Hobies at the Carnac Eurocat

Light winds plagued Eurocat in Carnac this year with the whole of Friday's racing cancelled due to fog and no wind. There was just enough wind on Saturday for class racing in the bay and plenty out at sea for the 'Grand Raid'. For many of the youth sailors this was their first 'Raid' or long distance race, and with 299 starters it was an awe-inspiring sight. Drew and Chris Tayler were the first Tiger home in a fantastic 26th place with Simon Kearns and Ben Burns close behind in 30th. Sam Newton and Nick Tayler on the Hobie 16 were the second H16 over the line in an excellent 112th overall.

In the class regatta, Sam and Nick were 10th in the H16 Youth class, with Luke Butler and Katie England 18th out of 31 boats. The Hobie Dragoons were well represented by GBR with 5 crews out of 29 in the C3 Handicap Class. Both Adam Butler/Robert Moore and Fay Ridyard/Tom Allen scored race wins on Sunday to give them 3rd and 4th respectively, the top 2 junior crews. RYA coach Marcus Lynch was 'delighted' with their performance in the experienced and competitive field.

Also delighted with their performance were Ryan and Lewis Crawford who came 12th out of 145 in the F18 class, sailing a Hobie Tiger and Simon Kearns and Ben Burns who were 16th.

Needless to say, a wonderful experience for cat sailors who rarely get to experience racing in such huge fleets at home.

British Results:

F18 Class
12th Ryan Crawford & Lewis Crawford
16th Simon Kearns & Ben Burns
31st Martin Chadder & Sam Chadder
33rd Ben Mansfield & Ben Hinks
46th Drew Tayler & Chris Tayler

Hobie 16 Youth
10th Sam Newton & Nick Tayler
18th Luke Butler & Katie England

C3 Handicap ( Hobie Dragoon)
3rd Adam Butler & Robert Moore
4th Fay Ridyard & Tom Allen
12th Ivory Hackett Evans & Lizzi Laming
17th Angus Furneaux & Ellie Furneaux
25th Rory Carr & Fergus Carr

Grand Raid
26th Drew Tayler & Chris Tayler
30th Simon Kearns & Ben Burns
54th Martin Chadder & Sam Chadder
91st Ben Mansfield & Ben Hinks
112th Sam Newton & Nick Tayler
152nd Luke Butler & Katie England