Royal St. George's Henry Start finished the best of the Irish at the 2022 Waszp UK nationals held in the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) in Portland late in June.
The sailing area is claimed to be one of the best in the world for foiling as it is sheltered on three sides by land, and has an outer pier wall protecting the side open to the sea.
Wind conditions were nevertheless challenging throughout the whole competition, with lots of sailors capsizing, every race was a battle.
Start, Class Chairman of Ireland and RStGYC captain of the foiling dinghy class, had a consistent first two days with no race worse than a 10th, which allowed him to take 10th place overall and first Irish boat.
Max Goodbody (RIYC) won the speed demon competition with a top speed of 23.9 knots and also was third junior.
It was Andrew Conan's (RStGYC) first time competing in the Waszp and he came third in the 6.9 m class.
It was great to get the practice in with some of the best sailors in the world, before our Irish sailors head to Lake Garda the World Championships in July 9-16th.
RStGYC are again hosting the Waszp nationals this year, on August 6-7th, which promises to be an exciting event for all Ireland's Waszp sailors.
Results here
