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BOL D’OR MIRABAUD 2008<br />
FRANCK CAMMAS REIGNS<br />
OVER LAKE GENEVA<br />
Vincent Gillioz<br />
A winner from the Mediterranean on a Décision 35 and a Ventilo M2 in second place were the<br />
main ingredients for the Bol d’Or Mirabaud 2008 presented by Girard-Perregaux. A short recap.<br />
On the morning of June 14 th 2008, when 519 competitors were lining up on the start line for<br />
the 70 th Bol d’Or Mirabaud, the wind was best described as discreet. Most boats were trying<br />
desperately to keep manoeuvring while awaiting the liberating shot from the starting pistol. On<br />
the eve of the race, the regatta’s weather forecaster, Pierre Eckert, spoke of a light northerly wind<br />
which was expected to rise before the stroke of nine; however, it made itself scarce.<br />
It was logical for the multihulls, positioned upstream from the rest of the fleet, to open the ball<br />
and feel the first breaths of wind before the others. The northerly wind did indeed try to get<br />
the better of the static air mass weighing heavily over the Geneva end of the lake (petit lac).<br />
The tension was palpable and even if the regatta looked as though it would be long, it was imperative<br />
to acquire a good position from the start, if only from a psychological point of view. It was Zen Too,<br />
1 On board Zebra 7,<br />
Franck Cammas and<br />
his team mastered<br />
the subtleties of the<br />
lake to perfection.
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