7 May 2011
CAYARD'S UPDATE - Grand Prix Les Ambassadeurs Beau-Rivage Palace
Yesterday was the first race in the D35 fleet for Artemis Racing and we won
it.
The wind did not arrive until 1400, so there was just one 20 mile "long
distance race" finishing at Societe Nautique de Geneve. The wind was 8-10
knots from the East and we were doing 18 knots downwind under gennaker.
The D35 is a one design, 35 foot catamaran, raced on Lake Geneva. It is very
well endowed with sail area, which is needed in the normally light winds of
Lake Geneva. There is a fleet of 12 identical boats containing some great
sailors like Michele Desjoyeaux on Foncia, Ernesto Bertarelli on Alinghi.
The D35 is the "Ferrari" of sailing on Lake Geneva. With Artemis Racing
Chairman Torbjorn Tornqvist's decision to enter the America's Cup, sailing
the D35 in his home town has real appeal.
There are seven events in the season, the Beau Rivage being the first. The
"big" event is the Bol d'Or June 18, in which boats of all types and sizes
race around the entire lake. The Bol d'Or is about 100 miles in with the
light and fickle winds of the lake, it often is an over night race.
Racing continues through Sunday.
For complete results go to www.vulcaintrophy.ch
Paul
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