K-Challenge ProAm Cup 2003 - Will Thierry Peponnet Keep His Title?

The weather conditions have been very bad today, and the K-Challenge Pro-Am Cup competitors have been quite disappointed not to race, as there was no wind at all. That is to say the committee had to cancel today’s racing.

The boats have waited 3 hours under the rain in the sailing area, but unfortunately for nothing… and even if the crews just wished to carry on what they started yesterday. So they will have to be a little more patient, and to get some rest before the last day of racing !

So everything will be cleared tomorrow, as the general placing can still move significantly.

It seems though that the 2 firsts in the provisional general placing, Epure by Lierac with Pierre-Loic Berthet at helm, and K-Challenge 1, leaded by Thierry Peponnet, will stay at the top of the competition, as they have enough points compared to the ones behind (11 points vs 25 for the 3rd of the provisional general placing, Chacal, which races in the Amateur category with Alexandre Pallu at helm).

Thierry Peponnet and K-Challenge 1 are really able to keep their title, but they will have to be very careful !

The racing is supposed to start at 10:00am, and there will be no more starts after 3:00pm, as the prize-giving ceremony is planned at 5:00pm at the Societe Nautique de Marseille, the Yacht Club which hosts the competition.

The Pro-Am Cup was created in 1997 by K-Yachting. This regatta allows amateur skippers to fight equally with the world top sailors. The race gathers the Mumm 30 owners (9m length regatta one design) and professional skippers especially invited and selected. Loïck Peyron, Franck Cammas, Bertrand Pacé, Jochen Schuemann are part of the "stars" who already came for the challenge.

The Pro-Am Cup shall be governed by the ISAF (International Sailing Federation) sailing rules, as well as the French Mumm 30 Class rules.

2 general placings will be produced : the "Pro-Am Cup" one for all the boats registered in the regatta, and the "Amateur" one for all the boats which has been given this status by K-Yachting.