Latest forecast for both days look good wind strength and direction. Swell tad smaller sat but sun forecast has calmed down a bit.
Select to expand quotegmitton said..
If Saturday could do a casual drive to Beachport?
Good suggestion.
Might be worth checking dump or the reef out between the dump and victor on Sunday.
OK we have conditions!
State Titles Waves - this Sunday (18th August).
Registration - 9 - 10 am
Briefing 10 am
Location - Day St (Chapman ave) Middleton
Forecast - W'lies around 25 knots.
Swell net is calling 3' in the morning and 6' in afternoon, so we'll try and get thru the heats am!
Admin -
1. You need to be WSA (or equivalent interstate) member to participate - register online and save time on the day and $5. See earlier link.
2. PM your mobile phone no to Slim Jim by 8 pm Sat evening to get an SMS location confirmation ~8 am-ish Sun once we've had a chance to view actual conditions.
3. The event entry form is attached - you can read it in the warmth of your home rather than on a windy beach:
INSURANCE
*to participate in this event, you must have public liability insurance for at least $10m and provide evidence of this*
well that counts me out.... 
whats the point of WSA membership!!!
Select to expand quoteScotty Mac said..
WSA Membership covers the insurance! You in.
Cool..... took day off work 
Ok, looking good for comp today, 25/30 knot westerlies, 2/3 foot occasional bigger set, see you at 9am!!!!
Scotty won. Not sure on second and third. Everyone did well just getting out. It looked like bloody hard work. Was there any good photos?
Select to expand quoteJBATES said..
Scotty won. Not sure on second and third. Everyone did well just getting out. It looked like bloody hard work. Was there any good photos?
Plenty of video, just putting something together now, hope to have it ready by Wednesday,
Duffield was taking photos, hope he has some up soon,
Scotty Won again! thats 3 in row fro him! well done Scott! who came 1st second third etc.?
Thanks to the 14 wave-sailors who competed in challenging conditions, I?m sure it keeps us focused makes us better in the long term. Thanks also to all the spectators who braved the frequent showers to give the event a good social vibe (was it the cold that meant people huddled up closer than normal or was it Bert?s wine?). I hope you all enjoyed yourselves, you hardy souls, and it was good to see a few new faces.
Congratulations to all the medal winners:
Scotty Mc (1st Open Mens) managed to ride an impressive 7 waves in a 20 minute heat (we were only scoring the best 2 waves)! I reckon he was hungry because he didn?t sail on Saturday because too busy earning Brownie points around the home to free up Sunday (he wasn?t the only one!)!
Russh (2nd Open Mens) ? pulled out all the stops in his last year before being eligible for Masters with a nice front-side wave, a big turn and then he looked like he was going for a back-side barrel (Shortboard instincts kicking in - I reckon he forgot he was hanging onto a sail!).
Gareth (3rd Open Mens) ? proved a little local knowledge has its value, our local Middleton lad, scored high with a three turn wave, narrowly putting some points between himself and Geoff and some of the other lads . He also go the ?Dismount of the Day Award?; apparently this was a tactical dismount to get in the best position for the next set (?whatever it takes? I say!).
Kym (1st Open Womens) ? fresh off the rocks from Ho-okipa, had the crowd gasping as she headed for a big aerial off the lip, but unfortunately it ended in a big swim (and she wasn?t the only one doing some swimming, I can tell you ? by the end of both heats there we?re many left standing!).
Richard (1st Masters Mens) ? was doing some impressive fully powered wave riding on what looked like slalom kit!
Kurt (1st Junior Mens) ? gets the virtual Storm Chase award ? when you?re half the size, everything?s twice as big ? good effort and we?ve got a reliable eyewitness to back up that wave you rode! Get some of your mates involved (see the Come?n?Try it event we?ve got organised in Jan 2014) and we?ll start organising some Grom comps in less demanding conditions.
Impressive sailing from everyone else. The wind felt like it dropped as the day went on, making sail and equipment selection tricky to say the least.
Wave selection in the building swell became critical ? the bigger ones were dumping before they had a chance to clean up ? luckily the whale parked out the back forced a few early gybes and some smaller waves to be caught! During the free sailing session a bomb set arrived, cleaned up almost everyone (the wall of white-water was reported to be mast high!) and announced it was time to get stuck into the BBQ and the beers...
A special thanks to:
Starboard for the prizes.
Hale Electrical for the beer, power and shelter.
Dave for judging
Kym for catering.
Bondy for the PA and commentary (also awarded the Demolition Award!).
Everyone who helped out with set up, BBQ , pack up and all the donations (we might have just broken even 
).
PS: I wondered why the Council has BLEVE (Burning liquid expanding vapour explosion) on their standard risk assessment when I filled it up....now I ain?t wondering no more! ? on the way home the BBQ blew over in the trailer, narrowly missing the gas cylinder and punched a hole in the whiteboard! Good advice from Russh ? strap your own kit down & then you?ve only got yourself to blame (yes I'm to blame!)!
PS2: Looking forward to seeing some photos
Nice write up James
Video is in the can, uploading tomorrow :)
That last set was mast high, video to prove it!
Well done to the winners and the crew which made the comp happen.
We will do it again soon in Beachport! Seeya there.
Yep, I big thank you to James and everyone involved in making Sunday happen (nice BBQ work Phoebe!). And a big thank you to the Sponsors. Very challenging conditions, but I like comps because they make me push my boundaries. Mission accomplished! Windsurfing in winter is probably the spectator sport from hell, but it was good to see a crew down there for a look and a chat.
A couple of enduring sights - seeing a small object now and then bobbing up and down in the water way out the back, thinking what is that, a bird? But it was the tip of Bondy's mast appearing between the swells - the rest of the time an entire 4m mast was hidden by the swell. Also, the monster set that came through in the free sailing - with James taking it for a long backside ride. Also the massive washing machine that was the shorebreak, with swells bouncing off the dunes and heading back out to sea. Never seen that down there before.
Yep, I have a reputation for spectacularly in appropriate gear choice, but not even I would take a slalom board out on a day like that I was on an Exocet iStyle 101 Freestyle board with a weed-wave fin - my Seacliff board and what I knew best.
Nice summary James - well done to all involved - well organised comp and you can't beat sausages (well cooked Phoebe) and beer after a sail. Personally a couple of lucky long waves and a little surprised by the result - but great weekend of sailing all round.
Luv that 100l Starby Quad - thanks to Starboard and WSSA for the goodies.
Select to expand quoteGAPF said..
Didnt make it there nice write up sounded sick, looking forward to the vid
You didnt make it, I saw you drive through the carpark. Did you get there after the sailing had happened?
