Sunday, 23 August 2009

Great Result for British Sailors in the Archipelago Raid 2009

The 2009 Archipelago Raid was won by Swedish Team Thule (Martin Strandberg & Johan Örtendahl)
Team Thule managed to beat last year's winners Team Citus (Eric Proust & Romain Motteau) on the final day of the Raid in order to take victory.
The Archipelago Raid finished with 3 All British teams in the Top 10.
Team Audio Network (William Sunnucks & Simon Farren) took 3rd place overall!
Archipelago Raid Rookies Team Cobalt (Luke Yeates & Matt Humphreys) were 8th and Team Blue (Conrad Humphreys & Ryan Crawford) were 9th overall.
Other British sailors included Alister Richardson of Team RockStaRR who finished in 11th. Claire Bailey of Team Tacktick SUUNTO who finished in 17th, and Jason Field of Team Piano who finished in 20th place overall. A fantastic result  for all of our British sailors competing in the Raid.
Congratulations Everyone!

After battling strong winds, capsizing, hitting rocks, and the extreme physical challenge of the intense race, this Raid was gripping to follow. To get a better idea of the Raid, and everything that the competitors have to endure in order to finish then click on the link below to watch a video from this year's Raid.

Archipelago Raid Video