Launch of the 2009 Longtze European Tour!

The Primo Cup in Monaco – The first event and inauguration of the 2009 Longtze European Tour!

The Longtze are to meet in the Principality of Monaco on 12-15 February for the 25th Primo Cup Trophée Crédit Suisse, the inaugural event of the 2009 Longtze European Tour.

This will be the first event to bring together so many boats in the Longtze Premier class. The event shall be attended by countless talented sailors including Guillaume Florent (Beijing Olympic medallist), Nicolas Béranger (Koné), Erwan Tabarly (Athema), Stéphane Christidis, Marc Emig and of course Luc Gellusseau, skipper of the Lufthansa Longtze Team.

A list of the 12 teams participating can be found at the end of this report.

FRA 818 – Luc Gellusseau (FRA) – "Lufthansa"
FRA 820 – Nicolas Berenger (FRA) – "Koné Monospace"
SUI 815 – Andreas Bienz (SUI)
FRA 804 – Marc Emig (FRA)
SUI 812 – Heiko Falch (GER)
FRA 806 – Guillaume Florent (FRA)
FRA 821 – Arthur Levaillant (FRA) – "Koné Maxispace"
FRA 819 – Ivo Marconi (MCO) – "Incentive Concept"
SUI 811 – Jan Myslik (CZE) – "Fulcrumsailing.com"
FRA 805 – Ariane Provost / Stéphane Christidis (FRA) – "Ecole Navale"
FRA 822 – Erwan Tabarly (FRA) – "Athema"
SUI 817 – Zero Two Sailing Team (SUI)