![]() The races continue for the 57 teams of the St. The Mourniac–Durand Duo Has Already Clenched First Place! A trifecta completed by the duos of Gurvan Bontemps–Benjamin Amiot (Pixail) and Patrick Demesmaeker–Olivier Gagliani (Les Perles de Saint-Barth–Bativrd), respectively in second and third place. But behind them, on the other hand, the teams fought hard and had to wait until the home stretch to know the winning trifecta. Until now, no other tandem has been able to put on such a show of force. And the icing on the cake: they are the first to turn in such a performance at this regatta. And the two sailors from Brittany won their bet on Sunday, November 20, by winning the last race of the regatta, from the bay of Saint Jean to Public, via Grande Pointe. The Segeco duo had but one goal: sail a perfect regatta. »Ī Perfect Regatta For Tim Mourniac and Pierre-Yves Durand: A First At The Cata-Cup!Īfter winning the first six races, Tim Mourniac and Pierre-Yves Durand headed into the last day of sailing without any pressure, as they knew that whatever happened on the water, that they had already won the 14th edition of the St. « We were third at one point but then we put the spinnaker and we took the lead and kept the same position up until the end of the race. ![]() It’s the most important race of the St Barth Cata Cup because we can double our score », added Benjamin Amiot. « We are really happy to have won the Round the Island race. St-Barth is a well-known playing field for him and his crewman Benjamin Amiot, who also sails on Flying Phantom, GC32, Diam24 and Ultime. In addition to sailing on F18, Bontemps sails on Flying Phantom and GC32 during the season. We tried to stay ahead with high speeds while always keeping an eye on the closest boats and we crossed the finish line first », explained helmsman Gurvan Bontemps. We then circumvented Pain de Sucre, Bœuf and the buoy in Fourchue. The wind got us down fast under spinnaker and we were glidding well. We had to stay in front of the fleet, the wind was changing, especially the pressure and we were quickly downwind when we reached Gustavia. « We really fought well out there, it wasn’t easy. A total of 2 hours 48 minutes on the water with winds of 10 to 15 knots coming from the south that finally crowned Gurvan Bontemps and Benjamin Amiot, winners of the Design Affairs Prize. The racers then circumvented a buoy in Gouverneur to head to Pain de Sucre, Bœuf, Colombier and make their way back to St-Jean. The fleet started at 1:30 pm on the right of St-Jean Baie to leave Tortue on starboard, continuing to a race mark in Anse de Saline. ![]() The Race committee had a surprise in store to kick-off the 2016 edition of the St Barth Cata Cup : the Round the Island race, usually held on the Saturday. Gurvan Bontemps and Benjamin Amiot win the Round the Island race Valentine and Gaston have several small businesses in their piece of paradise: there are the services to boats such as ours (mooring balls, occasional restaurant), the fish traps to supply Papeete, copra, and black pearls.St Barth Cata Cup 2016 : Design Affairs Prize OO1 It has been fascinating to observe the habits and habitat of various species of fish, molluscs, and other life forms: some have most excellent camouflage to blend into / hide in the background, whilst others have the colours and flamboyance that belong in a Carneval Parade. Each day of snorkelling revealed new species of marine life: the diversity has been just mind boggling. We stopped at Anse Amyot for several days and finally met the owners of the mooring balls, Valentine and Gaston. It has been several months now since Wadda was last in open ocean, and we both needed the assistance of the trusty Sturgeron to cope with the boat’s motion and heel. From the pass it is 20nm, as the crow flies, to Anse Amyot, or 45nm when you are sailing into the wind…alas, we sailed into the wind so it was a long slog. We reached the south west pass by the village in time for slack water around noon. We left Apataki Carenage and had a nice easy sail across the lagoon. ![]() Location When Written: Mooring Ball, Anse Amyot, Toau Atoll, Tuomotus 15° 47′.55″S 146° 11′.10″WĬurrent Location: Internet Coconut Palm, Rotoava, Fakarava Atoll
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