Massilia Cup Offshore Trophée Corsica Med : Victory for Kito de Pavant and Laurent Camprubi
© Yohann Brandt
Kito de Pavant and Laurent Camprubi have been declared the winners of the Massilia Cup Offshore I Trophée Corsica Med 2023.
He explains: "However, yesterday morning, things didn't look too good for us. As we passed the gate to the south of Grand Ribaud, 40 miles from the finish, we were in 3rd place and the two boats ahead of us, the Italians and the Croatians, seemed to be faster than us upwind. But the Dantean conditions that awaited us at the end of the course enabled us to catch up and then pass Ivica Kostelic (ACI40).
It was only 10 miles from Marseilles that we overtook Marco Guerra (Imagin Act), passing closer to the Calanques (magnificent at the end of the day).
It was a tough day though, with an average of 35 knots and above all very heavy head seas, which were very difficult to negotiate.
As for the other Class40 boats, a whole host of problems (mutiny, a Belgian struck by lightning or multiple breakdowns) forced them to retire.
For the other boats, the organisers made the wise decision to shorten the race in Giens.
In the Class40 Mediterranean Trophy, Ivica Kostelic (ACI #130) remains in first place.
Source : Made in Midi
Race General Ranking : Massilia Cup Offshore - Trophée CORSICA MED - Class40
Trophy Med. Ranking : 1mediterraneantrophy23postmassillia.pdf (class40.com)
