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2021 Victorian WASZP Championship at Royal Geelong Yacht Club by Marc Ablett 16 Mar 06:20 UTC 13-14 March 2021 The 2021 Victorian WASZP Championship was contested on the waters of Corio Bay in Geelong. A new venue on the WASZP circuit, there was great anticipation with the forecast of good wind and flat water. Saturday dawned and 22 WASZPs were ready to contest the series, mixed in with the Royal Geelong OTB fleets meant the course was slightly longer than usually raced in WASZPs, but this wasn t to matter as the anticipated westerly front hit the fleet halfway through the race. There were plenty of thrills and spills but it turned out to be an epic race with Lachie Hughes leading around the first lap only to have some tuning issues with his boat once the breeze came up. This handed the lead to crowd favourite Jack Abbott who was relishing the boathandling challenge as the breeze clocked to 25 knots. ....