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F-34 a & b, first and third Cybèle - yesterday by Matti Muoniovaara

F-34 was the 1969 World 5.5 meter champion. The photo on the right is from the World 5.5 Championhsip 1969 sailed in Sandhamn (photo is from Gordon Ingate who was there). The photo tells also that this is not F-38. F-34 & 38 have different bows and counters. Also there is no remarkable ‘chine’ visible like F-38 has. There are two F-34, a & b. Cybèle first and third. Which one is the world champion? The boat in Italy ITA-72 or the boat in Archachon?
In an old list of the French 5.5s is F-33 (Chance boat) and owner is Guillou. In the Swiss list of 5.5s there is Z-93 connected also to Guillou (maybe the first Cybèle is F-33 (Z-93), the 5.5 in Archachon? Has Gurvan Jaouen any new information of the boat in Arcachon?
The first Cybèle was a Britton Chance Jr. design #27a from year 1965. In the Chance 5.5 list is only one Cybèle. Maybe Guillou modified the design 27a and had Cybèle third built by Egger 1968-69.
Two articles in the Swedish Sailing magazine Till Rors 16/1967 tells that 1967 built first Cybèle sailed in Scandinavia:
“The French 5.5 win in Sandhamn. The French win the three races for KSSS 5.5m Trophy in Sandhamn July 23-25. The winning boat Cybèle is designed av Britton Chance, built in Switzerland and represents Club Nautique de la Baule.” In the photo Cybèle sails with sail letters F-34 in the spinnaker. “Other boats present were Fram III, Fung Shui, Twins XIV, Ca-Ro VI and John B4 besides the Swedish boats.”….”Cybèle was sailed by Jean-Marie (26), Thomas (22) and Nicolas (20) Le Guillou and they also won another KSSS Trophy.”
Next was Coppa d’Italia. “Crown Prince Harald won and sailed a series 1-1-2-1-2. The new French Chance construction Cybèle with young brothers Le Guillou took silver with a series 3-2-1-4-2. The Swedish Carioca II was third. Twins XIV of Max Oberti was fourth and the Finnish Ca-Ro VI was fifth. John B4 of Bobby Symonette, Web IV of Berntsen had to cancel racing. West German Herbert Scholl did not get his new Jussi Nemes (Vator) built boat (Corona) in time. …. The French Cybèle will be dangerous when the young brothers are more trained and learn to handle the spinnaker. …… Results: 1) Norway, Crown Prince Harald, Fram III N-27, 28.75 p, 2) France, J. Le Guillou, Cybèle (1) F-34, 22.25 p, 3) Sweden, P. Fredell, Carioca II S-41, 20 p, 4) Italy, Max Oberti, Twins XIV I-49, 17.25 p, 5) Finland, R. Jansson, Ca-Ro VI L-25, 11p.”
Another article in the Swedish Sailing magazine Till Rors 16/1969 tells:
“Cybèle is new this year (1969), to build a new 5.5 this year is quite fantastic. The boat is designed by Britton Chance Jr. ...” In the same article is two photos of F-34. In the photo of the fleet Cybèle is leading the reaching leg with number 34 in the spinnaker. Text to the photo is:”The world champion boat, French Cybèle, is designed by Britton Chance Jr. 1969 and is owned by J. E. Guillou. (Jean Guillou, the father of Jean-Marie and Nicolas). The nearest boats behind are American Nemesis, Swedish Tomatoe and Carioca II.
Worl Championship 1969 Sandhamn
1st F-34 Cybèle (3), Jean-Marie & Nicolas Le Guillou, Daniel Tassin (3-1-6-6-3-1-1) 23.1 pts
2nd S-51 Wasa IV, Ulf Sundelin (15-5-3-1-1-4-4-5) 31.7 pts
3rd S-50 Tomatoe, Thomas B. Nathhorst, Håkan Lindquist, Claes Boje (1-8-4-3-11-3-3) 39.1 pts
4th S-40 Wasa III, Sune Carlsson, Olle »Bull» Karlson, Börje Larsson (4-7-2-8-2-6-2) 41.7 pts.
The next following years Jean-Marie was involved in the French America’s Cup Challenge. 1972 he sails in Kiel Olympic yachting and is fourth in the Dragons. Jean-Marie is born 1941.

Homonymous boat, found in Arcachon - 13.06.2008 by Gurvan Jaouen

Not far from Don Salluste (SUI 76) is another 5,5 (beautifully varnished!) sailing in the Bassin of Arcachon in France with the same hull shape and also named Cybèle (owner Xavier Tancogne)...
Is she that boat or a close homonymous one? Amplifications to follow...

Origin - 19.09.2007 by Sebastien Schmidt

See FRA-38 Cybèle II. It seems that J.M. Le Guillou has ordered two boats to Hermann Egger almost at the same time, that makes confusion in the stories of these boats. To compare the rating certificate would help.

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