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#fullirish – Irish sailor of the year David Kenefick departs on a 100–mile delivery race down the coast to Les Sables-d'Olonne in advance of the first race of the year, The Solo Maitre Coq which starts on Thursday. His boat "The Full Irish' is completely ready, he says, in spite of the light weather forecast which looks very challenging. 

The 320–mile race has a record entry of 36 entries and Kenefick, as usual, is the only Irish entry. Listen in to him hear talking about life in L'Orient, on the French Atlantic coast and his race preparations in the podcast above. Entry list below:

En solitaire :

1 AHRWEILLER Joan FRA
2 BEYOU Jérémie FRA
3 BIARNES Vincent FRA
4 BOMBY Henry GBR
5 BOUTELL Jackson GBR
6 CHABAGNY Thierry FRA
7 DALIN Charlie FRA
8 DELAHAYE Fabien FRA
9 DOUGUET Corentin FRA
10 ELIES Yann FRA
11 GAHINET Gwénolé (Bizuth) FRA
12 GAUTIER Alain FRA
13 GOODCHILD Sam GBR
14 GUILLOU Damien FRA
15 HARDY Adrien FRA
16 HILL Ed GBR
17 HOREAU Corentin FRA
18 JONGH Alexandre (Bizuth) FRA
19 JOSCHKE Isabelle FRA
20 JOSSIER Nicolas FRA
21 KENEFICK David IRL
22 LOISON Alexis FRA
23 MAHE Gildas FRA
24 MARCHAND Anthony FRA
25 MASON Rich (Bizuth) GBR
26 MATSON Sam ( Bizuth) GBR
27 PERON Eric FRA
28 PRUVOT Claire FRA
29 RICHOMME Yoann FRA
30 RIVET Frédéric FRA
31 ROBERTS Alan (Bizuth) GBR
32 SALZES Clément (Bizuth) FRA
33 SHARP Phil GBR
34 SIMON Sébastien (Bizuth) FRA
35 TOMASEVIC Emil (Bizuth) CRO
36 TROEL Simon FRA

Published in Figaro

Waszp sailing

The Waszp project was conceived in 2010 by Andrew McDougall, designer of the world-beating Mach 2 foiling Moth. 

The Waszp was created as a strict one-design foiler, where, as the class says “the true test when raced is between crews and not boats and equipment”.

The objective of the class rules is to ensure that this concept is maintained. Keeping possible modifications to a minimum ensures fair racing across the fleet, helps to reduce the overall cost to the sailor and reduces the amount of time in the workshop. 

The popularity of the WASZP has proven that the boat and the concept work. In October 2021, 1237 boats had been sold to over 45 countries. 

The top speed recorded on the foiling dinghy is 26.7 knots. 

60-95kgs+ is a weight range competitive across varied conditions with rigs knowns as ‘8.2’ and ‘6.9’.

The cost of a Moth dinghy in Europe is €14,400 inc VAT + shipping according to the manufacturers in October 2021.