(Deauville, France)- 13 races (11 to count) in four days of racing.
Windward-leeward courses of 1-1.2nm. Wind from 8-20 kts. It was a
prescription for some great sailing by the eighteen J/80 crews assembled
for the gorgeous Deauville Open.
After establishing their supremacy in the first eight races with four
1sts, 2nd and 3rd, the team of BABY J lead by Jean Francois Guionet
backed off the throttle a little bit and put themselves into "cruise
control" knowing that they'd won the regatta with only 3 counters left
to go in the entire event to finish with 34 pts.
A strong women sailor in the form of Nathalie Corson led her team on
JAWS to a strong second place, only two points behind the BABY J team.
Her finishes nearly were the converse of Jean Francois's team- with a
5-4-6-4-3-2-1-1-3-5-2 for 36 pts.
In third place overall was Marine Cherbourg Issartel sailed by Gilles
Drouet with finishes of 2-5-1-6-10-5-4-5-1-1-3 for 43 net pts. For more J/80 Deauville Open sailing information