All pictures by Olivier Lhopez
As announced in our previous article, tense and close fight in La Rochelle to get French National Title.
The racing
After no race was sailed on Friday due to total lack of wind, Race Committee did succeed in completing five races on Saturday, by 5 to 10 knots wind and choppy waters.
Victorien Erussard & Fred Moreau demonstrated a pretty good consistency (4, 3, 3, 1, 2), when Emeric Dary & David Fanouillère have been less performing in Race 6 and Race 7 (10, 9), scoring a total of 19 points, then finishing at the third place of the championship.
The title for Vic and Fred, and to note the nice performance of Swedish pair Fredrik Karlsson & Rasmus Rosengren, 17 points, who could have won if they had not been scored UFD in Race 3… but it’s a part of the game!
The podium
It is to stress once again the high quality of the competitors plate, 6 teams being part of the World top 15. To be confirmed early July in Noordwijk…
Results
Get full results here
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