The Yacht Club de Carnac was host of the grand finale of the 2023 Open Tour on the weekend of 27th – 29th May. O’pen Skiff racing combines dynamic elements of board sports with classic sail racing. A cocktail of fun, Free Style, and top level racing that has struck a chord with young sailing enthusiasts, getting them hooked for life ! That’s what persuaded 100 kids from all over France to take part in the final round of l’Open Tour. Three days of great sailing under sunny skies !
29TH MAY 2023
The third and final day of l'Open Tour 2023 at the Yacht Club de Carnac (YCC) was demanding for the 125 young hopefuls. Three days of full-on sailing in varied and variable conditions, 8 races in total for everyone, a perfect recipe for rounding the skill sets of the whole fleet of skippers, aged from 10 – 17.
The big winners of l'Open Tour 2022-2023 are Charles Ganivet (Mare e Vela) in U12s, Mathéo Moreau (YC Carnac) in U15s and Aurore Charpinet (CN Castelnaudary) in U17s.
The big winners of l'Open Tour 2022-2023 are Charles Ganivet (Mare e Vela) in U12s, Mathéo Moreau (YC Carnac) in U15s and Aurore Charpinet (CN Castelnaudary) in U17s.
O’PEN TOUR ‘YC CARNAC’ FINAL DAY RESULTS
Timothé Lesniak (CV Cazaux Lac) wins the scratch classification of this final round of l'Open Tour, ahead of Charles Ganivet and Mathéo Moreau.
• Charles Ganivet is head-and-shoulders winner of the U12s. Comfortably ahead of Victor Ducherpozat (VL Montagny) and Grégoire Ganivet (Mare e Vela).
• Timothé Lesniak is also the winner of the overall U15s, beating Mathéo Moreau and Alex Johnson (CN Arradon) to top spot.
• A solid 1 – 2 for the CN Castelnaudary club in the U17s, Aurore Charpinet and Moritz Blum taking the two top spots, with Charlotte de Cenival (CNBPP) in third place.
Sun, wind, great atmosphere and superb organisation by the YC Carnac made sure that the final round of l'Open Tour lived up to all our expectations.
28 MAY 2023 – THREE RACES AND A RAID
Another day, but always different here at the Yacht Club de Carnac (YCC) for this final round of l'Open Tour 2023. President Patrick Longuet of the Race Committee took full advantage of the magnificent conditions to decide on three races, followed by a 2.5 mile raid with the finish line out in front of the club itself. The 125 entrants spent a long day on the water, with sunny skies and 4 – 10 knots of changeable wind.
Going into the final day (see above) and after 5 round of racing, the provisional rankings have Charles Ganivet and Matheo Moreau on equal points, with Timothé Lesniak in third place. The podium places are up for grabs and will be hotly defended on the final day.
In the U12s, Charles Ganivet is well in the lead from Victor Ducherpozat and Atilla Mariani.
U15’s. Mathéo Moreau is the provisional head of the rankings. But he’s closely followed by Timothé Lesniak and Axel Bourlot. There’s almost nothing between them and tomorrow’s final day will be decisive.
Moritz Blum is top of the provisional U17s rankings. But he has club-mate Aurore Charpinet hot on his heels in second place. Carla Henoud-Bertaina is the overnight third.
Tomorrow, the final day of racing in the magnificent Bay of Quiberon, the 125 young skippers will steer their way to more fun, good sailing, and possible glory in l'Open Tour 2022-2023. But actually, all 125 of them will be winners !
All results here : https://rb.gy/sbpph
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