2010/04/27

Who will win the game?

On the side of prototypes, please monitor Nicolas Boidevezi (719 – Défi G.D.E.) on a design Bertrand 2008, which finished 7th in the last Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 and 5th in the Select 6.50. Jorg Riechers (753 - Mare.de) on its 2009 design Bertrand, winner of Transgascogne 2009 and that recently finished 2nd in the Select 6.50. As well as Sébastien Rogues who traded his series boat for the design Lombard that was in the hands of Henri-Paul Schipman, 3rd in Salvador de Bahia in 2009. Sébastien who was very recently crowned with victory in the Select 6.50... Remember that he was nearly three hours ahead of the second!  Also note the arrival in the prototypes category of a Swiss who is already known in the sailing world: Etienne David (679 - Teamwork). With several participations in the Tour de France à la Voile and an impressive record of achievements, Etienne will sail off on Stéphane Le Diraison's former Manuard 2007 that finished 4th in the last Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6,50. Stéphane, with whom, he recently won the Grand Prix d'Italie.
Same version for Milan Kolacek (Manuard 2009 - N° 791), he won the double-handed race the Demi-Clé and finished 8th in the Select 6.50. You should also rely on the only woman that is racing on a Proto: Véronique Loisel (429 - De l'espace pour la mer), she sails on a proto Lombard 2003 - Alex Pella's former boat – that was 2nd in the 2005 edition of the Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50. Lucas Montagne is sailing aboard the N° 618, a Finot that was in the hands of Peter Laureyssens in 2007 and in Olivier Avram's in 2009. A boat that has great potential! Also look at two new prototypes: Thomas Normand (787 – Financière de l’Echiquier) on a design Manuard 2010 that finished 7th in the Select 6.50 and David Raison, who will attend his first race aboard his amazing Magnum. This design Raison should not go unnoticed!  Finally, note the arrival on the circuit of a free ride World Champion (extreme skiing) Aurélien Ducroz (417 – Nissan) on a proto Lombard. After plenty of challenges on snow,  Aurélien wants a challenge at sea!

Fair fights to come…

On the side of series boats, 19 Pogo 2 will be lining at the start among the 28 listed. Once again, the design Finot will be the most represented. Two Manuard's Tip-Top will be on the start line with Jorge Maden Ruiz (636 – Casio G-Shock) and Loïc Le Bras (579 – Cachaca) and three new Rolland’s D2 in the hands of Tolga Pamir (737 - Yakamoz), Pierre Cizeau (746 - E = MD2) and Brendan Archin (757 - Bibounde), who just finished 2nd in the last Select 6.50. Will the supremacy Pogo 2 be shattered? To be continued... Knowing that there will be two Zero, a Dingo and a 1998's Pogo 1, in the hands of Serge Bertrand (230 – Minimum). Six competitors are coming back after their adventure in The Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 2009: Robert Rosen Jacobson (602 –Ned602), Emmanuel Renaud (446 – Koati), Conrad Colman (480 – Betelgeuse), Amaury François (697 – Minus), Marc Vertes (733 – Les amis de la terre kokopelli) and the amazing Xavier Macaire (472 - Masoco Bay) who finished third in series in 2009!

47 sailors entered to date...

On the 27th of April 47 sailors have registered for the 2010 Mini Pavois. There are 19 prototypes for 28 series or 33 French and 14 non-French. Once again, the internationalization of the Classe Mini speaks for itself with the presence of two Spanish, Jorge Maden Ruiz and Nacho Orti, a Turkish with Tolga Pamir, a Czech with Milan Kolacek, two American with Andy Abel and Ryan Finn, two Dutch with Robert Rosen Jacobson and Lucas Schroder, a Scottish with Ewan Stirling, a Belgian with Jonas Gerckens, two German with Jorg Riechers and Henrik Masekowitz, a Swiss with Etienne David and finally, a New Zealander with Conrad Colman.
 

It has arrived...

David Raison's Magnum (No. 747) has arrived in La Rochelle... This proto-design Raison is already moored pontoon 14 for the Mini Pavois (from the 4th to the 14th of May). And it is surprising as one might expect after Pipof's report on www.seasailsurf.com! With his mouth inspired by the American "Scows", it will not go unnoticed on the pontoon and at sea... The 2010 Mini Pavois will be a real scale test for that boat ! More photos on Facebook: Grand Pavois Organisation (GPO) - Fan page.

2010/04/22


This 2010 Mini Pavois will be very interesting after the Grand Prix d'Italie and the Demi-Clé that just ended... If the Grand Prix d'Italie and the Demi-Clé were two-handed-races, the Mini Pavois will enable us to monitor, during the 800 miles solo, some skippers who have made deep impression. On the side of the Grand Prix d'Italie, the one man to monitor is Etienne David. The Swiss has won the Grand Prix d'Italie together with the former boat's skipper: Stéphane Le Diraison. Note that this design Manuard was in the hands of Sam (editor's note, the architect himself) in 2007, in Stéfane's hands in 2009 (4th in The Charente-Maritime/Bahia Transat 6.50 2009) and now in Etienne's hands in 2010 and 2011. Until now, a success! On the side of the Demi-Clé, the three first protos will be participating to the Mini Pavois Milan Kolacek (759) has won alongside Remi Aubrun, Henry Patou (551) finished second with Rémi Beauvais and Aurélien Ducroz (417) associated with David Sineau was third. We will observe their solo capacities... What about the Series? Brendan Archin (757) finished 3rd of the Demi-Clé with Jacques Dupré, Jean-Marie Oger (774) is fifth with Brieuc Oger and Jonas Gerckens (473) and Thibault Reinhart are 6th. These three boats will be at the Mini Pavois ... Now, the Select 6.50 will bring its share of information and tendencies. To be continued ...

2010/04/20

TDCom, 2010 Mini Pavois partner

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