AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoOffshore Sailing: The DRHEAM CUP/Grand Prix de France de Course au Large kicked off Saturday in Cherbourg with 106 boats racing toward Lorient, a key qualifier for the Route du Rhum–Destination Guadeloupe. The first wave enjoyed “champagne sailing” in sun and 15-knot east-north-east winds, with a record 11 Ocean Fifty trimarans leading the charge over a demanding 1,220-nautical-mile course. Route du Rhum Focus: French skipper Alexia Barrier is set to become the first woman to race solo in the ULTIM division at the Route du Rhum–Destination Guadeloupe, taking the helm of IDEC SPORT–CIC after a Jules Verne Trophy all-female voyage. Aviation & Relief: TAP Air Portugal will resume flights to Venezuela on 13 July, initially routing via Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe while Caracas airport repairs continue, with the first flight carrying medical supplies. Science & Guadeloupe Link: A Spanish researcher named a newly discovered red sea slug, Aldisa vozinhai, after Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha; the species was found in Caribbean waters near Havana and the island of Guadeloupe. Health & Heat: A French health advisory flags medications that can raise heat-related risk, urging extra monitoring for vulnerable patients during hot spells.
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