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

After a great summer of racing and a brilliant end of series party I thought it might be a good idea to post the final results for the series. I’ve meaning to do this for weeks and with the start of the Frostbite series this Sunday and the Winter Sprint series next week I thought it best to get this post out now to wrap it all up.

Thank you for joining the Jersey SUP Club team. The following information will help you make sure you’re prepared for the race on Saturday 29^th September.

Sponsorship money

Remember, everyone taking part has committed to raising at least £25 each (£500 total) for Jersey Hospice Care and the top Corporate and Community fundraisers are given the best pitches at the harbour.

 I will need your sponsorship money to me or at least know how much you have raised by 12pm on Thursday 27^th September.

You can email me your amount to john.harvey@surecw.com or text me on 07700 753358.

I have to hand in the total amount we raised when I register the team on the Saturday morning. I will write one cheque to cover the total amount so please can you bring your cheques to the event made payable to John Harvey.

Also if you have not paid me for the entrance fee please include that in your total.

If you would like to pay the money straight to my account my bank details are

HSBC

Sort code 40-25-41

Acc 61341057

If friends or family want to donate on line they can visit here. Dragon Boat on line donation

Raffle Tickets

If you took raffle tickets off me then I will need the ticket stubs, money and any unsold tickets returned to me before Saturday 29^th. Please keep this money  separate from your fundraising money.

Timings on the day

All the team needs to be at the Albert Pier by 09.00 in the morning. I will be there from 8am to register so will be there to meet you and let you know what pitch we have for our team. If anyone has a Gazebo please bring it along.

Please remember to bring the following

• Your team’s sponsorship form and money (cheques

should be made payable to ‘Jersey Hospice Care

Fundraising Limited’)

Raffle ticket stubs, money and any unsold tickets

• Light clothing, which will dry quickly when you finish racing

• A towel and warm clothing to cover up (you will get wet!)

• Sun cream (in the hope that the weather will be kind)
• Folding chairs (it could be a long day)
• Food!!

TEAM

We’re almost at the end of our first Summer Sizzler race series and there a few battles going on in the ranking after race 9 and as there is only one race left to go it could make race no 10 very interesting.

Here are the results and current leader board. Remember the final is this Saturday (22nd September) at St Brelades with a party after at Portlet from 7pm.

Last weekend 10 of the Jersey SUP Club paddlers headed to St Malo to compete against some of Frances top Stand Up Paddlers in the Paddle Party 2012. The event was held over Saturday and Sunday and the weather was amazing.

On the Saturday the 1^st race was a 5km around the back of the walled town. The setting was stunning and there was a huge crowd along the beach and the ramparts cheering all the racers on.

The second race of the day was a 10km race in the St Malo marina. The race was started in the water by the Pirate ship and the course took the racers around the whole harbour which meant they had to crouch and paddle under a bridge to get from one part to the next. For this race there were spectators all among the bridge and banks shouting support and there were even a few familiar Jersey faces in the crowd.

Sundays race was held in Dinard. The first race was 5km from Dinard to Saint Lunaire, once there we had a relaxing 3 hours enjoying a BBQ before the 2^nd race of the day, another 5km back to Dinard.

Jason Stolte summed up the weekend very well with these words

“Quite an experience racing with so many people over 4 races and 25k. The individual battles, the camaraderie, the sheer physical effort. Each one of us cheered on our colleagues over the finish united in the challenge and the battle of racing across the sea with a paddle and a board, respectful of each other’s efforts and all brothers at the end.”

“One of my best weekend’s ever for the experience. It wouldn’t have mattered where I came but actually leading the last race if only for 50 yards and coming 4th overall was the icing on the cake.”

The Jersey crew would like to thank the organisers of both days for putting on a spectacular event. We couldn’t have been made to feel more welcome and look forward to coming back for the next one.

The class results were worked out based on your total scores over the four races.
Men’s 14ft class – results out of 10

2 – André LE GEYT
3 – Jason STOLTE
5 – Aaron ROWE

Men’s 12’6 class – results out of 26

3 – John HARVEY
5 – Gary SMITH
9 – Tim ROWE
12 – Mark CREEDON
14 – Alan FERNANDES
22 – Richie LANGFORD
23 – Steve ASCROFT

Click here to view photo’s from the 1st day of racing Paddle Part 2012

Summer Sizzler race #8 was held at Belcroute on Sunday 28th July 2012 under blue sky’s and in flat sea’s. Belcroute is a stunning bay with St Aubins fort in the back ground and small boats anchored in the natural harbour.

For me this was the best race of the series so far as we had 5 ladies turn up for the first proper ladies race of the series which Elsa stormed, and after the men’s race we held a Prone sprint race  which most of us had a go at and was really fun. Hopefully more of that to come in the future!! Thanks to Stuart from Gone Paddling for bring the prone boards.

Here are the results and leader board from the day plus some pictures courtesy of Tim Rowe and Elsa Fernandes.

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Video of the Prone sprints

Video of the ladies race