The Ile de France Star fleet championship was again a success: a soft wind at the start of the day gave way after the light wind first race to a good little wind from the west as expected.

And the expected rain (that had probably discouraged some competitors) was happily replaced by a nice Indian summer sky.

Olivier and Christophe Buret from Montpelier were not disappointed by their effort here before the Pinatel regatta at the end of October.

The sailing was close, with only three races but some over-earlies, a grounding … and a traffic jam at the leeward mark …