Matt Beck wins 2021 WASZP European Games
Aug 13, 2021
WINNER! Harry Mighell
It has been a busy month for the WASZP team post christmas!
We hope that all WASZP sailors have managed to either get some free sailing in or head to an event.
Australian National Championships
36 WASZP racers took on the first ever Australian National Championships. What an event this turned out to be with a festival atmosphere and top level racing, all competitors left the Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club with plenty of smiles and good times.
Reigning WASZP Games Champion Harry Mighell won the series convincingly from Jon Holroyd in 2nd and another Sorrento local, Tom Trotman rounding out the podium.
From a Youth side of things it was great to see young Hugo Llewelyn improve dramatically during the regatta, giving the leaders a run for their money with a second place in Heat 4.
In the Masters, Jon Holroyd sailed an extremely consistent event to claim first Master, followed by New Zealander Nick Olson who also had his moments of glory.
Of the Women, Sam England had some great races highlighted by a fourth place in Heat 3. Tess Lloyd improved out of sight over the four days and with minimal foiling experience before the event to finish every race and have some great results – it shows the future if very bright for women in the WASZP class.
The 6.9m rigs had some close racing, won by Jack Felsenshall, who again pushed hard off minimal foiling time leading into the event.
Also very creditable he made it to the Slalom final on a 6.9m rig, showing the versatility of this sail and a great product for lighter guys and girls in the class.
The Slalom racing was a significant highlight of the event with the final being a classic, won on the final gybe by Tom Brewer, there was only 10 seconds
separating first and sixth in the eight-boat final.
This is an event that will carry high prestige going forward and a favourite for the sailors check out the video of the Slalom event and all the other videos from the Australian National Championships
New Zealand National Championships
24 WASZPs braved the wet and wild conditions at Wakatere Boating Club. The racing was extremely tight with only a couple of points seperating the top 3 competitors.
- 1st Bruce Curson - Wakatere BC
- 2nd Peter Soosalu - Murrays Bay SC
- 3rd Jon Bilger - Kohi YC
The fleet is now looking forward to build on the success of this event with a huge amount of interest in getting a container of NZL boats over to the WASZP Games in Perth 2019.
SPEED RECORD
We also saw a new speed record at the NZ Nationals Championships with Nick Olson hitting close to 28knots!!
Pacific Championships
The first installment of the trans-tasman rivalry is set to occur over the 3,4,5th of March 2018 from Manly Sailing Club in NZ. There are expectations of 25-30 boats with interest from in Australia to send a small but quality contingent of sailors. Both fleets are primed from their recent National Championships and the WASZP event lifestyle is in full swing now. Russell Coutts, Mike Pasco and their team are dealing with everything very well. If there is any queries around the event please contact Russell at commodore@manlysailingclub.org.nz or for charter boats Mike Pasco mike@nzsailing.net
Chile National Championships
The Chile National Championships will be held on the same weekend as the Pacific Championships 3,4,5th of March 2018. There are over 30 WASZPs now sailing in South America meaning this will be a top class event and one we are thoroughly looking forward to. There is a lot of training happening down in Chile at the moment and you can keep up with all the action via their FACEBOOK PAGE
UK Nationals
The innaugural UK Nationals will be held from the 10th-13th of May at Rutland. With another container of 15 boats landing in the UK just after christmas and over 50 boats now sold in the UK, we are looking at a fantastic fleet in attendance. With the weather starting to warm up it is an exciting time to be a WASZP Sailor. If you are interested in buying a WASZP in the UK please contact Duncan Hepplewhite at Sailing Fast as he still has limited stock available before the season starts!
Atlantic Coast Championships
After the UK we then move to the USA where the Atlantic Coast Championships take place on the 17th-18th of May at Toms River Sailing Club. Andrew McDougall will be on-site assisting with the fleet and running some boat preperation clinics on the 15th and 16th of May prior to the event.
We are expecting a fleet of around 30 boats making it another high quality event. With the WASZP brand now gathering momentum around the World and the different regatta style and culture building excitement, it is the ideal time to get into a boat. Our USA agent Clay Johnson still has some boats in stock and they wont last long, if you are in the USA and keen to get your hands on a boat please contact clay HERE
European Championships
We have now annouced the dates of the European Championships on to be held at Malcesine Yacht Club in Italy from the 28th June to the 1st of July. This is going to be a huge event and an opportunity to see how much the fleet has grown since the WASZP Games in August 2017. It will be exciting to see a fleet of 60-70 racing around Lake Garda, with a number of countries showing fantastic growth in the period since the last WASZP Games in Italy.
Prior to this event there will be a 2 day coaching clinic available as well as clinics on boat preperation and maintenance. There will also be an owners meeting, an agents meeting and a presentation on the up-coming WASZP Games in Perth 2019. With the formats being refined all the time, the Championship Racing will be fantastic and other events such as the Slalom have been re-invented to suit the WASZP and create a fun atmosphere.
There are plenty of things to do in Malcesine so if you are looking for a holiday in Europe look no further than these dates.
An event page and more information will be set up very soon so stay tuned!
WASZP Games 2019
In November we welcomed the news that Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Perth will host the 2019 WASZP Games. This will be a spectacular event with early indications of 120+ boats with a number of countries comitting to containers. The Swan River is the perfect place for WASZP sailing, with 15-20knot seabreezes coming in like clockwork and flat water with minimal traffic. The fleet in Perth now has 10+ boats sailing since the first boats were delivered in October. We expect 25 local Perth boats will be on the water before the Games, early expectations are for 70+ Aussie boats in attendance.
The market and the future
With Australia leading the way over the last 4 months a total of 43 boats have been sold into the Australian market making it the hottest market in the world. We have also had a container land in the UK and good sales in France and Germany as the Northern Hemisphere starts to warm up. With a lot of countries now container over 30 boats events are starting to create great enthusiasm, the one design aspect is proving popular and now the race formats have been refined it is easy for any club to run events. We are expecting a big end to the Southern Hemisphere summer and an even bigger European Summer. If you are interested in a boat, check for your local agent HERE or go straight to BUY A WASZP
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