Each boat participating in the race was thus be equipped with four cameras in order to follow the event live. Each boat should be able to send five to ten minutes of images and sound per day. Official partner of the event, the French telephone company France Telecom worked on the elaborate broadcasting systems which were necessary. Thus out of the 10 boats proposed, six ultimately qualified and departed from Barcelona, with Marseille as the final destination. The six contenders represent the U.S.A, France, Poland and Great Britain.
Internet is also an integral part of the event.