FRANCK CAMMAS WINNER OF THE XVIIth TROPHÉE CLAIREFONTAINE

La Trinité-sur-Mer, Sunday 3rd September 2006 – 4.30pm


Thanks to three victorious legs out of the nine ones sailed since yesterday morning, and thanks to a nice regularity during the entire weekend, Franck Cammas is the winner of the XVIIth Trophée Clairefontaine des Champions de Voile, that took place on the nautical stadium of La Trinité-sur-Mer. It is his second victory of the event out of eight participations, his first victory being in 2000 in the Cap d’Agde. 


Franck Cammas snatched the victory after a long duel with Jérémie Beyou who finally finishes second though he was leading at the start of the ninth and last regatta. Loïck Peyron, last year’s winner, also well contributed to the show this weekend and finishes on the third step of the platform.


Words of the winner Franck Cammas: “Jérémie Beyou’s option under spinnaker was decisive. Especially since he had sailed quite nicely all day, but this ten-meter option he took did not work out well for him. In 2000, my victory was easier. Today we had to wait until the last minute to know the winner. I am sure sailing on multihull 60’ is advantageous when taking part in the Trophée Clairefontaine. But most of all, you need to be in total cohesion with your crew to win. Therefore I am very happy to share this victory with Stève Ravussin and Pierre Pennec.”

Overall ranking  (nine legs):

1-    Franck Cammas, 60pts  (1, 3, 3, 1, 7,  3, 7, 2, 1)
2-    Jérémie Beyou, 58pts (6, 2, 6, 5, 1, 1, 4, 1, 4)
3-    Loïck Peyron, 52pts (7, 5, 1, 2, 2, 4, 1, 7, 6)
4-   Mike Sanderson  (New Zealand), 41pts (3, 1, 5, 3, 4, 8, 5, 8, 5)
5-    Jean-Pierre Dick, 39pts (5, 4, 7, 6, 8, 2, 2, 3, 7)
6-    Pascal Bidégorry, 37pts (4, 6, 4, 7, 3, 7, 6, 6, 2)
7-    Vincent Riou, 35pts (2, 8, 8, 8, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3)
8-    Michel Desjoyeaux, 29pts (8, 7, 2, 4, 5, 6, 6, 8, 4, 8)

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