NOTE… THIS IS A WORLD SPORTS PREMIERE ACTIVITY, NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED. ZAPCATS ARE HIGH ADRENALIN NO NONSENSE POWER BOATS THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE BUZZ OF YOUR LIFE IN THE ULTIMATE WHITE KNUCKLE ACTIVITY. THERE WILL GENERALLY BE 12 PARTICIPANTS PER EVENT WITH TROPHIES FOR THE TOP 2. SAFETY & SECURITY IS OF PARAMOUNT CONCERN & SO FULL TRAINING / INSTRUCTION BY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS WILL BE MANDATORY IN ALL STARTER COMPETITIONS.

TO MOVE UP TO INTERMEDIATE AND WINNERS COMPETITIONS YOU WILL NEED TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A 2 DAY RYA POWERBOAT COURSE WHICH WE CAN ARRANGE FOR YOU SHOULD YOU WISH TO PROGRESS AND COMPETE ON A REGULAR BASIS. BECAUSE THIS EVENT WILL BE ON THE OPEN SEA, ON OCCASIONS WHERE THE WEATHER IS PARTICULARLY ROUGH, COMPETITIONS WILL BE SCALED DOWN TO ENSURE YOUR COMPLETE SAFETY. NATURALLY THE VENUE WILL COVER YOU FOR INSURANCE AND WORLD SPORTS WILL ALSO PROVIDE EXTRA COVER, HOWEVER ALL PRECAUTIONS WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE YOU HAVE A SAFE AND SECURE EVENT.

• LOCATIONS – BRIGHTON
• EVENTS – STARTERS – INTERMEDIATE – WINNERS
• DATES – WEDNESDAYS – SATURDAYS/SUNDAYS FROM 11PM TO 3PM
• ENTRANCE FEES – STARTERS £180  INTERMEDIATES  £210  WINNERS £240
• INCLUDED IN FEE – CASH PRIZES – WATERPROOF GEAR - TRANSPORT TO & FROM VENUE – INSTRUCTORS - – TROPHIES – CLUB HOST – PHOTOS

FORMAT

FOLLOWING A SAFETY BRIEFING AND GEARING UP THE GROUP WILL GO OUT ONTO THE WATER WITH AN INSTRUCTOR IN EACH BOAT. THE FIRST PART OF THE SESSION WILL INVOLVE LEARNING SOME BASICS OF STEERING AND THROTTLE CONTROL AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS AS HELM AND CREW, RULES OF THE ROAD & CUTTING THE ENGINE. YOU WILL PRACTISE THIS AROUND A FIGURE OF EIGHT COURSE.

THE TIME TRIAL WILL CONSIST OF 2 COURSES SET OUT ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS ON THE WATER, THESE WILL BE ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER WITH ONE START LINE BETWEEN A COMMITTEE BOAT AND A BUOY. THIS ALLOWS BOTH BOATS TO RACE TOGETHER OFF THE START LINE. THEY WILL THEN GO TO SEPARATE MARKS ON THE COURSE AND COMPLETE 4 LAPS WITH THE FINISH BEING AT THE START LINE. THIS KEEPS THE ACTION TENSE SO YOU CAN SEE TWO BOATS RACING AROUND THE COURSE & CLEARLY SEE WHO IS WINNING. YOU WILL HAVE TWO HEAD-TO-HEAD RACES WITH TOTAL LAP TIMES ADDED TOGETHER TO DECIDE THE LEADER BOARD OF THE DAY.

PRIZES 

                                                (PRIZE SIZES MAY VARY SLIGHTLY DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS)

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