Halifax harbour docks were lined with spectators watching the start of the 2010 Route Halifax - St. Pierre Ocean Race, a world class offshore event held every two years (opposite the Marblehead - Halifax race) from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada to Saint-Pierre, France off the beautiful coastal Newfoundland.

Derek Hatfield's Spirit of Canada took line honours; 30 yachts finished the bi-annual offshore race that takes racers to a little piece of France off the southern coast of Newfoundland.

Bleu 35, a Class 40 yacht originally built in Montreal to compete in the 2008 Quebec - St. Malo race was the overall winner.

Photos of the start...

There are now less than 100 days to go until the start of the VELUX 5 OCEANS

Spirit of Canada