General schedule of the SolOceans
3 July 2008
The start of the first SolOceans is set for Sunday 25 October 2009 from Normandy. Regularly, we will update this schedule which summarizes the main dates of the SolOceans and the progress of the production of the twelve one-design monohulls Veolia Oceans® that will be sold in order to have as many solo racer on the start line.
2008
| March: | Arrival and stopover in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand |
| Tuesday 17 June: | Departure from Caen (France) for Scheveningen, The Netherlands |
| Friday 20 June: | PR events at Scheveningen, The Netherlands |
| Friday 20 June in the evening: | Departure for Eckernförde, Germany |
| Tuesday 24 June: | PR events at Eckernförde, Germany |
| Wednesday 25 June: | Departure for Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Friday 27 June: | PR events at Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Saturday 28 June: | Departure for Helsingborg, Sweden for Cherbourg (France) |
| Sunday 6 July - 03.30pm: | Departure of the way in of the Reconnaissance Transatlantic from Cherbourg towards New York City (United States) Three crew |
| Friday 25 July - Saturday 26 July: | PR events at New York City (United States) |
| Tuesday 29st July: | Departure of the way back of the Reconnaissance Transatlantic from New York City towards Cherbourg (France) Double-handed |
| Sunday 10 August - 01.00am: | Arrival of the way back Reconnaissance Transatlantic in Cherbourg, from New York City (United States) |
| From 30th August until 1st September: | Delivery from Caen (France) - La Trinité-sur-Mer (France) |
| From 1st until 9th September: | Presentation of the Veolia Oceans® one-design to the French skippers at La Trinité-sur-Mer (Brittany) |
| From 9th until 11th September: | Delivery from La Trinité-sur-Mer (France) to La Rochelle (France) |
| From 11th until 15th September: | Grand Pavois - La Rochelle (France) |
| From 15th until 25th September: | Delivery from La Rochelle (France) - Cannes (France) |
| From 25th September to 6th October: | Presentation of the Veolia Oceans® one-design at Cannes (France) - Monaco - Saint-Tropez (France) |
| From 6th until 16th October: | Delivery from Saint-Tropez (France) to Malta |
| From 16th until 26th October: | Rolex Middle Sea Race - Malta |
| From 27th October until 11th November: | Delivery from Malta to Caen (France) |
| From 5th until 14th December: | Paris International Boat Show - Paris (France) |
2007
| 7 March: | Presentation of the SolOceans' Main Sponsor |
| Mid-March: | Presentation of the building site of the Veolia Oceans® one-design's hull and deck |
| April: | Beginning of the series production of the Veolia Oceans® one-design |
| 30 May: | Presentation of the departure and arrival Region in France |
| 5 October: | Presentation of the host port in New Zealand |
| 27 October: | Presentation of the first Veolia Oceans®one-design under sail |
| Friday 30 November: | Publication of the Notice of Race of the first SolOceans Announcement of the Veolia Oceans® one-design's sale price |
| Tuesday 4 December: | Presentation of the owner-charterer and team of the Veolia Oceans® one-design of the SolOceans' Reconnaissance Tour |
| Saturday 8 December: | Christening of the Reconnaissance Tour's Veolia Oceans® one-design |
| Sunday 16 December: | Start of the Reconnaissance of Leg 1 of the SolOceans - Caen la mer (France) |
2006
| January: | Start of the Oceanic One-Design® ' drawings |
| 15 June: | Official presentation of the SolOceans to the media |
| 25 July: | Launch of the official website: www.soloceans.com |
| September: | Start of the manufacturing of the Oceanic One-Design® ' tools |
