For the first day of competition the mistral offered a magnificent show on Napoléon’s beach. The playground was really hard to deal with for competitors with a strong wind blowing at more than 110km/h in gusts and waves on the run making it even harder to exploit. However all kiters and windsurfers fought a fierce struggle to achieve the best possible time on this run of 500m. Spectators were not afraid to brave the storm to come and support our champions, and admire this French Speed Cup which looks more and more like a World Cup. Indeed, many foreigners have moved into southern France to try to establish a speed record during this event.
Charlotte Consorti (holding absolute world record for female sailing and first woman to have exceeded 50 knots on the water) and some other specialists in the discipline. Unfortunately for them the course was not really suitable for their support and they could not be fully expressed.
In the women fleet, Charlotte Consorti imposes herself over the windsurfer Fanny Aubet, Melanie Augé and Zara Davis with a 27.60 knots run displayed. A little rest Today is a quiet day at Port St Louis du Rhone and the Mistral wind does not seem to rise in the early afternoon. The forecast seems optimistic for tomorrow and could allow the Speed Classic organization to launch a second round. To revive yesterday’s race in live, meet us on the GPS round replay thanks to our geo-localization partner MyGeolive.
