Over the weekend 7th & 8th of May, the WASZP class headed to Oban in the stunning West highlands of Scotland - the furthest north in the UK the class has ventured. Two local boats were joined by boats from Dalgety, Derwent and on Sunday fresh back from a good showing at the Europeans in Mar Menor, Ewan Wilson.
Mirror conditions greeted the sailors on Saturday morning, but after a short postponement a steady 6/8knot south westerly filled in. Low riding racing is better than no racing at all, so slow boat tactics were the order of the day for the three races planned.
On Sunday, again calm conditions greeted the sailors. But as per the forecast, the fleet soon headed out to the bay at 18 knots of boat speed to the racecourse on the stunning Firth of Lorne, bathed in sunshine.
Thanks to Oban SC for putting on an amazing event, WASZP UK and Sailingfast for the support, Owen Sails for the prizes and Seagrass Marine for the additional support.
The UK fleet looks forward to heading north of the wall later in the year for the Scottish Championship and UK GP at Loch Lomond and in the meantime, has its sights set on a record-breaking UK Nationals in Weymouth.
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