Europe: National Events: photos and summaries
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World O'pen CUP, Miami - USA - 1-3 November 2012
For the first time in the O'pen BIC's history, the O'pen BIC World Cup took place in the (...)
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North American O'pen CUP, Oshkosh, WI, August 2012
O'Pen BIC North American Championships 2012Oshkosh, WI August 4-5 The International Youth Sailing (...)
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2012 Euro'pen CUP in Surendorf, Germany: 12-14 July 2012
Giona Renggli from Switzerland wins the EurO'pen Cup in Germany! From July 12th to 14th the (...)
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Standard Event Rules
The O'pen BIC is known for its innovative O'pen Cup events. A guideline is now published so (...)
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Paris Viry Cup, 7 au 9 avril 2012
C'est du 7 au 9 avril prochain que se tiendra la 5è édition de la Paris Viry Cup, (...)
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World O'pen CUP 2012 - Miami, USA - 1 - 3 November 2012
Please find below the Notice of Race for the forthcoming World O'pen Cup, to be held in Miami from (...)
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Normandie Cup 2011, 8 - 9 octobre 2011
La Normandie Cup, organisée par le Club de Voile d'Anneville sur Seine, aura lieu les 8 et 9 (...)
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O’pen BIC North American Championships
The Buffalo Canoe Club were gracious hosts for the O'Pen BIC North American Championships. The (...)
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A great end to the most beautiful World Cup !
For this third and final day of competition, the first heat is launched as soon as the winds shows (...)
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World O'pen Cup in Ascona. Let's go !
With no less than 140 riders from 10 countries on the starting blocks, this 4th World O'pen Cup is (...)
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Paris Viry Cup 2011, Grand Succès!
Pour la troisième année consécutive, le Club Nautique de Viry Chatillon a (...)
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Corsica Cup, 11-13 Juin 2011
La 3è Corsica Cup O'pen BIC aura lieu cette année les 11, 12 et 13 juin, (...)
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Wedstrijdkalender O'pen BIC 2011
To download the full O'pen BIC 2011 calendar of events in The Netherlands, please click here.
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Paris Viry Cup, 23 - 25 Avril 2011
The Paris Viry Cup has become a must this year again, after the success of the 2009 and 2010 events. (...)
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World O'pen Cup 2011, 28-31 July, Ascona, Switzerland
The dates and location for the next World O'pen Cup have now been established and we are (...)
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Coupe Nationale O'pen BIC 2011, Quiberon, 2 - 5 juin 2011
La Coupe Nationale O'pen BIC Flotte Co aura lieu du 2 au 5 juin 2011 à l'ENV Quiberon, (...)
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O'pen BIC German calendar 2011
Der aktuelle Regattakalender 2011 ist hier zu finden! Regatten / Camps / Testevents
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The best ever O'pen BIC World Cup, 26-30 December 2010
The championship climaxes with two more races, during which the standings stay totally unchanged. (...)
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Brice and Geronimo lead the way home
Second day of competition, the wind's blowing harder and the race committee launches three "banana" (...)
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Brice, the flying frenchie
9.00am, the tradewind is already blowing and showing 12 knots on the anemometer. Three "square" (...)
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World O’pen Cup 2010 is go - 26 to 30 December 2010 !
After a wonderful and festive opening ceremony at the Trois Ilets Golf Course, the 2010 World O'pen (...)
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La Coupe du Monde O'pen BIC 2010 est lancée !
Après une soirée d'ouverture magnifique et festive au golf des 3 Ilets, (...)
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WOC - Martinique - Notice of Race
Please find below the Notice of Race for the 2010 World O'pen Cup, all contact details can be found (...)
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World O'pen Cup - Martinique - 26-30 décembre 2010
C'est le 26 décembre que débutera le grand rassemblement international O'pen BIC en (...)
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World O'pen Cup - Martinique, December 2010
Only a few days left until the biggest international O'pen BIC event of the year gets under way, in (...)
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Roma O'pen Cup, Italy, 11-12 September 2010
Coppa delle Dune 2010 - 4° e ultima Tappa Circuito Nazionale O'pen BicTorvajanica, Roma - 11-12 (...)
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Italian O'pen Bic Class Championships 27-29 August 2010
ITALIAN Ancora una volta il Lago d’Iseo ha fatto da splendida cornice al Campionato di classe (...)
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Gorge O'Pen Cup 2010 : a Thumbs up for Fun!
3rd Annual Northwest O'Pen Bic "Un-Regatta" get's a Thumbs up for Fun! Unfamiliar with an (...)
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2010 U.S. O'Pen Cup, New Bedford Community Boating
The 2010 U.S. O'Pen Cup fired off this weekend in New Bedford MA, with a mixture of racing, (...)
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French One Design Fleet Championships, July 2010
From Sunday 18th to Friday 23rd July, the first ever French Junior Championships on One Design O'pen (...)
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WORLD O'PEN CUP Martinique December 2010
Les dates et le lieu de la Coupe du Monde 2010 ont été validées. Le grand (...)
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Information on the 2010 World Cup
The dates and location of the 2010 O’pen BIC World Cup have now been finalised. The biggest (...)
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Junio Belliti 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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Jack Simpson wins the Louis Vuitton Cup in Auckland
Fourteen-year-old Jack Simpson has only ever said "hello" to his heroes on board Emirates Team New (...)
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Australian Open BIC Cup 2010
Kids brought their parents along, arriving on the Friday afternoon from Tasmania, Western Australia, (...)
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German O'pen BIC Cup, 15/16 May 2010
Marc Woitschöll, the overall winner of last year's German O'pen BIC season, won the first O'pen (...)
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Swiss O'pen BIC Race Calendar 2010
Please download the Notices of Race being organised by CVLL and YCA, in Lake Ceresio and Lake (...)
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Miami Regional O'pen Cup - 9 / 10th April 2010
Following the previous updates of this exciting new series, on April 11th, Miami Yacht Club hosted (...)
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French O'pen Bic Race Calendar 2010
The French O'pen Bic Race Calendar for 2010 is now set up. Please download on the link below to get (...)
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Dutch O'pen Bic Race Calendar 2010
The Dutch O'pen Bic Event Calendar for 2010 is now established. You can download it hereunder by (...)
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German O'pen BIC Race Calendar 2010
The German O'pen BIC class association has set up the O'pen BIC race calendar 2010. This year, the (...)
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2010 World O'pen Cup
The WORLD O'pen Cup will be held at a warm tropical location end of december 2010, the week between (...)
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Miami Mid Winter Un-Regatta USA January 2010
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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O'pen Bic Rodeo, Key Biscayne, 6th December 2009
Following the previous updates of this exciting new series, on December 6th, Key Biscayne Yacht Club (...)
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River Romp, Florida, 17-18 October
What a venue! What a day! Definitely a big River Romp! In perfect wind conditions, the Edison (...)
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First Italian Class Championships, 29-31 August 09
The first Italian O'pen BIC Class Championships were held from 29th to 31st August 2009 near Silvi (...)
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US OPEN Un-Regatta, 15-16 August 09
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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CA-Nepean OPEN Un-Regatta, 11-12 July 09
Nepean Sailing Club played host to the O'Pen Bic Un-Regatta the weekend of July 11-12. This new (...)
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World O'pen Cup 2009 , 25-27 July, Netherlands: Dutch score at home
All the ingredients were in the mix for this 2009 World Cup, which was held in Medemblik, (...)
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Australian UnRegatta, Tinaroo, 4-5 July 2009
Why an Un-Regatta? .... Just BIC-AUS! A small family club in FNQ takes a fresh approach From Tinaroo (...)
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Swiss Open Cup, June 2009
Le dimanche 14 juin 2009 s'est déroulée à La Roche, sur le lac de la (...)
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Breizh Cup : finale de reve !
54 concurrents étaient venus de Corse, de région parisienne, de Normandie et de (...)
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GARDA O'pen Cup, Desenzano, 16 - 17 May 2009
The Garda O'pen Cup was held on 16th & 17th May at the Fraglia Vela Yacht Club in Desenzano, at (...)
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TAN O'pen Cup, 25-26 April 2009
The Italian 2009 O'pen Cup season is well underway, having started in Livorno on 25th April. 24 (...)
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Corsica Cup : Lucas, roi des petits airs
Deuxième étape de la National Cup, deuxième victoire pour Lucas Valenza ! Dans (...)
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ISAF Introductory Racing Rules
Please download the file below to print out the ISAF introductory racing rules, which must be read (...)
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2009 French O'pen Cup
100 O'pen BIC sailors racing in the 3 events ! All results and reports on "Past Events - Europe " (...)
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O'pen Bic Event Reports in Germany
All reports of the German O'pen Cups are posted in the Events section of this Class website. Check (...)
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Open Bic Spiregatta, Baldeneysee bei Essen, DE, 9-10 May 09
Last weekend (May 9th/10th), the sailing club Scheppen (SKS) run the first official O'pen BIC Cup in (...)
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Paris Viry Cup, Lucas l'emporte � domicile
Joli score pour la première épreuve de la National Cup qui a eu lieu à Viry (...)
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Miami Un-Regatta USA, 29-30 March 2009
PRESS RELEASE- March 30th, 2009 By Tomas Nores, M.Y.C. For more information, please contact Tomas at (...)
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The Dutch O'pen Cup Calendar 2009
The full calendar is now available with all the dates of the Dutch O'pen Cups throughout 2009.
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The German O'pen Cup Calendar 2009
The full calendar is now available for download below with all the dates of the German O'pen Cups (...)
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O'pen Cups ITALY Calendar 2009
Here are the dates for the Italian O'pen Cup for the year 2009 - Three exciting dates : 25-25 April (...)
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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 (...)
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World O'pen Cup 2009: Dates and event secured!
We are very pleased to confirm the dates and location for the 2009 World O'pen Cup. This years event (...)
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O'pen Bic Class Constitution
The O'pen BIC current Class Constitution is available for download below.
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Vichuquen O'pen Cup - 24 January 2009
The Chilean O'pen BIC season got underway recently with the first event being held on Lake (...)
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Mid Winter Un-Regatta USA January 2009
The 2009 O'pen BIC "Un-Regatta" Mid Winters once again turned up the fun meter for hot-shot Opti (...)
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O'pen BIC also racing at the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series!
04 February 2009. The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, currently being held in Auckland, New Zealand, (...)
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New Caledonia Open Cup November 2008
The inaugural Pacific O'pen Cup was held on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November 2008. Run by the (...)
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US Open Cup USA August 2008
Excellent weather and a range of conditions from light to moderate blessed the junior sailors (...)
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Europen 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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65 riders at the 2008 World O'pen Cup in Carnac
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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Italian Open Cup June 2008
Final Stages finish in the heat! June 2008 - With hot temperatures and sun, summer had definately (...)
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UK O'pen Cup June 2008
27 June 2008 - UK O'pen Cup takes Scotland by storm! The second edition of (...)
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Swiss O'pen Cup June 2008
15 June 2008: Very light winds; The first Swiss O'pen Cup was held at the Ecole de Voile la (...)
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Pimaco Challenge Final Brazil May 2008
Fabio Melchert wins the final round and Denis Tassone is sent to the World Open Cup!After six months (...)
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Kid Race Viry Chatillon FR May 2008
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 Italy April 2008
Euro Training Camp shows growth of Class in Italy - 12-13 April 2008 The Open BIC Euro Training Camp (...)
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Chili Copa Audi Mall March 2008
30 March 2008 CHILE : Copa Audi Mall Sport attracts 27 participants! After a series of 3 events held (...)
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Mid Winter Un-Regatta USA January 2008
A.K.A. The "Un-Regatta" Mid Winters : While the big kids were playing down in Key West, the first (...)
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Europen Cup France July 2007
The inaugural Euro'pen Cup was a great success ! Organised by Bic Sport and the French Sailing (...)
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Brice, the flying frenchie
9.00am, the tradewind is already blowing and showing 12 knots on the anemometer. Three "square" course races are about to be run. From the very first leg, Breton sailor Brice Iriex from la Trinite, shows exceptional speed and course reading, leading the field through the side and downwind sections. Behind him, Simon Jestin from CNPK, American racer Geronimo Nore, and German MarcWoitshöll hang on, trying not to drop too far behind. Holland's Thom Lugthard and French racer Vianney Bergot, the two stars of World Cup 2009, are relegated to 10th and 12th places respectively. As the race rounds continue, Vianney and Thom begin to claw their way back up the ranking, but not enough to catch Brice who manages to combine stunning tactical nous with ridiculous speed in all directions. He all but ecplipses the excellent performance by Zelie Alerte from the Marin club in Martinique.
During the afternoon the wind creeps up another notch and three downwind "slalom" races are quickly completed, doing nothing to change the rankings. Brice stays well out in front with Vianney, Jestin, Marc and Thom slugging it out for the other podium positions. These races result in a good deal of exciting action at the marker buoys, giving the spectators plenty to appreciate from their seats in the temporary "stand" on a giant catamaran.
For the evening's action, dinner at the Carayou, one of Martinique's most beautiful and exclusive hotels.
Party on !
Brice Iriex, the flying Frenchie
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