Visit by Fons to Cannes (France) , Candidate for a future Masters (20xx)

On Monday and Tuesday September 20 and 21, 2010, I visited, accompanied by Yves Zoccola, the Yacht Club de Cannes.
This club has put itself candidate for the Finn World Masters Championship in 2013 and in Split we agreed to visit the club for having a look at the venue since we were there in 2004 and discuss the solution of some important matters like camper-, boat- and car parking areas, as well as the Finn World Masters Guidelines.

I mainly had meetings with the club’s president Jean Claude Montesinos and Michael Kurtz, who will be acting as an intermediate between me and Yacht Club de Cannes.

The camper area we used in 2004 has been transformed in a large area, covered by asphalt. It will be large enough to place all campers and electricity and toilets will be there. Boat trailers can be placed in this area, too.

The boat park will be on the club’s piers, where 3 slipways will be created, besides the two already present slipways. When Finns will be placed on these piers and in front of the clubhouse there will be sufficient room for over 250 Finns.

A car park is available on 5 minutes walking distance in the direction of the Marina. This area is owned by the Community of Cannes and will be opened exclusively for Finn Master’s cars during the event week. So: no street parking anymore.

Hotels are available in the neighborhood like in Golfe Juan (approx. 10 min. driving) and you can find many nice restaurants near the Old Harbor (Vieux Port) of Cannes.

Take a look at the photographs I made (Picasa)!

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