Today’s Mini world
The Mini Class today is made up of some four hundred members, most of whom are sailors, from all a wide variety of social/professional backgrounds, from carpenter and engineer, through nurse and steward, to journalist and professional skipper. Above all, it’s the association of those who are passionate about these fabulous small boats and who want their share of wild surfing, nightmarish budgets, the whims of the wind god Aeolus and the many moments of happiness the sea has to offer!
"Ministes " skim the Atlantic as much as the Mediterranean, thanks to rigorous racing terms and conditions and race organisers who have established high quality links of both a nautical and convivial nature with sailors and the association alike.
The boat
An ocean racing laboratory for over 25 years, Minis fall into one of two categories: either SERIES or PROTOS. The Class has seen over 600 boats built since 1985 of which half are prototypes.
Since 1995, the Series successor to the renowned Muscadet (Harlé design) has been the Pogo (Rolland design), joined in 2000 by the Super-Calin. The Pogo 2 (Finot-Conq design) made its entrance after the 2003 Mini-Fastnet 2003.
L'objectif, c'est la sécurité
Une des idées fortes de la Classe est de faire évoluer les Minis dans le sens de la sécurité, tout en gardant leur côté très sportif et innovant. Cette idée, marquée du souvenir tenace de quelques fortunes de mer, a abouti à créer un couple bateau/coureur qui figure parmi les plus sûrs du circuit. Responsabilité, design, matériaux, contrôles, sens marin : sur un Mini, tout est maxi.