Aloha,
The November round of the KA Sail SA Summer of Speed will be held on Sunday 25th November at Boggy Lake.
Registration and briefing will be at 11am and close of sailing at 5pm with recording of GPS screen readouts by 5.15pm. If you don't sail with a GPS, you are free to still participate in the event and enjoy the social aspect of the day and be in the running for the end of series prize draw. The one-off series entry fee is $40 and this covers competitor packs and boat expenses. You will also need to be a current member of Windsurfing SA or affiliate, and a link is provided here http://www.windsurfing.org/files/SA_MSHIP.pdf for the application form. Please bring correct money with you for both the entry fee and Windsurfing SA membership fee as change will not be available on the day. Please email us if you require further details or an entry form and disclaimer. We look forward to seeing you there...
Chris Dimond and Chris Reiffel
South Central Coast:
Saturday until midnight : Wind: S/SE 13/18 knots. Sea: around 1.5 m. Swell: SW 2 to 3 m on exposed waters.
Sunday : Wind: SE 10/15 knots, freshening to 15/20 knots early afternoon and increasing to 20/25 knots late afternoon and evening. Sea: 1 to 1.5 m, rising to 1.5 to 2.5 m during the afternoon and evening. Swell: SW 2 to 3 m on exposed waters.
Looking good
Aloha,
Race day one of the KA Sail SA Summer of Speed was held yesterday at a choppy Boggy Lake in winds of around 15-20 knots. The breeze did not reach the forecast 20-25, and even blew from a different direction than forecast, but we were all happy to be out on the water chasing the numbers. Entrant numbers were down on what was expected, but there is certainly time for more sailors (with or without GPS units) to join in at the next round on Dec 8th or 9th at the Murray Mouth. Remember, participation puts you in the running to win the major prize at the end of the season of a new KA Koncept sail!
This first day of a four-event series was fiercely competitive with all entrants staying out on the water for upwards of 5 hours in an effort to get that elusive gust that will put them in the lead. Sam Doecke sailed an amazing 201km for the day and Carl MacDonald not far behind with 178km – pity it wasn’t a distance competition.
The final results were: (Sailor – Equipment – Max Screen Readout – Points Awarded).
1. Tim Hemer (Neil Pryde / Starboard) 34.7 knots 0.75 points
2. Chris Dimond (KA Sail / Exocet) 33.5 knots 2.0 points
3. Sam Doecke (KA Sail / Fanatic) 32.9 knots 3.0 points
4. Chris Reiffel (KA Sail / JP) 32.3 knots 4.0 points
5. Carl MacDonald (Neil Pryde / Starboard) 31.1 knots 5.0 points
6. Norman Clarke (Neil Pryde / Starboard) 29.9 knots 6.0 points
7. Nick Bellgrove (Neil Pryde / ?) 29.5 knots 7.0 points
8. Richard Upton (? / ?) 28.3 knots 8.0 points
9. Steve Roberts 9.0 points
10. Milos Milutinovic 9.0 points
It will be great to see more sailors on the water at the next race day in December.
Thanks to KA Sail for their generous sponsorship of this race series, and to the Lake Connewarre crew in Victoria for the beers J.
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Chris Dimond Aus06
