PAM leads Corbett in the finals off Pornichet. Image copyright Bruno Bouvry/ www.imagesdemer.com
by Caroline Beaufils (in translation by SailRaceWin)
After a lead of 2-0 by kiwi Reuben Corbett, the French skipper Pierre Antoine Morvan brought the score back to 2-1, then equalised at the end of the afternoon. Finally he prevailed in a last decisive match.
Close racing between PAM and Corbett off Pornichet. Image copyright Bruno Bouvry/ www.imagesdemer.com
The great victor in the Internationaux de France de Match Racing 2010 is: the Frenchman PIERRE ANTOINE MORVAN!
Congratulations to the kiwi Reuben Corbett, who finished second and surprised everyone [but not those at SailRaceWin]!
Close racing between PAM and Corbett off Pornichet. Image copyright Bruno Bouvry/ www.imagesdemer.com
In French:
Après avoir été mené 2-0 par le néozélandais Reuben Corbett, le français Pierre Antoine Morvan recolle au score 2-1 puis égalise en fin d’après midi. Pour finalement s’imposer au bout d’un duel acharné, avec un dernier match décisif.
Close racing between PAM and Corbett off Pornichet. Image copyright Bruno Bouvry/ www.imagesdemer.com
Le grand vainqueur de ces internationaux de France de Match Racing 2010 est:
le français PIERRE ANTOINE MORVAN!
Close racing between PAM and Corbett off Pornichet. Image copyright Bruno Bouvry/ www.imagesdemer.com
Félicitation au néozélandais Reuben Corbett qui termine 2ème et surprend brillamment tout le monde!
Overall Results
1. Pierre-Antoine MORVAN (FRA)
2. Reuben CORBETT (NZL)
3. Eugeniy NEUGODNIKOV (RUS)
4. Alvaro MARINHO (POR)
5. Philippe PRESTI
6. Mathieu RICHARD
7. Damien IEHL
8. Philip ROBERTSON (NZL)
9. Mads EBLER (DEN)
10. Michele PERRIS (MON)
11. Simone FERRARESE (ITA)
12. Peter NICHOLAS (AUS)
Close racing between PAM and Corbett off Pornichet. Image copyright Bruno Bouvry/ www.imagesdemer.com
Note from SailRaceWin: PAM and Reuben Corbett/Black Sheep Racing trained in Lorient for a couple of days prior to this event. It reminds us of the 1999 Soling Worlds in which training partners Stig Westergaard (DEN) and Jochen Schümann (GER) finished first and second...
Internationaux de France de Match Racing/Trophée Manu Minard
