AGP Executive Report
Last update: 39 minutes agoOffshore Sailing: The DRHEAM CUP/Grand Prix de France de Course au Large kicked off Saturday in Cherbourg with 106 boats and “champagne sailing” in sunshine and 15-knot winds, as fleets head toward Lorient on a 1,220-nautical-mile route and as the Route du Rhum–Destination Guadeloupe qualifier gets underway for classes including Ocean Fifty, Imoca, Class 40, Vintage Mono and Multi. Science & Guadeloupe Waters: A Spanish researcher has named a newly discovered tiny red sea slug, Aldisa vozinhai, after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, with specimens collected in the Caribbean near Havana and on Guadeloupe—an unusual World Cup-to-biodiversity tribute. Route du Rhum Spotlight: French skipper Alexia Barrier is set to become the first woman to race solo in the ULTIM division at the 2026 Route du Rhum–Destination Guadeloupe, taking the helm of IDEC SPORT–CIC as the boat undergoes repairs ahead of a planned August launch. Regional Diplomacy: The EU ambassador Fiona Ramsey has presented her credentials to OECS Director General Dr. Didacus Jules, reaffirming long-term partnership on regional integration and sustainable development. Health in the Heat: A French health advisory flags medications that can raise heat risk, urging extra monitoring for vulnerable people during intense heat waves—Guadeloupe included in the regional guidance.
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