The liberating gunshot of the great ocean races never rings out at a regular hour.
Vendée Globe, Route du Rhum, Transat Jacques Vabre… The accounts are never right when it comes to starting the biggest sailing races. Scheduled for Sunday lunch time, between pear and cheese, the cannon never sounds at 1:00 p.m. sharp as one might have imagined, but always two minutes later.
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The reason for this slight delay responds to media requirements in order to have the best possible coverage on television. At 1:02 p.m., the departure of the 40 competitors in the solo round-the-world trip will be broadcast live on as many channels as possible at prime time.
The organizers are obviously aiming for the 1 p.m. news without upsetting the sacrosanct conductor. The credits of the newspaper can thus be broadcast and the titles announced before the live broadcast and the liberating cannon fire for the fleet.
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