Volvo Ocean & Vendee Globe Winners training F18
Images Alex Udin / SI. Francoise Gabart & Franck Cammas helming for current F18 World Champion Matthieu Vandame. The two major Ocean racing monohull event winners riding Formula 18. Gabart will participate at Grossetto and hope Cammas too, but he is not registered yet.
Franck was 2nd in 2008 with Jeremie Lagarrigue at Spain, and they were really close to de Koning-Van Leeuwen.
Beyond the successful Nacra 17 Mixed option, and many new great double handed flying toys including the next C-Class LACup ones, the F18 is still the ultimate catracing proving ground.
177 Entries for Grossetto Worlds 2013.f18worlds.com/
I just heard that my great sailing friend and former CEO of Hobiecat Europe has passed. May The endless oceans…
...Report was sent by an F18 Sailor, if you want Hobies reported send your own, we'll publish as usual. Cheers.
Looks like in your report the Hobies are not really present. Suggest to rewrite the article.
Thanks for the great report Wik. Great battle.
If I correctly read the results the overall winner this year is a Hobie16