Slalom 1 - Newtownards - 22-23 March 2025

Fantastic weekend was had at the Newtownards Sailing Club for Round 1 of the Irish Slalom Racing Championships 2025!

There were some great foiling conditions to be had over the two days however, some light wind pockets proved challenging for the fin riders during the weekend. Despite this a fantastic 13 races between 12 competitors took place allowing for some awesome action on the water. 5 of these were held on Saturday with the remaining 8 on Sunday delivering exciting races.

Special thanks to:

• Newtownards Sailing Club for the amazing venue, great food and hot showers! A welcome sight after a cold day on the water.

• Event sponsors “Paddy Windsurfing”, Loughridge Dental, and Boardwise.

• Nick Fletcher, Paddy Lyner and Chris Loughridge for organising this fantastic annual slalom event.

• John Hayes for safety boat management

• The NSC Social Team for looking after the catering…Liz Borne, Lana Richie and Dee MacFadyen.

Check out the results below!

Gold Fleet :

1. Joe Galeckas

2. Jonathan Crean

3. Ciaran Moore

Silver Fleet :

1. Didris Teteris

Notable also!

Shoutout to Zander McMullan for winning the youth trophy, despite having broken his mast!