Calling all Windfoilers. Sail Brisbane is next weekend at RQYS (Nov 28-29) . It will be the windfoil state championships.
The plan is to run short sharp upwind / downwind races (max 0.7 NM upwind leg) with three laps for opens and two for freeride (~20 minute races).
This is a great way to try windfoiling racing on whatever equipment you have in a welcoming environment.
You can enter the regatta as a Windsurfing Australia member and can access the RQYS grounds three times before being charged.
Would love to see some fresh faces.
www.rqys.com.au/sail-brisbane-regatta/
The windfoil state championships were run on the weekend in varying conditions. Twelve races were completed over the two days at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron.
Ten foilers hit the start line on Saturday in a very light northerly for two laps of a roughly 0.9 NM upwind leg. After the first race, which took the front runners 28 min, the fresh easterly sea breeze kicked in resulting in races being completed in half the time. Julien Savina established his dominance by winning five of six races, followed by Julien Ventalon and Mitch Pearson.
Sunday saw a building northerly which peaked around 20 knots by the finish of another six races. Wind against tide and many dinghy's crossing the course meant for some big chop and even bigger spills. Twelve minute races were the norm with no room for error. The front pack of Julien Savina, Julien Ventalon and Hamish Swain stuck together throughout the day with Savina again taking the majority of bullets.
Open Champion - Julien Savina
Women's Champion - Sammie Costin
Youth Champion - Hamish Swain
The full list of results will be announced soon.
Congratulations to the winners and we look forward to seeing everyone in January for the State of Origin.
P.S. It was great to see Tony Knight come out and try out his ability on the race course in the freeride division. Tony showed some great skills around the course in his first try in upwind / downwind racing which shows that racing is not all about high end equipment when starting out and you can use any equipment you have. You learn so much just by competing. We hope to see more first timers sign up for the state of origin!
