Helmsman Kevin Peponnet (27) and his team-mate Jérémie Mion have just won the gold medal at the 470 World Championship held in Aarhus, Denmark. A victory won in the last set against their Japanese rivals.
The week of competition in this month of August 2018 had gone well with always good places in the various rounds. The French entered the Medal Race (final with double points) tied with the Japanese. Despite a bad start, they managed to contain their rival and finish second, just ahead of him.
A family of gold
This victory is all the more impressive as Kevin is the son of Daniel Peponnet and the nephew of Thierry Peponnet . Father Daniel was world champion in 1982 (36 years ago) and Thierry followed in 1986 (32 years earlier). A true family of champions who always shone in 470!
A good omen for the future
This victory qualifies by the same occasion France in 470 Men for the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020. The next objective for this crew known for their pugnacity and the incredible reading of the body of water made by Kevin Peponnet.
This Basque athlete who started sailing with the Basque Yacht Club in Saint-Jean-de-Luz at the age of 6, is now training in La Rochelle (he is licensed with the Société des Régates Rochelaises, SRR). This is where they got their mast developed with AG+, a rigging company that is very present on the light sailing circuit.
