Competitors had to race from the beach, in to the harbour, around a marker and back out. They then had to head to Belcroute in to a F5 head wind then out to sea around the yellow cone. This part of the course meant that racers had to head out and across with wind and swell pushing them away from the marker. Once around the  marker it was a 1.5 mile down wind back to the beach and the finish line.

Gary Smith took his 1st 12’6 win of the series with a strong lead ahead of John (The legend) Harvey.

Fostbite race number 5 was held on Sunday 23rd December at St Brelades Bay.

This was the first race this series with light winds which was a welcomed change to the previous F4-5 winds the past races were held in. There was also a 2ft swell coming in to the bay which made for some fun rides in between laps. The course involved multiple turns and beach sprints.

See below for results and leader board.

The race was attended by 9 competitors who braved the strong winds.

Next Frostbite race 16th December 2012

Race course

Race results

Leader board

The course was a sort of T shape that gave the competitors the chance for a slight down wind leg across the bay and good distance was marker 3 to the beach to allow for the chance of a few bumps and a wave closer to the beach. Once at the beach each racer had to run with their board around the beach flag, then back to the water for the next lap. There were 4 laps in total.

Results

Leader board

The race started at St Catheriens Slip to Gorey and back over 4 mile. As normal Andre powered off in to a strong lead and paddled straight past the turning point at Gorey before hearing the shouts and turning back. Alan Fernandes had a great race push John Harvey for the 12’6 first place spot all the way to the end.

Results

Leader Board

Frostbite race series 2012/2013

The start on the Frostbite series 2012/2013 is also the start of our 2nd year of competitive racing on the island and it’s been great to watch it grow over the last 12 months.

With growth comes change and the need to keep things interesting. With the last Frostbite and Summer Series most races were held in the west of the island and I think it would be nice to mix it up a little and start see a bit more of the Jersey coast line. So with that in mind the first race will be held in the East at St Catherine’s slip.

Proposed Frostbite race dates and times

I would like to make an apology to Aaron Rowe, Aaron came 3rd in the 14ft division but for some reason I missed him out of the listings. Aaron is an amazing paddler and i forget he’s only 15 competing against men twice his age (sorry guys) and for that i’m deeply sorry for taking away a podia place from him as he deserves recognition for his skill and had work. We just need more of Aaron s generation to take up SUP so the sport continues to grow in Jersey and the UK.

Results 14ft

1st John Harvey
2nd Andre Le Geyt
3rd Aaron Rowe (Junior)
4th Tim Rowe

Results 12’6
1st Aaron Rowe
2nd Tim Roew
3rd Ben Langford
4th Richie Langford

Prone
Robbo Connor

34 racers turned up for the event which was split in to Unlimited, 14ft, 12’6, Fun board, Ladies and Juniors.

There were 3 races set for the day. Each race would be a 1 mile lap of the lake which involved 2 major turns and narrow gates to paddle through. Each race you get points for where you place which get added together at the end to get you final ranking.

The start of each race was done in the water with paddlers lining up as best they could between 2 markers. On the horn it was a mad scramble to get in front otherwise you got caught up in all the wash and wake from the other boards.

Everyone from Team Jersey paddled really well with John Harvey taking 3rd in the 12’6 race class and Aaron Rowe taking a 1st in the Juniors and a 3rd in the 14ft class.

Tim Rowe placed 6th in the 12’6 class
Ben Langford placed 9th in the 12’6 class
Richie Langford placed 12 in the 12’6 class

Stand out paddlers from the UK were
Ryan James who smashed the 14ft class
Mark Slater who was on Ryan’s heels
Paul Simmons was a man on a mission in the 12’6 class, super focused
Peter Holiday gave Paul a real run for his money for 1st place.

A big thank you to John Hibbard from Starbaord UK for arranging the event.

Video of the day to follow soon.

Due to a few regular racers not being able to make the last event the prize giving for the series will be postponed till the first Summer Sizzler race on the 14/15 April.

After the main race we will have the Ladies Race. The will be 2 laps of a course that will be decide on the day depending the conditions.

After the ladies race there will be the Relay Race.
The relay race will be made up of two man teams. The teams will be seeded against the results from the main race that day. So first will go with last, 2nd with second from last and so on. Each team will select one board to use which has to be a 12’6 race board. There are plenty of these so there should be enough. Each person will do one lap of a course to be decide on the day. If the ladies are keen to be a part of this then they are more than welcome to join in. More the merrier.

Prize giving
We have 3 people that can’t make the race – Ben & Richie Langford and Aaron Rowe. It would be a shame to do the prize giving with out them. So I’m proposing to do the prize giving at the 1st race of the Summer Sizzler of 15th April.
There will be prizes for the following –
14ft – places 1st, 2nd,3rd and 4th,
12’6ft – places 1st, 2nd,3rd and 4th,
Ladies – 1st Place
Relay – places 1st, 2nd,3rd

Here is the race course for race no 11. This is the final race of the Frostbite series so the course is going to be challenging and will involve multiple turns and beach sprints.
After the main race we will have a ladies race followed by a fun relay race with teams of 2 that will be seeded. Each team will do 2 laps of the pole.

The Start and Finish will be separate.
Each racer will do 2 laps of the course with a beach sprint in between each lap