Martinique Cata Raid: This is it !

Martinique Cata Raid 2025 Press Release #2

All pictures by Pierrick Contin

The sporting standard has been raised yet another notch on the Martinique Cata Raid

‘This is it! ‘ The 28 F18 and 7 F16 crews are delighted to be back on the magnificent waters of the Martinique Cata Raid. It’s a pleasure they’re sharing this year with a dozen wing foil riders, who’ve come to test the raid formula around the Ile aux Fleurs.

This Sunday, the whole crew is gathered in Le Robert for a training regatta, an opportunity to test the equipment, get their bearings, look ahead to the week ahead and, above all, gauge the competition. It has to be said that this year’s competition promises to be particularly open in all categories!

Among the other announced favourites on the starting line will be title holders Ad Noordzij and Bastiaan Tentij, who this year are in a class of their own, racing respectively with Valentijn Grossman (HorseRidingSpain) and Matthieu Marfaing (Cirrus MM Sailing).

It’s only logical that multiple world champion Ravi Parent, in partnership with Germany’s Lena Weisskichel, who is also F18 world champion in the women’s category, should be in with a shout of winning the title. There are also a number of other very sharp duos to be reckoned with, such as the pairing of Gurvan Bontemps / Benjamin Amiot (Stickermann – French Caribbean) and Victorien Erussard / Fred Moreau (Energy Observer). Finally, the Boulogne twins (Cirrus R3), always well placed in the Martinique Cata Raid, have just scorned an ultimate weapon: the Cirrus 3, a brand new boat which they have entirely thought up, designed and built.

Practice race Results