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Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024 and the sailboat La Boulangère Bio.

Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024 and the Château Frontenac
Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024 and the Château Frontenac

Above, a view of Cap Diamant and the Château Frontenac as the Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024 gets underway. You can see the water jets and the Volendam, a cruise ship anchored at the Port of Quebec.

La Boulangère Bio sailboat on the St.Lawrence River during the Transat Québec St-Malo en 2024
La Boulangère Bio sailboat on the St.Lawrence River during the Transat Québec St-Malo en 2024

The photo above shows the sailboat La Boulangère Bio on the St. Lawrence River off Île d’Orléans. Skipper Amélie Grassi is originally from France, more specifically La Rochelle. She achieves excellent results in most of the races she takes part in.

In the background is the 150 MW Massif du Sud wind farm, which supplies electricity to Hydro-Québec.

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Transat Quebec Saint-Malo 2024 and the Atlas Ocean Racing yacht.

The Atlas Ocean Racing sailboat during the Transat Québec St-Malo 2024
The Atlas Ocean Racing sailboat during the Transat Québec St-Malo 2024

This photo shows the Atlas Ocean Racing sailboat during the Transat Quebec Saint-Malo as it passes near Île d’Orléans near Quebec City. Skipper Gilles Barbot is a French Canadian of Breton origin who now lives in Montreal. All crew members are Canadian, from the province of Quebec.

The Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024 observed from Île d'Orléans.
The Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024 observed from Île d’Orléans.

Curious onlookers set up here and there along the south shore of Île d’Orléans to watch the sailboats that left Quebec City an hour ago.

Rotor clouds and lenticular clouds over the St.Lawrence River during the Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024.
Rotor clouds and lenticular clouds over the St.Lawrence River during the Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024.

Off Île d’Orléans, lenticular clouds and a small rotor cloud are visible. They are formed by strong wind aloft that is crossing the mountain range north of the St. Lawrence River.

P.S. After many days of racing, the results are now known. It is the Atlas Ocean Racing‘s team that arrived first in St-Malo, France.

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Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024 and the Martinique Tchalian.

The Martinique Tchalian sailboat and the Volendam during the Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024
The Martinique Tchalian sailboat and the Volendam during the Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024

Above, the sailboat Martinique Tchalian in the Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024. Piloted by Jean-Yves Aglae, Jean-Marie Hervé and Moane Mangattale, the boat is off Île d’Orléans as the cruise ship Volendam approaches on its way to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

The Martinique Tchalian sailboat between the Alerce and the Frankopan during the Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024.
The Martinique Tchalian sailboat between the Alerce and the Frankopan during the Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024.

Above, the Martinique Tchalian is in the area of Berthier-sur-Mer, near two ships, the Alerce (on the left in the photo) and the Frankopan. In this section of the St. Lawrence River, the channel is narrow, and ships must use it to sail upstream to the Great Lakes.

The Alerce is a bulk carrier heading for the Port of Quebec, from the Port of Jorf Lasfar (MA JFL) in Morocco. The Frankopan tanker left the Port of Sainte Victoire in Quebec (CA SVD) a few hours ago, and is heading for the Port of Houston in the USA (US HOU).  

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Transat Québec St-Malo 2024 and cruise ships.

Sailboat and cruise ship Volendam on the St.Lawrence Seaway near Île d'Orléans during the Transat Québec St-Malo 2024.
Sailboat and cruise ship Volendam on the St.Lawrence Seaway near Île d’Orléans during the Transat Québec St-Malo 2024.

Marine traffic off Quebec City was blocked in anticipation of the departure of the Transat Québec Saint-Malo 2024. As soon as the sailboats got a head start, cargo and cruise ships summarized their operations on the St. Lawrence River. Pictured above is the Volendam rounding Île d’Orléans near Quebec City. It is heading for Charlottetown, capital of Prince Edward Island in Canada.

Its captain appears to put a little pressure on the captain of the sailing vessel ahead, but this is in fact an optical illusion caused by compressed perspective. In fact, I took the photo when the ship was still a long way off. I brought the subject closer using a Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS II USM lens, followed by a major crop from a 50.6 megapixel photo.

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Thunderstorm at the start of the Transat Québec St-Malo 2024.

Thunderstorm at the start of the Transat Québec St-Malo 2024.
Thunderstorm at the start of the Transat Québec St-Malo 2024.

The tenth Transat Québec St-Malo on June 30, 2024 got underway with very unstable weather conditions, including a thunderstorm that forced a postponement of the start. While this weather temporarily disrupted the sailors’ plans, it delighted the photographers who came to capture the event. Above, a view of Quebec City taken from Île d’Orléans.

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