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Second place goes to the ex Figaro duo on Groupe SNEF Xavier Macaire and Pierre Leboucher who stayed ahead of a pack which was all very close to each other. Inter Invest (Perraut-Bloch) finished 3rd.
ORDER OF ARRIVAL INTO LORIENT
1- ALLA GRANDE PIRELLI Ambriogio BECCARIA / Nicolas ANDRIEU ITA
2- GROUPE SNEF Xavier MACAIRE / Pierre LEBOUCHER
3- INTER INVEST Matthieu PERRAUT / Kevin BLOCH
4- LEGALLAIS Fabien DELAHAYE / Corentin DOUGUET
5- AMARRIS Achille NEBOUT / Gildas MAHE
6- PROJECT RESCUE OCEAN Axel TREHIN / Gwenael RIOU
7- EVERIAL Erwan LE DRAOULEC / Tanguy LEGLATIN
8- IBSA Alberto BONA / Pablo SANTURDE DEL ARCO ITA
9- VOGUE AVEC UN CROHN Pierre-Louis ATTWELL / Maxime BENSA
10- LA BOULANGERE BIO Amelie GRASSI / Anne-Claire LE BERRE
11- INFLUENCE2 Andrea FORNARO / Benoit HANTZPERG ITA
12- CENTRAKOR Mikael MERGUI / Ludovic MECHIN
13- CURIUM LIFE FORWARD Marc LEPESQUEUX / Renaud DEHARENG
14- EDENRED Emmanuel LE ROCH / Basile BOURGNON
15- CROSSCALL Aurelien DUCROZ / Vincent RIOU
16- WASABIII Stephane BODIN / Swann HAYEWSKI
17- TQUILA Alister RICHARDSON / Brian THOMPSON GBR
18- CAFE JOYEUX Nicolas D'ESTAIS / Debiesse LEO
19- TEAM ZEISS-WEEECYCLING Thimote POLET / Pierrick LETOUZE
20- ACROBATICA Alberto RIVA / Jean MARRE ITA
21- NESTENN - ENTREPRENEURS POUR LA PLANETE Jules BONNIER / Robin FOLLIN
22- ALTERNATIVE SAILING-CONSTRUCTIONS DU BELON Estelle GRECK / Mathieu JONES
23- SIGN FOR COM Lennart BURKE / Melwin FINK GER
24- LA MANCHE #EVIDENCE NAUTIQUE Nicolas JOSSIER / Alexis LOISON
25- THE SEA CLEANERS - UNIVERRE - ENSM Renaud COURBON / François CHAMPION
26- CAPTAIN ALTERNANCE Keni PIPEROL / Thomas JOURDREN
27- ENGIE - DFDS - BRITTANY FERRIES Pamela LEE / Tiphaine RAGUENEAU IRL/FRA
28- P - SOTRAPLANT-TRS Matthieu FOULQUIER-GAZAGNES / Xavier BROERS
29- GOOGLE CHROME Kieran LE BORGNE / Basile BUISSON
30- P - LE BLEUET DE France Charlotte CORMOULS / Claire-Victoire DE FLEURIAN
31- P - EDEN PARK - LES PAPILLONS DU CIEL Nicolas BOMBRUN / Paul BRANDEL
32- AMIPI - TOMBELAINE COQUILLAGES Baptiste HULIN / Christophe BACHMANN
33- P - LABEL EMMAUS Jerome LESIEUR / Damien JENNER
34- VOGUE LE MONDE Benoit LEQUIN / Stephane HUNOT
35- P - MUSSULO 40 Jose Guilherme CALDAS / Gustavo PEIXOTO
36- L’ENVOL-KERMARREC PROMOTION Anatole FACON / Alice VALIERGUE
37- P - TRIMCONTROL Alexandre LE GALLAIS / Carlo VROON
38- QWANZA Goulven MARIE / Nicolas BATTESTI
39- P - MARTINIQUE TCHALIAN Hervé JEAN-MARIE / Jean-Yves AGLAE
1st Alla Grande Pirelli
Ambrogio Beccaria: “We weren’t ready. Fortunately, we sailed a similar course a while back during which we didn’t sail well. We said to ourselves then that it wasn’t the ideal race to prepare for the Transat Jacques Vabre, but in the end, it wasn’t such a bad idea. We didn’t have any problems aboard the boat apart from a little damage to the sails… and a knee and two legs that got a bit beaten up. Forward, it was all a bit wild.”
Nicolas Andrieu: “The start reaching in 35 knots was incredible with all the boats speeding along at 18-20 knots. It was very emotional being on the line with everyone like that. Conditions were quite tough during the first night and I found it hard to get used to. It was a bit violent aboard the boat, but we’re pleased to have succeeded. The lead we have is big, but not really important. It is better to be an hour ahead than an hour behind. If that changes things in Martinique, we’ll be pleased. It is amazing seeing Ambrogio handle his boat. He was involved in the design and knows her by heart.”
2nd, Groupe SNEF
Xavier Macaire: “It was a nice race. It was tough and you had to work hard at every level. It was physically demanding after such a lively start. A lot happened in those 24 hours. We didn’t sleep much and gave it our all. There were squalls with wind changes, calms and gusts. We found a good option off Northern Brittany. There were some good periods and others that were less so. It all averaged out with some good tacks and manoeuvres to allow us to get second place in this first leg.”
Pierre Le Boucher: “We were really shaken around. After the Alderney Race, it was rough and that is when we learnt that Ian (Lipinski on Crédit Mutuel) had dismasted. We went through all our sails. Off the island of Groix we had 27 knots, but it ended well, which is nice, as there were a lot of traps along the way. We’re ready for the next leg, whenever that is.”
Inter Invest
Matthieu Perraut: “The goal here was not to lose the race. Above all we didn’t want to break anything. We really enjoyed ourselves and when we crossed the finish, we told ourselves how great it was to be sailing together. It was great fun. The start will stay with us.”
Kevin Bloch: “That will be remembered for the fantastic start. I think everyone was a bit afraid. There was a lot of wind and manoeuvres were complicated at the mark with so many boats there. But it was great to be there. We didn’t tell ourselves that this was the Transat Jacques Vabre. We took it like any other race and didn’t hold back.”
