Edhec Cup
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Organised by 50 students from EDHEC Business School, located in Lille
(North of France) and Nice
(French Riviera), the Edhec Cup competition is the largest European sporting event for students, and the largest student sailing race. Several famous skippers such as Marc Thiercelin, Joe Seeten, Franck Cammas
... have taken part to date.
51 students from Edhec Business School are involved in the association. Aged between 20 and 23 years old, they organise and are responsible for all aspects of the race. This includes hiring the boats, building the Village, organising parties, distributing food, etc.
Participants say that taking part in the Edhec Cup (Course Croisière Edhec in French) is an amazing and unique experience, a mix between sport and entertainment, with a convivial and fair play atmosphere with students from around the world.
In addition to the Edhec Boat Cup, there are also several "off" events such as the Sea Trophy, the Land Trophy, the Village and the Training Regattas.
There are two Sea Trophy categories:
The land trophy is limited to 110 teams.
Each team is made up of 3 to 5 members, but only 3 compete in each leg. Teams can be mixed, or not.
The teams take part in diverse activities during the 6-day event, such as canoeing, abseiling
...
Students come to support their sailing friends and the Trophy enables them to discover the region's landscapes. Up to 110 teams annually join the Land Trophy challenge.
History of Edhec Cup Sailing Participants
1994, at least 10 participating universities, including:
Confirmed
- Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
- Unspecified university from Denmark
- Unspecified university from Germany
- Unspecified university from Italy
- Unspecified university from Spain
Unconfirmed
- Universities from England, Belgium, France, Sweden
1995:
Unconfirmed
- University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
. The 100%-student winning team in the Edhec Cup is selected to take part to the Student Yachting World Cup (SYWoC)
organized by students from the Ecole Polytechnique
, France.
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
(North of France) and Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
(French Riviera), the Edhec Cup competition is the largest European sporting event for students, and the largest student sailing race. Several famous skippers such as Marc Thiercelin, Joe Seeten, Franck Cammas
Franck Cammas
Franck Cammas is a French yachtsman. He has lived in Brittany since his victory in the Challenge Espoir Crédit Agricole in 1994. After completing a two year maths course for the ‘Grandes écoles’, as well as a piano academy, Franck Cammas finally opted for a career in sailing...
... have taken part to date.
51 students from Edhec Business School are involved in the association. Aged between 20 and 23 years old, they organise and are responsible for all aspects of the race. This includes hiring the boats, building the Village, organising parties, distributing food, etc.
Participants say that taking part in the Edhec Cup (Course Croisière Edhec in French) is an amazing and unique experience, a mix between sport and entertainment, with a convivial and fair play atmosphere with students from around the world.
In addition to the Edhec Boat Cup, there are also several "off" events such as the Sea Trophy, the Land Trophy, the Village and the Training Regattas.
The Sea Trophy
The historical sport is sailing. Over 200 international student crews from around the world take part in the sailing competition from Canada, Brazil, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, New Zealand...and France.There are two Sea Trophy categories:
- The 100% Students trophy for students or recent graduates
- The International trophy for foreign students to sail for their country's colours. Teams may either be from the same country or sail as a mixed crew.
The Land Trophy
More than a regatta, the Edhec Boat Cup is also a trek in the local hinterland. The Land Trophy is a sport challenge, that gives competitors the opportunity to discover the landscape. With a compass, on foot or on a bike, they will have to find your way through forests, beaches... They will so discover the Land across the Sea... There also will be questions during each leg, concerning the culture and the history of the region.The land trophy is limited to 110 teams.
Each team is made up of 3 to 5 members, but only 3 compete in each leg. Teams can be mixed, or not.
The teams take part in diverse activities during the 6-day event, such as canoeing, abseiling
Abseiling
Abseiling , rappelling in American English, is the controlled descent down a rock face using a rope; climbers use this technique when a cliff or slope is too steep and/or dangerous to descend without protection.- Slang terms :...
...
Students come to support their sailing friends and the Trophy enables them to discover the region's landscapes. Up to 110 teams annually join the Land Trophy challenge.
The Village
The village is the key venue of the Edhec Boat Cup. students, sponsors, journalists, skippers, race committee, organization team, doctors, safety team, elected local officials and visitors intermingle for a one week in the 10,000 sq.m village. In the evening, the students gather in the marquee for huge student partie and during the day they can take part in beach volley, rugby, and football.History
- 1969: Three students from Edhec Business School decided to share their love ofsailing by creating the European Business School Cup. 19 crews took part and set off from Dunkerque in May.
- 1973: 65 registrations for the 5th edition and foreign crews took part in the event for the first time. The race became international.
- 1975: The name of the event became the "Course Croisière Edhec" (Edhec Cup in English). 107 boats and around 600 students took part. The eighties consecrated this great sailing festival.
- 1980: A round in GuernseyGuernseyGuernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
, England, during the 11th edition illustrated the event's international vocation.
- 1982: BrestBrest, FranceBrest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
became the home port of the Edhec Cup. more and more students took part in preparing the week of sport competition and sponsors began to get involved.
- 1985: A record year: 350 crews come to La RochelleLa RochelleLa Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
for the 17th edition. The nineties were the golden age for ports such as La Rochelle, Lorient and Les Sables d'Olonne.
- 1994: The Edhec Cup created the Land Trophy and the French Student Cup organising training weekends during the academic year.
- 2000: A special navigation area was introduced for monotypes: the standard of the Edhec Cup began to come into line with the major nautical competitions to meet the expectations of the participants
- 2003: The 35th anniversary of the Edhec Cup and the 10th anniversary of the Land trophy and the French Student Cup.
- 2005: The Edhec Cup took place in Les Sables d'Olonne the same year as the Vendée GlobeVendée GlobeThe Vendée Globe is a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed non-stop and without assistance. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years....
. Crews sailed for only 2 months after the arrival of the Vendée Globe candidates.
- 2008 : The competition celebrates its 40 years in Les Sables-d'OlonneLes Sables-d'OlonneLes Sables-d'Olonne is a seaside town in western France, by the Atlantic Ocean. It is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Vendée department.-Events:...
(19–26 April). Maud Fontenoy and Patrick Poivre d'ArvorPatrick Poivre d'ArvorPatrick Poivre d'Arvor is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed PPDA. With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of television news to his credit, he was one of the longest serving newsreaders in the world until he was fired in 2008...
sponsored this anniversary edition. At the same time, the Land Trophy celebrated its 15 years.
History of Edhec Cup Sailing Participants
1994, at least 10 participating universities, including:
Confirmed
- Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
- Unspecified university from Denmark
- Unspecified university from Germany
- Unspecified university from Italy
- Unspecified university from Spain
Unconfirmed
- Universities from England, Belgium, France, Sweden
1995:
Unconfirmed
- University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Associated sailing cups
The Edhec cup joined the Student Yachting World Cup (SYWoC)Sywoc
The SYWoC or Student Yachting World Cup is an annual sailing competition for students which was created in 1979 and is held in France.-The Student Yachting World Cup:...
. The 100%-student winning team in the Edhec Cup is selected to take part to the Student Yachting World Cup (SYWoC)
Sywoc
The SYWoC or Student Yachting World Cup is an annual sailing competition for students which was created in 1979 and is held in France.-The Student Yachting World Cup:...
organized by students from the Ecole Polytechnique
École Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
, France.