At the GC32 TPM Med Cup, taking place with support from Toulon Provence Mediterranée and the city of Toulon, Sir Ben Ainslie’s INEOS Team UK prevailed, beating Franck Cammas’ NORAUTO to the top spot by 13 points after ten races. Impressively the British team never finished a race off the podium, scoring five bullets, whereas NORAUTO claimed two bullets and podiumed in six. This also elevated INEOS Team UK to second place overall on the 2018 GC32 Racing Tour leaderboard, despite having missed May’s inaugural World Championship on Lake Garda. 

“We’ve had a great event here in Toulon,” said Ainslie. “It is our fourth event on the GC32 Racing Tour and we have been improving over the course of the season. It is nice to finish with a win. This year we’ve been able to rotate a great number of our sailors though on this foiling multihull - all great preparation for our America’s Cup campaign.” 

Carroll and his ‘Argonauts’ also won the ANONIMO Speed Challenge at the GC32 TPM Med Cup. Their average speed of 28.97 knots, recorded on Saturday, was in fact the highest recorded this year, displacing the previous top run of 25.26 knots average, recorded by Simon Hull’s Frank Racing in Lagos, Portugal. 

This afternoon prizes and watches were handed out at the prizegiving in the GC32 TPM Med Cup’s race village, which has been constantly teeming with guests and spectators. This was set to roll into a special end of season party for the GC32 Racing Tour family, generously supported by the Zoulou and Argo teams. 

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