Rainbow in the driving seat

After five races in the Mumm 30 class in Corsica

Prior to setting off on their 110 mile offshore race to Marseilles via the Porquerolles, the Mumm 30s taking place in the Route des Iles, squeezed in an inshore race around an Olympic course in the shadow of Calvi's majestic citadel.

Once again German Bent Dietrich's Rainbow proved dominant, with sound tactics in the westerly breeze helping to notch up their third consecutive win and consolidate their lead in the overall results. Dimitri Deruelle on Marseilles-Cape Sport and Jimmy Pahun seasoned Region Ile de France team are still in contention though.

"They will be hard to beat," commented Jimmy Pahun on the German/British team. "But the Route des Iles helps us calibrate ourselves prior to the Worlds next in Elba."

The offshore race then got underway at 1400. The forecast for the offshore race does not predict there being more than 20 knots of breeze.

Results of race 5:
1.Dietrich,
2.Deruelle-Lehl,
3. Becquemie
4. Pahun
5. Emig
6. Foley
7. Chevalier
8. Svilarich
9. Rouault
10. D’Ortoli-Ferrat
11.Cantegrel
12. Patou
13.Lagravière-Pellegrino
14.Cuvilly
15 Nabart.

Overall results after five races
1. Dietrich (ALL,Rainbow) 7 points
2. Deruelle-Iehl (Marseille-Cap Sport)10 pts
3. Pahun (Région-Île-de-France) 17 pts
4. Rouault-Béranger, 1er Jeunes (Acticom) 21 pts
5. Svilarich, 2ème Jeunes (Côtes d'Armor) 26 pts
6. Foley (IRL,Mammy) 32 pts
7. Emig (SCAC-Méditerranée-Total) 33 pts
8ex. Chevalier (Ville de Bandol) et Becquemie (Hyères-Toulon-Provence Méditerranée) 36 pts
10. Lagravière-Pellegrino, 3ème Jeunes (Saint-Paul-Île de la Réunion) 39 pts
11. D'Oroli-Ferrat (YCPR) 44 pts
12. Cuvilly (ENSC-Les Castors) 54 pts
13. Cantegrel (Aquitaine-Jeunes) 58 pts
14. Nabart (Ville d'Ajaccio-Corse du Sud) 60 pts
15. Patou (Dunkerque-Défi Jean-Bart) 66 pts.