Christophe Cordel wins the four rounds of the Optimist championship

Organized by the CNOB of Vierville, the Optimist league championship brought together sixty-four boats from three clubs: the SR de Courseulles, the CM de Grandcamp and the CNOB. Most of the competitors were twelve or thirteen years old.

Christophe Cordel won all four rounds. He won in a first race driven by the wind, then in a second calmer one. A very good start allowed him to win the third, before a new victory in the last heat.

The published ranking was as follows: 1st, Christophe Cordel, CVESQ-CNOB; 2nd, Luce de Tilly, SRC; 3rd, Lepley, CNG; 4th, Corpet, first of the CNOB sailing school; then Calhic, Chevallier, Junk, K. Vella and Mathy, all from the CNOB. Laplane, of the SRC, took tenth place, ahead of Thierry, of the CNOB, Carpenté, of the SRC, then Dominique Postel, of the SRC, first girl, ranked thirteenth.

Reconstructed or uncertain passages:
- The surname is printed "Cordel" in this cut; this spelling is preserved.

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