French skipper Catherine Pourre, racing Eärendil has won the Class40 division for the RORC Caribbean 600, setting a new record for the 600-mile race around 11 Caribbean islands. Philippe Frantz French NM43 Albator has finished the race and is the provisional winner of IRC One.
In IRC One, Philippe Frantz’s French NM43 Albator is the winner, and whilst four yachts are still racing, none can better Albator’s corrected time under IRC. The all-French team finished the race accompanied by a huge range squall as they moored up in Falmouth Harbour.
Philippe Frantz spoke dockside: “This is my first RORC Caribbean 600 and it has been amazing,” exclaimed Frantz. ” It was unexpected to have this wind and sea; it was a tough race I can tell you. For all the race we had a lot of swell and big wind. We are all smiling because we have finished this race and everybody is in good shape. Fun is one thing, and safety is another. It is a very different race to any other I have done; windy with surfing all the time and it was tough. You feel like you deserve to finish! It will be a great memory for us and if we have won, the difference will be the team – they have been absolutely fantastic.”
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