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UK National Zapcat
Championships
The UK National Zapcat Championships returns for the eighth
year and is expected to be the biggest and best yet! With new
venues, event sponsors, and a larger fleet, the series will
build on the success of the two division format re-developed
in 2007.
Zapcat races cover the whole of the UK from Scotland, to
Cornwall and the South Coast of England; Flat water to rivers
and big surf, rain or shine.
Racing is fast and furious and the crowds just love it as it
is so up close and personal!
Stand on a beach as 11 Zapcats hurtle towards the closest
marker buoy and you could be forgiven for thinking you were
inside the barriers at the first turn of a Formula One Grand
Prix start. Except this is not smooth tarmac, but instead
breaking surf and anything is likely to happen and probably
will!
Teams vary from mixed to all female and male crews, from 16 to
60, located across the UK and Ireland.
Championship rounds comprise of up to 5 heats and an end of
day final so there is plenty of action to see as the team’s
battle it out to make the finals and a podium finish.
The 2006 Championship title was decided in the last final of
the season, with the majority of the other titles and places
also being concluded in the last few heats and finals of the
season
The winner of the Rookie title (Pegasus Vortex Racing) in 06
has now gone one better by clearly winning the 07 National
Championship – not only a fantastic achievement but also
dispels the notion that you have to be an experienced racer to
achieve success in this sport.
“Zapcat racing is one-design racing not cheque book racing”
Download
Zapcat 2008 Racing Rules PDF (1.9MB)
Championship Formats
The 2007 season saw two championships, the King of the Surf
title, two Watergate Bay Grand Prix events and the National
Championship divided into seven Zapcat Grand Prix’s.
Each Grand Prix consisting of two individual days of racing
producing winners for each day, at the end of the second day
the competitor with the highest number of points over the
weekend winning the Grand Prix.
The National Championship was also split into two divisions,
with previous 2006 season entrants being entered into division
one and rookies placed into division two. A very successful
development for the National Championship, which allowed successful
teams from division two to be promoted and compete against
division one boats.
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