A competition open to all anglers
This sport fishing competition is open to all, with crews of two or three anglers per motorboat. The event emphasizes conviviality and good humor, and encourages exchange and communication.
"We're proud to renew our partnership with such a well-known brand as Mercury, which does so much for recreational fishing. After a very satisfactory first year, we're taking our partnership to a new level by signing a major partnership this year. I'm also very happy because I myself own a Centaure RIB with a latest-generation Mercury V6 225 hp engine. Mercury powers fishing and my boat!" declares Grégorie Lebrunet, president of the Festi'Mer association.
Mercury Marine, via its French subsidiary, is involved in both recreational and competitive fishing. It is a partner in several competitions in France, including the famous MFC (Mercury Fishing Cup) organized with the Fédération Française de Pêche Sportive (FFPS), billed as the biggest freshwater and boat fishing competition of the year.
A special relationship
Yann Diquerreau, Marketing Manager, Mercury Marine France, comments: "Mercury Marine is a long-standing partner of anglers in France, Europe and around the world. The brand works with local, national and international marine and freshwater competitions. By renewing its partnership with Sailtica Fishing after a very conclusive first year, Mercury wishes to maintain this privileged relationship with the organizers, other partners and competitors."
As for the tenth edition of the Sailtica Fishing in 2023, Mercury Marine France will welcome the 184 participants, volunteers and partners on Friday evening with a welcome drink in the port of La Turballe.
63 boats registered
Mercury will be well represented at this year's event. Among the 63 boats entered, many will be powered by Mercury. Here are a few teams to keep an eye on:
- The "Fish Connection - Powered by Mercury" team, made up of last year's winners: Sam Raoul, Valère Devaux and Aurélien Rg on a Centaure equipped with a Mercury 200hp V6.
- Team Centaure-Mercury-Garmin with Stevenn Kerloc'h, Frédéric Lavion, and Nicolas Blangy, will be on a Centaure 750 XL equipped with the new Mercury 400hp V10.
- The Mer M'aide team formed by Nicolas Pineau and Gaetan Corlay with a Searibs powered by a Mercury 200hp V6.
In addition, the stewards' and organization boats will also be equipped with Mercury outboard motors. Edouard Turcan, a fan of the brand, will also be using a Mercury engine. Two Centaure semi-rigid boats will be provided by Concept Nautique.
Promotional operations
Mercury will be present in the village throughout the weekend with its local representative, Atlantic Bateau Piriac, which distributes Mercury engines from Piriac-sur-Mer to Le Croisic. One or more outboard motors will be on display, highlighting the latest promotional offers, including unprecedented 0% interest credit on a selection of models.
