Beavis feeling like a world champion
It might have been her second world title but Elise Beavis feels legitimately like a world champion this time around after finishing on top at the recent International WASZP Games in Italy.

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It might have been her second world title but Elise Beavis feels legitimately like a world champion this time around after finishing on top at the recent International WASZP Games in Italy.
Well after three years of build-up, significant preparation and 5 days of quality racing, New Zealander Sam Street has taken out the 2022 International WASZP Games in an exhilarating final day of racing on Lake Garda.
It feels good to be a Kiwi this this week after a phenomenal performance from Sam Street and Elise Beavis at the WASZP International Games in Italy which wrapped up over the weekend.
Sam Street from New Zealand has rocketed into favouritism for the 2022 International WASZP Games with an incredible start to finals racing today, a day that yielded three wins after a shaky start to the day which began with a 25th.
Italian Enzio Savoini had a day for the ages on day two of the Championship racing at the International WASZP Games. Savoini, enjoyed three hard fought wins and a third to put a gap between himself and the chasing pack.
After much hype and anticipation, finally, we arrived at the first day of championship racing at the International WASZP Games. The beauty of the WASZP Class is that the preparation of the sailors from around the world is tracked through our global rankings and events on Race Hub and our social media presence.
2022 WASZP International Games Grand Final Videos, from Malcesine, Lake Garda.
One of the most dramatic finishes Grand Final series you could ever hope to see ensued on the opening day of the 2022 International WASZP Games in Malcesine Lake Garda.
With a lay day scheduled between the Pre-Games and the beginning of the International WASZP Games it was a chance for the sailors to finalise their measurement, do some sightseeing and fine-tune their preparations for the SLALOM event tomorrow which will start 5 days of incredible action on Lake Garda.
The preparation is now complete, for an event three years in the making, excitement is at fever pitch on the ground in Malcesine on Lake Garda as 170+ WASZPs prepare for battle at the International WASZP Games.
The 2022 International WASZP Games is an event 3 years in the making, a lot has changed since the last International Games were held in Perth 2019
With over 50 boats on the start line in big breeze, the WASZP UK Nationals delivered some spectacular foiling racing! The swarm was hosted by Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy on the world-class foiling waters of Portland Harbour for four days of one-design, high-speed action.
With the International WASZP Games at Malcesine, Lake Garda now 7 weeks away (9-16th of July), entries have now surpassed 100 and there are still 8 days before the early bird entry closes.
December 2023, the southern end of Port Phillip Bay will come to life, with Sorrento Sailing & Couta Boat Club set to host the International WASZP Games (Worlds). Sorrento has been a fantastic supporter of WASZP sailing since the class first hit the water in 2017, hosting two successful Australian Nationals Championships in 2018 and 2021 and having an active fleet at the club itself.
After a solid week of glamour Mar Menor conditions and a brilliant training camp, sailors were greeted with uncharacteristically light and shifty winds with rain showers.
This Friday, will see 30+ WASZPs descend on South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club for the National Championships. As with last season the event had a last minute venue change when it became untenable for the Western Australian division to run the event for the second year in a row.
Over the last 6 weeks, the WASZP enthusiasts have released a full suite of WASZP Tutorials, narrated and developed by European Champion Matt Beck in conjunction with WASZP HQ.
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