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Besson and Lagarrigue new F18 world champions at Marina di Grosseto
Styles and Booth on podium • Bissaro/Cesari best of the Italians in ninth
samedi 13 juillet 2013 –
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Despite the final day’s racing delivering less steady and significantly weaker wind than the rest of the week, the race committee still managed to stage three races and whip up plenty of excitement out on the water. In the Gold fleet, French duo Billy Besson and Jeremie Lagarrigue did some fantastic tactical work and put on a massive show of power to become the new Formula 18 World Champions.
Statements about the day :
- Billy Besson, helmsman FRA 1796 : “We are really delighted. Jeremie did an excellent job today and his strategy was perfect. We are delighted with how the week went. The wind was perfect with thermals almost every day, a great course. Fantastic !”
- Hugh Styles, helmsman GBR 7 : “We’ve had a great week. Maybe we could have done a few things differently but we were always out in front so we’re happy and really delighted with this second place.”
- Mitch Booth, helmsman ESP 1910 : “An excellent week for us with perfect conditions for the team. It was Jordi’s first world event and making it to the podium first time is a fantastic experience for him.”
- Francois Gabart, helmsman FRA 301 : “In France, we say you get the ‘chocolate meda’ for fourth place. You always want to get to the podium but they were just better than us this time. Mitch had a great final and I won’t talk about the first two because I didn’t even think about trying to get near them in the standings today. But I’m happy. If when I decided to do this event six months ago, you’d have told me I’d be fourth, I’d have signed on the dotted line. I always dream of the podium but there was just nothing I could do about it today.”
- Vittorio Bissaro, helmsman ITA 13 : “Well, our unspoken objective was to get into the top 10 and we did that. We’re a bit disappointed though, particularly with today. We could have done better but I’m sure that’s how everyone feels inside.”
- Marco Borioni, president of the Compagnia della Vela Grosseto : “This has been a fantastic experience for sailing in Italy and for the Compagnia della Vela. We have set something in motion that will lead to better and better events, and it’s up to us to transform those events into a springboard for our youth.”
- Olivier Bovyn, president of the International Formula 18 Class : “In all the photos I’ve seen, the sailors were smiling and enthusiastic, and I think that shows just how well this week went. Everyone did an incredible job – the committee, the measurers, the jury. They all gave their best. I couldn’t have hoped for better from this splendid place and the Compagnia della Vela Grosseto." Mark Mackey, Rear Commodore Ballyholme Yacht Club : "Fantastic days. We saw some marvellous racing and incredible conditions. Now the baton has been passed to us and we can’t wait for 2014 to come so that we can try to do just as well ourselves.”
Voir en ligne : Press info http://2013.f18worlds.com
Top three final positions :
- 1. Besson/Lagarrique (FRA 1796) - (devil), 5, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 5, 5, (17), 1, 2 - 26 points
- 2. Styles/Mason (GBR 7) - 3, 1, 2, 3, (7), 7, 3, (12), 1, 2, 9, 5, 9 - 45 points
- 3. Booth/Booth (ESP 1910) - 1, 8, 6, (11), 6, 6, 7, 6, 2, (27), 5, 9, 5 - 61 points
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