Brenac Takes February in Antibes Match Racing Title

World #327 Francois Brenac (FRA) has claimed the ISAF Grade 3 February in Antibes Match Racing title by defeating Robin Follin 3-0 in Antibes, France.

Brenac, a 2002 ISAF World Sailing Games gold medallist and former World #7, used all his experience in a field that featured World #13 Staffan Lindberg (FIN).

He came out of the round robin in second place and faced Mathieu Durand (FRA) in the semi-final, defeating him 3-1. In the other semi-final, round robin victor Follin came up against Philipp Bendon (RSA). With a 3-1 win the final was set for a Follin, Brenac face-off.

Brenac lost out to Follin in the round robin but it was a significant turn of events in the final. Brenac found an edge and took the title with a 3-0 win.

Durand came through in third with a Petit Final victory over Bendon.

1. François Brenac
2. Robin Follin
3. Mathieu Durand
4. Philipp Bendon
5. Pierre Quiroga
6. Staffan Lindberg
7. Nelson Mettraux
8. Christian Binder
9. Martin Mehus
10. Pierre Urrutti
11. Noé Delpech
12. Halvor Friisk

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