designated route to Ireland and a minimum of 1,500 racing miles aboard her Mini christened “Flash le 1042” to qualify for and take part in the 2023 Mini Transat. Given the solitary nature of this undertaking, these selection criteria ensure the sailors’ safety by placing a strong emphasis on experience.
“This two-year preparation in the Mediterranean and Atlantic will enable me to intensively train on my boat, pit myself against my future opponents and earn my place in the race’s “Production” class category” explains Anaëlle.
Anaëlle Pattusch’s Story So Far
The young Swiss offshore racer will be supported for the full two years of her project by the Mirabaud Group.
Born in Geneva in 2003, Anaëlle Pattusch began sailing at a very young age on the family sailing boat on Lake Geneva and on various sea cruises on rental sailboats. She learnt to navigate solo on an Optimist dinghy at the tender age of seven and took part in several Bol d’Or Mirabaud inland lake regattas on Surprise and Suspens sailboats. From age 12, she started to compete at the Versoix Sailing Club, first on a Laser and then on a 29er. She has completed numerous races and training courses including her recent extramural course with Alan Roura’s “La Fabrique Sailing Team”, sailing aboard Figaro 3 with Justine Mettraux, the Swiss Sailing League Women’s Cup on a J70 in Ascona in 2020 and in Davos in 2021, and the SYZ Translémanique en Solitaire at the end of August 2021, earning second place in the women’s category.
Alongside her sailing plans, Anaëlle Pattusch is currently preparing her bilingual federal high school diploma specialising in Biology/Chemistry. And once that is in the bag, she will move to Lorient at the end of June to fully devote herself to her Mini Transat project.
More information on Anaëlle’s website: www.anaelle-minitransat.com
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