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Phillip Island Wave Nationals - Highlight Video

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Created by Al McLeod > 9 months ago, 30 Mar 2014
Al McLeod
VIC, 633 posts
30 Mar 2014 12:25PM
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The event highlight video is now online:


Big thank you to Col & Rob for capturing the video footage!

There is also a little write up on Boardseeker with some more pics:
boardseekermag.com/features/event-of-the-year/

Thanks to all the sponsors for supporting the event and making it all possible - SHQ Boardsports, NeilPryde, JP-Australia, Severne Sails, Coreboardsports, Hotsails Maui-Australia, Island Surfboards, Shoreham Solar, K4 Fins, Flymount, Goya & Wizmount.

Stuthepirate
SA, 3591 posts
30 Mar 2014 1:11PM
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Thanks for posting Al.
Those conditions looked pretty good to showcase windurfing at that level.
Congrats to all the helped. looked like a good event to be apart of.

dan berry
WA, 2562 posts
30 Mar 2014 2:03PM
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That looked sick al. You should do it again next year.

GUNFIREIMGS
WA, 82 posts
30 Mar 2014 3:03PM
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Awesome... Top work Al.

GusTee
NSW, 265 posts
30 Mar 2014 10:55PM
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Cool crashes in the end.....great inclusion. Well put together!. Loved it.

Al McLeod
VIC, 633 posts
31 Mar 2014 1:13PM
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Thanks guys.
It seems as though there is talk of WA for next year Dan.

Al Planet
TAS, 1548 posts
31 Mar 2014 2:39PM
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Great Video .... excellent conditions..

Brett Morris
NSW, 1204 posts
31 Mar 2014 3:12PM
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great job....

MikeyS
VIC, 1508 posts
31 Mar 2014 6:34PM
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That segment from 0:58 to 1:08 would have to go down as one of the most beautiful shots I think I've ever seen of wave sailing. It just captures the essence of it. Gives me goosebumps.

surfingboye
NSW, 2707 posts
1 Apr 2014 7:14PM
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really good vid and amazing looking spot.
it was a shame the kiting event couldnt be incorporated.
but it looked pretty offshore for kiting, do you think it couldve been held in the same locations?
or were other spots more cross?
was there enough wind to run a kiting contest???

cheers, just curious thats all.

Haircut
QLD, 6490 posts
4 Apr 2014 11:47PM
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that's excellent

having pretty much lived there for many years, knowing how nice the waves are, and often wondering if there would ever be a windsurfing event held there, it's like a dream seeing your vid

DavidJohn
VIC, 17568 posts
5 Apr 2014 1:20AM
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Awesome vid

Battle
536 posts
4 Apr 2014 11:01PM
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Wow , that's nice. What a spot.

Al McLeod
VIC, 633 posts
5 Apr 2014 11:32AM
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surfingboye said..

really good vid and amazing looking spot.
it was a shame the kiting event couldnt be incorporated.
but it looked pretty offshore for kiting, do you think it couldve been held in the same locations?
or were other spots more cross?
was there enough wind to run a kiting contest???

cheers, just curious thats all.



It wasn't that offshore at Phillip Island - Sandy Point was. The wind on the Friday was pretty fluky and would have been difficult for kiting competition, the Saturday was better and there were guys kiting a few banks downwind at the next car park. You can always move further west to find more side shore wind but the swell gets smaller. Woolamai is always gusty though and is really only suitable for advanced kiters.

JustinL
NSW, 468 posts
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9 Apr 2014 2:02PM
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loved the bloopers at the end. it was freaking me out

surfingboye
NSW, 2707 posts
10 Apr 2014 5:44PM
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Al McLeod said..

surfingboye said..

really good vid and amazing looking spot.
it was a shame the kiting event couldnt be incorporated.
but it looked pretty offshore for kiting, do you think it couldve been held in the same locations?
or were other spots more cross?
was there enough wind to run a kiting contest???

cheers, just curious thats all.



It wasn't that offshore at Phillip Island - Sandy Point was. The wind on the Friday was pretty fluky and would have been difficult for kiting competition, the Saturday was better and there were guys kiting a few banks downwind at the next car park. You can always move further west to find more side shore wind but the swell gets smaller. Woolamai is always gusty though and is really only suitable for advanced kiters.


cheers man,
keen to check it out sometime!
what is the wind and swell generally like this time of year? (next few weeks or so?)

Al McLeod
VIC, 633 posts
11 Apr 2014 2:05PM
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Pretty hit and miss. Weather has been funky the last few weeks. If you were here for a week it would be unusual to get less than one or two good days though.

Sputnik11
VIC, 972 posts
13 Apr 2014 10:14PM
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Awesome video, well done

Just one observation, not a single jump in the video. Was this a deliberate decision?



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