(La Trinite sur mer, France)- Jean Noel Tourin, proud owner of the French J/109 BLUEJAWS,
happened to be sailing in the massive sailing regatta known as the Tour
de Belle Ile 2013. As Jean Noel explains, "I'm pleased to inform you,
that I raced Tour de Belle Ile and finished 4th of 150 boats in the
"Monohull Free Class" (the "anything goes" in IRC class). We were 2nd
in cruiser-racers behind an X-43-- first was a TP52 and 2nd was a JP54
(Jean-Pierre Dick), a famous Vendee Globe sailor sailing his personal
custom offshore boat!! Editor's note- Jean-Pierre himself was another
notable J/Alumni having sailed J/24s quite competitively in France and
the UK!
