Multi50 update, Trophee Prince de Bretagne 2013 racing underway

From the following article on Prince de Bretagne's website (in French):

http://www.princedebretagne-mer.com/trophee-prince-de-bretagne/actualites/311-matchs-a-tous-les-etages

and the rough Google Translate below:

As expected, the wind strengthened this Saturday for the second day of the trophy Prince de Bretagne - Côtes d'Armor. In a small breeze North, Northwest reinforcing over the hours up to 17-18 knots late in the afternoon, crews were again chained sleeves redoubling sports part intensity and other of the fleet. In the lead, the match between Maître Jacques (Loïc Féquet) and ˜windowâ Cardinal (Erwan Le Roux) turned today through the second, more scalable and more swift as soon as the breeze gets involved. Tonight the two boats are equal on points, as kid (Pierre-Antoine) and Rayon Vert (Alain Delhumeau) to fight for the place of honour on the side of older vessels.

Good day yesterday gave him wings? This is the impression that could dominate this Saturday morning at the end of the first round of the day won the top bow by Maître Jacques, imperial on the water of Saint-Quay-Portrieux. Yet, in beginning of round, nothing not foreshadowed such an outcome, since Loïc Féquet and his family were in third position after a first round. But it was then not to mention with the reading of the course of his predecessors, ˜windowâ Cardinal error, followed by current (Yves Le Blevec) and Arkema France (Lalou Roucayrol) who were heading towards the buoy's release instead of going directly wrap buoy show wet before the water stands. In was not more to roll out a red carpet to the crew Maeda, always as precise and fluid in manoeuvres, which won one more victory along the coast of Goëlo.

Never two without three...
Stringing together immediately with a race on the same course, Erwan Le Roux and her crew of shock is there are not deceived twice. They take advantage of the conditions to immediately delete this poor performance. Better, while the wind takes the trunk allowing the multihulls, float in the wind in the air, accelerated, they continue their momentum and account for the two rounds to follow. Aboard ˜windowâ Cardinal, Erwan, Yann Eliès, Daniel Souben and others know that they have more right to error while at the four corners of the fleet, the slightest inaccuracy or a small delay in the execution of the manoeuvres will pay cash. With their three wins of the day, they are now back to tie of Maître Jacques.

Same topo: ex aequo
On the water, the jostling to buoy crossings and sound injunctions accompanying them testify to this intensity rising crescendo. In the transoms of the five boats the latest who occupy the first lines of the classification, it is the same topo. On the side of the "oldies", history repeats the same scenario while this Saturday conditions more readily smile at Rayon Vert (Alain Delhumeau) face kid (Pierre-Antoine), faster in the light airs that dominated yesterday. Result after the four rounds of the day: these two boats stand equal on points. Tonight, they are also tied. Evidence is that Sunday will be crucial with these two duels at the top especially identified, illustrating the level of competition on the water costarmoricain. Suite and end tomorrow in wind conditions a lighter touch which promises to stir up the suspense...

Yann Eliès (Cardinal ˜windowâ):"We had a very good day. Aside from the point that was given on a small error, we made a flawless. The crew is well welded, it allows to overcome more difficult time and come back tonight to tie of Maître Jacques. Everything will play out on the day tomorrow, it's perfect! On 50-foot multihull, I find, the adrenaline, physical challenge, the speed that I have already had on multihulls ORMA or of MOD70. "Really, the series doesn't have to blush, offered sensations are the same as those provided by the larger multihulls."

Pierre-Antoine (kid):"Here, there are really two categories: modern boats and others." The trophy has started very well yesterday, we were at the top of the old boats. Today, we had small concerns, as sailing threading problems with before, and things have been a little more complicated on these extremely short courses which do not leave the place to the slightest error. In the end, it remains at the top of the package. I hope that tomorrow we can confirm our position in the fleet."

Lalou Roucayrol (Arkema France): "We have a little more windy conditions and it is nice on the water. On this type of racing, we are not yet at the level of the other boats who are fighting at the top, but we are really confident in performance and potential of the boat that we were more prepared for the broad. We saw with our victory on the Route des Princes which was our first race, the machine super market well."

Gilles Lamiré (Rennes Métropole - Saint-Malo agglomération):"The boat is no stranger to this type of exercise since it's the Prince of Brittany 1, the former trimaran of Lionel Lemonchois. I picked it up recently, and we take our brands on these races. Today, with more wind, we walk better. The crew is progressing well over the sleeves, we are more in the shot, and it is a pleasure."

Overall standings (after 8 races)

1 - ˜windowâ Cardinal - Erwan LEROUX (10 pts)
2 - Master Jacques - Loïc FEQUET (10 pts)
3 - Actual - Yves LE BLÉVEC (21 pts)
4 - Arkema Région Aquitaine - Lalou ROUCAYROL (25 pts)
5 - Rennes Métropole - Saint-Malo agglomération - Gilles LAMIRÉ (35 pts)
6 - Kid - Pierre ANTOINE (44 pts)
7 - Ray green - Alain DELHUMEAU (44 pts)
8 - Biscuiterie de Saint-Brieuc - Pascal QUINTIN (57 pts)
9 - Nootka - Gilles BLUEKENHOUT (61 pts)
10 - Delirium - CARLAN Joris (70 pts)
11 - Notrepharma.com - Xavier GOSSELIN (71 pts)
12 - PIR2 - Etienne HOCHEDE (76 pts)

 

And a videos from the racing: 

 

Un Trophée pour tous from Prince de Bretagne Mer on Vimeo.