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Swiss Class
Tendrisse gets its first!
Europe is freezing, Longtzes are hot!
It was the start of the Longtze European Tour, this week-end, at Monaco for a great edition of the Primo Cup: youwant wind and choppy sear, here you are (with great photos thanks to the YCM). Laurent Abignolli and his Tendrisse Team wins the Primo Cup. Nice second place for Alain Marchand on Ettocinque, with the same number of points than Jarmo Wieland on Shensu
The most international class of the second weekend was the Longtze Premiers which again provided a fantastic spectacle whatever the conditions. “It was a great regatta with different teams winning the races and newcomers to the circuit. It was very interesting to see some of them clinch their first victories here in Monaco, reflecting the energy driving this class to get it going again,” observed Pierre Mas, initiator and coordinator of the class.
Proof of how tightly fought some of the battles were on the water, a single point separated second placed Ettocinque helmed by Alain Marchand, a Longzte Premier newcomer but six-time winner in the Primo Cup, from Tchikk in fifth helmed by the Brittany sailor Hugues Moulin, winner of the third race.
The overall winner was Laurent Abignolli, a first on the circuit for the man from Marseille who said at the prize-giving: “Despite the wind conditions, I am very happy to finally win a stage in the championship, after several months of hard work.”
Groupe Longtze Premier après 5 courses (4 retenues)(11 inscrits)
1 – Laurent Abignoli, Tendrisse, France, 8pts
2 – Alain Marchand, Ettocinque, Suisse, 12pts
3 – Jarmo Wieland, Shensu, Switzerland, 12pts
