Saturday saw the final round of the 2009 Zapcat National Championship at Watergate Bay in Newquay.

22 boats competed for the final points in their championship campaigns, Friday’s racing had seen Zapcat 03 BlueSheets Racing 1 Craig Davis and Rob Martin secure enough points to take them clear and uncatchable making them the 2009 Champions.

But with the King of Surf title still up for grabs and 2nd and 3rd still undecided tensions were high heading into Saturdays racing as teams were working out what results were required for them to achieve their final goals.

The Zapcat Racing National Championship was decided today at Round 13 of at Watergate Bay, Newquay.  Zapcat 03, BlueSheets Racing 1 Craig Davis and Rob Martin were favourites to take the championship going into the penultimate event and securing a place in the days final would cinch the deal.

Team Relentless got off to a storming start, with Zapcat 77, Exe Jets Rob Wickham and Graham Hay were taking high finishes in their heats along with Relentless –Nine Lives, Zapcat 35 Charlie Brickle and Adam Bushrod in their respective divisions.

Zapcat 38, Speedy Hire Daren Ford and Sam Hunka were storming away in their heats with Zapcat 25, Rana Park Neil Fraser and Jeremy Nazarin, fighting out with the second and third places in the championship still in contention.

We’re now just a day away from the final event of the Zapcat National Championship 2009, and I know it gets said every year but this years looks set to be the closest run contest yet.

Ok, so it looks like but Bluesheets Racing 1 Zapcat 03, Craig Davis and Rob Martin have closed the door on the rest of the teams catching them but as last year taught us, at Watergate anything can happen and usually does and with 200 points still up for grabs they could still be caught.

The real battle will be for 2nd & 3rd positions with less than 100 points separating current positions 2nd – 6th in the championship these two positions will be a tightly fought contest with each team still having everything to play for.

Bright sunshine and clear blue skies greeted competitors for the final three races in the Honda Formula 4 Stroke Association sponsored by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. It was the final chance for some of the crews to get vital podium places with battles raging throughout the field in both classes.

Race three of 225hp the action went right down to the wire in the final rounds of the 2009 Formula 4 Stroke Association series with the last races in both championships decided the overall winners.

The only 225hp race of the year was a straight battle between Lings.com and Team Williams, both crews separated by just three points at the start of the race. Both boats raced to the first buoy within inches of each other. Scott and Ken Williams squeezed out their rivals David Cowley and Paul Barkshire but in doing so let Heights of Abrahams with driver Rupert and navigator Sophie Pugh get into the lead, a position they maintained to the chequered flag.

Marc Sluszny has told his #17 Spirit of Belgium crew to target top spot next season.

Alongside team-mates Patrick Huybreghts and Micha Robijn, Sluszny helped the Belgian outfit to a fourth place finish in the overall SuperSport standings despite a limited financial budget which prevented major improvements to the Mercury-powered boat throughout 2009.

And the keen bungee-jumper knows exactly what improvements need to be made in order to see them the challenge for the top spots.