Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Hamad bin Mohamed Al Sharqi

Yousef Al Rabayan wins the Continental Championship. Johan Coenradi announced UIM F2 World Champion and Colin Jelf winner of the Fujairah GP2 as Ivan Brigada disqualified

The organising committee of for the UIM F2 World Championship have officially announced that Johan Coenradi, of the Holland Team is the UIM F2 World Champion for this year and Colin Jelf is the winner of the Fujairah GP2. The official statement came late in the evening on December 18th after they disqualified Ivan Brigada following their technical inspection. The Italian Ivan Brigada had come in first place in the Fujairah Grand Prix 2 of the UIM F2 World Championship at the Fujairah International Marine Club.
After disqualifying Brigada, the British Driver Colin Jelf, from Jelf Racing Team and Champion of the Port Ghaleb GP came in the first place with a speed record of 00:40:08:73, Johan Coenradi of Holland Team, second place with a speed record of 00:40:20:67, and the Italian Alex Carella, Champion of the Bahrain GP in the third place with a speed record of 00:40:23:39.

Earlier in the week, Yousef Al Rubayan of Kuwait and driver of Port Ghaleb team snatched the UIM F2 Continental Cup. Yousef Al Rubyaan, from Port Ghaleb team came in first place with a time speed of 00:42:36:65, the second place went to the British Driver Owen Jelf, from Jelf Racing Team with a time speed of 00: 42:39:58 and the Italian Alex Carella, Bahrain GP Champion settled for the third place with the speed of 00:42:42:58.
The champion Yousef Al Rubayan after the race said: “I am happy to win this race and I am happier that I can repay my Arab supporters and fans in Kuwait and the Arab world for their continuous support.
Abdul Salam Fairooz, Managing Director of Formula World Sports and organizer and promoter of the UIM F2 World & Continental Powerboat Championship 2009 said: “After extensive discussion with the committee, we have decided to disqualify Ivan Brigada due to technicalities in the boat's gearbox. Therefore we announce Colin Jelf as winner of the Fujairah GP2, and Johan Coenradi as this year UIM F2 World Champion.”
Mr. Fairooz also added: “It was a successful season and the results we have achieved after Bahrain GP, Port Ghaleb GP, and the races in Fujairah including the Continental Cup are great. This season was successful on all levels and we expect more in the next championship in 2010 with more than 10 rounds all over the world.”
Mr. Fairooz also assured that the organising committee has put all its effort to record another success and I would like to express my gratitude to Fujairah International Marine Club and the blessing of H.H Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah for the support they have given us. We wish better luck to all racers in the next season hoping we will have a more successful season.
With the end of the last round of the UIM F2 Powerboat World Championship Johan Coenradi was named the World Champion 2009 of UIM F2 Powerboat racing. The second place went to Latvian Uvis Lakteris and the third place went to Colin Jelf.
Formula 2 boats are equipped with 2-liter stock engines generating 200 HP and speeds up to 200 km/h. Hulls of Formula 2 boats reach a minimum length of 4.8 meters and minimum weight of 513 kg, which includes the driver. Due to their specially designed tunnel hulls, Formula 2 boats are able to turn almost instantaneously incurring more G forces than any other racing machine on the planet.

The UIM is the international governing body of power boating. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is also a member of the General Association of International Sports Federations and the Association of the IOC-Recognized International Sports Federations.

Source: F2WC

Quote of the month: The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing. (Babylonian proverb)

14th December - Getting out of bed at 04:15 in the morning is quite a drag in the winter for most of us. However, the lure of what is out there—that could be lured to a hook-up—seems to make it a lot easier! Sailfish, tuna, queen and king fish, dorado and some really big rainbow runners are all out there at the moment. For some a fish is merely a meal, but for those that suffer from the same illness that I do, well, it's a hunt, an obsession and a expression of a passion.
06:30 am and we head out doing 28 knots, the cool crisp air after the rain blasts out all cobwebs from the night’s sleep immediately. We are greeted by brilliant orange fireball that spells promise of a new day and new experiences. Not long and we spot some birds diving into the sea, picking up the scraps left behind by hungry predator fish. We swing the boat round and head for the action. All hell is breaking loose as longtail tuna, queenfish and kingfish are smashing the small baitfish which they have corralled into a bait ball. It sounds just like rainfall as the bait gets hammered from all sides. Large tuna break the surface and onboard, an immediate scramble for the rods is as hectic as the boil on the water’s surface.
In all the excitement, some of us forget how to cast and some lures end up in the wrong places, with a lot of shouting and cursing. Mine manages to find the centre of the boil and before I can even start reeling in, the line goes tight and the reel starts to scream. This is a strong one. I can feel a constant shaking at the end of the rod which tells me it's a tuna. What a start to the day, first cast delivers a fish, wow! The fight is on, with me gaining some and then the fish gaining some, back and forth. This lasts for about 20 minutes until finally the guy is landed in the net, photos taken and back in it goes to fight another day. While I’ve been preoccupied with the tuna, one of the other guys has hooked up to a queen fish.
Off we went, looking for another boil. The morning was brilliant, with the ocean alive with similar action and lots of fish hooked up. The total tally was one tuna, 6 queen fish and 8 dorado for the morning… I don't think that can be ordered anywhere!
We used 9 foot casting rods with a medium action, 25 bl braid and reel with a retrieve rate of around 6:1. The reason for this is that the lures we were casting were very small and light, about 25 grams. It is rather difficult to cast them as they are too light for regular rods. The idea is to imitate whatever the fish are feeding on—little creel, in this instance—same stuff the local fishermen net and bag on the beach. Let the lure sink and then retrieve as fast as you can, keeping the rod tip down. This should find a fish.

Wayne de Jager

Wayne de Jager operates East Coast Fishing charters out of Fujairah International Marine Club.

For fishing enquires call (+971) 50 4849970, email: waywil@emirates.net.ae or visit www.eastcoastfishing.ae