With the lowest overall score, the first ever Wingfoil Slalom National Champion is ex-Optimist sailor Hugo Dobrijevic (aged 14) who came away with the win. Here he tells us what it was like competing in this new discipline....
Competing in wingfoil racing is similar to dinghy racing in some respects, except that it is a lot faster paced and the consequences are much higher when it goes wrong! All starts are downwind and there is a 3 minute time sequence, everyone needs to hit the line at full speed to get ahead. There were competitors of all ages, some from dinghies like International Moths and some from windsurfing.
In total there were 45 competitors and it was cool to share the water with all of them. I am looking forward to next year's racing and hoping to get to an international wingfoil tour event as well maybe!
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