Carbis bay turns on the heat for the 2026 Celtic Cup
The UK’s premier ocean race with its white sand, turquoise waters, broadest range of craft, six man ocean canoe’s, stand up paddle boards, prone, ocean skis and Va’a canoes atlantic swells and, one, massive, start line!
Well most of that is true! With changing climate the steadfast south westerlies have become more illusive these days and this is the 3rd year in a row where we have had to reverse the course due to a strengthening south easterly wind. The trade off is crazy clear water, stunning scenery and a grind back into a headwind.
Despite the absence of our Atlantic swell, we were still able to run the event in wind strengths which could scupper other events thanks to the shelter afforded by St’Ives bay and altering the course.
While safety of our paddlers is increased on the water the unintended consequence was glitching gps trackers simply throwing timing of the event out. Relying on our manual timing we have published results below – if you find any errors please let us know and we will correct them.
We have to give a massive thank you to all those paddlers who supported the event this year by making the not inconsequential drive west. And, to our safety crews from Hayle Surf Life Saving club and their expert IRB crews (hayleslsc.co.uk), GPS tracking and timing by GeoTracks (geotracks.co.uk), stunning drone footage and stills by Koben Bradely of Cornwal_sky_high (insta). And lastly but by all means not least, the Ocean Sports team who worked hard all weekend keeping things running.
Thank you everyone.
24hr Sponsored Paddle
The Youth who were running around keep things moving are raising money to buy new Ilaku and hopefully canoes to complete an end of season voyage, unsupported, along the Cornish coastline – please click on this link to donate any amount of money and support their efforts by sharing their Just Giving page.
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/24houroutriggercanoepaddle?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL
2027 Provisional Date
First in best dressed as they say! We have provisionally booked the 2027 edition of the Celtic Cup on June 27th – make sure that you put the dates into your diary, get your accommodation bookings sorted and get ready for even more action! Entries will open mid May and close June 12th.
Results
| Bib # | First Name | Last Name | Gender | Age | Class | Time | Lap |
| 90 | Terry | Miller | M | U23 | SS | 00:59:41 | 3 |
| 31 | Jordan | Roberts | M | Senior | SS | 01:01:00 | 3 |
| 32 | Andrew | Birkett | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:01:34 | 3 |
| 24 | Owen | Pope | M | U23 | SS | 01:02:42 | 3 |
| 23 | Elliot | Pope | M | U18 | SS | 01:02:43 | 3 |
| 40 | Toby | Peyton-Jones | M | U23 | SS | 01:02:44 | 3 |
| 44 | Harry | Gilbert | M | Senior | SS | 01:04:18 | 3 |
| 34 | Benjy | Betts-Odetayo | M | U18 | SS | 01:04:23 | 3 |
| 68 | Jon | Coventry | SS2 | James | Williams | 01:04:41 | 3 |
| 21 | Lewis | Kirton | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:06:01 | 3 |
| 39 | Ivan | Barritt | M | U23 | SS | 01:06:16 | 3 |
| 42 | Mathew | Rowlands | M | Senior | SS | 01:06:29 | 3 |
| 65 | Stephen | Askew | SS2 | Rob | Knott | 01:07:06 | 3 |
| 41 | Osian | Davies | M | U18 | SS | 01:08:13 | 3 |
| 38 | Evan | Brewer | M | U18 | SS | 01:08:58 | 3 |
| 20 | Mitch | Simons | M | U18 | SS | 01:09:29 | 3 |
| 92 | Olivia | Geddes | F | U23 | SS | 01:09:33 | 3 |
| 82 | Emily | Corin | F | Senior | SS | 01:09:40 | 3 |
| 30 | Eli | Cockerill | M | U18 | SS | 01:09:41 | 3 |
| 35 | Paul | Kingman | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | 01:10:07 | 3 |
| 33 | Nick | Hibberd | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:10:18 | 3 |
| 36 | Andrew J | Phillips | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | 01:10:53 | 3 |
| 48 | Jed | Lawrence | M | U18 | SS | 01:11:17 | 3 |
| 79 | Katie | Luen-Twining | F | U18 | SS | 01:12:21 | 3 |
| 84 | Lena | Kraus | F | Senior | SS | 01:12:34 | 3 |
| 47 | Martin | Fleet | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:13:43 | 3 |
| 80 | Penelope | Bellamy | F | U18 | SS | 01:14:21 | 3 |
| 37 | Simon | Philpot | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:14:28 | 3 |
| 89 | Steve | Batchall | SS2 | Helen | Glover | 01:14:40 | 3 |
| 93 | Harriet | Chin | F | U23 | SS | 01:16:29 | 3 |
| 25 | Tom | Mason | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | 01:17:00 | 3 |
| 85 | Matilda | Godsell | F | U18 | SS | 01:17:29 | 3 |
| 86 | Alice-Me | Edwards | F | U18 | SS | 01:18:14 | 3 |
| 88 | Elly | O’Connell | F | Senior | SS | 01:18:21 | 3 |
| 22 | Dylan | Petherick | M | Senior | SS | 01:18:41 | 3 |
| 83 | Helen | Ruud | F | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:22:07 | 3 |
| 43 | Thomas | Walker | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:22:11 | 3 |
| 81 | Angelina | Sanderson Bellamy | F | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:22:36 | 3 |
| 29 | John | Dunne | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | 01:24:33 | 3 |
| 45 | Thomas | Smith | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:25:52 | 3 |
| 87 | Ruby | Lloyd | F | U18 | SS | 01:27:54 | 3 |
| 67 | Sally | Holland | SS2 | John | Holland | 01:28:58 | 3 |
| 28 | Steve | Hayward | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:02:33 | 2 |
| 27 | Simon | Hopkin | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | 01:02:34 | 2 |
| Position | Bib # | First Name | Last Name | Gender | Age | Class | Time | Lap | ||
| 1 | 23 | Elliot | Pope | M | U18 | SS | 01:02:43 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 34 | Benjy | Betts-Odetayo | M | U18 | SS | 01:04:23 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 41 | Osian | Davies | M | U18 | SS | 01:08:13 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 38 | Evan | Brewer | M | U18 | SS | 01:08:58 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 20 | Mitch | Simons | M | U18 | SS | 01:09:29 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 30 | Eli | Cockerill | M | U18 | SS | 01:09:41 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 48 | Jed | Lawrence | M | U18 | SS | 01:11:17 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 79 | Katie | Luen-Twining | F | U18 | SS | 01:12:21 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 80 | Penelope | Bellamy | F | U18 | SS | 01:14:21 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 85 | Matilda | Godsell | F | U18 | SS | 01:17:29 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 86 | Alice-Me | Edwards | F | U18 | SS | 01:18:14 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 87 | Ruby | Lloyd | F | U18 | SS | 01:27:54 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 90 | Terry | Miller | M | U23 | SS | 00:59:41 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 24 | Owen | Pope | M | U23 | SS | 01:02:42 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 40 | Toby | Peyton-Jones | M | U23 | SS | 01:02:44 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 39 | Ivan | Barritt | M | U23 | SS | 01:06:16 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 92 | Olivia | Geddes | F | U23 | SS | 01:09:33 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 93 | Harriet | Chin | F | U23 | SS | 01:16:29 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 31 | Jordan | Roberts | M | Senior | SS | 01:01:00 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 44 | Harry | Gilbert | M | Senior | SS | 01:04:18 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 42 | Mathew | Rowlands | M | Senior | SS | 01:06:29 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 22 | Dylan | Petherick | M | Senior | SS | 01:18:41 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 82 | Emily | Corin | F | Senior | SS | 01:09:40 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 84 | Lena | Kraus | F | Senior | SS | 01:12:34 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 88 | Elly | O’Connell | F | Senior | SS | 01:18:21 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 32 | Andrew | Birkett | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:01:34 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 21 | Lewis | Kirton | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:06:01 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 33 | Nick | Hibberd | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:10:18 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 47 | Martin | Fleet | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:13:43 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 37 | Simon | Philpot | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:14:28 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 43 | Thomas | Walker | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:22:11 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 45 | Thomas | Smith | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:25:52 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 28 | Steve | Hayward | M | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:02:33 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 46 | Bryce | Davies | M | Master (35-54) | SS | DNS | 0 | ||
| 1 | 83 | Helen | Ruud | F | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:22:07 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 81 | Angelina | Sanderson Bellamy | F | Master (35-54) | SS | 01:22:36 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 35 | Paul | Kingman | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | 01:10:07 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 36 | Andrew J | Phillips | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | 01:10:53 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 25 | Tom | Mason | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | 01:17:00 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 29 | John | Dunne | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | 01:24:33 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 27 | Simon | Hopkin | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | 01:02:34 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 26 | Stuart | Sherman | M | Veteran (55+) | SS | DNS | 0 | ||
| 1 | 68 | Jon | Coventry | M | Master (35-54) | DS | James | Williams | 01:04:41 | 3 |
| 2 | 65 | Stephen | Askew | M | Master (35-54) | DS | Rob | Knott | 01:07:06 | 3 |
| 3 | 89 | Steve | Batchall | M | DS | Helen | Glover | 01:14:40 | 3 | |
| 4 | 67 | Sally | Holland | F | Open Doubles | DS | John | Holland | 01:28:58 | 3 |
| Position | Bib # | First Name | Last Name | Gender | Age | Class | Time | Lap | ||
| 1 | 56 | Milly | Parker | F | Open Doubles | OC2 | Damian | Warner | 01:10:42 | 3 |
| 2 | 12 | Hector | Jessel | M | U23 | OC1 | 01:11:46 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Glenn | Eldridge | M | Senior | OC1 | 01:14:31 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Ryan | James | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:15:22 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Joseph | Mitchell | M | Master (35-54) | OC2 | 01:15:33 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 50 | Nick | Onley | M | Senior | OC2 | Richard | Parrott | 01:15:48 | 3 |
| 7 | 55 | Michael | Roche | M | Veteran (55+) | OC2 | Boris | 01:16:04 | 3 | |
| 8 | 10 | Rob | Mackie | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:16:13 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Jack | Wormald | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:17:29 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 60 | Kezia | Elliott | F | Open Doubles | OC2 | Mark | Coles | 01:18:52 | 3 |
| 11 | 7 | Steve | Palmier | M | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | 01:23:41 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Adam | Stiling | M | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | 01:25:29 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Wesley | Horscroft | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:27:44 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 73 | Stefanie | Mullins | F | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:29:26 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Ismail | Sekkate | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:29:27 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 64 | Dora | Goupil | F | Veteran (55+) | OC2 | Hadar | Ben Gal | 01:33:10 | 3 |
| 17 | 70 | Celina | Tickner | F | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:38:55 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 58 | Helen | Kruszelnicki | F | Veteran (55+) | OC2 | Peter | Kruszelnicki | 00:53:54 | 2 |
| 19 | 51 | Simon | Usher | M | Veteran (55+) | OC2 | Daniel | Thomson | 00:53:56 | 2 |
| 20 | 61 | Andrea | Ball | F | Master (35-54) | OC2 | Louise | Horscroft | 00:56:00 | 2 |
| 21 | 54 | Lynne | Ruddick | F | Master (35-54) | OC2 | 01:01:12 | 2 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Tomasz | Tomaniak | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:12:07 | 2 | ||
| 23 | 49 | Alex | Bailey | M | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | 01:15:48 | 2 | ||
| 24 | 75 | Joanne | Burningham | F | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | 01:13:21 | 2 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Oliver | Deacon | M | U18 | OC1 | 01:05:32 | 1 | ||
| 26 | 74 | Jenny | Williams | F | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:07:40 | 1 | ||
| 27 | 72 | Trisha | Corless | F | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | 01:11:39 | 1 | ||
| 71 | John | Wennington | M | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | DNS | 0 |
| Position | Bib # | First Name | Last Name | Gender | Age | Class | Time | Lap | ||
| 1 | 14 | Oliver | Deacon | M | U18 | OC1 | 01:05:32 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 12 | Hector | Jessel | M | U23 | OC1 | 01:11:46 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Glenn | Eldridge | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:14:31 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Ryan | James | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:15:22 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Rob | Mackie | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:16:13 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Jack | Wormald | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:17:29 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Wesley | Horscroft | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:27:44 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Ismail | Sekkate | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:29:27 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 73 | Stefanie | Mullins | F | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:29:26 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 70 | Celina | Tickner | F | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:38:55 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 7 | Steve | Palmier | M | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | 01:23:41 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Adam | Stiling | M | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | 01:25:29 | 3 | ||
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| 1 | 56 | Milly | Parker | F | Master (35-54) | OC2 | Damian | Warner | 01:10:42 | 3 |
| 2 | 8 | Joseph | Mitchell | M | Master (35-54) | OC2 | 01:15:33 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 50 | Nick | Onley | M | Master (35-54) | OC2 | Richard | Parrott | 01:15:48 | 3 |
| 4 | 60 | Kezia | Elliott | F | Open Doubles | OC2 | Mark | Coles | 01:18:52 | 3 |
| 5 | 64 | Dora | Goupil | F | Veteran (55+) | OC2 | Hadar | Ben Gal | 01:33:10 | |
| 1 | 55 | Michael | Roche | M | Veteran (55+) | OC2 | Boris | 01:16:04 | 3 | |
| 1 | 58 | Helen | Kruszelnicki | F | Veteran (55+) | OC2 | Peter | Kruszelnicki | 00:53:54 | 2 |
| 2 | 51 | Simon | Usher | M | Veteran (55+) | OC2 | Daniel | Thomson | 00:53:56 | 2 |
| 3 | 61 | Andrea | Ball | F | Master (35-54) | OC2 | Louise | Horscroft | 00:56:00 | 2 |
| 4 | 54 | Lynne | Ruddick | F | Master (35-54) | OC2 | 01:01:12 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 13 | Tomasz | Tomaniak | M | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:12:07 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 49 | Alex | Bailey | M | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | 01:15:48 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 75 | Joanne | Burningham | F | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | 01:13:21 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 74 | Jenny | Williams | F | Master (35-54) | OC1 | 01:07:40 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 72 | Trisha | Corless | F | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | 01:11:39 | 1 | ||
| 71 | John | Wennington | M | Veteran (55+) | OC1 | DNS | 0 |
| Position | Bib # | First Name | Last Name | Gender | Age | Class | Partner | Time | Lap | |
| 1 | 77 | Natalie | Rendle | F | Master (35-54) | SUP | 01:19:03 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 91 | Lydia | Clifton | F | Master (35-54) | SUP | 01:21:06 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 78 | Jade | Rogers | F | Master (35-54) | SUP | 01:03:30 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 15 | Alistair | Hughes | M | Master (35-54) | SUP | 01:12:36 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 17 | Tom | Pryse-Davies | M | Senior | SUP | 01:15:28 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 18 | Hugh | Pryse-Davies | M | Veteran (55+) | SUP | 01:28:35 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 16 | Martin | Rendle | M | Master (35-54) | SUP | 00:45:06 | 1 |
| Position | Bib # | First Name | Last Name | Gender | Age | Class | Partner | Time | Lap | |
| 19 | Daniel | Bunting | M | Master (35-54) | Prone | 01:45:36 | 3 |
| 9 | Peter | Keeves | M | Veteran (55+) | Va’a | 01:10:46 | 1 |
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Gender | Age | Class | Time |
| 1 | Ocean Sports | M | Open | Spec | 00:59:22 | |
| 2 | PRCC 1 | M | Open | Unlimited | 01:00:42 | |
| 3 | BOCC | M | Open | Unlimited | 01:01:30 | |
| 4 | PRCC 2 | M | Open | Unlimited | 01:03:38 | |
| 5 | SOCC | M | Open | Spec | 01:14:04 | |
| 1 | PRCC | W | Open | Unlimited | 00:57:03 | |
| 2 | Ocean Sports | W | Open | Unlimited | 01:00:30 | |
| 3 | BOCC | W | Open | Unlimited | 01:03:22 | |
| 1 | PRCC | Mixed | Open | Spec | 0:56:08 | |
| 2 | Wraysbury | Mixed | Open | Spec | 00:56:39 | |
| 3 | PRCC | Mixed | Open | Spec | 00:57:54 |
