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TROPHEE CLAIREFONTAINE



Trinité-sur-Mer, France: Loïck Peyron won the 13th Clairefontaine Trophy in

convincing fashion, never finishing worse than 3rd place in any of the nine

races, and taking 1st in five races. This is his 6th victory, he had five in

a row from 1995 to 1999. Last year's winner Michel Desjoyeaux finished in

third, behind Tornado Olympic Medallist American Randy SMith, one of only

two non-French sailors invited this year. The regatta was sailed on 25 foot

one design catamarans built expressly for the event.



Final Results:

1- Loïck Peyron, 70 pts (1,2,2,1,1,3,1,1,3)

2- Randy Smyth, 43 pts (6,6,1,2,4,2,2,7,1)

3- Michel Desjoyeaux, 34 pts (7,1,5,4,3,5,3,4,2)

4- Franck Cammas, 33 pts (5,3,3,3,7,1,6,2,5)

5- Christine Briand, 19 pts (2,7,7,7,2, 7,4,3,7)

6- Ellen MacArthur, 14 pts (3,5,4,6,6,Ab,8,5,6)

7- Kito de Pavant, 11 pts (4,4,6,8,5,6,7,6,8)

8- Roland Jourdain, 10 pts (Np,Np,Np,5,8,4,5,8,4).



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