MARTINIQUE · SEASON 2026–2027
Tour des Yoles.
An island in motion.
Colourful sails, crews balancing on wooden poles called bwa dressés, and an island cheering its yoles. The Tour is a stage race around Martinique and a major celebration of island life.
Next Tour: 25 July – 1 August 2027
Explore the full season
A PASSION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
More than
the summer highlight.
The season brings together the Grandes Yoles and Bébé Yoles championships, the women’s championship, Mapipis, Les Barrés de la Yole, the Challenge 22 Mai and the Martinique Cup. The Tour follows from 25 July to 1 August 2027.
| Date | Competition | Category | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pagaie des Mapipis | Grandes Yoles | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Grandes Yoles | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Bébé Yoles — group A | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Grandes Yoles | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Bébé Yoles — group B | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Grandes Yoles | Venue to be announced | |
| Les Barrés de la Yole | Grandes Yoles | Le Diamant | |
| Women’s championship | Bébé Yoles | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Grandes Yoles | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Bébé Yoles — group A | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Bébé Yoles — group B | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Grandes Yoles | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Bébé Yoles — group A | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Bébé Yoles — group B | Venue to be announced | |
| Challenge 22 Mai | Grandes Yoles | Martinique — Sainte-Lucie | |
| Pagaie des Mapipis | Bébé Yoles | Venue to be announced | |
| Championship | Grandes Yoles | Venue to be announced | |
| Martinique Cup | Grandes Yoles | Venue to be announced | |
| 41st Tour de Martinique des Yoles Rondes | Grandes Yoles | Martinique · route to be announced |
Provisional calendar published by the Martinique Yole Federation, subject to change. Times, unspecified venues and the Tour route remain to be confirmed. This list includes every event on the federation’s poster; clubs may announce additional races.
KANOA · MARTINIQUEYOUR DAY AT SEA
The Tour, or a race.
Make it your day.
Plan a day at sea with family or friends. The 2027 Tour and the season’s races offer plenty of opportunities to experience yole racing from the water.
Confirm the race, availability, price and navigation conditions with KANOA before booking.
ARCHIVES · 40TH EDITION
The 2026 Tour
des Yoles Rondes
From 26 July to 2 August 2026, fifteen yoles competed over eight stages. At the finish in Sainte-Anne, Cottrell–Leader Mat won the overall time classification in 20 h 05 min 33 s, just 38 seconds ahead of UFR–Chanflor.
CELEBRATING THE CREWS
The yoles, the skippers,
the times.
| Rank | Yole / crew | Skipper(s) · 2026 | Total time | Gap to winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cottrell – Leader MatAthon · Le François | Loïc Mas / Mathieu Belhumeur | 20:05:33 | — |
| 02 | UFR – ChanflorCaracoli · Le Robert | Marc-Daniel Labourg | 20:06:11 | +00:00:38 |
| 03 | SARA Énergies Nouvelles – Auto DistributionYole Net 2000 · Le Marin | Dimitri Béreau | 20:57:01 | +00:51:28 |
| 04 | Pli Bel Price – Pneus CashLanmè 2 Bôdé · Martinique | Laurent Mas | 21:19:05 | +01:13:32 |
| 05 | SMEM – Solar Inox – Triple 8Fem&Hom à la barre · Le François | Steeve Jacqua | 21:50:51 | +01:45:18 |
| 06 | CMA CGMAlizés Yoles · Le Marin | Georgy Lagier-Lamon | 21:53:43 | +01:48:10 |
| 07 | Élizé Restaurant – Madiana CinémaAy Douvan · Sainte-Anne | Marc-Emmanuel Florian | 22:19:35 | +02:14:02 |
| 08 | CFA – UMIH Formation – McDonald’sChabinAn · Le François | Guy-Albert Romer | 22:23:36 | +02:18:03 |
| 09 | Ets Rosette – L’AppaloosaL’Arme fatale · Le François | Kenny Exilie / Mario Malfreury | 22:26:41 | +02:21:08 |
| 10 | Gommier et Tradition (Sa Pa Zafèw)Gommier et Tradition · Le Lamentin | Pédrick Petito | 22:38:06 | +02:32:33 |
| 11 | BiminiAprant · Le Marin | Isaac Lafleur / Sylver Guy | 23:23:03 | +03:17:30 |
| 12 | Prixe – MideaBaie des Mulets · Le Vauclin | Mike Melidor-Fuxis | 23:51:19 | +03:45:46 |
| 13 | Royal Fruits de Martinique – ADEPLa Yole Trinitéenne · La Trinité | Joe Glanny | 24:43:27 | +04:37:54 |
| 14 | GFA Caraïbes – L’Univers du PneuBwa Viré · Le Robert | Manuel Jean-Marie | 25:15:28 | +05:09:55 |
| 15 | Mr BricolageLas Palmas · Le Robert | Ismaël Cellamen | 35:28:49 | +15:23:16 |
Times are shown as hours:minutes:seconds, including totals above 24 hours. Skippers are those listed for the crews entered in 2026.