Rusheen Bay Freestyle Frenzy & Regional Youth Event 2026: Event Recap & Winners Announcement! 📣
This Sunday, Rusheen Bay came alive with energy as we hosted the Rusheen Bay Freestyle Frenzy 2026! With 21 participants across the Silver & Novice fleets and plenty of spectators stopping by to watch, the day was packed with excitement, camaraderie, and unforgettable freestyle and slalom action.
The atmosphere was amazing, with lots of happy faces and participants eager to push their freestyle & slalom levels. The Silver Fleet particularly impressed the judges, with competitors pulling off precision combo moves at a speed of lightning! Sometimes nearly too fast to even judge all the action at once 😅
The day started off with freestyle action from the Silver Fleet. With the winners decided by 1pm and after a short break, the slalom action kicked off for the afternoon. Some fierce competition with a few photo finishes lead to a great battle for the title of Connacht champion 💪
Freestyle Winners
Silver Fleet
🥇 Rory
🥈 Matty
🥉 Isaac
Best move: Triple Chachoo Throw by Matty
Overall Slalom Winners
🥇 Matty
🥈 Iollan
🥉 Rory
Connacht Slalom Rankings U19
Silver Fleet
🥇 Rory
🥈 Isaac
🥉 Ben
Novice Fleet
🥇 Rachel
🥈 Cole
🥉 Fionn
Special thanks to our generous sponsors:
- Ocean Crest Marine for providing gift vouchers as prizes.
- Dan Gardner Original for providing trophies
- Starboard & Severne UK for their continued support & prizes
- IWA for helping to host & organise the event.
Looking forward to more freestyle and slalom action next year 🤙 thank you to everyone who came to take part, to the supporters and to everyone who helped us run the event 🙏