June 4, 2005 (La Trinite sur mer, France) It was another perfect
sailing day
to finish the last two races of the Mumm 30 World Championship.
There was
breeze building out of the west from 12-20 knots as another front
rolled
through and cleared the clouds for some beautiful sailing on the
sparkling
waters of the Gulf of Morbihan.
The start of Race 10 was on time with no problems, but the black flag
was
hoisted for Race 11 after a general recall. After the upset caused
earlier
in the event, the sailors were far more respectful and the start was
clear.
Two four-leg windward leeward courses were completed and the new world
champions are Pierre-Loic Berthet and his crew aboard Bouyges Telecom.
Their conservative finishes of 8 and 19 were enough to pass Toulon
Provence
Mediteranee Coych who were mid fleet today.
Complete translations of the French press releases, quotes from the
skippers
and crew and photographs from the event will be available on
www.mumm30.org
starting on June 5.
Thanks to event sponsors Champagne Mumm, North Sails, Armor Lux, the
Port of
La Trinite sur Mer, the Conseil General of Morbihan and the region of
Brittany and to the event organizers Societe Nautique de la Trinite.
complete results
Renee Mehl
renee@staggyachts.com
