Teams Sailing @ Normandy Sailing Week
(Le Havre, France)- From June 5 to 9, nine one-design J/111s will be
participating in Normandy Sailing Week in Le Havre, France. As part of
this series, the J/111 will be sailing their first European
Championships. And, with a good weather forecast for the long weekend,
it should prove to be very competitive racing.
Frederic Bouvier, President of the J/111 European class and business
manager of the French builder J-Composites commented, "We are pleased,
after the debut one-design event at SPI Ouest France 2012, that nine
J/111s will be sailing in Normandy Sailing Week for the J/111 Europeans.
The sailors come from Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands and
Switzerland and France. The idea is to establish a circuit for J/111s in
Europe, with a friendly social atmosphere ashore and with spirited,
high-level of competition on the water. The J/111 is a great boat for
this type of one-design offshore racing, it allows a fast ride with
comfort and the boats are very equal in speed-- it's what the owners are
seeking. J-Composites will be on site with equipment to support the
owners. A big 'Thank You' to the organizers of Normandy Sailing Week to
welcome us for the first European J/111 Championship."
It's
clear many of the best teams in Europe are showing up. From France,
the winner of SPI Ouest 2012 J/111 class, J-LANCE 8, will be skippered
by Didier Le Moal (seen here at right) and he is joined by fellow
Frenchmen Bertant Coutoure (CNV). From the Netherlands will be the
experienced and highly regarded offshore racing team on XCENTRIC RIPPER,
sailed by John Van der Starre and Robin Verhoef. Representing Belgium
is Sebastien de Liedekerke skippering DJINN. Then five veteran teams
are sailing from Great Britain, including 2012 Cowes Week and Round
Island Champion Duncan McDonald on SHMOKIN' JOE; 109 and 111 champions
David & Kirsty Apthorp on J-DREAM; Rick Barnes on BIELA MUNKENBECK;
James Arnell's JEEZ LOUISE and Tony Mack's McFLY. The outcome of the
nine fast boats will be extremely difficult to handicap as all teams
have made massive improvements over the past year and this is the first
time they've all come together as a fleet since SPI Ouest France 2012!
Should be fun! For more J/111 Europeans and J/80 Normandy Sailing Week information
Saturday, June 8, 2013
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Location:
Le Havre, France