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RYA Zapcat Championship - Harsh conditions
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RYA Zapcat Championship 2012 took place over the weekend of 21st and 22nd April in Fistral, with fourteen Zapcat teams making the journey to the popular surfing location in Newquay to battle it out in the opening bid to become 2012 RYA Champions.
The fleet were split into two classes based upon the crews combined weights to provide a level playing field. Crews with a combined weight under 26.5 stone were placed into the ZCR50 Class and those at 26.5 Stone and over into the ZCR50x.
Daunting surf conditions and unyielding onshore winds produced some of the harshest conditions teams have seen in recent years and it wasn’t long before the first boat of the weekend flipped in the surf; Royal Marine team ‘Commando Spirit’. Uninjured but a little wetter than they were before it wasn’t long before Commando Spirit’s rookie racers Stephen Cox and Damian Beveridge were back out on the water trying to conquer the waves once more.
Getting their championship campaign off to a flying start ‘Team Essence’ Jamie Stickler and Nathan Parker secured the gold medal in Saturdays racing in the ZCR50 Class; with Royal Marine Commando team ‘State of Mind’ piloted by Richie Lake and Andy Farmer taking the gold in the ZCR50x Class.
Conditions for Sunday’s racing remained unrelenting as the teams lined up for another day of this extreme sport. Organisers took the decision to reduce the number of heats and laps to ensure the safety of the teams and safety crew.
A return to racing for Patrick Moger and Paul Rush in Crest of a Wave saw them prove their experience and secure the days ZCR50 final and with it Pat’s first gold medal in his several years of racing.
Meanwhile following the loss of Co-pilot Mark Holt in Saturday’s final when he fell out of the boat on the home straight ‘RM Team Contact Wait Out’ were out to prove themselves in Sunday’s racing and made a perfect tactical move to overtake 2011 ‘Kings of Surf Trademymotor.com’ to secure the Sunday ZCR50X Final.
The Championship will be battled out over 10 rounds of racing with the next venue to be announced in the next couple of weeks.
Standings after 2 Rounds:
ZCR50
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Pos.
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Boat No.
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Team Name
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Pilot
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Co-Pilot
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Round 1
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Round 2
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Championship
Standings
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1
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3
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Team Essence
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Jamie Stickler
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Nathan Parker
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100
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75
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175
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2
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13
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Live Wire
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James Millest
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Andrew Bradshaw
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90
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80
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170
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3
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38
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Speedy Hire
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Daren Ford
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Kelly Allen
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75
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90
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165
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4
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44
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Who the Hell Rock Oil
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Steve Pidsley
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Bobby Pidsley
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80
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70
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150
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5
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12
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Crest of a Wave
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Patrick Moger
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Paul Rush
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DNR
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100
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100
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6
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11
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Felgate Racing
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Richard Felgate
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Pamela Felgate
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RTD
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DNR
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0
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7
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28
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Westgate Buildings
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Charles Morris
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DNR
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DNR
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0
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ZCR50
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Pos.
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Boat No.
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Team Name
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Pilot
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Co-Pilot
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Round 1
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Round 2
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Championship
Standings
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1
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37
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RM State of Mind
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Richie Lake
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Andrew Farmer
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100
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75
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175
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2
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14
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RM Contact Wait Out
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Paul Holt
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Mark Holt
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70
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100
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170
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=3
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42
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RM Fire for Effect
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Richard Wright
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Lee Head
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90
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80
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170
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=3
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74
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Trademymotor.com
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Andy Foster
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Jason Peacock
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80
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90
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170
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5
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58
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Cool Runnings
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Alan Crossland
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Luke Chalmers
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75
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70
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145
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6
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45
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RM Commando Spirit
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Stephen Cox
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Damian Beveridge
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65
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65
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130
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7
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41
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RM Rogue Missile
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Gareth Morgan
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Ian Elsdon
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60
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DNR
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60
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For more information about RYA Powerboat Racing visit the RYA website
by Emma Slater
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