Inter Services windsurfing - Part Two

Inter-Services windsurfing continued .....

Amongst the Navy team, Dave Strudwick, Adrian Wallis and myself pulled off reasonably consistent middling performances, coming 14th, 10th and 7th respectively in the team championships. Nic Dodd was in 11th place and Paul Morris had risen to 3rd. Johnny however, produced the finest Navy performance and was unlucky not to clinch first place in the inter-services. With equal points, he was only beaten by Gareth Baker on discard.

Amongst the Challenge Fleet, the Navy's Si Cave and Gav Nicholson produced high quality and determined performances, taking first and second places respectively. For both an excellent first season of racing with the Navy and showing huge promise for the future. Nic Wheeler also competed during the afternoon, the first time he had ever stepped on to a Formula Board. Yes they are a bit different, but with his wave sailing background, and new enthusiasm for slalom, we should be seeing more of him as well.

On Sunday the wind seemed to have blown itself out. Adrian Wallis ventured out as the duty windsock and duly demonstrated that there really wasn't much wind, just rain. At 1300, the Race Officer decided that the 4 races completed on the Saturday would constitute the completed inter-services championship. This was disappointing for Paul Morris and perhaps for the RN Team. Paul was definitely on a charge and another 3 races may have changed the order of things. In the event, the Army took the championship with the Navy a close second.

VAdm Alan Massey, Second Sea Lord and Commodore RNSA, kindly presented the prizes, gently chastising the Navy Team for handing the Inter-Services trophy back to the Army. Next year perhaps......

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