From News from France. A publication of the French Embassy to the United States in Washington DC.
http://www.info-france-usa.org/IMG/pdf/nff/index.pdf
May 31st 2010
UCLA SAILORS PARTICIPATE IN FRENCH REGATTA
For the third year in a row, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) sailing team participated in the 42nd annual Course Croisière EDHEC (CCE) in Brest, France. Organized each year by the French business school EDHEC in Lille, the event drew approximately 3,000 participants, 10,000 visitors, and over 165 student sailing crews from all over the world. According to the CCE website, the regatta is Europe's largest student-run sporting event. This year's competition took place between April 17-24. The UCLA crew's participation in the CCE began in 2008 when French exchange student Thibaut Chabrol from Pôle Universitaire Leonard de Vinci in Paris presented the idea to the sailing team. Each year since, the group has worked tirelessly to organize the trip and raise funds for the sailing club."For us, the CCE is more than just a regatta," explained Victor Weisberg, captain of the squad that traveled to Brest. "It's an opportunity to mount an international project — to create a budget, to find sponsors, to organize donation events, and particularly to travel and build relationships with dozens of European students who share our passion for sailing."
For more information on the UCLA sailing team, please visit: http://www.bruincce.blogspot.com/.
About Us
The 2011 Bruin EDHEC Team is comprised of current undergrads and recent alumni of the UCLA Sailing Team. The UCLA Sailing Team is a small group of active, dedicated, and passionate students who compete in the Intercollegiate Sailing Association on 14ft Flying Juniors and continuously qualify for the Pacific Coast Championship. The team is a club sport; although we come from one of the world’s best public institutions, we do not receive enough funding to exist without member dues and personal donations. Practices are held two to three times per week at the Marina Aquatic Center in Marina del Rey.
This website highlights our participation in the Course Croisière EDHEC (CCE) - the largest student run sporting competition in Europe. The CCE is an annual event organized entirely by students of the EDHEC Business School in Lille, France. The week-long regatta takes place each Spring in the chilly French Atlantic waters.
Check out http://www.bruinsailing.org/ for more information on the team and http://www.ccedhec.com/ for more information on the French regatta.
Our Official 42 Presentation!
CCE 42 Video
More Information
Interested in supporting the Bruin Edhec Team, purchasing a sponsor t-shirt, or asking general questions?
Contact us at: uclasailing(at)gmail.com
To instantly make a donation, click on the "Donate Online!" link right below. Be sure to direct it to the "UCLA Sailing CLub" and mention "Bruin Edhec Team" in the Additional Note section. Thank You!
Contact us at: uclasailing(at)gmail.com
To instantly make a donation, click on the "Donate Online!" link right below. Be sure to direct it to the "UCLA Sailing CLub" and mention "Bruin Edhec Team" in the Additional Note section. Thank You!