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Event 1
Saturday 4 June 2005
Bristol Corinthians Yacht Club, Axbridge
Axbridge Animals win wild windsurfing event at Cheddar Reservoir
The first regional event of the team15 junior windsurfing season took place at a very windy Cheddar reservoir on Saturday.
In fact, it was so windy that the conditions drew a large crowd from right across the windsurfing community, with up to fifty people hurtling across the reservoir in addition to the twenty children competing in the event itself.
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It was the first ever event for several of the competitors and given the hectic conditions, Race Organiser Geoff Pook started the day with a race that combined paddling and cruising downwind with rigging sticks to a finish on the shore. Two complete rounds of heats and finals on this short, but surprisingly tough course, saw the home team, the Axbridge Animals sponsored by BiC Sport, ahead by a small lead over the visitors, the Durleigh Devils, from Bridgwater.
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Lunch was taken in the hope of a drop in the wind in the afternoon. The competitors rushed hungrily to the barbecue while two of them, Laurie and Calum Finch, transformed in into guitarists and entertained a large crowd with the rest of their six-piece band, Metamorphis. Meanwhile, several of the competitors queued up excitedly for an interview with Radio Bristol, who had sent their radio car down to cover the event.
With rock music blaring out of the club house, three former local Team 15 members, who now participate in the UKWA Freewave events, were putting on a show of wild moves (and awesome crashes) for the spectators and the local media. These three; George Shillito, Graham Woods and Adam Lewis formed their own training group called Team AirBorn last year and have quickly achieved a high profile in the sport with the help of their enthusiastic sponsors, Windsurfers World of Bristol
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The wind didn't ease in the afternoon, so a simple slalom course was devised that would test the more experienced windsurfers. Extra safety boats were manned, ready for action, but after an exciting and action-packed ten minutes that saw some spectacular wipe-outs the race was abandoned. Bella Jezard (aged 14) was the unofficial victory for completing the course, having handled the conditions with cool, focused skill and determination.
With no afternoon result to count, the pre-lunch score stood and the Axbridge Animals were awarded the team trophy. Pippa Hambling and Lucy Owen were selected for special prizes. Pippa, for having the courage to enter an event after just one evening's windsurfing instruction! Geoff thanked the sponsors and especially Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club's Commodore, Paul Hipwell, for the excellent hospitality.
Team winners
Axbridge Animals(Bic Sport)
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For further details contact
Geoff Pook
geoff.pook@rya-online.net
We are the Champions!
West Kirby Warriors
T15 Champions 2008
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(previous courses in 2008)
Mount Batten Centre - Plymouth
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 27/28 September 2008
Closing date: 5 September
Cancelled: lack of candidates
Lakes Leisure - Windermere
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 30/31 August 2008
Closing date: 15 August
Fully booked
James Hamilton Heritage Park - Glasgow
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 30/31 August 2008
Closing date: 15 August
Cancelled: lack of candidates
Gwent Adventures - Wales
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 9/10 August 2008
Closing date: 25 July
5 candidates on course
Grafham Water Centre - Cambridgeshire
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend course: 5/6 July 2008
Closing date: 30 June
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6 candidates on course
Wimbleball Lake - Somerset
Course type: Racing Instructor
Midweek course: 3/4 July 2008
Closing date: 30 June
4 candidates on course
Roadford Lake - Okehampton
Course type: Racing Instructor
Midweek Course: 4/5 June 2008
Organised by South West Lakes Trust
Fully booked
Carsington Watersports - Derbyshire
Course type: Freestyle
Weekend Course: 3/4 May 2008
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Carsington Watersports - Derbyshire
Course type: Racing Instructor
Midweek Course: 1/2 May 2008
6 candidates on course
Mountbatten Centre - Plymouth
Course type: Racing Instructor
Weekend Course: 12/13 April 2008
Cancelled: lack of candidates
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ADOPT-A-BEACH
The Green Blue is an environmental awareness initiative by the British Marine Federation and the Royal Yachting Association. One of its aims is to educate and promote the sustainable use of coastal and inland waters by watersports participants.
Some of the initiatives have a relevance to windsurfers - especially in achieving cleaner seas and beaches.
Adopt-a-Beach is definitely relevant to T15ers, which is a Marine Conservation Society project supported by the Green Blue.
Check out what parts of the Green Blue are relevant to you