St Barth Cata Cup - Countdown to the 7th edition

by Dominique Ladouceur on 31 Oct 2014

St Barth Cata Cup 2012 Pascal Alemany

The seventh edition of the St Barth Cata Cup is set to be thrilling. Sixty teams will go head to head aboard the last generation of F18 boats: Hobbie Wild Cat, Nacra Infusion MKII, Cirrus R, Phantom and C2.

It is a high-speed, tactical, technical and spectacular discipline!

St Bath Cata Cup © Pascal Alemany

This year’s field of competitors is one of the best in the history of the regatta, particularly thanks to the presence of newcomers Mike Easton, Billy Besson and Marie Riou, the return of the Boulogne brothers, Tripp Burd and last edition’s champions Franck Cammas and Matthieu Vandame.

'We have the privilege to have many International level catsailors at the St Barth Cata Cup this year,' explains Hélène Guilbaud, from the organization. 'The Olympic preparation seems to be a determining factor for some of the high-level sailors who wish to hone their racing skills. Whatever the reason, the event has become one of the not-to-be-missed F18 races, which we are very proud of!'

In addition to the dozen of professional catsailors, the St Barth Cata Cup continues its commitment to allow amateur racers to cross swords with their idols. For the German amateur Frank Weigelt, who’s chance to take part in the event came at the very last minute, it’s a dream come true: 'I was really hoping to race at the St Barth Cata Cup and I guess I was also secretly wishing for one of the German teams to cancel. My wish came true last week and I will be privileged to be a part of the F18 amateurs in St Barth in November.'

St Barth Cata Cup 2013 © Pierrick Contin www.pierrickcontin.com

St Barth Cata Cup 2012 © Pierrick Contin www.pierrickcontin.com

These are the teams taking part in the 7th edition:

France (30)
Boulogne, Emmanuel / Boulogne Vincent	Besson, Billy / Riou, Marie
Le Berre, Anne-Claire / Delbaere Gaël	Cammas, Franck / Vandame, Matthieu
Maris, Erik / Mourniac Jean-Christophe	Duthil, Fred / Moreau, Fred
Jahn, Stephan / Bourguignon, Alexandre	Martin, Orion / Gaté, Charles
Bezon, Eric / Chapenoire, Emmanuel	Baeckler, James / Amiot, Benjamin
Bontemps, Gurvan / Dessi, Giuseppe (IT)	Fouchier, Thierry / Romano, Jean-Pierre
Carro, Patrick / Mamzer, Michel (SZ)	Lemierre, Daniel / Descamps, Eric
Saint-Barthelemy (20)
Lhinares, Thierry / Berry, Thierry	Van Den Haute, Yan / Pollien, Sylvie
Harmala, Markku / Lédée, Jean-Noël	Guiheneuc, David / Turtchi, Noah
Laplace, Turenne / Laplace, Patrick	Lédée, Jeff / Jordil, Vincent
Olivaud, Sophie / Durand, Gerald	Magras, Anthony / Tual, Robert
Pages, Eric / Champanhac, Benoît	Geoffroy, Stephane / Lédée, Dominique
USA (16)
Miller, Scott / Serrano, Alberto	Easton, Mike / Whitehead, Matthew
Krantz, J Michael / Lennard, David	Bracco, Jacopo / Burd, Tripp
Muma, Laura / Ingram, David	Tomeo, Charles / Tebo, Dalton
Stroebel, Stephen / Lacasella, Damon	Casey, John / Page, Colin
Martinique (8)	St-Martin (6)
Molinard, Patrick / Dagiste, Olivier	Clément, Erick / Clément, Jules
Dabreteau, Guillaume / Pioche Forbin, Anthony (GP)	Platet, Dominique / Jouan, Henri
Ivaldi, Patrice / Medina, Pascal	Sillem, Bernard / Altier, Pierre
Kieffer, Bérangère / Ivaldi, Franck
Netherlands (6)	Guadeloupe (4)
Anbeek, Annelieke / De Mol Moncourt, Sikko	Marchais, Pascal / Mattio, Mikhael
Heijden, Van Der / Artur, Moerman	Krahe, Brigit / Roux, Christian
Noordjzij, Ad / Noordjzij, Maarten
Canada (4)	Belgium (4)
Boueilh, Anthony / Loiselle, Maxime	Kervyn, Tanguy / Spilleboudt, Nicolas
Pilon, Olivier / Torne Munoz, Alberto	Demesmaeker, Patrick / Gagliani, Olivier
Italy (4)	Germany (4)
Saragoni, Daniele / Filippi, Luca	Steffens, Micha / Frank Fabian Syring
Cartolari, Simone / Stella, Maurizio	Weigelt, Frank / Kai, Adolphe
Sweden (4)	Denmark (2)
Dahl, Leff / Dyrssen, Gustav	Jensen, Jan Hedman / Wyon Penny
Linder, Lars / Brunnberg, Erik
Switzerland (2)	Spain (2)
Loos, Gerard / Dinsdale, Andy (FR)	Joehr, Martin / Lutz, Andreas
Reunion Island (2)
Lagravière, Morgan / Jarlegan, Arnaud (FR)