An awesome season for the UK WASZP fleet came to a close at Rutland Sailing Club over the weekend with the End of Season Championships providing the last hurrah for 2022.
34 boats from as far north as Oban, as far south as Guernsey, as far West as Milford Haven and as far East as Blackwater gathered at Rutland - a favourite venue for the WASZP class with central location, flat water and on-site accommodation (allowing for great socials!).
The event, supported by class partners Rooster Sailing, kicked off with the new NASCAR course. Many sailors took the opportunity to dress up for the occasion in a host of quirky characters - we had a wasp on a WASZP, a cow, pirates, scientists, divas, spacemen, spongebob, a chef, a cricket player and even Batman took some time off fighting crime to join the fleet.
The plan was to round off Saturday with the Two-Towers race - a distance race around the lake. Unfortunately, the wind was a bit light to venture too far afield, so the race officer ran a shorter option, finishing off the club. Steven Forteith of Oban (who won the master's division overall) cruised to victory in a very impressive performance, finding more flight time than his competitors.
A fantastic day of racing set the scene for an action-packed social. Hawaiian shirts and hula skirts at the ready, the fleet enjoyed a Hawaiian-themed dinner as they sipped their drinks from coconuts and indulged in rum and fruit punches. After dinner, games night kicked off, with fast-paced table football, ping pong, coconut skittles (messy!), hula hoop and putting before the grand final pineapple relay!
On Sunday, the fog was heavy and the wind was light.
A massive thanks goes to Rutland Sailing Club and Rooster for their continued support of the UK WASZP class. These people are doing great things for UK sailing! The 2023 calendar will be announced very shortly as we look forward to more fun foiling next season!
Overall Results:
Pos Division Sail No Boat Helm R1 R2 R3 Pts
1 Youth 7 Serena Ross Banham 1 2 1 4
2 Apprentice 2515 Will Crocker 2 6 2 10
3 Junior 2301 Dorris Eve Kennedy 10 1 3 14
4 Youth 3154 Aussie Rules Arthur Fry 3 7 6 16
5 Junior 2976 Pamela Lewis Clark 4 4 8 16
6 Apprentice 2789 Barbarosa Andrew Bridgman 7 3 7 17
7 Master 2794 Alice Steven Forteith 5 12 5 22
8 Youth 1 Winnie Alice Senior 9 10 4 23
9 Master 3236 Peter Deming 11 9 9 29
10 Youth 2799 Tom Pollard 15 11 10 36
11 Junior 2698 Tom Williamson 17 8 16 41
12 Apprentice 2511 Stinging Belle Martin Evans 8 23 12 43
13 Master 2375 Blue Buoy Christian Smart 13 19 13 45
14 Youth 2517 Sendy Wendy II Ben Harris 14 16 18 48
15 Super Master 2616 Fast & Furious Iain Fergusn 18 17 14 49
16 Super Master 2050 Firefly Steve Tylecote 19 14 17 50
17 Junior 2704 Ross Ferguson 16 13 22 51
18 Apprentice 3002 Indefatigable Sven Gauter (Germany) 12 5 UFD 52
19 Master 2 Duncan Hepplewhite 26 18 11 55
20 Junior 2305 The Blue Rocket Rory Dixon 6 15 UFD 56
21 Super Master 2610 Splat Adam Raeburn‑James 22 22 15 59
22 Junior 2927 James Clarke 20 21 20 61
23 Super Master 3119 Bruiser Cruiser Bruce Allan 25 20 19 64
24 Apprentice 3235 Tracey Joe Bird 27 24 21 72
25 Apprentice 2156 Ben Miller 23 25 24 72
26 Apprentice 2409 Pier Hugh Smith 24 26 23 73
27 Apprentice 3 Alfie Philip Bendon 21 27 27 75
28 Apprentice 2522 Chris Keatley 28 28 25 81
29 Master 3244 David Annan 29 29 26 84
30 Super Master 2074 Kappellskar Rob Thomas 31 30 28 89
31 Super Master 2905 #neeinvite Phil Ewart 30 31 29 90
32 Junior (6.9 rig) 3237 Lewis Agate 32 32 30 94
33 Junior (6.9 rig) 3073 Jack Woolterton DNC DNC DNC 105
34 Super Master 2928 Marmite Daniel Goodman (New Zealand) DNC DNC DNC 105
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