A-Class Worlds 2022: Ravi Parent World Champ

After two days of non sailing for the Foiling fleet, Friday started slow but in the end delivered a proper closure to the 2022 A-Cat Worlds Open Championship. Three races held in increasing wind, and the leaders hold ground in the podium area. Kuba Suroviec put pressure and manage to climb to second overall, leaving Riley Gibbs in third, and might Ravi Parent fulfilled his destiny grabbing his first World Championships Title.

Landy grabs another Classics Title pos,t here.

In April 2021 we wrote that Ravi was going to become World Champ (Read here) , well , told you so once more…

We’ve been following the kid (former.. ) career since day one, and it was patent he was upto the big leagues. Racing F18 or F16s as youth in the US, you could tell on his progressing results the guy was good.

Later he jumped to Nacra 17s and Foiling As, where that previous potential exploded this week within a tough conditions regatta at Houston with 20knots and tough chop. As challenging as the Foiling A Cats can get.

So Parent had to fight the conditions, plus another rising US start, Riley Gibbs and the top European A Cat Foiler right now, Kuba Suroviec. Needless to say these three had two legends in the game, 3x World Champ Steve Brewin and the mighty Darren Bundock, who finally got rid of the jetlag and won the last race in foiling conds.

A demanding scenario for Ravi to crown himself the most skillful sailor in the World right now. Moths might have bigger fleets, perfect 100% foiling, but the Foiling A-Cats in the breeze are unique.

Tom Slingsby, who calls himself the best sailor in the World (with rightful CV behind), should had a take to current status of the A-Cat Foiler mode, in very light winds they still float upwind, but the top riders needs say 8-9 knots and they are gone airborne upwind too. r

Racing in Houston for the 2022 World Title was mental. And Ravi Parent showed the World what he is made of.

The New Guard is here to stay. Ravi, Riley and Kuba, these guys will become the future Ashbys, Bundocks, Hemskerks and Brewins.

Top 8 Equipment, although is OD for platforms now. Seems we need to get someone to build the Scorpion A-Cat…:

D3/Glaser
D3/Bryt
D3/Glaser
D3/Brewin
D3/Brewin
D3/North
D3/Mischa
D3/1D

Photos: Gordon Upton / guppypix.com More at his fbpage here – Worlds official web https://www.aclassworlds.com/