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Loïs Berrehar wins the Solo Guy Cotten
In the first two coastal legs of the Solo Guy Cotten, Loïs Berrehar won the first and Gaston Morvan the second. The Figaro Bénéteau boats then set off on the 370-mile race on March 13. Unfortunately, on the same evening, Gaston Morvan and Chloé Le Bars collided, the former falling victim to an ingress of water. At the end of the race, Loïs Berrehar won both the main race and the overall classification on Friday, March 15, crossing the finish line in Concarneau Bay at 7:21 am. Alexis Loison and Jules Delpech rounded off the podium in the main race, as the jury had to decide whether Gaston Morvan should recover before the final overall rankings were known.
A new partner for Justine Mettraux
Justine Mettraux, who wears the Teamwork colors in the IMOCA class, is now joined by Groupe Snef, already a partner of Xavier Macaire in the Class40 class. The young woman will be taking part in the 2025 double-handed season alongside the skipper.
VSF Sports launches into ocean racing
VSF sports has been involved in the automotive world since 2021. The group has decided to turn its attention to ocean racing, and is launching a call for candidates to find the sailor or sailor in Class40 who will wear their colors for the next three years, from 2025 to 2027.
Vincent Riou back in Class40
Vincent Riou returns to solo ocean racing in Class40. He has launched the construction of a boat at Pogo Structures, to be launched in February 2024, bearing the colors of Pierreval - Fondation GoodPlanet. The special feature of this new Class40 is its single rudder and trimmer keel. While this makes for greater performance, it also means she's less likely to hold the road. It will take part in the next CIC Transat, the Transat Québec-Saint Malo and the CIC Normandy Channel Race.
Camille Lecointre and Jérémie Mion join the Olympic team
The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) has approved the selection of two new athletes to join the French sailing delegation. Camile Lecointre and Jeremie Mion join the French sailing delegation in the 470 mixed class.
90 nations expected for the French Olympic Week in Hyères - Toulon Provence
The 55th edition of the SOF will be held from April 20 to 27, 2024. This will be the last major multi-series event before the Paris Olympic Games. On the program are two events, the French Olympic Week will host the "Qualified Nations" in the harbor of Hyères, with two representatives per nation and per series, which are the nations qualified for the Olympics, and The Last Chance Regatta, which will bring together all the nations not yet qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and which will be able to snatch the last 39 places still in contention. On each of the two events, the 10 Olympic series will be competing: ILCA (men's and women's single-handed dinghy), 49er (men's and women's double-handed dinghy), Nacra 17 (mixed double-handed catamaran), 470 (mixed double-handed dinghy), Formula Kite (men's and women's kitefoil), iQFOiL (men's and women's windfoil). 90 nations will be represented, and almost 1,000 athletes will be present.
Anthony Marchand and Eric Péron complete their round-the-world trip
On Monday, March 11, 2024, Anthony Marchand crossed the finish line of the Arkea Ultim Challenge solo round-the-world race at 15h08 and 21 seconds. He finished 4th in the race after 64 days 01 hour 38 minutes and 21 seconds of competition. Eric Péron is the last competitor in this round-the-world race, taking 5th place with a finish on Wednesday March 13 at 14h44 and 27 seconds after a race lasting 66 days, 01 hour, 14 minutes and 27 seconds.
French 49er dinghy world champions
With just 4 months to go before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Clément Péquin and Erwan Fischer won the 49er men's double-handed dinghy world championship in Lanzarote, Canary Islands. They are 38 points ahead of the Dutch, three-time defending world champions. This is a first for the French, who have never before won a world title in this series. In the women's category, the Dutch Odile van Aanholt / Annette Duetz take the world title. Lana Granier Amélie Riou, the first French women, took 20th place, ahead of Mathilde Lovadina / Aude Compan, 32nd e then Charline Picon / Sarah Steyaert, 33 e and Manon Peyre / Clara Sofia Stamminger de Moura, 35 e.
