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The dates are set for the 2025 Jaffle Shack Oceania Youth Wave Titles & Junior Windsurf Camp in Geraldton Western Australia for youth aged under 21. It takes place on January 14-19 2025.
This event is the biggest dedicated youth windsurf event in the world. Bring your groms and make friends with other families who windsurf.
AND it's set to follow the weekend of Paul Van Bellen's Wave Rally World Championships, so come along and participate in both.
A 5 Star Youth Wavesailing Competition with World & Regional Ranking Points. The youth wavesailing event is a sanctioned 5 star, 100% world wave ranking points for U18 and U21 youth .
The U13 and U15s will compete for the Oceania regional championship in their specific age / gender division.
Junior Windsurf Camp. This is a fun, social camp where youth of ANY skill level in windsurfing are given coaching over two days. Hang out with other families and have fun windsurfing with other youth windsurfers and families. Coaching is given in beach starts, water starts, harnesses, planing, gybing, tacking, jumping, wave riding and loops - whatever it is that the individual youth needs. We'll also have giveaways and prizes for grommets in the camp.
Who
Open to all youth aged under 21 from anywhere in the world.
General Schedule
14-15 January 2025. Reserve or free sailing days. We'll use these for the camp or competition if the forecast for the later days is no good. Otherwise they are simply settling in / free sailing days. No safety boat or jetski is available if these days are run as free sailing days. Parents or guardians are responsible for their own children.
16-19 January 2025. The Jaffle Shack Oceania Youth Wave Titles will be run on the best 2 day window. The remaining two days will be for coaching at the junior windsurf camp.
Social Schedule
To Be Advised
Location
Coronation Beach Geraldton for the junior windsurf camp and the U13 youth wavesailing division.
Coronation Beach has easy, flat water in front, which flows into some soft, small swells that crumble at best. Then out the back is bigger, but still quite soft waves. It's a perfect place for junior windsurfers of all levels, plus more advanced sailors can still loop and waveride out the back.
The younger, less experienced competitors can sail the smaller inside break at Coronations, whilst the more experienced/confident sailors can go out the back.
The Spot (Oakajee River Mouth) and Sunset Beach are an option for the more advanced sailors (eg, U21 Pro Junior and U18s, plus potential for the U15s) - depending on conditions. We're likely to run at The Spot if the swell is small and will only use Sunset Beach if the swell is large. A 4WD is need for the Spot but lifts will be arranged for competitors without a 4WD for the competition.
Competition Divisions
Divisions are only relevant for the competition component of this event. We need a minimum of three youth to make a division. But we will be offering these divisions in the first instance to encourage as many entrants as possible.
Under 13 Boys/Girls
Under 15 Boys/Girls
Under 18 Boys/Girls
Pro Junior Under 21 Boys/Girls
If we have less than three in a division, the entrants will be rolled into the next oldest age group (eg, we may roll Under 13 Girls into one combined Under 15 Girls).
Entry
Via the Windsurfing WA website.
Registration opens early September 2024.
We will share the link here and via our communication channels.
Accommodation
Coronation Beach Campground. Camping right at Coronation Beach with long drop toilets and no showers. Suitable for those with full camping gear who want to stay right on the beach. www.chapmanvalley.wa.gov.au/visit-chapman-valley/where-to-stay-and-eat/places-to-stay.aspx
Coro Park: A new campground at Coronation Beach. Similar set up to the original campground described above. www.coropark.com.au
Goodies Eco-Camp. Camping near to Coronation Beach with showers, toilets, communal cooking facilities and covered eating area. Suitable for camping and caravans.
www.goodiesecocamp.com/
Sunset Beach Holiday Park. Suitable for those who want chalet style accommodation or those who prefer to stay closer to town.
www.big4.com.au/caravan-parks/wa/coral-coast/geraldton-sunset-beach/accommodation
Other WA Events Near Our Dates
10-12 January 2025: Wave Rally World Championships by Paul Van Bellen, Coronation Beach, Geraldton
early February 2025: Margaret River Wave Classic, Margaret River.
Further Communication
Facebook: @oceaniayouthtitles
Instagram: @oceaniayouthtitles/
Email Upon registration you will submit an email and we will send major communications to this email group.
Mobile. We'll create a group for participants in the event for daily communications.
Please encourage as many youth as possible to come and join in. it will be amazing to get all our Oceania youth together so they can meet each other and have fun hanging out.
Enquiries: geraldtonwindsurfingclub@gmail.com
Highly recommend joining if you have kids. They'll learn heaps, might have there first go in the friendly waves and most importantly connect with amazing other young riders!
So note it down in your diary and come along!
