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Archambault IRC Champions

Following on from the success of the A35 Archambault have just launched their New A31 with devastating effect, like her big sister she is setting the stage for a successful season. At her opening regatta in Spi Ouest 2009 (France's biggest IRC regatta) the A31 "Team Winds B&G" finished 1st and A31 "Too Jaws" finished 2nd, never finishing out of the top 3 places in a 38 boat fleet. In Scotland A31 "aneet djinn owned by Nick Stratton Yachts Ltd. finished 1st in the Scottish IRC Championships with a score line of four 1st places and a discarded 2nd.


Nick Stratton Yachts Ltd. are the Northern UK importers for Archambault this famous French Racing Yacht manufacturer who came to light in the 2006 Commodores cup where their A35 "Parprec" won the small boat class and finished 2nd overall in all classes. Since then the UK has seen various successes including the recent class 2 win for the A35 Water Jet at the UK IRC National Championships 2009 in class missing the overall prize due to a collision on the last day.


UK Distributors - Northern UK - Nick Stratton Yachts Ltd., Miles & Nick Stratton - 01436 821606 and Southern UK - Wessex Yachts Ltd., Caroling and David Pike 01752 480 600


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