With one race lost yesterday, six were held on the final day of the GC32 Lagos Cup, event two of the 2018 GC32 Racing Tour. This saw the full schedule of 20 races completed, but two races short of this Franck Cammas and his NORAUTO powered by Team France already had the regatta sewn up. 

Over the last four days, Cammas, who last year skippered his French team in the America’s Cup and whose giant sailing CV includes wins in the Volvo Ocean Race, Solitaire du Figaro, Route du Rhum, ORMA 60 Championship, C-Class and many others, showed similar form to when he won the GC32 Racing Tour in 2016. Across the eight boat fleet competing off Portugal’s Algarve, Cammas never finished a race lower than fifth and today claimed his seventh bullet of the series. NORAUTO ended the GC32 Lagos Cup 17 points ahead of Erik Maris’ second placed Zoulou.

“We avoided bad races, which was good because there were many races and we were happy we had good pace across all of the conditions,” explained Cammas. “We were consistent in our manoeuvres and starting, without taking too much risk. But the fleet is getting closer and everyone is improving. It is a good fight, which we appreciate a lot.”

Compared to when he last raced in the GC32 Racing Tour in 2016, Cammas said: “The fleet is a lot better now. There are more boats that can win races and the fight is better.”

Frank Racing was also winner of this week’s ANONIMO Speed Challenge. Their average speed of 25.26 knots (across the two reaching legs with the gybe in between), recorded on day one, was the highest of all teams this week. For this Hull was presented with an Anonimo Nautilo GC32 Racing Tour edition timepiece at this afternoon’s prizegiving.

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