VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

Windfest 2006 Windsurfing competition results
Many thanks to all those who helped out and participated some of whom were…..
Lisa, Louise and another lady for scoring the slalom and course racing.
Unusually Large Robin and Starboard Steve for scoring the Freestyle competition.
Wyatt Miller, Rob Warwick and Zoi Najim for putting on the great clinics on Sunday morning and showing us all what is possible to pull off on the water if we keep working at it.
Trident Sports, Starboard, Severne, Prolimit, Sailworks, Dakine, North Shore Ski and Board, AirTime Boardsports, Rockstar energy drinks and everyone in the Nitinaht village for all their support!!!!
Especially Jude Lamb who without her, this event would not have been possible

Course Race 3 races were held(17 competitors)

Heat 1
1. Mark Sudul
2. Peter Vandenbos
3. Steve Hutchison
4. Pete Nori
5. Rick Marshall
Heat 2
1. Peter Vandenbos
2. Mark Sudul
3. Pete Nori
4. Tom Vandall
5. Wyatt Miller
Heat 3
1. Pete Nori
2. Peter Vandenbos
3. Mark Sudul
4. Steve Hutchison
5. Tom Vandall

Overall
1. Peter Vandenbos
2. Mark Sudul
3. Pete Nori
4. Steve Huchison
5. Jonas Huston
6. Tom Vandall
7. Randy Kashino
8. Stephanie Fletcher
9. Rick Marshall
10. John Halzworth
11. Mark Fletcher
12. Wyatt Miller
13. Wayne Mayes
14. Walt Houston
15. Morley Eldridge
16. Rob Warwick
17. Melanie Houston


Slalom Race Pro category 4 races were held(9 competitors)

Heat 1
1. Pete Nori
2. Tom Vandall
3. Mark Sudul
4. Chris Curran
5. Steve Hutchison
Heat 2
1. Pete Nori
2. Mark Sudul
3. Tom Vandall
4. Steve Hutchison
5. Chris Curran
Heat 3
1. Tom Vandall
2. Pete Nori
3. Steve Hutchison
4. Chris Curran
5. Mark Sudul
Heat 4
1. Tom Vandall
2. Pete Nori
3. Steve Hutchison
4. Chris Curran
5. Mark Sudul

Overall
1. Pete Nori
2. Tom Vandall
3. Mark Sudul
4. Steve Hutchison
5. Chris Curran
6. Peter Najim
7. Randy Kashino
8. Wyatt Miller
9. Rob Warwick


Slalom Race Amateur category 4 races were held (17 competitors)Note: Nicknames were used to identify sailors as the finishes were fast

Heat 1
1. Don 'Old Ezzy' Weary
2. Morley '4' Eldridge
3. Stephanie 'Maple leaf' Fletcher
4. Wayne 'Red' Mayes
5. Mark 'Screamer' Fletcher
Heat 2
1. Wayne 'Red' Mayes
2. Don 'Old Ezzy' Weary
3. Mark 'Screamer' Fletcher
4. Stephanie 'Maple leaf' Fletcher
5. Heather 'Yellow Helmet' Sloat
Heat 3
1. Graeme 'Speedy' Hopkins
2. Wayne 'Red' Mayes
3. Stephanie 'Maple leaf' Fletcher
4. Mark 'Screamer' Fletcher
5. Peter 'Blue kid' Weary
Heat 4
1. Graeme 'Speedy' Hopkins
2. Don 'Old Ezzy' Weary
3. Stephanie 'Maple leaf' Fletcher
4. Mark 'Screamer' Fletcher
5. Wayne 'Red' Mayes

Overall
1. Wayne 'Red' Mayes
2. Stephanie 'Maple leaf' Fletcher
3. Don 'Old Ezzy' Weary
4. Mark 'Screamer' Fletcher
5. Graeme 'Speedy' Hopkins
6. Nick 'Tuck Tape' Chapman
7. Heather 'Yellow Helmet' Sloat
8. Peter 'Blue Kid' Weary
9. Zoi 'JP' Najim
10. Morley '4' Eldridge
11. Walt 'Old Guy' Houston
12. Chris 'Purple sail' Bogart
13. Phil 'Young Gun' Laction
14. Jonas 'Hi-Fly' Huston
15. Jonny 'Blue gear' Ballyntine
16. John 'H' Halzworth
17. Don 'Old Guy' Richardson


Freestyle 6 heats were held with 5 participants in each heat(15 Competitors)
Note: I don't have the heat results because Starboard Steve gave them to ULR and he lost them.
Overall - Male
1. Jeff Sutherland
2. Mark Sudul
3. Peter Najim
4. Chris Curran
5. Randy Kashino
6. Tom Vandall
7. Joe Boulanger
8. Martin Goetchzetch
9. Frazer King
10. Jonas Huston
11. Wyatt Miller
12. Rob Warwick

Overall - Female
1. Stephanie Fletcher
2. Zoi Najim
3. Shannon Crestaluthalelo

Other notable winners:
Most Stoked - Mark Fletcher (for scearming pure happiness at each mark rounding in the course event)
Best Wipeout - Tom Vandall (for an over the handle bars move in the freestyle event - could be an actual move)
Sportsmanship - Pete Nori (for lending Tom Vandall gear to race with and let Tom beat him in a few races to make him feel good)

***** Overall Windsurf Champion of Windfest 2006 - Mark Sudul *****

thanks for making this happen Bobson! And to the other organizers/helpers. It was really, really fun. It is SO much harder to gybe during a race! And SO tiring (at least for us old guys)!) I'll treasure that 2nd in the first slalom heat for ever, even if I never enter another race - but I will I hope.