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BIG WINS AT THE BIG DADDY |
Two UK-Halsey-powered boats won their divisions in the Big Daddy Regatta, which is the season-opening event on San Francisco Bay. Philppe Paturel’s Archambault 40 CIAO won PHRF Division A with all firsts over a custom Tripp 43, a J/125 and a One-Design 35, which all tied for the “second fiddle position” behind the red and black boat. In the Ultimate 20 division, Trent Watkins’ UFO won the eight-boat division with all firsts in the three-race series. This was the first showing for an Archambault boat on San Francisco Bay and Paturel was happy to have shipped his 40-foot IRC racer/cruiser west from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He raced with UK-Halsey’s Sylvain Barielle, who will skipper the boat for the rest of the 2010 season on the Bay. Paturel was also very impressed by the quality of racing on the San Francisco Bay. “It was my first race in this basin and I was impressed by the organization and the quality of the courses,” said Patuel. “I was also taken by surprise with the strong currents! It reminded me of the Tour de France à la Voile when we were racing along the rocks of Brittany, France, where the currents are very mischievous. You’ve got to be smart enough to evaluate your laylines.” The Archambault 40 is a French production boat that has a terrific track record in Euope. Paturel is the North American importer for the Archambault line which includes a 35-footer (see the article above about TCHIN-TCHIN) and a new 34-foot one-design. For more information, contact Paturel via e-mail at: contact@archambault-boats.ca |