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FOR SALE – SUI 141 – LILLYBELLE
LILLYBELLE is designed by Peter Norlin and built by Bröderna Heed, Akersberga, Sweden,1981 for the 1981 World Cup on Lake Constance. She is designed to sail in very light winds and was one in a long run of Sixes named «May Be» that were owned by the Salén family. The yacht was built for Sven Salén.
The yacht competed at various international regattas during the 1980s and, sailing as S 99, achieved a 5th place finish at the 1985 World Cup. Since 2018 she is sailed by Jürg & Daniel Stocker as SUI 141. Afer a season of strong performances and regular podium finishes, LILLYBELLE SUI 141 claimed the 2025 Swiss 6mJI Modern Championship.
1989 keel refit with a winged keel from Ridder Bergström.
LILLYBELLE was undertaken a completely refit 2018/ 2019.
Original name: May Be XIII (S 99). Other name: Rumble Bee (FRA 122). Renamed as LILLYBELLE (SUI 141) 2018.
The yacht is used exclusively for regattas, is maintained by a shipyard and is stored in a heated hangar during winter.
The current sails are :
Mainsail Europ’Sails Fibre black Aramid ES/GP 2025
Jib Light Europ’Sails Fibre black Aramid Surface TGL 2025
Jib Medium Europ’Sails Fibre black Aramid Surface TGL 2023
Jib Heavy Europ’Sails Fibre Aramid Surface TGL 2023
Spinnaker Runner Europ’Sails Light Runner Superlight Tri-Radial 2020
Running Gear : 2026
Electronic : Tacktick Raymarine Dual Maxi
Towing vehicle : IVECO 50C17T Daily 2013
Saddle hanger : Fankhauser FA-1000 2011, special conversion for LILLYBELLE 6mJI 2018
Accessoiries : Bartels furling jib system, compass, 2 electric pumps and 1 hand pump, battery and watterproof box, cockpit cover and full boat cover, engine mount, Torqueedo Travel 1103 CL, straps for lifting and transport
Everything is in exellent condition. Photos and rating certificate below.
Price : 78’000.- CHF
Contact: Jürg Stocker/ Gebrüder Stocker
Binzstrasse 23
8045 Zürich CH
info@stockerundstocker.ch
+41 79 362 14 41
Zürich, 28.07.2026
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 6: BRIBON CLAIMS FIFTH EUROPEAN CLASSIC TITLE; DUCLOP CROWNED OPEN CHAMPION
His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain’s ESP16 Bribon has won the International Six Metre European Classic Championship, while Eric Monnin’s SUI100 Duclop claimed the European title in the Open fleet.
Both Bribon and Duclop won their final races on the last day of the eight-race series hosted by the Société Nautique de Genève on Lake Geneva, which were sailed in a northerly breeze that peaked at 12 knots.
The final day of the 2026 International Six Metre European Championships began with the overall result in both the Open and Classic fleets uncertain.
In the Classic fleet Bribon led the regatta, two points ahead of Reinhard Suhner’s SUI45 Mecara in second with 18 points, with Violeta Alvarez on GBR57 Erica sitting in third, also on 18 points. Also in the title hunt was fourth placed Louis Heckly on FRA11 Fun with 19 points.
In the Open fleet, SUI145 Eau Vive, skippered by Jamie Hilton, held the overall lead going into the final race with 16 points, one point ahead of second-placed Duclop, with Dieter Schön’s IVB145 Momo in third place, a further four points back, on 21 points.
Ten to twelve knots of northerly breeze and a light chop greeted the competitors as the fleets assembled at 1000 this morning.
In the Open Championship Eau Vive and Duclop both got off the line cleanly at the windward end, but at the first windward gate it was Duclop who led the fleet around, followed by Jeremy Thorp’s GBR89 Battlecry in second, Basil Vasiliou’s USA105 Jane Ann in third, followed by Eau Vive in fourth.
The Duclop crew – who, last week, won the Swiss Championship – did not put a foot wrong for the rest of the race. After keeping a tight cover on the chasing pack on every leg, the Swiss team took their third race victory of the series and sealed the 2026 Open European Title. A fourth in today’s race for Eau Vive was enough to secure second overall, with Momo holding on to third overall, despite a lacklustre day.
Monnin described the team’s strategy going into the final day, one point behind Eau Vive: “The situation wasn’t that easy,” he said. “Because we knew we still potentially had one place to lose to Momo – which wasn’t the case for Eau Vive, where we were their only opponent. We said to ourselves, ‘one point is just one point’, so if we can have an early lead, then we can do it.”
Once around the top mark in first, Monnin said he felt the race and the European title were within their grasp – although with the wind starting to fade and become patchy, the second beat had been somewhat nervy for them.
“We knew that when it’s patchy you can’t just cover,” he said. “So we played the shifts. We took the right side and that left them a bit of opportunity to come back. Luckily, though, it was the right call.”
Monnin paid tribute to his crew for the victory. “It’s great to achieve this win with this team. We are all really good friends and we have a good team spirit on the boat. I’m new to the International Six Metre class, but we have some crew members who are very experienced in these boats, and that helps a lot. So, if there is a secret to this success – it’s the crew.”
A string of three protests in the Classic Championship, heard but not ruled on before the fleet left the dock this morning, meant there was uncertainty about the exact points split between the top few teams.
Bribon engaged with Erica during the pre-start, hoping to get the upper hand off the start line. At the first windward mark, Philippe Durr’s Astrée squeezed in on the port layline to round in first, ahead of Bribon coming in fast on starboard. Third around was Andrew Bianchedi’s ITA43 Dan, with Louis Heckly’s FRA11 Fun in fourth, and Erica in fifth.
The Bribon crew sailed a savvy race in a decreasing breeze, doing enough to hold their lead to the finish. Behind them, their closest rival Erica had moved up into second, just a few boat lengths astern. When the final points were tallied, Bribon were the European Champions with 17 points, Erica second on 18.2 points, and Mecara in third on 25.7 points.
Bribon’s victory sees the Spanish boat defend the European title for the second consecutive time (her previous two victories were 2022 in Cascais, Portugal and 2024 in Sanxenxo, Spain) and marks the fifth time the crew has won the European Championships.
Helmsman Ross MacDonald said the crew had tried to put the uncertainty about the outstanding protests out of their minds going into today’s final race of the Championship.
“We just knew we had to sail a good, clean race,” he said. “So our goal today was just a simple one: to get a good start and go the right way as best we could. Then, maybe halfway through the race, have a look at how things are going and decide from there.”
MacDonald confessed that nothing felt certain during the final race, until the crew heard the winning horn from the committee boat.
“It’s so shifty out there and the wind is going up and down so quickly that it really is just about putting your best foot forward and making sure you’re going as fast as you can down the race course. You’re always keeping an eye on where everyone is, but it’s almost impossible to cover because what someone has 200 metres away can be totally different from what you have. It was a tough day for our tactician [Alejandro Abascal], but he did a fantastic job today.”
Asked what the secret to Bribon’s long-term success might be, MacDonald had this to say:
“Well, a lot of it’s the crew. You know, they’ve been together for a long time now. For some of us, it’s been decades – and I think that makes a difference. There’s no doubt the boat’s good. It’s usually quite good with a little more wind, but it hangs in there in lighter breezes – which is all we need. This is a very well-prepared team and a well-prepared boat, and that gives you confidence that you can sail reasonably conservatively.”
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 5: EAU VIVE BACK ON TOP IN THE OPEN FLEET; BRIBON LEADS THE CLASSICS
An afternoon start on the fifth and penultimate day of the 2026 International Six Metre European Championship on Lake Geneva, Switzerland saw the event’s 50-strong fleet of 30 Classic and 20 Open yachts complete the seventh and penultimate race of the series in six-to-seven-knot breezes.
In the Open Championship, a second place for SUI145 Eau Vive, skippered by Jamie Hilton, was enough to promote the Swiss boat back into the overall lead. Meanwhile, in the Classic Championship, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain’s ESP16 Bribon is on top of the leaderboard tonight.
At the first windward mark for the Classic fleet, Louis Heckly’s FRA11 Fun was first around – followed by Ossi Paija’s FIN80 Astrée III in second, Esben Poulsson’s GRE2 Aera in third, Reinhard Suhner’s SUI45 Mecara in fourth, and Violeta Alvarez on GBR57 Erica in fifth.
However, confusion reigned at the leeward marks as the leading five boats rounded the gate incorrectly. First to round correctly was Andy Postle’s GBR33 Nirvana, followed by Bribon. After the race, Fun, Astrée III, Aera, Mecara, and Erica were scored ‘NSC’ (did not sail course) in the official results.
After subsequent protests lodged ashore against the race committee the disqualified boats were given redress equivalent to their finishing position on the water.
Today’s scores now see Bribon on top in the Classic Championship with 16 points. Second is Mecara (18 points), with Erica third – also on 18 points.
In the Open Championship, Foti Lykiardopulo’s GRE1 Aera crew recorded their third race win of this series, having led off the start and around every mark.
Second was Eau Vive, with Jeremy Thorp’s GBR89 Battlecry in third. In the overall standings, Eau Vive leads on 16 points, from Eric Monnin’s SUI100 Duclop (sixth today) in second (17 points), and Dieter Schön’s IVB145 Momo in third (21 points).
The scene is set for a final showdown tomorrow between the top few in both Championships.
At last night’s European Championships Gala Dinner at the Société Nautique de Genève, the original painting by French marine artist Marc Berthier, which is featured in the official event poster, was auctioned off by International Six Metre President, Louis Heckly. The highest bid of several thousand Euros came from a French sailor. The proceeds of the auction went directly to the International Six Metre Archive.
Racing at the International Six Metre European Championships hosted by the Société Nautique de Genève on Lake Geneva concludes tomorrow, July 24 – with the eighth and final race of the series scheduled to start at 1000.
EUROPEANS DAY 4: ERICA RETAKES THE CLASSICS LEAD WHILE DUCLOP MOVES UP TO FIRST IN THE OPEN FLEET
General recalls and subsequent black flags on the starts of both the Open and Classic fleets ratcheted up the tension amongst the frontrunners on Day 4 of the 2026 International Six Metre European Championships, taking place at the Société Nautique de Genève on Lake Geneva, Switzerland.
In the Classic Championship Violeta Alvarez on GBR57 Erica fought back from outside the top ten at the final mark to take her fourth consecutive third place in the series and retake the overall lead. Meanwhile, a second consecutive race win for Eric Monnin on SUI100 Duclop has given him the overall lead in the Open Championship.
A northerly breeze blowing at 10-12 knots was in force as the Open fleet lined up shortly before 1030 this morning for the start of Race 5 of the series. After an initial general recall, the race got away at the second time of asking, but under a black flag. With the fleet spread evenly down the line, it was Duclop that started closest to the committee boat – albeit a fraction late – and was the first boat to tack out to the right.
At the windward gate, Duclop was first around, followed by Foti Lykiardopulo’s GRE1 Aera in second, and Loic Forestier’s SUI77 Junior in third. Close behind in fourth was Basil Vasiliou’s USA 105 Jane Ann, with Dieter Schön’s IVB145 Momo in fifth. Junior and Momo were the first to gybe on to port shortly after rounding the offset mark.
The breeze had dropped to around eight knots as the leaders approached the leeward gate. Junior had eked ahead of Duclop and rounded the right-hand gate mark (looking upwind). Duclop, meanwhile, split to the left-hand mark, while Momo rounded on the right in third, followed around by Aera in fourth.
The pressure had dropped to under six knots at the end of the second beat. Duclop had maintained the lead, with Junior rounding in second place. Behind this duo, overnight leader Jamie Hilton on SUI144 Eau Vive had moved up into third, with Michel Vaucher’s SUI135 Saint-Francis rising to fourth, ahead of Momo in fifth.
With the breeze continuing to fade and become increasingly patchy, the final run was a stressful affair for the leading group. At the finish, the Duclop crew held their nerve to take their second consecutive win, with Momo making the biggest gain on the final leg, as they moved up from fifth to second. Junior took third, with Eau Vive finishing fourth.
After five races completed in the eight-race series, Duclop leads the Open Championship with 12 points, ahead of Eau Vive in second with 14 points. Third overall is Momo with 17 points.
The Classic fleet were also a little over-eager with their first start, forcing the race committee to break out the black flag to keep the crews in check for the second attempt.
At the first windward mark, it was His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain’s ESP16 Bribon that came out of the left-hand side of the first beat to lead the fleet around. Second was Esben Poulsson’s GRE2 Aera, with Andrea Bianchedi’s ITA43 DAN in third.
In a fading and increasingly unpredictable breeze, the Bribon crew held on to first for another lap, before the arrival of fresh breeze on the final downwind leg allowed Jean Daniel Guex’s second-placed SUI15 Beausobre to slip past and take the win. Bribon finished second, with Erica making huge gains on the final leg to take third.
Erica’s owner/skipper Violeta Alvarez put the move down to the sharp eyes of tactician Pablo Iglesias.
“He spotted the new breeze and he went for it,” she said. “We had nothing to lose, so it was worth taking a chance.”
Asked about the extra pressure of the black flag start, Alvarez said she was very conscious of the need not to be too early. “We had a boat to windward of us that wouldn’t move. So it was a tricky position to be in, but looking back, perhaps I didn’t come up on the breeze as quickly as I should.”
Erica now holds a one-point lead over Bribon with two more races left in the schedule, but Alvarez appeared pragmatic about how the rest of the regatta might play out.
“Well, it will be what it will be,” she said. “There’s lots of very good sailors around, and time will tell.”
Yesterday’s overnight leader, Reinhard Suhner’s SUI45 Mecara, now sits in third overall after a sixth place today.
This evening, the competitors will assemble for the European Championships Gala Dinner at the SNG, at which the original painting by French marine artist Marc Berthier, featured in the official event poster, will be auctioned off by International Six Metre President, Louis Heckly. Proceeds from the auction will go to the International Six Metre Archive.
Racing at the International Six Metre European Championships at the Société Nautique de Genève (SNG) on Lake Geneva continues tomorrow, Thursday, July 23 and finishes on Friday, July 24.
EUROPEANS DAY 3: MECARA TAKES CLASSICS LEAD; EAU VIVE STAYS ON TOP IN THE OPEN FLEET
A hard-fought win in today’s single race at the 2026 International Six Metre European Championships at the Société Nautique de Genève on Lake Geneva has seen Reinhard Suhner’s SUI45 Mecara take the lead in the Classic Championship. Meanwhile, in the Open Championship, a second place for Jamie Hilton’s SUI144 Eau Vive was enough to maintain the top spot on the leaderboard.
A solid 9-10 knot northerly breeze was blowing this morning at start time, prompting the race team to set a slightly longer course than on previous days. However, the pressure began to fall as the Open fleet closed on the first windward mark, and continued to drop away over the remainder of the four-lap race.
Dieter Schön’s IVB145 Momo made the most sense of the first beat to round in first, ahead of Loic Forestier’s SUI77 Junior in second, and Eric Monnin’s SUI100 Duclop in third. Monnin was the first of the leaders to gybe onto port on the exit from the offset mark, but could make no inroads into the two frontrunners on the first downwind leg.
After following Momo and Junior around the first leeward gate, and with the breeze having dropped below six knots now, the Duclop crew put in a short tack up towards the middle of the course, before tacking back to set up in a windward position to the leaders. It was a move that triggered a beat where, according to skipper Monnin, “everything went perfectly”. At the second windward mark, Duclop was ahead and went on to protect that lead to the finish.
“The key to that win was the second windward leg,” Monnin commented afterwards. “It’s not often in sailing that you have a leg when you can say that you could not have done anything better. So all credit goes to my team. The trim was perfect. The tactics calls were perfect. We were good and focused. Everything went exactly how we wanted it – and, of course, we had the luck we needed also.”
With three races left to sail in the European Championships, Duclop sits in second, just one point behind the series leader, Jamie Hilton’s SUI144 Eau Vive – who today fought their way from fourth at the first mark to second at the finish – and five points ahead of third-placed Momo.
Monnin said he and his crew were happy to be in the hunt, and glad to be the ones doing the hunting, rather than being hunted.
“It’s a good position to be in, for sure,” he said. “But soon the discard will come in, and there are lots of boats who can still win this championship. Who it will be is not easy to predict.”
In the Classic Championship, Reinhard Suhner’s SUI45 Mecara also did a good job on the tricky second beat, overtaking both His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain’s ESP16 Bribon and first-lap-leader Violeta Alvarez on GBR57 Erica, to take control of the race for the final downwind leg. At the finish it was Mecara, followed by Erica, and then Bribon.
Mecara’s victory – their second in this regatta – elevated them to first overall, tied on 16 points with Erica. Sitting in third overall after five races, after finishing third today, is Bribon.
Asked if he was feeling any extra pressure from leading the Classic Championship at this stage, Suhner said no.
“We are not nervous at all,” he said. “We had a bad first day with not such good starts, because we were too defensive. But now we are back to normal. And I guess we can try to put pressure on the others.”
Racing at the International Six Metre European Championships at the Société Nautique de Genève (SNG) on Lake Geneva continues tomorrow, Wednesday, July 21 and runs through until Friday, July 24.
Tomorrow evening, the competitors will assemble for the European Championships Gala Dinner at the SNG, at which the original painting by French marine artist Marc Berthier, featured in the official event poster, will be auctioned off by International Six Metre President, Louis Heckly. Proceeds from the auction will go to the International Six Metre Archive.
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