J/99 J-Lance X dominates Duo Cat Amania Regatta
by J-Boats 29 Jun 15:56 HKT
The Duo Cat-Amania, the premiere doublehanded offshore regatta in France, was recently hosted by the Yacht Club Crouesty Arzon (YCCA). An amazing fleet of fifty-plus doublehanded teams participated in the event.
The regatta is a combination of round-the-buoys plus point-to-point offshore racing legs. The regatta started in Crouesty and headed to Quiberon. Then, from there they headed to Lorient. The next leg was then to Concarneau. Then, the fleet returned to Morbihan, with a stopover in Locmiquélic, then La Trinité-sur-Mer, then back to Le Crouesty for the finish and the awards party!
The J/Team contingent was well-represented in the week-long regatta. In the end, the J/99 J-LANCE X sailed by Frederic Bouvier and Didier Le Moal won the regatta with a consistent record of 1-3-5-6-5 for 20 pts. Taking fifth overall was the J/99 WHIMJY 99 sailed by Vincent Fertin & Julien Bentz/ Xavier Vandame. Other J/Teams in the top 10 included Phillipe Girardin & Gwenael Thomas's J/120 HEY JUDE in 9th place and Alexandre Doucet & Pierre Bonte's J/109 EMOJI in 10th place.