(Crouesty Arzon, France)- One of the classic late spring, early summer
events on the French sailing calendar is the Grand Prix du Crouesty
sailed in southern Brittany. It's traditionally been a very strong
one-design regatta with additions of handicap fleets over the years.
The GPEN is hosted by Yacht Club Crouesty Arzon and sponsored by the
Yacht Club de France. The event is always sailed the weekend of
Pentecost on the beautiful bay bordered by Presque'Ile Rhuys and the
islands of Houat Hoedic called Mor Braz.With over 130 boats and 600 sailors competing for three days literally just off the beaches and cliffs, the general public have an exceptional view of Petit Mont on the Bay of Mor Braz. And, with magnificent conditions blessing the fleet for most of the weekend, the sailors got in some fantastic sailing and some spirited competition.
In the Monotype Division, the combination of J/22s, J/24s and J/70s made for some interesting racing as the scoring was based on handicap. While the J/70s were miles ahead crossing the line on elapsed times, they could only wait until they got to the dock at the end of the day to know how they performed on corrected. Nevertheless, the J/22s swept the division based on handicap. More importantly, on a class-by-class basis there were clear leaders as described below. The J/70s were led by Gerard Chapelot sailing ALBERTO sailing very consistently. Second was Luc Lajoye's EXIUM and in third was Jean-Marc Gosset's VOILERIE SAILS CONCEPT. For more Grand Prix du Crouesty sailing information
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