A fleet of 35 yachts will take part in 2000 European Mumm 30 Championshp that will be held in Saint-Raphaël (South of France) from August 21-26: a true record of participation for the one design International class growing more and more in Europe. Seven countries will be represented: Italy (with the largest fleet of 15 boats sailing), France (12 boats racing), Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, United Kindom and Monaco. It seems that the fight for victory will be very tough between Italian and French fleeet: Mumm 30 class association in very active in Italy and in France as well where the Tour Voile with 34 Mumm 30 taking part. Both the country will count on very good teams including sailors as Italian Tommaso Chieffi (tactician on board “Seven”), Vasco Vascotto (sailing on “Malinda Invicta”), Lorenzo Bressani (on “Gettone Madina Milano”) or French Jimmy Pahun (Région Ile de France), Sylvain Chtounder (“Cassis Belvédère”) and Pierre-Yves Lambert (“France Explorer”).