Record SNSM, a 9th edition at top speed
© Bernard Gergaud
The sailboats of the Record SNSM 9th edition dashed on Sunday evening shortly after 5:00 pm.
With a time of 1 day and 1 hour, Geodis (lead by Amedeo/Tripon and crew) take the second place of the event, acquired in pain as Fabrice Amedeo tells us on his arrival:
“It’s the first time that we finish before Halvard Mabire and Miranda Merron, models on the Class 40 circuit. Therefore this is a satisfaction. This is a great second place gained in pain because I dislocated my shoulder while maneuvering in front of the boat. I managed to put it back in place but I will obviously go to the doctor. Then Pascal Alain, our sail maker also part of the crew, has likely a sprained knee. The sailing conditions were hard today and for the start of this Record SNSM. We were sailing all together. It is last night that we were able to take advantage on Halvard Mabire and Bruno Jourdren Class 40. Then we managed to keep the control despite a constant pressure from others competitors“.
Campagne de France (Mabire/ Merron and crew) complete the podium with only 8 minutes away from the second. As usual, the Class40 have made the show until the last second. It’s the case for crews on board SETTI Ltd and Ecoelec who fought as per a Match Race until the end of the race to cross the line with 40 seconds of distance. They set a timing of respectively 1d 08h 40min 15sec and 1d 08h 41min 05sec in 7th and 8th position of the class40 fleet.
On ERDF-Des Pieds et Des Mains, Damien Seguin also had to withdraw. On the first evening at about 11:00 pm, the keel hit a rock in Quiberon bay. The skipper from Nantes and his crew made their way towards La Trinité sur Mer.
All the rankings and the complete times are to be discovered here.
