“You only get it here” - Epic Mistral baptises the next Olympic generation in Hyères
Day 3
“This was my first time in the Mistral, I like strong winds, but…it got crazy!” - Roos Wind
“It was epic, just survival conditions - and the Ilca 6 are still out there!” - Nicholas Halliday
“You know it's gonna hurt like a m0£%@$*%£@!#, but you’ve just got to send it.” - Anna Munch
“It was a hell of a day.” Nicolas Goyard
ILCA 6, Kites and iQFoil last on the water to face the full force
“Epic”, “Crazy”, “Nothing like it” and many words too colourful to include in a family press release sprang from the excited Mistral-lashed lips and sometimes stunned faces of those Olympic classes last back to the boat park. There is no sailing regatta in the world like French Olympic Week in Hyères when the Mistral blasts over 25 knots into the Bay under blue skies in brilliant sunshine.
Hyères demands patience before the Mistral with sunset finish
Day 2
Emma Plasschaert’s lessons for waiting
Sunset finish after a day of waiting for wind
Mistral forecast for tomorrow
Racing in Hyères can test every sinew and synapse, and the second day of the 56th French Olympic Week (Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – Toulon Provence Méditerranée) was a test of patience.
“Best day ever” as French Olympic Week sets sail in Hyères
Day 1
729 competitors
56 nations
All 10 fleets on the water - 31 races
Next Olympic generation shining
The 56th edition of French Olympic Week (Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – Toulon Provence Méditerranée) began in classic Côte d’Azur conditions as 729 competitors from 56 nations started six days of racing. All ten fleets managed the full programme of 31 races in building offshore westerlies as Hyères was bathed in unending sunshine.
The 56th Semaine Olympique de Hyères – Toulon Provence Méditerranée (SOF, France’s Olympic sailing week) will officially get under way with the opening ceremony at 18:00.
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Seven days to go until the Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères - Toulon Provence Méditerranée
With one week to go until the 56th edition of the Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – Toulon Provence Méditerranée (France’s famous Olympic sailing week) the intense level of competition is becoming clearer. More than 800 athletes are expected in Hyères harbour for this unmissable event on the international calendar. In each of the ten Olympic classes, the next generation of star sailors will attempt to shine on this legendary body of water.