Freerace R3 S/Coast Sailboards - Caloundra - Nov.

This Saturday's forecast is looking really good currently with strong northerly's , Sunday no good until a 'late' SE change.

Happy to run FR2 this Sat Nov 1, if that's the preferred option, the next 'windy Sunday' could be some time away...who knows?

Let us know , would like to confirm either way asap.

Great forecast for Saturday, heaps of wind, high tide, sunny perfect! too good an opportunity to miss, especially with the high tide, understand their will be some that can't do a Saturday, but the way the season has been so far we need to capture what we can when we can at first opportunity, Sunday is a not likely to get the change until late and the long wind forecast for the following Sunday is weak also, so lets make the most of a 25-30Knt forecast!

Golden Beach, Caloundra sign on from 12.00pm , race from 1Pm if the wind has kicked to 15knts by then.

Site Features

Flat water
White sand
Crystal Blue water
Easy to sail
Grass rigging
Heaps of parking
Shade
Tables
Bike/Skate paths for kids
Toilets/Showers
Cafe's nearby
Shops Nearby
Windsurfing Shop for last minute bits 5 minutes away, Sunshine Coast Sailboards

This is possibly the easiest place to have a go at FR in Qld, perfect for Newbies, it also could possibly produce some of the fastest hours in Qld FR, pending how flat the water is and how everyone's gybes go. It's also a very family friendly location.

Spread the Word!

Our Support boat also has room for 10! Comfy Seats lots of shade, so family/friends etc are welcome aboard!, (red boat in pic)

As always enter on the day or on line at http://www.freeracequeensland.com/entry-faq-s.html

All entries go into the end of season draw to win, massive prizes including a Severne Sail, Starboard Gift Voucher, Flying object Harness, Black Project Fins

See you there.

This is a map link for those that haven't been to GB before, it's pretty easy to find, launch spot is not far in from the turn off from Caloundra Rd, just up from Bill's boat hire hard not to spot him with big red transit van.

There are always sailors out at GB so just keep your eye on the water (and road!) and you cant miss.

the 'esplanade' Golden Beach Caloundra.

www.whereis.com/qld/golden-beach-4551

Hi,
I am hoping to make it up there tomorrow.
I just want to know if there is a GPS to hire and how much?

Thanks

Yes at the Earnshaw St area, near the play ground.

Windwanderers have a couple of spare GT31's GPS units and Sunshine Coast Sailboards also have stock, The cannamore (not sure exactly where to get it) and many 'Garmin' units will also work on the KA72.com Software.

All packed and ready to roll. Looking forward to another challenging free race event.

Awesome day thanks to all the organisers and sponsors. Had a ball duke'in it out with Dave Santos all race. Nice win mate, very consistent throughout the entire race.

Its a very challenging format and very enjoyable for anyone wanting a fun and challenging race format.

Great FR Session at Golden Beach today, we got the wind and tide spot on, the wind stayed quite N which made for big gusts, but the water was smooth and flat, clear and warm, racing was fast and furious with heaps of gybes, almost Slalom like, especially the start.

It's been a 'long time' since any racing of any sorts has been seen at Golden Beach, Dieter at SCSB was stoked to see its return, great facilities at GB just need to get your tides right to make the most of it, (basically you want to a avoid a big run in the same direction as the wind)

Just how windy was it? Looking at BOM observations for the day Maroochydore had 22-28 around the time we were racing, and a 30knt peak at 2.45! and as we know in close and also near the island there were big holes, so our range must have been from 5-28knts at times!

Another challenging hour, with top speeds for the hour just under the 20knt mark which was really good for what was a shorter run than other venues, and the gusty winds even swinging direction a bit at times, made sure it was a going to be physically demanding hour.

Dave Sandos, beat Scott Farley by about 400m which is not much over an hour and Kellie Tusler hugged the bank for dear life smashing out nice speeds to finish 4th overall.

A wide range of boards, from 117ltr to freewave and most sails 7m and under, thanks for all those that made the effort to commit, Saturday's are always a harder day for most with many having other commitments, but it was well worth it today, as the elements all line up nicely.

Thanks to Dylan KA.72.com for the land support and also his brother and family for taking the SS Freerace boat over the Bribie for support, thankfully no rescues required today.

results, ladder and video/photos will be posted when available, keep an eye out in the Sunshine Coast Daily for photo's and article.

www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/golden-setting-for-wind-event/2439400/ link to the newspaper article.

Was a great day and thanks to all the FreeRace Crew! Sponsors and the WindWanderers club

Well done Dave, great action shot of you in the article

Page 3 , nice Gybe Dave!

Inside Back cover

The Face Book postings for Golden Beach had in excess of 420 views, half of those would have been from 'non windsurfers' through Tourism Caloundra we even had a few people 'come for a look' ....it's a great place to showcase windsurfing as the action gets close to the beach, the facilities for anyone that wants to watch are great also, shade, seats, BBQ's, toilets etc and the water looks pretty inviting at this time of year.

Was a great day so thanks to the organisers of QLD Freerace and Sunshine Coast Sailboards for sponsoring. Let's have another event there is my vote. I had a crappy day and could manage a gybe as I think I broke my toe on the second run but stuck it out for the hour. I'll make a video later and post up. Congratulations to Dave on the win. Hope to improve so I can be more competitive with you guys and gal.
Cheers
Marty

Ok so I've made a video from last week's Freerace at Caloundra. I'm sorry but it goes for longer than it should but is such a nice place to windsurf I couldn't stop watching my own runs back and forth. Anyway here it is for those that want to come try out Freerace as it's a great event and it's more about like minded people hanging out together and having fun than flat out racing. Hope you enjoy.
Cheers
Marty

Very cool video Marty. You got some great planning jibes on film. Missing one of these can make all the difference in these races.