O'Pen BIC Mid Winters at Shake A Leg Jan 17-18 2010 Miami warmed up just in time MLK weekend with (...)
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Following the previous updates of this exciting new series, on December 6th, Key Biscayne Yacht Club (...)
> Leggi l'articoloWhat a venue! What a day! Definitely a big River Romp! In perfect wind conditions, the Edison (...)
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The first Italian O'pen BIC Class Championships were held from 29th to 31st August 2009 near Silvi (...)
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Kids called it "the funniest event I've ever done! ". The U.S. O'Pen Cup "Un-Regatta" soared to new (...)
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> Leggi l'articoloWhy an Un-Regatta? .... Just BIC-AUS! A small family club in FNQ takes a fresh approach From Tinaroo (...)
> Leggi l'articoloLe dimanche 14 juin 2009 s'est déroulée à La Roche, sur le lac de la (...)
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The Garda O'pen Cup was held on 16th & 17th May at the Fraglia Vela Yacht Club in Desenzano, at (...)
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The Italian 2009 O'pen Cup season is well underway, having started in Livorno on 25th April. 24 (...)
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Deuxième étape de la National Cup, deuxième victoire pour Lucas Valenza ! Dans (...)
> Leggi l'articoloThe O'pen BIC is known for its innovative O'pen Cup events. A guideline is now published so that you (...)
> Leggi l'articoloPlease download the file below to print out the ISAF introductory racing rules, which must be read (...)
> Leggi l'articolo100 O'pen BIC sailors racing in the 3 events ! All results and reports on "Past Events - Europe " (...)
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Last weekend (May 9th/10th), the sailing club Scheppen (SKS) run the first official O'pen BIC Cup in (...)
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Joli score pour la première épreuve de la National Cup qui a eu lieu à Viry (...)
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PRESS RELEASE- March 30th, 2009 By Tomas Nores, M.Y.C. For more information, please contact Tomas at (...)
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The full calendar is now available with all the dates of the Dutch O'pen Cups throughout 2009.
> Leggi l'articoloThe full calendar is now available for download below with all the dates of the German O'pen Cups (...)
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Here are the dates for the Italian O'pen Cup for the year 2009 - Three exciting dates : 25-25 April (...)
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A ticket to ride - Chris Steele from the Wakatere Sailing Club owns a new boat today (...)
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We are very pleased to confirm the dates and location for the 2009 World O'pen Cup. This years event (...)
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> Leggi l'articoloThe O'pen BIC Class Constitution for 2010 is currently being reviewed. The new version will be (...)
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The Chilean O'pen BIC season got underway recently with the first event being held on Lake (...)
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The 2009 O'pen BIC "Un-Regatta" Mid Winters once again turned up the fun meter for hot-shot Opti (...)
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04 February 2009. The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, currently being held in Auckland, New Zealand, (...)
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The O'pen BIC Class has achieved ISAF International Status following the 2008 ISAF Annual Conference (...)
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The inaugural Pacific O'pen Cup was held on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November 2008. Run by the (...)
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Excellent weather and a range of conditions from light to moderate blessed the junior sailors (...)
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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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World O'pen Cup : Energized sailing for 65 O'pen Bic riders - July 2008 The O'pen World Cup was a (...)
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> Leggi l'articolo27 June 2008 - UK O'pen Cup takes Scotland by storm! The second edition of (...)
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15 June 2008: Very light winds; The first Swiss O'pen Cup was held at the Ecole de Voile la (...)
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Fabio Melchert wins the final round and Denis Tassone is sent to the World Open Cup!After six months (...)
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The Kid Race IDF, held at Viry Chatillon from 24-25 May, showed that there is a strong Open BIC (...)
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Euro Training Camp shows growth of Class in Italy - 12-13 April 2008 The Open BIC Euro Training Camp (...)
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30 March 2008 CHILE : Copa Audi Mall Sport attracts 27 participants! After a series of 3 events held (...)
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A.K.A. The "Un-Regatta" Mid Winters : While the big kids were playing down in Key West, the first (...)
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O'pen BIC achieves ISAF Recognised Status In the final days of the 2007 ISAF Annual Conference at (...)
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The inaugural Euro'pen Cup was a great success ! Organised by Bic Sport and the French Sailing (...)
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Fabio Melchert wins the final round and Denis Tassone is sent to the World Open Cup!After six months of knock-out trials with the best youth sailors from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, 4 sailors from each region were selected to compete in the final event to be held at Ilhabela, São Sebastião, São Paulo.
The match up proved to be an interesting contrast of competitors with 3 of the 4 sailors from São Paulo coming from the Navigate project of Ilhabela - a social sailing program (see below), the other competitor being the 420 National Champion, and the 4 competitors from Rio making up some of the best Optimist sailors from the National Fleet.
On the first day 5 races were completed in the traditional East wind of Ilhabela. Fabio Melchert built a strong lead from the outset with 3 wins and two second places. Denis Tassoni followed in second place with Michael Lousada in third. All three sailors went into the final day with a comfortable lead ahead of the rest of the pack.
Sunday provided a strong contrast in conditions with the first race held in very light winds, where Caio Swan from Rio won very easily. However, on the last two races the wind increased to 20 knots allowing both Fabio & Denis to consolidate their position at the head of the standings.
As Fabio Melchert is also the National Brazilian Representative at the ISAF Youth Worlds in Denmark, and this event is being held at the same time as the World O'pen Cup, he gave his place to Denis Tassoni to go and represent Brazil in Carnac, France, 19-21 July 2008.
Denis is a result of the Navigate Project of Ilhabela, a social sailing program started back in 2002 through a partnership between the Municipal City Hall, the Federal Government, and the sailor Lars Graël. Since it opened its doors, more than 1200 students have learnt the basics of sailing and gone onto to represent the region in national and international competitions. Check www.projetograel.org.br for more information about this project.
After the success of this first event, the future of the O'pen BIC looks bright with plans to spread this event throughout each of the main sailing centers in Brazil : Florianopolis, Porto Alegre, Bahia and Brasilia. More details to follow as soon as possible.
Final Results :
1. FÁBIO MELCHERT
2. DENIS TASSONE
3. MICHAEL LOUZADA
4. NICOLAS DE JESUS
5. CAIO SWAN
6. LETÍCIA N. SÁ
7. GABRIEL TOLENTINO
8. RICARDO LUZ