Eurocat 2009 at Yacht Club de Carnac - Preview

Eurocat 2009, the celebration of the sports catamaran

As usual, the Eurocat will take place in Carnac on May 1st, 2nd and 3rd. 300 crews are expected for this mythical event which takes this year a special dimension following the ISAF strange decision to exclude the sports catamaran from the Olympic Games.

For more than 20 years, the Eurocat has established itself as the essential gathering of sports catamarans in France. This event brings together all the existing series and is one of the only event of this scale to combine races and long distance. All the participants, professionals or amateurs can therefore find themselves in the spirit of this major celebration of multihulls. No doubt that after the absurd decision of the ISAF, all the catamaran fans will rally and send a strong sign by making this event a symbol of the dynamism of sailing on sports multihulls.

Concerning the 2009 novelties, the organisation has decided to lower the registration fees for the young crews and to work on the maximization of the regatta length and the strengthening of the warmth of the event.

Finally, for the F18, the Eurocat will be the first event of the French “Classic Tour Championship” and will be the place of the first confrontation between the new Hobie Cat F18 and the new F18 drawn by Yves Loday with the boats of the other builders.

For the accompanying persons and the spectators, there will be many activities ashore. Many novelties this year: a climbing wall, a sea market, an inflatable castle for the children, a skateboard show by professionals as well as initiations, a show of sea rescue dogs, activities organized by students, a bar where a slide show of the day will be broadcasted.

Registration are opened on line on the new Yacht Club de Carnac website or at the club reception.