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The 2011 season has now just drawn to a close domestically and on the face of it the 2011 calendar looked action packed, with eight National Championship races along with a good mixture of European Cup races too. With places up for grabs in the National Team for the forthcoming World Championships, it was looking like it would be a hot summer of competition. The season started off brightly enough, a gorgeous Easter bank holiday weekend at Burnham-on-Sea produced the goods by getting the season of to a real flyer. With such good weather early on, May was destined to be a damp squid. Without a breath the poor weather and high wind put pay to Allhallows (round 2) and Lyme Regis Nationals (round 4). Bearing in mind this left just Marnham (round 3 and a river race) and Stone National (round 5) to pick a select few places for the World’s team.
So with a back drop of the doom and gloom of May, attention was turned to the European Cup in June. The pinnacle of the Cup every year is the Diamond Race. This is the most prestigious race in Europe, with usually ninety or so teams competing in a full day of racing on the Albert Canal at Viersel, just outside Antwerp. Viersel is really no more than a small rural village which happens to be the epicentre of waterski racing in Belgium. Once a year the show comes to town, and it is woken up to the sound of roaring boats. There have been some excellent victories for GB over the years, however without the talisman figures for Darren Kirkland and Kim Lumely to almost ensure GB podiums we looked to a new breed of skiers, like Lee Holland from Stone Water Sports Club, who took gold in the Eurokids (A) category. GB also took 3rd, 2nd and 1st place in Men’s Formula II thanks to gritty performances from Dave Sewell, Jack Lynch and Richard Kirk (first time a clean sweep on the podium for GB).
As a footnote to the European Cup, congratulations Russell Cox (Seniors) and Lee Holland (EuroKidsA), for both becoming European Cup Champions!
Back in the UK another cancellation, this time Weston-super-Mare. Things were a little touch and go at Hunstanton, where a shortened race got off to an extremely lumpy start. Still all the skiers took to the challenge in hand, with racing conditions reminiscent of the 2005 World Championships (at Hunstanton). The last round of the European Cup was held in Cardiff Bay on the 7th of August. This venue is probably one of the best venues in the UK to show case our sport. The Bay itself provides close quarters viewing for the spectators, and with the end of the course right on the Mermaid Quay there was plenty of people watching the high speed, high thrilling racing.
The sandwich of good, bad and good weather was complete for the final National race at Brixham. Again a strong field of skiers, with some from overseas, gave the crowd a real show just off the break water of this picturesque fishing port in the South of Devon.
With so much to cramp into this résumé it is hard to mention all the individual achievements. However, its good to report that British Waterski Racing is still going from strength to strength (despite the weather). It now has an air of change about it too. Skiers like Jake Frame, Toby Duggan, Dan Ellis, Lee Holland, Sam Clark, Ben Manchett, Robyn Veater, Tommy Smith and many other skiers coming through the ranks are going to make exciting times ahead in the sport for years to come!
| Formula I |
|
Round 1 |
Round 3 |
Round 5 |
Round 7 |
Round 8 |
Total |
Total -1 |
| 1st |
Jamie Cramphorn |
969.12 |
0.00 |
961.09 |
945.45 |
1000.00 |
3875.66 |
3875.66 |
| 2nd |
Harvey Robinson |
815.73 |
1000.00 |
922.56 |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
3738.29 |
3738.29 |
| 3rd |
Steven Moore |
967.56 |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1967.56 |
1967.56 |
| 4th |
Darren Kirkland |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
| Formula II |
|
Round 1 |
Round 3 |
Round 5 |
Round 7 |
Round 8 |
Total |
Total -1 |
| 1st |
Dave Sewell |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
4000.00 |
4000.00 |
| 2nd |
Richard Kirk |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
928.85 |
998.70 |
991.68 |
3919.23 |
3919.23 |
| 3rd |
Will Newland |
938.58 |
979.62 |
886.69 |
970.40 |
943.37 |
4718.66 |
3831.97 |
| 4th |
Jack Lynch |
0.00 |
934.34 |
931.96 |
985.61 |
965.36 |
3817.27 |
3817.27 |
| 5th |
Matt Fielding |
822.59 |
942.26 |
793.78 |
804.55 |
724.62 |
4088.11 |
3363.49 |
| 6th |
Barry Gibson |
864.40 |
939.52 |
816.80 |
689.06 |
634.72 |
3944.50 |
3309.78 |
| 7th |
James Bartlett |
908.20 |
983.41 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
898.09 |
2789.70 |
2789.70 |
| 8th |
Russell Cox |
924.36 |
971.06 |
864.24 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2759.66 |
2759.66 |
| 9th |
Kurt Brooks |
924.59 |
0.00 |
934.80 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1859.39 |
1859.39 |
| 10th |
Adam Murfet |
0.00 |
927.77 |
0.00 |
811.62 |
0.00 |
1739.39 |
1739.39 |
| 11th |
Daryl Tyndall |
0.00 |
0.00 |
730.50 |
857.86 |
0.00 |
1588.36 |
1588.36 |
| 12th |
Rob Sewell |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
850.14 |
0.00 |
850.14 |
850.14 |
| 13th |
Grant McCara |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
733.26 |
0.00 |
733.26 |
733.26 |
| Formula III |
|
Round 1 |
Round 3 |
Round 5 |
Round 7 |
Round 8 |
Total |
Total-1 |
| 1st |
Martin Davies |
1000.00 |
954.85 |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
3954.85 |
3954.85 |
| 2nd |
Simon Dowling |
940.67 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
884.64 |
972.02 |
4797.33 |
3912.69 |
| 3rd |
Ashley Murray |
786.83 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
817.55 |
1604.38 |
1604.38 |
| Seniors |
|
Round 1 |
Round 3 |
Round 5 |
Round 7 |
Round 8 |
Total |
Total-1 |
| 1st |
Glenn Manchett |
883.73 |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
3883.73 |
4000.00 |
| 2nd |
Brad Cannings |
592.89 |
899.87 |
894.58 |
999.14 |
999.96 |
4386.44 |
3821.35 |
| 3rd |
John Grimes |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
941.99 |
0.00 |
977.46 |
2919.45 |
2919.45 |
| 4th |
Rod Hawkins |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
| 5th |
Geoff Watson |
0.00 |
764.05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
764.05 |
764.05 |
| 6th |
Clive Wyncoll |
0.00 |
653.60 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
653.60 |
653.30 |
| Ladies |
|
Round 1 |
Round 3 |
Round 5 |
Round 7 |
Round 8 |
Total |
Total -1 |
| 1st |
Paula Newland |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
4000.00 |
4000.00 |
| 2nd |
Clare Taylor |
881.65 |
0.00 |
815.15 |
923.53 |
1000.00 |
3620.33 |
3620.33 |
| 3rd |
Lucy Gale |
879.54 |
0.00 |
864.97 |
831.35 |
985.88 |
3561.74 |
3561.74 |
| 4th |
Kelly Ann Roberts |
689.90 |
613.00 |
722.39 |
582.71 |
644.41 |
3252.41 |
2669.70 |
| Juniors |
|
Round 1 |
Round 3 |
Round 5 |
Round 7 |
Round 8 |
Total |
Total -1 |
| 1st |
Jake Frame |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
962.54 |
1000.00 |
4962.54 |
4000.00 |
| 2nd |
Dan Ellis |
919.46 |
0.00 |
815.15 |
923.53 |
970.66 |
3821.35 |
3821.35 |
| 3rd |
Toby Duggan |
987.58 |
944.14 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
943.59 |
2875.62 |
2875.62 |
| 4th |
Thomas Smith |
868.78 |
885.38 |
0.00 |
863.55 |
0.00 |
2617.71 |
2617.71 |
| 5th |
Charles Cox |
0.00 |
794.90 |
895.06 |
861.45 |
0.00 |
2551.41 |
2551.41 |
| 6th |
Scott Brooks |
920.03 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
920.03 |
920.03 |
| 7th |
Jordan Allen |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
716.26 |
0.00 |
716.26 |
716.26 |
| Open |
|
Round 1 |
Round 3 |
Round 5 |
Round 7 |
Round 8 |
Total |
Total -1 |
| 1st |
Chris Preece |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
3000.00 |
3000.00 |
| 2nd |
Matthew Coleman |
0.00 |
0.00 |
513.87 |
729.24 |
1000.00 |
2243.11 |
2243.11 |
| 3rd |
Rob Sewell |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
| 4th |
Mark Bees |
0.00 |
859.15 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
859.15 |
859.15 |
| 5th |
Harrison Whitehouse |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
845.40 |
845.40 |
845.40 |
| Brit Kids B |
|
Round 1 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
Round 7 |
Round 8 |
Total -2 |
| 1st |
Ben Manchett |
991.72 |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
810.87 |
999.04 |
100.00 |
3990.76 |
| 2nd |
Lee Holland |
1000.00 |
989.16 |
917.43 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |
0.00 |
3989.16 |
| 3rd |
Samantha Clark |
922.49 |
937.37 |
838.46 |
915.35 |
346.37 |
634.52 |
3613.67 |
| 4th |
Robyn Veater |
0.00 |
0.00 |
995.43 |
688.17 |
747.97 |
770.81 |
3202.38 |
| 5th |
Nadia Mersey |
0.00 |
0.00 |
677.72 |
588.43 |
633.99 |
0.00 |
1900.14 |
| 6th |
Grace Cox |
872.88 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
772.13 |
1645.01 |
| 7th |
Beau Duggan |
0.00 |
379.94 |
0.00 |
374.63 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
754.57 |
| 8th |
Connor Richards |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
421.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
421.50 |
| 9th |
Georgina Robinson |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Brit Kids A |
|
Round 1 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
Round 7 |
Round 8 |
Total -2 |
| 1st |
Reece Perry |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1000.00 |
1000.00 |