Costarmoricaine-F18 Raid Worlds Stage 3: Charles & Maxime Hainneville strike again

From Dominique Malécot, CVB Erquy – All pictures by Paul Malécot

Back to the Costarmoricaine after an 8 years absence, the brothers Charles and Maxime Hainneville did not take long to find their marks. Finishing third in Bréhat on Wednesday, they got two bullets in Perros-Guirec on Thursday and in Plérin on Friday.

Charles and Maxime Hainneville rounding Phare des Héaux

A somewhat eventful stage with the injury of a crew member who collided with a buoy at the start in Perros-Guirec and the dismasting of two boats that had driven the first two stages, the ARG7 of the Swedes Rosengren Rasmus and Thomas Ekefalk, and the FRA 2176 of Cannes athletes Arthur and Laetitia Boc Ho.

Rasmus Rosengren and Thomas Ekefalk crossing Bréhat Channel

On Friday evening, the two crews were hoping to have been able to repair themselves before taking the start of the race which is supposed to bring them back to Erquy on Saturday evening. Before the stage on Sunday, Erquy-Erquy with the passage of Cape Fréhel, often very technical, where victory was decided more than once.

Arthur and Laetitia Boc Ho just before their mast breakage

“We had a nice little wind, a little stronger than announced, explains Olivier Bovyn, president of the CVBE, creator of the event, and everyone arrived safely.“

Start in front of Trestraou Beach, Perros-Guirec
Rounding Cadenenou Buoy in front of Bréhat Island

The Top Five of the third stage Perros-Guirec to Plérin

  • 1 FRA 7622, Hainneville / Hainneville,
  • 2 FRA 7,Dary / Fanouillère , 1 minute 22,
  • 3 GBR 518 Neal / Stubbings, 4 minutes 46,
  • 4 FRA 888 Clabon / Palazzi, 8 minutes 57,
  • 5 GBR 514 Barnes / Stacey, 11 minutes 53.

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