Tour de France a la Voile

by Isabelle Musy on 18 Jul 2002 The 40 Mumm 30's have produced really tight racing in the Tour de France à
la Voile 2002 and the overall results keep changing. The top three teams
take turns sharing the red spinnaker. Last night, it was Jimmy Pahun onboard
Région Ile de France who took it back from Ville de Genève Carrefour
Prévention after winning the offshore race from La Rochelle to Bayonne.

On Tuesday, Nantes-St-Nazaire, skippered by Pierre-Loïc Berthet, snatched
victory in the inshore race off Bayonne (race 5 that was missed in Dieppe)
and therefore is now leading overall as Région Ile de France came home in
15th.

Etienne David and his Swiss team remain in third overall after a
disappointing result in 14th position.

Rob Greenhalgh's Panther Team GBR had a good result today, coming home in
third. Their results seem to be improving with their tenth position in the
last coefficient 3 offshore race.

Bernard Mallaret and Vincent Portugal's Cassis Mauguio Carnon have high
expectations with the arrival today of Italy's Vasco Vascotto. The Mumm 30
world and European champion will be helming the boat from now on and will
hopefully improve their results.

Provisional overall result after Race 5

1. Nantes St-Nazaire / Pierre Loïc Berthet 1123 points

2. Région Ile de France / Jimmy Pahun 1107.5 points

3. Ville de Genève Carrefour Prévention / Etienne David 1100 points

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