Martinique Cata Raid 2017: Day 1 by Pierrick Contin
All Images Pierrick Contin / Martinique Raid 2017 – Full gallery at martiniquecataraid.com/fr/Mediatheque-2017/ – click images for bigger size & slideshow.
Check 4th pic above featuring the ‘Alado’, one of the original F18 designs by Jacques Valer and predecessor of another legend , the Hobie Tiger.
Martinique Cata Raid 2017 edition full results not available yet but Gurvan & Bontemps won the first stage in the Flying Phantom Class, at least 3 more FP present including, Sebastien Rogues & Jean-baptiste Gelee and Tomko & Atwood.
In the F18 Benjamin Dutreux & Joris Cocaud grabbed first place, others top riders at Martinique are Manu & Jean Boulognes plus Simon Northrop & Simon Farren.
Full Entry List available at martiniquecataraid.com/fr/La_course-Inscrits/
I just heard that my great sailing friend and former CEO of Hobiecat Europe has passed. May The endless oceans…
...Report was sent by an F18 Sailor, if you want Hobies reported send your own, we'll publish as usual. Cheers.
Looks like in your report the Hobies are not really present. Suggest to rewrite the article.
Thanks for the great report Wik. Great battle.
If I correctly read the results the overall winner this year is a Hobie16