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Top Result for Merryn at Welsh WASZP Nationals!

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Published 8:55am on 3 Oct 2024

We love hearing from members who have taken part in events outside of CCSC. Merryn Attridge has written about his recent trip to Bala:

At the end of September, I attended the Welsh Wasp Championships at Bala Sailing Club in North Wales. The 7 hour car journey made it a long trip and the sheep on the road certainly added a surprising element! However, the setting made the journey worth it as did the sailing. The Waszp events attract a range of ages, from juniors (U18) to super masters (50+), showing you are never to young or too old to foil.

A Waszp event is slightly different to a normal weekend of racing. On the Saturday we did sprint races which are 10min races around a rectangular course. And a long-distance race which is a large windward leeward race. On the Sunday we did championship races which are two laps around a windward, leeward course.

The wind was shifty and patchy all weekend making for some tricky tactical racing. I was particularly pleased to win two races on the Sunday. It was especially fun to race against the current National Champion, Sam Whaley. I finished the weekend 3rd overall and top junior, my best result to date.

Merryn Attridge (age 16)

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