The first boats arrived this morning at around 8.20am. Not surprisingly, the Prototypes were the first to arrive.
On the pontoons, the disappointment of not making it as far as the legendary Fastnet lighthouse was forgotten. As a reminder, the race directors had decided not to send the competitors to Ireland because of the weather conditions. A course B was set up, sending the skippers southwards to the BXA buoy in the Bay of Biscay.
For all the competitors on the podium, it was a “great battle”!
For Alexandre Demange, winner in the Proto class with his co-skipper Benoît Mariette on the Mini 1048, it was “great fun from start to finish”. They went down with “a strong wind” and came back up with the same wind. Carlos Manera Pascual confirms “this great battle with the frontrunners”!
From the point of view of the Proto winners, Alexandre Demange and Benoît Mariette, it was a different option from their rivals that led them to victory.
At the finish, there was also a real battle between the Production boats, n°968 and n°1043, with a gap of just 24 seconds.
The finishes will continue throughout the day, with some skippers setting foot on dry land tonight, and even tomorrow evening for the last ones.
The prize-giving ceremony will take place tomorrow at 6pm in the port of Tréboul, opposite the Maison du Nautisme.
Key point:
Kévin Bloch and Basile Gautier, n°945, LES ENTREPRENEURS DU GOLFE, third place before the jury!
NICOMATIC, skippered by Caroline Boule and Benoît Marie, had to turn back a few hours after the start, having torn their mainsail (n°1067). They decided to set sail again with a different sail. According to the Class rules, this meant a 24-hour penalty.
This penalty allowed the duo of Kévin Bloch and Basile Gautier, n°945, LES ENTREPRENEURS DU GOLFE, to climb to third place on the podium before the jury.
Proto podium :
1- The big winners of this 38th edition of the Mini Fastnet in proto are Alexandre Demange and Benoît Mariette, n° 1048, DMG MORI SAILING ACADEMY 2 They finished the race in 3d 16 h 47 min 33s with an average speed of 6.34 knots!
2- On the second step of the podium, in the Proto class, we find Rebecca Emily Coles and Carlos Manera, n° 1081, XUCLA They finished the race in 3d 17h 12min 30s with an average speed of 6.31 knots!
3- On the third step of the podium (before the jury), in the Proto class, were Caroline Boule and Benoît Marie, no. 1067, NICOMATIC. They finished the race in 3d 17h 35 min 47s with an average speed of 6.29 knots!
Series podium :
1- The big winners of this 38th edition of the Mini Fastnet in Series are Margaux Chanceaulme and Quentin Mocudet, n°986, ASCODAL/SAVEURS & DELICES. They finished the race in 3d 20h 03min 30s with an average speed of 6.12 knots!
2- On the second step of the podium, in the Series, we find Deniz Baggi and Fabrice Sorin, n°968, CARTOFFSET. They finished the course in 3d 20h 10min 53s with an average speed of 6.11 knots!
3- On the third step of the podium, in the Series, we find Antonin Chapot and Hugo Zeitoun, n°1043, BIP BIP. They finished the course in 3d 20h 11 min 29s at an average speed of 6.11 knots!