Manuard takes Odyssey Race

Minis finish in Antibes after two leg two handed race to Tunisia and back

Experienced Mini sailor and designer Sam Manuard and his crew Mikael Mergui won the Mini class' first major event of the season - the two handed Odyssey of Ulysses race from Antibes to Hammamet and back.

After the start of the return leg being delayed several days due to blustery conditions, the 21ft Minis enjoyed blast reaching under spinnaker for the last 300 miles into the finish. First back to Antibes was Armel Tripon and Erwan LeRoux on Moulin Roty, but their time was not sufficiently far enough ahead of second home Manuard and Mergui to secure the overall win.

Top British finisher was Nick Bubb on board his new Seb Magnen design Northern Exposure finishing sixth overall.

Pos	Sail no	Type	Name	Finish time
1	151	Proto	Moulin Roty	21-Apr-03	01:16:25
2	431	Proto	Tip Top Too	21-Apr-03	03:51:18
3	316	Proto	Seafari	21-Apr-03	08:30:50
4	135	Proto	Goudurix 3	21-Apr-03	08:33:52
5	240	Proto	Aquatec	21-Apr-03	08:35:23
6	139	Proto	Reglisse	21-Apr-03	09:14:10
7	419	Proto	Northern Exposure	21-Apr-03	10:44:10
8	421	Proto	Gwalarn IV	21-Apr-03	10:54:00
9	340	Série	Taquet Max	21-Apr-03	12:39:47
10	429	Proto	Classic	21-Apr-03	18:18:33
11	371	Série	Spasmos	21-Apr-03	19:13:00