After 6 races Alec Herledan (FRA-919) and Hugo Mollard-Tanguy are both on 15 points at the top of the leaderboard, a clear 7 points ahead of their nearest rival, local club member, Maxime Abiven (FRA-235) with 22.[more]
Lucie Pianazza (FRA-20) has stamped her authority over the women’s fleet with four race wins under her belt and two seconds. Anne Claire Girard (FRA-225) is in second place with 18 points, Lucine Bossard with 20 points is third.
Thursday is a “day off” for RS:X but 3 races are scheduled for for RSOne with the “Pulsar” race course format (dynamic short close to the shore slalom race format) starting at 2pm.
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PHOTO ALBUMS: Day One (Registration and Practice Race) / Day Two
The 2013 RS:X European Windsurfing Championships, the RS:X Open Youth European Windsurfing Championships and the RS:One European Championships will be organised in Brest, France by Les Crocodiles de L’Elorn in co-operation with the French Sailing Federation (Federation Francaise de Voile, FFV) and NeilPryde Bikes from the 30th June to 7th July.
Brest, homeport to many sailing record events will host the three European Championships bringing together the future and present champions of both the RS:X and RS:One windsurfing classes. 270 athletes from 38 different countries will gather in the Port du Moulin, with 240 competing in the RS:X Olympic Class (half of which are participating in the Youth European Championships) and 30 in the RS:One Class.
A cosmopolitan fleet will be on the start lines with athletes from European countries such as Italy, Poland and Turkey as well as from further afield with sailors from Tunisia, Singapore or New Zealand. The Tunisian Team will find the event great preparation for the Raceboard African Championships, the first significant windsurfing championships to be hosted in Tunisia later this year.
For the Singapore Team, these championships are another stepping stone in their preparation for the 27th South East Asian Games, hosted by Myanmar in December 2013, which will include windsurfing in the RS:One Class as an event within the sailing regatta.
Inaugural World Championships were held last year in Boracay, Philippines and the European Championships took place in Sopot, Poland. This competition in Brest is the next opportunity to promote this fast developing class.
Athletes are expected in Brest on Sunday 30th June. Monday 1st July will be dedicated to registration, equipment checks, practice races, coach meetings and the opening ceremony. Racing starts on Tuesday 2nd July through to Sunday 7th included, Thursday 4th being a reserve day.
The prize-giving ceremony will take place on Sunday 7th July at 8pm. Bring it on!
