(Douarnenez, France)- The J/80 sailing teams in France are clearly
gearing up for the J/80 Worlds showdown in Marseilles, France in 2013.
The enormous turnout of highly competitive teams from around Europe
meant the seventy-eight teams participating off Douarnenez were going to
see spirited competition from the leading teams vying for the top three
spots on the podium.
The
first day of racing was simply "gray"- the sky, metallic gray, mingled
with the sea, just lit by a light cold. But, it was not enough to
discourage the crews. The wind had eased a bit before switching to 50
degrees for the first race. Emerging out of the gloom, somewhat
prophetically, to win the first race was Simon Moriceau's team on
INTERFACE CONCEPT 2 and, so it went for the rest of the regatta.Simon's team sailed a strong regatta to win by 5 pts with a 1-6-2-7-2-15 scoreline, quite a remarkable display of sailing for this team. Second overall was Nicolas Troussel's BRETAGNE CREDIT MUTUEL with a record of 8-1-3-2-9-18 for 23 pts overall. Third was another top French champion, Luc Nadal, who sailed GAN'JA to a 25-8-6-6-7-4 record for 31 pts. Rounding out the top five were Quentin Ponroy's ELECTRA in fourth and in fifth was Vincent Vanderkerkhove's DUNKERQUE PLAISANCE. For more J/80 French Nationals sailing information
