Winner of the Dragon class La Coupe de l’Amitié hosted by Yacht Club de Cannes was TUR1212 skippered by Andy Beadsworth with Simon Fry and Arda Baykal.
Light winds as well as stronger conditions determined the winner, with Beadsworth winning four of the eight races, and finishing 16 points clear of Martin Payne’s GBR585 crew followed by Robert Lehmann’s FRA431 in third place.
Teams from Turkey, UK, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Russia and France took part in the regatta with fourteen participating crews during three days of competition, from 28 to 30 January 2022.
Coupe de l’Amitié – Final leaders after 8 races (14 entries)
1st TUR 1212 Andy BEADSWORTH – Simon FRY – Arda BAYKAL – – 13 pts
2nd GBR 585 Martin PAYNE – Christopher BRITTAIN – Gilly HAMILTON – – 29 pts
3rd FRA 431 Robert LEHMANN – Olivier van ACKER – Mike COHEN – – 30 pts
4th FIN 97 Jouko LINDGREN – Tuomas TENKANEN – Kristian SJOBERG – – 32 pts
5th FRA 432 Vincent JEANTET – Brigitte JEANTET – Patrick AUCOUR – – 39 pts
6th GBR 633 Ron JAMES – Ian TURNBULL – Joanna RICHARDSON – – 41 pts
7th FRA 409 Gérard BLANC – Yann CHELI – Calle HENNIX – – 44 pts
8th DEN 378 Anders Ditlev JØRGENSEN – Christian BANG – Yann CHELI – – 47 pts
9th RUS 98 Igor GOIKHBERG – Dmitrii BEREZKIN – Calle HENNIX – – 50 pts
10th ITA 50 Marco Andrea GERBAUDO – Davide LEARDINI – Davide BORTOLETTO – – 56 pts
