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WEYMOUTH SPEED WEEK – LATEST RESULTS 

Results for Weymouth speed week, Day one, 8th of Oct.

Bjorn Dunkerbeck joined us for the Start of racing but had to leave for Namibia at 2.00 pm leaving in the lead on 25.91 kts. The wind then built leaving the other competitors to make full advantage of the stronger winds.

Fastest Boat:  Joddy Chapman on Demeter 18.97kts

Fastest Kite: David Williams 23.56kts

Fastest Windsurfers: 1st     Dan Ellis     28.47

                                2nd    David Garrel 26.99

                                3rd     John Sanderson 26.22

                  Fastest lady  Amy Carter 24.46

                  Fastest Junior  Dan Simpson 24.90

Results for Weymouth speed week, Day 3, 10th of Oct.

Sorry for the delay in updates, we have had connection problems.

Day two & three have not been kind in wind strength or direction resulting in competitors  using big kit & offshore boat course’s. Having said that we have had some reasonable results in 9 to 13 knots of wind turning into 20 + knots of speed. 

We have had two film crews here, this week Noughts & Ones TV who are producing a DVD of Weymouth Speed week featuring archive footage & interviews with the stars including Bjorn Dunkerbeck, David Garrel, David White & Dan Ellis. Plus all the on the water action of the competitors, look out on our web site www. speedsailing.com for details. Also we have Beyond Tomorrow TV from Australia focusing on a program for Discovery Channel looking at the technology of going fast on the water.

The Tushingham Youth Trophy for the fastest was awarded on Sunday night. The under 17’s were amazingly close with all achieving over 20 knots in light conditions with only 2 knots separating the lads.

Winner 1st Dan Simpson 24.90 kts  (made all the more satisfying having pushed French Champion David Garrel into 3rd place on the Sunday)

            2nd Richard Jones 24.61 kts

            3rd Sam Gooch 23.47

Sunday 9th Results

Fastest Boat:  Joddy Chapman on Demeter 15.69 kts

Fastest Kite: Mike Pacey 13.95 kts

Fastest Windsurfers: 1st     Nick Scott     21.11 kts

                                2nd    Dan Simpson 19.95 kts    (Plus fastest junior)                                                                

                                3rd     David Garrel 19.63 kts           

Monday 10th Results

Fastest Boat:  Joddy Chapman on Demeter 16.43 kts

Fastest Kite: Ludo Brockway 18.47 kts

Fastest Windsurfers: 1st     Dan Ellis     22.95

                                2nd    David Garrel 22.70

                                3rd     Pete Martin 22.33

                  Fastest lady  Amy Carter 19.03