The Tour Voile (July 5 to 21)
The Tour Voile, organized from July 5 to 21 receives for this 42nd edition 2019 23 crews representing five nationalities. New this year, a mixed classification. On the program, 17 days of fierce racing on Diam 24 boats in 7 coastal cities of France.
Dunkerque hosted the first stage of the Tour de Voile this Friday, July 5, for a nautical stadium exercise. These three days of intense nautical stadiums have crowned three different crews. On Sunday, "Cheminées Poujoulat (Robin Follin, Antoine Rucard, Gaulthier Germain) dominated the debates and made up part of its deficit on the leader of the General Classification, Team Beijaflore (led by Valentin Bellet).
French Minimes Championship (July 6 to 12)
From July 6 to 12, 500 young people from 12 to 14 years old will meet on the Etang de Berre (west of Marseille). Nearly 500 competitors (boys and girls) from all the metropolitan leagues and the French overseas departments and territories. National titles will be contested in the following series: Optimist (solo sailing), Techno 293 OD and O'pen Skiff (gliding), Tyka (catamaran), Dinghy (solo and crew).
La Trinité-Cowes by Actual (Departure on July 7th)
The 2nd edition of the offshore race organized by the Société Nautique de la Trinité-sur-Mer (SNT), started this Sunday, July 7th at 6 pm. About fifty crews took the departure on a course of 300 miles between two mythical ports, La Trinité-sur-Mer and Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
After a strong start by Charlie Capelle on Acapella - Proludic, the only Multi 2000 in the fleet, Lady First III skippered by Jean-Pierre Dreau took the lead.
Les Sables euros Horta euros Les Sables
"Generally, during the Les Sables Euros Horta, there are two races in the race: a first one to arrive in the Azores and a second one, in the islands, with, potentially, a new start there, announced Aymeric Chappellier before the start of the first leg. The sailor from La Rochelle didn't think he was saying that well when he set off last Sunday for the 1,270 miles of the first leg between Vendée and Faial. After leading a large part of the race and setting a high pace over the first three quarters of the course, the sailor, accompanied by Rodrigue Cabaz, finally gave up first place to the Volvo duo in the last 50 miles of the course.
The tandem Jonas Gerckens euros Benoît Hantzperg has indeed found a small mouse hole in the soft ground, between the islands, to take the lead of the fleet and never let go until the finish line. He finally crossed the line at 5:41 am with a lead of 12 minutes and 32 seconds over the AINA Enfance et Avenir duo, and 34 minutes over the Beijaflore duo composed of William Mathelin euros Moreaux euros Amaury François who completed the podium. Very small gaps, which promise, from now on, of the ball fight for the return match!
