Figaro 3 - Sardinha Cup - Sain-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie FRA - Leg 3 - Start postponed

Tuesday, April 9, 2019   (Image © Christophe Breschi)
 Figaro 3  Sardinha Cup  SainGillesCroixdeVie FRA  Leg 3  Start postponed
The start to the third and last leg 3 of the Sardinha Cup, planned for today Tuesday, has been postponed to the coming weekend. The Bénéteau Figaro 3, first production foiling one-design monohull, was in real stress-test, especially in the rough conditions of the second leg of its inaugural offshore regatta during almost three days on the open sea. 9 of the 34 teams were forced to abandon the race. Most equipment failures were at the spreader fixings causing mast breaks. Time is needed for repairs ... and the recovery time for the two-person teams is appreciated as well. --- Leading in the overall rankings after to legs are Pierre Leboucher/Erwan Tabarly FRA. The first mixed-team Yann Eliès FRA/Samantha Davies GBR, both 2020 Vendée Globe skippers, follows on rank 2. Handicapped by equipment problems and therefore down in the combined 2-leg rankings are among others the mixed-teams Justine Mettraux/Gwenolé Gahinet FRA (rank 20), Loïc Peyron/Amélie Grassi FRA (rank 27) and Joan Mulloy/Mike Golding GBR (rank 32). --- The reports.


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