Bernard Controls
Jean-Pierre Nicol rounds off the season with a victory!
Sep 30th
It was with glorious sunshine and a deserved victory – the first of the circuit for Jean-Pierre Nicol – that the Quiberon Solo drew to a close today and with it the Figaro Bénéteau season 2011. Largely dominating the only race contested this Friday – a long 20-mile coastal course – the skipper of Bernard Controls was finally able to show what he’s made of on the race zone, treating himself to the luxury of a happy ending. Twelfth in the French Solo Offshore Racing Championship standing (prior to validation by the French Sailing Federation), the sailor has progressed in More >
A fine third place to round off the day
Sep 28th
After the cancelation of the ‘grande course’ (main race) yesterday, the solo sailors competed in technical courses today in the Baie de Quiberon. 13 knots of breeze and an abundance of seaweed on the race zone, adding to the uncertainty of the situation, didn’t make things any easier. Suffering from flu for several days, Jean-Pierre Nicol had mixed results this morning, with a range of performances. 23rd in the first race and 3rd in the second, he’s now positioned 19th in the overall standing prior to the jury’s decision. On his return to the dock in Port Haliguen, the skipper More >
Bernard Controls on the podium in Lorient!
Sep 15th
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Having set off from Douarnenez under power this Wednesday morning, the fleet took the start of this leg bound for Lorient at 1220 hours, level with Raz de Sein. After spending the whole day at the front of fleet in very light airs, Jean-Pierre and Corentin scored a very fine 3rd place in Lorient!
“It was a very fine leg, nice and refined the way I like them. After a very good start, we were among the frontrunners at the windward mark and we kept up the pace at the head of the pack throughout. We had good speed under spinnaker in More >
Bernard Controls 6th into Douarnenez – Great introduction for JP and Corentin
Sep 12th
Account from Jp and Corentin on their arrival in Douarnenez after a very boisterous leg!
“With the organisation having decided not to send us off to meet Irene, we only left Perros-Guirec yesterday morning bound for Douarnenez.
At daybreak, the race committee set us going, under spinnaker, in less than 8 knots of wind, which was very disturbed by the landscape. We weren’t very good at this very risky little game. Offshore of Ploumanac’h, after an hour of racing, we ended up in 26th place!
In around 15-20 knots of South-Westerly wind, it wasn’t shaping up to be a very good day for More >
