2015 St-Barth Cata Cup – Camaraderie among sailors

by Dominique Ladouceur on 12 Nov 2015

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2015 St-Barth Cata Cup – 'Racing in F18 is all about camaraderie among sailors, and even more so in St-Barth!'.

This is how Todd Ricardi, US catsailor racing in his fourth edition, explains why he loves the support and the regatta so much. This year again, racers from all over the world are expected to converge in the Caribbeans to compete against the best in their class. Organizers are expecting another exciting edition where speed and technical prowess will be at the core of the races.

'This year we have a very nice mix of racers. Some have sailed all season on foiling boats, others are used to offshore racing and then we have the die-hard F18 fans', said Hélène Guilbaud, regatta organizer.

'What is fascinating is that despite the increase in number of supports, we always have a great interest in our event. We certainly have wind in our sails!'

According to Todd Ricardi, the St-Barth Cata Cup is the epitome of what he likes about catsailing:

'It’s four days of giant waves, big breeze, against 53 very talented crews.

No matter what the conditions, I know we will have great racing and it's always a pleasure spending time with friends from all over the world.'

114 racers, four days and between 15-25 knots wind!

As a flagship event of the F18 Class, the St-Barth Cata Cup draws amateur and professional racers who wish to conclude their sailing season in a picture perfect setting. Among those who will be on the start line of this eighth edition, we note the return of Darren Bundock and Yvan Bourgnon and the first appearances of Sam Goodchild and the crews from Argentina.

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A flagship event - St-Barth Cata Cup © Pascal Alemany

Complete list of racers:

France (30)
Boulogne, Emmanuel / Boulogne Vincent	Bader, Cédric / Feraud, Julien
Baeckler, James / Fanouillere, David	Bezon, Eric / Chapenoire, Emmanuel
Blin, Frank / Blin, Nicolas	Boc-Ho, Frédéric / Boc-Ho, Anne
Maris, Erik / Mourniac Jean-Christophe	Martin, Orion / Gaté, Charles
Fouchier, Thierry / Romano, Jean-Pierre	Bontemps, Gurvan / Amiot, Benjamin
Delbaere, Gaël / Beauvarlet, Vincent	Josse, Gaël / Mathiot, Charlotte
Durand, Pierre-Yves / Le Corre, Antoine	Lagarigue, Jérémie / Dinsdale, Andy (AUS)
Carro, Patrick / Mamzer, Michel (SZ)
Saint-Barthélémy (12)
Lhinares, Thierry / Berry, Thierry	Geoffroy, Stephane / Greaux, Franck
Harmala, Markku / Lédée, Jean-Noël	Guiheneuc, David / Turtshi, Noa
Laplace, Turenne / Laplace, Patrick	Lédée, Jeff / Jordil, Vincent
Etats-Unis (10)
Bracco, Jacopo / Burd, Tripp	Ricardi, Todd / Evan, Aras
Casey, John / Page, Colin	Ray, Ian / Darrow, Arielle
Marshack, Ken / Hunt, Brian
Martinique (8)
Molinard, Patrick / À venir	Ivaldi, Patrice / Medina, Pascal
Dabreteau, Guillaume / Giacometti, Mike	Kieffer, Bérangère / Cornet, Pierre-Paul
Pays-Bas (8)
Noordjzij, Ad / Noordjzij, Maarten	Pauman, Bas / Mels, Tony
Kloppers, Peter / Kloppers, Peter-Jan	Delnooz, Elke / Van Leewuwen, Jeroe n
Belgique (8)
Demesmaeker, Patrick / Gagliani, Olivier	Brouwer, Carolijn / Bundock, Darren
Kervyn, Tanguy / Vanden Eynde, Joris	Lefevre, Jojo / Van Haverbeue, Bart
St-Martin (8)
Altier, Pierre / Sillem, Martin	Platet, Dominique / Jouan, Henri
Clément, Erick / Secher, Wilfried	A venir / Van Vliet, Bart
Canada (6)	Argentine (4)
Boueilh, Anthony / Laroche, Patrick	Faustin, Juan / Aragones, Nicolas
Loiselle, Maxime / Leduc, Olivier	Gonzales Smith, Cruz / Heuser, Mariano
Pilon, Olivier / Desroches, Jean-Pierre
Suisse (4)	Guadeloupe (4)
Bourgnon, Yvan / Meyers, Jean-Michel	Marchais, Pascal / Mattio, Mikhael
Caviezel, Sandro / Caviezel, David	Krahe, Brigit / Roux, Christian
Denmark (2)	Espagne (2)
Jensen, Jan Hedman / Wyon Penny	Loos, Gerard / Van Ruittenburg, Pieter
Finlande (2)	St-Thomas (2)
Raisanen, Mikko / Romppanen, Jouni	Holmberg, John / Pollien, Sylvie
Suède (2)	Angleterre (2)
Seifert, Casper / Almstedt, Enrik	Goodchild, Sam / Schoenahl, Milena