Wild Water Racing will update the Wavehopper Challenge to open the competition up to more people and clubs and make it even more exciting than ever.
With immediate effect the races are open to everybody, all ages and all standards, with the addition of a Senior section (18-years-old to 34) and a class for Masters (over 35-years-old), with the promise of more intervening age bands when numbers grow!
The Junior age bands of under 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 and lower, will remain to encourage youngsters to take up the sport and all groups will be open to everybody.
Wavehoppers will be provided at competitions, as they are now, but if you are not sure about using a Wavehopper, you will be welcome to take part in play-boats, general purpose boats and slalom boats; basically any boat shorter than a Wavehopper and does not have a rudder!
Entries cost just £5 for juniors and £8 for seniors, with the faster of two runs down the course counting. Your best three results count plus the final where points count double.
This year’s club champions were Herts Young Mariners, with 731 points, Duddon 2nd with 614 and Wiltshire Youth 3rd on 494. They were followed by Oakwood 434, Sharks 432, Canal-side 254, PHCC 242, Shepperton 199, Tyne Valley 193 and Carlisle 181.
Individual Champions were:
Junior 18 girls: Catherine Robinson from Herts Young Mariners
Junior 18 boys: Grant Underwood from The Sharks
Junior 16 girls: Emily Thomson from Wiltshire Youth
Junior 16 boys: Matt Bishop from Herts Young Mariners
Junior 14 girls: Bryony Hasell from Griffon
Junior 14 boys: Nick Young from Herts Young Mariners
Junior 12 girls: Lucy Brown from Wiltshire Youth
Junior 12 boys: Callum Gingell from Wiltshire Youth
Junior 10 girls: Alice Burnish from WOK
Junior 10 boys: Owen Wilson from Duddon.
Peter Schofield, Chair of the WWR Committee, congratulated the youngsters and praised the work of the Clubs and coaches involved adding; “Wavehopper Racing is great fun, and a great club activity, if any coaches or clubs want more information about how to get involved please get in touch.”
For more information visit www.wildwater.org.uk or contact your local PDO or Neal Underwood or on 07951 770241; email: nealunderwood@sky.com