– 132 IRCs make towards Cavalaire: TP52s dominate play – The schooners put on a show! – Thursday festivities at Les Voiles
– 132 IRCs make towards Cavalaire: TP52s dominate play – The schooners put on a show! – Thursday festivities at Les Voiles
Thanks to a slight easing of the Mistral and a warm sunshine, all the racers, in both the Modern and Classic fleets, were poised for battle this morning, eager to test their mettle in the still bracing W’ly wind. From 11:00 hours, the 132 Modern sailboats set sail for L’Escalet, where a fantastic coastal course hugging the shore awaited them. Meantime, the 82 Classic yachts tried, in vain alas, to make for their own start zone, the sea state and the gusts of over 30 knots breaking their stride. Ultimately the latter group were forced back into port, but not before the many image hunters caught them on film. The 5 Groups of Modern IRCs fortunately managed to validate their second race of the week.