Our boats in the last
races
Transat Jacques Vabre - 12th mini-transat -Tour d'Italie
1 - Transat Jacques Vabre: 1st
and 3rd
Le Havre - Cartagène (Colombia) start October 16 99
Five of the nine race boats on the starting line were designed by Finot-Conq.
Congratulations to Thomas Coville and Hervé Jan on Sodebo Savourons la
vie who finished first after
passing Whirpool-Europe 2 in the last leg.
Early in the race, Thomas and Hervé took a southern route which was less favorable
than the northern option which was followed by the other racers. Nonetheless, Sodebo's
victory is the result of a fantastic progressive recovery.
Congratulations also to Mike Golding and Ed Danby on Team Group 4
who finished third.
Final Results
| 1 |
Sodebo Savourons la vie (Thomas Coville et Hervé Jan) |
05/11/99 06:31 |
| 2 |
Whirlpool/Europe 2 |
05/11/99 07:41 |
| 3 |
Team Group 4 (Mike Golding et Ed Danby) |
05/11/99 08:03 |
| 4 |
Sill Entreprises |
05/11/99 08:21 |
| 5 |
Somewhere/Baume & Mercier (Marc Thiercelin/ Bernard
Mallaret) |
05/11/99 17:16 |
| 6 |
Aquitaine Innovations (Yves Parlier et Ellen Mac Arthur) |
06/11/99 18:25 |
| 7 |
Gartmore Investment (Josh Hall et Alex Thomson) |
08/11/99 11:37 |
| 8 |
Pindar |
10/11/99 |
| 9 |
Spirit of Race |
12/11/99 |
On the web
site:
60'Open:
comparison, description of each 60'Open, photos |
2- 12th
Mini-transat (21 foot long open-design sailboat race):
1st and 2nd at the second leg
4th et 5th at final results
First leg : Concarneau - the Canarian Islands,
start September 26, 99
During this leg the sailing conditions were particularly difficult due to wind.
The first Groupe Finot-design boat, English Braids-Yacht Ropes, was skippered by Alex
Bennet and in finished sixth place. This boat was built in 1987.
Erwan Tabarly on Armor Luxe needed to take a 30-hour stopover in Spain as
a precaution. This decision unfortunately compromised his chances to appear in top
position, however, this difficult choice showed his wisdom.
Eric Renault on R.LEBRAS and Peter Heppel on Reality
preferred to wait for better weather at the beginning of the race.
Albert Bargues on Port de Generalitat, which was damaged at the starting
line, made a very nice recovery.
Second leg The Canarian Islands - Guadeloupe
The Finot-Conq designs took the first and second positions.
Congratulations to Erwan and Peter !
1-st Erwan Tabarly (Armor Luxe)
2-nd Peter Heppel (Reality)
8-th Alex Bennett (English Braids)
10-th Eric Renault (R. Le Bras/ Aliments Morvan)
Final results:
|
Name of the boat |
Skipper |
D-H-Min |
| 1 |
Voile
Magazine Jeanneau |
S
Magnen |
24
15 11 |
| 2 |
Sablières
Palvadeau |
PY
Moreau |
25
1 22 |
| 3 |
Navman
|
C
Sayer |
25
15 6 |
| 4 |
Armor Lux |
E Tabarly |
25 21 39 |
| 5 |
English Breads |
A Bennett |
26 13 39 |
| 6 |
Enfants
du Monde |
B.
Rohou |
28
9 52 20 |
| 7 |
Andora
France |
JM
Thellier |
28
13 41 |
| 8 |
Joséphine
|
V
Tisseraud |
29
11 46 |
| 9 |
Escuela Nautica Catalunya |
A Bargues |
29 18 34 |
On the Web
site:
mini 6,50:caractéristics,
photos, prototypes |
3- The Tour of Italie
10 Giro 34 equipped with the Rigging CWING raced The Tour of Italy.
The results of the first race for these Groupe Finot designs were very positive.
On October 25, six Giro 34 participated in the tour of Corsica with winds ranging from
0 to 35 knots.
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