THE SB20 HAS A LONG AND RICH HISTORY IN FRANCE FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH OF THE LASER SB3 IN THE UK IN 2002, THAT WAS FORMALIZED BY THE CREATION OF THE CLASSE LASER SB3 FRANCE ON 23RD OF NOVEMBER 2005. FIRST BIG EVENT WAS THE 2ND EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP AT LA CROUESTY IN JUNE 2006 WITH 48 BOATS. FOLLOWING THIS SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN EVENT IN 2006, THE SB3 BEGAN A SUCCESSFUL PERIOD OF GRAND PRIX DE L’ÉCOLE NAVALE (GPEN) IN BRITTANY APPEARANCES THROUGH 2010. BY THE END OF 2010, THERE WERE 15 SB3 IN NORMANDY OF WHICH 8 WERE IN ST. VALÉRY EN CAUX IN SEINE MARITIME AND THE REST BETWEEN GRANVILLE AND DIEPPE. ED RUSSO, WHO WAS PRESIDENT OF THE CLASSE LASER SB3 FRANCE WAS NAMED CHAIRMAN OF THE SB3 WORLD COUNCIL IN MAY 2011 AND SERVED IN THIS ROLE UNTIL OCTOBER 2019. READ THE FULL STORY OF SB20 FRANCE BY CLICKING HERE.