New Date: Sunday 18th Aug
Middle Harbour Skiff Club in Sydney NSW is holding a windsurfing fun race on the 18th of Aug 2013. Any board and ability is welcome to join for a little race followed by BBQ and drinks. There will be boards to lend on the day albeit in limited numbers. For those of you with some dusty gear under the house - this is your opportunity to claim the prestigious Worst Gear Award. For the more competitive sailors - come and race to win. Perhaps an opportunity for GPS Speed Challengers to come along and be fastest around the course.
Notice of Race: http://middleharbourskiffs.com.au/site/images/stories/Sailing_Docs/Season2012-13/winter%20solstice%20windsurfing%20fun%20race%2023-jun-13.pdf
Hope to see you there to kick start the new season
The rig rotates nicely Justin despite the lack of wind early on in the footage! Looks like a nice way to spend a Monday morning.........
All the best for the race ladies and gents
sweet, is that formula gear? I need to kit up, getting up planing in such light wind. As a frustrated wave sailor I'm sold!
Yep thats Formula alright Staffan,...... the only way to fly!
Get your hands on some kit and come on and join us
Hi Adam E,
I pushed the cams over with my hand I'm pretty sure. As you know race sails need to be rigid and stable like a fixed wing almost.
Hi Staffan,
Yes its a formula board, Patrik Formula V2. Its in stock 
. Im also using a 10m Avanti Machine M1-x. Even though Formula is super fast once planning the old wally one design is probably a better bet racing at 16ft Middle Harbour skiff club. Formula is better suited to places like botany bay. I will try the solstice race with formula anyway
hey, how you dudes going, thats a sweet vid justin, nice one man, does anyone know what the difference between formula and say a jp light wind is?
I know it is still a few days to go BUT it looks like we may be up for some great conditions with a bit of wind and good weather. Fingers crossed the forecast will keep it's beautiful green arrows until sunday!
Even though i was stone motherless I had a fantastic day. thank you to the organizers and thank you to Jenny for the lucky door prize, to stay at Pacific Palms Beaches 2 for a 3 day weekend. I cant wait and im sure once the missus tries the voucher from wind surf n snow for a 1 day stand up paddle she too will be keen. TY
I was just logging on to say the same thing Tom. It was such a great feeling sailing down middle harbour on today's NW'er in the sun (on a Wally for the fun of it - borrowed from the wonderful Kerry) and rounding the buoy at Grotto point to reach back up wind together with a mixture of flying Formula boards catching gusts and high-pointing Wallys keeping such tight lines. A really competitive day with 2 races, a beer in between though and a lot of fun people to catch up with. Looking forward to Friday night twilight racing from Middle Harbour 16ft skiff club, right in our own back yard with courses venturing out into Sydney Harbour on Summer NE'rs! Thanks Carina, Staffan, Kerry, Hugh, Glenny (and friend) and Jenny for organising the event, (hope I didn't miss anyone). Great Day, managed a 3rd on a Wally bought off e-bay!
Sorry, forgot to mention the long boards, which took out the event. Those things fly, well done!
Thanks everyone who came and made the event in to a great day and thanks to Windsurf & Snow and Hugh / Jenny and Karen for the great prizes.
And now for the results (.......drumroll......):
Open Fleet
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1st James Grunfelder
2nd Rhys Herbert
3rd Steve Newman
Windsurfer one design
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1st Steve Newman
2nd Carina Flodin
3rd Paul Ivshenko
Soon the Friday twilight sailing will start at Middle Harbour 16'' Skiff Club, we'll post details in this forum (Windsurfing -> NSW) closer to the start and we'll look forward to seeing you there.
Great day guys thouroughly enjoyed sailing my new second hand Wally one design. Thanks to Walshy for the tips on mast location as the second race
was way better than the first.
Thanks to Kerry and Tinny for their hard work and see you all at the Windsurf Movie at Cremorne in sept.
Twilights should start with day light saving.
Aloha
60+kn less than Red Bull! Great day, thanks MH's new fleet!
WNSW com rep!! at rego desk
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Great Day had by all shame you were to chicken to come and race me as i had to come last in both races. It gets lonely at the back of the fleet.
Cheers and good work staff an and Carina enjoy your weekend at Boomerang.
Will I see you guys at the windsurfing movie night
aloha
You guys are lucky to still have OD racing in NSW. I am currently trying to find a second hand wally in Perth to relive my youth. I regret selling my old one (which was my fourth) about 15 years ago. My friends regret selling theirs too for peanuts. There must be many many of them under houses and in sheds.
Maybe one day I will come over and round up the back of the fleet with you Alohahugo!
Cheers
Hi Wally sailor
Yep we need as many old and bold OD windsurfers as we can get in as many states as possible. Keep in touch as to how you go setting up OD fleet in the west. Good tip is lots of old boards come out of Victoria.
National titles have been announced for Middle Harbour 16 ft skiff club in Sydney in march 2014. So get a board and get over here or maybe we can charter you a board for a very modest fee and you can then just fly in.
I need some one to talk to at the back of the fleet.
Aloha
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