La Trinite sur Mer 2014

No less than 27 challengers participated under idyllic racing conditions in the unforgettable championship in La Trinity sur Mer, France. About ten nations spread out all over the world were represented by a selection of 8mR boats which simultaneously testified both to the Class’ glorious past and to its current prowess.
The Indian summer conditions which reigned on the water and a ten to fifteen knot east wind blowing on an almost flat sea allowed the boats to do their best. The performance was brilliant. Time and time again, the black flag (disqualification of a boat crossing the line too early) flew on the mast of the Société Nautique de la Trinité sur Mer Race Committee boat, proof of the challengers’ enthusiasm. The jockeying at the start and the rounding of marks were spectacular. Twelve knots of wind, an ideal strength for dynamic sailing, agitated the stretch of water and allowed the racers to accomplish some beautifully stylish manoeuvres, some of which of great temerity. Jacques Fauroux, naval architect, fine connoisseur of the J Class and skipper of “France”, admits that he had been really pleased to participate in this dream World Cup on a stretch of water which was not as easy as it appeared.
Tight fights, tight results. In real time, “Hollandia”, a Doug Peterson design, came out ahead of “Yquem II” after a fantastic duel. In the Sira category, the Canadian ” Raven ” dominated her series and even came to play the spoilsports amongst the Moderns. The boat was designed in 1938 by the Scottish silversmith of shipbuilding, Alfred Mylne, who shared his talents with William Fife. The boat has just been splendidly rebuilt in Canada. She outstripped the Norwegian entry “Wanda” and one of the Finnish challengers “Luna”. As for the Neptune category, “Caron II” of the Société Nautique de Genève came in ahead of “Falcon” a Dutch contender.
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Year | 2014 |
Number of entries | 27 |
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Website | Société Nautique de la Trinité sur mer |
2014 la Trinité sur Mer WorldCup
la Trinité sur Mer Worldcup, Bretange, France
Boat name Sail # Rank Results net results Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7
Hollandia NED-1 1 10 7 2 3 1 1 1 1 1
Yquem II SUI-2 2 20 16 3 4 3 4 2 2 2
Juanita 3 23 18 1 1 2 5 4 5 5
Miss U 4 24 18 6 2 5 2 3 3 3
Raven CAN-25 5 29 24 4 5 4 3 5 4 4
Luna FIN-14 6 53 42 7 7 10 6 6 6 11
Wanda NOR-38 7 54 43 5 11 6 8 8 10 6
Falcon K-20 8 70 55 13 15 12 7 7 8 8
Carron II SUI-3 9 71 56 15 8 9 10 10 7 12
Wyvern GER-8 10 84 57 8 6 7 27 11 11 14
Saskia K-26 11 81 65 16 16 11 11 9 9 9
France 12 85.17 70.17 14 13 8 13 15 12.17 10
Anne Sophie GER-15 13 89 71 18 10 13 16 13 12 7
Catina VI SUI-1 14 92 75 10 12 15 12 12 14 17
Sposa II 15 94 78 9 9 14 15 16 15 16
Sphinx FIN-4 16 111 84 12 14 17 14 14 27 13
Hispania IV 17 117 90 11 27 16 8 27 13 15
Bera 18 121 102 17 17 19 17 17 16 18
Athena K-36 19 137 116 21 19 21 19 18 19 20
Helen K-33 20 144 117 19 18 20 21 22 17 27
If GBR-27 21 149 122 23 27 22 20 20 18 19
Enchantement IV 22 153 126 24 27 18 22 19 21 22
Erica 23 153 126 22 27 24 18 21 20 21
BlueRed 24 161 134 20 27 23 23 23 22 23
Elfe II 25 176 149 25 27 25 24 24 27 24
Lucky Girl 26 177 150 26 27 26 25 25 23 25
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2014 La Trinite sur Mer World Cup overall results
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