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French One Design Fleet Championships

From Sunday 18th to Friday 23rd July, the first ever French Junior Championships on One Design boats (...)

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Giulio Bellitti winner of the Maddalena Race

The final of the Louis Vuitton Junior Trophy took place on 5th June 2010 at La Maddalena, Sardinia, (...)

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Louis Vuitton Junior Trophy Maddalena : round 1

20 racers, gathered from all over Sardinia, were present in Maddalena on the weekend of 22/23 May to (...)

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BMW Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill on the O'pen BIC:

During the Louis Vuitton Junior Trophy, BMW Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill - who first sailed in the (...)

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Jack Simpson wins the Louis Vuitton Junior Trophy in Auckland

Fourteen-year-old Jack Simpson has only ever said "hello" to his heroes on board Emirates Team New (...)

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The next two Louis Vuitton Junior Trophies, March (Auckland) & June (Sardinia) 2010

Following the success last November of the Junior Trophy at the Louis Vuitton Cup in Nice (FR), two (...)

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Robin Follin wins the Louis Vuitton Junior Trophy - France, November 2009

Our 20 young sailors from the south of France who had qualified themselves for the finals, were (...)

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Louis Vuitton Junior Trophy: 20 finalists for WE 21/22 Nov. 09

Our 40 young sailors are now down to 20 finalists, ready to give their best at this week-end's (...)

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Louis Vuitton Junior Trophy : warm up

The Louis Vuitton Cup Junior Trophy is underway! Wednesday 11th November was the start of training (...)

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The O'pen Bic races alongside the Louis Vuitton Trophy; November 2009

The prestigious Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d'Azur commencing Saturday 7th November is the (...)

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Hertel World O'pen Cup : Dutch score at home

All the ingredients were in the mix for this 2009 World Cup that will live long in people's memories (...)

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New Zealand Herald Junior Pacific Series

A ticket to ride - Chris Steele from the Wakatere Sailing Club owns a new boat today after winning (...)

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O'pen BIC also racing at the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series! February 2009

04 February 2009. The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, currently being held in Auckland, New Zealand, (...)

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ISAF International Status for the O'pen Bic November 2008

The O'pen BIC Class has achieved ISAF International Status following the 2008 ISAF Annual Conference (...)

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Pacific O'pen Cup November 08

The inaugural Pacific O'pen Cup was held on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November 2008. Run by the (...)

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Etoile du Design 2009 awarded to the O'pen Bic

The annual awards ceremony for the Observeur du Design was held recently on 23rd October 2008,  (...)

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Eur'Open Cup Italy August 2008

The Euro'pen Cup 2008, held on the picturesque waters of the Lac d'Iseo in the North of Italy, was (...)

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Swiss O'pen Cup-Very light winds!

15 June 2008. The first Swiss O'pen Cup was held at the Ecole de Voile La Serbache, on Lake (...)

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Italian O'pen Cup-final stages finish in the heat!

June 2008 : With hot temperatures and sun, summer had definitely arrived in Italy for the 3rd and (...)

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World O'pen Cup : Energized sailing for 65 O'pen Bic riders - July 2008

The O'pen World Cup was a great success! Organised by BIC Sport and the French Sailing Federation (...)

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Lots of fun at U.S. O'pen Cup, August 2008!

Excellent weather and a range of conditions from light to moderate blessed the junior sailors (...)

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UK O'pen Cup takes Scotland by storm!

27 June 2008 The second edition of the UK O'pen Cup took place in Scotland this year on the lovely (...)

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Pimaco Challenge 2008, Brazil

Fabio Melchert wins the final round and Denis Tassone is sent to the World O'pen Cup! 14-15 June (...)

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O'pen Bic now Energized!

BIC Sport is pleased to confirm that from this summer '08 onwards, all new Open BIC boats will start (...)

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North Sails to build the O'pen Bic Class Sails

January 10, 2008, Milford, CT - North Sails and the O'pen BIC Class Association announced today that (...)

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Bateau Bleu prize for O'pen Bic, December 2007

The prize of the Bateau Bleu was awarded to the O'pen Bic during a ceremony held at the 47th Paris (...)

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Eur'Open Cup Italy August 2008

The Euro'pen Cup 2008, held on the picturesque waters of the Lac d'Iseo in the North of Italy, was the last major event of the European O'pen BIC season. A great turnout of 47 competitors, 33 boys and 14 girls, showed the strength of the Class in Italy and made for plenty of action both on and off the water at the Associazione Nautica Sebia (ANS), the host club for this event.

Exceptional summer weather meant for pretty light winds during the entire 3 days of the competition. However, this didn't prevent 8 races from being completed, with a strong emphasis on the speed and O'pen Cross courses - including compulsory freestyle manoeuvres. These freestyle manoeuvres, for example compulsory capsizes or 360° turns, were completed with sometimes surprising agility by the competitors... some of who were just 7 years old!
O'pen BIC events are not only just fun on the water, but also on the land! On Saturday the Italian Class Association and ANS organised for all participants a full evening of events that started with a good Italian meal, and finished with games and music.
Congratulations go to all competitors for their enthusiasm and O'pen BIC spirit. Special mention should also be made to the winners of each category, who sailed very consistently throughout the whole event to win their respective categories :
U12 girls : Porro Margherita from ANS
U12 boys : Conte Luca from Circolo Velico Elbano
O'pen girls : Ingrid Peric from YC Cupa
O'pen boys : Chincoli Davide also from ANS

Many thanks also go to ANS for their impressive and efficient organisation of the 2008 Euro'pen Cup. With the high level of participation from Italian competitors, next year's Italian O'pen Cup series will prove to be a strongly contested event in Junior sailing!
The O'pen BIC.... for Energized Sailing !