The Onboard Beachport X-perience is on this October Long Weekend with something for everyone! There will be Wavesailing & SUP Expression Sessions in the surf and Speed & Racing on Lake George. The event is Sponsored by Onboard and will be run on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th of October 2010 with the 3rd day Freesailing/Paddling.
The format is simple:
Wavesailing expression Saturday and Sunday when and where the conditions suit at Beachport (Possibly Robe) with a riders vote determining the event winners!
SUP Freesurf when the conditions best suit with an expression session to select the top 4 surfers to battle it out in a final. Race on Sunday.
Speed Sailing (and Racing depending on conditions) on Lake George Saturday and Sunday with GPS results determining the speed winner!
Event Schedule: Wave & SUP @ Surf Beach
SATURDAY:
11:00am Conditions brief, Wavesail & SUP,
1:00pm BBQ Lunch and Drinks thanks to Onboard.
5:00pm Close of day. Dinner at the Beachport Hotel.
SUNDAY:
9:30am Conditions Brief, Wavesail & SUP.
12:30pm BBQ Lunch and Drinks thanks to Onboard.
5:00pm Close of Competition.
7:00pm Presentation at the Beachport Hotel and Dinner.
MONDAY:
Free Sailing / SUP day, More Coopers etc....
Event Schedule: Speed & Racing @ The Lake George Spit
SATURDAY:
11:00am Conditions brief, Speed & Racing .
1:00pm BBQ Lunch and Drinks thanks to Onboard
5:00pm Close of day. Dinner at the Beachport Hotel.
SUNDAY:
9:30am Conditions Brief, Speed & Racing
12:30pm BBQ Lunch and Drinks thanks to Onboard.
5:00pm Close of Competition,
7:00pm Presentation at the Spit or Beachport Hotel and Dinner.
MONDAY:
Free Sailing
The Onboard Beachport X-perience is free however we encourage sailors to sign up as members of Windurfing SA (or Victoria).
Come down and have an awesome weekend!
For Details on the Wave & SUP contact Pete at Onboard (08) 82943866
For Details on the Speed & Racing contact Tim on 0400 887 054
Bring it on, another weekend of wave sailing and 4wd'ing.
Ah also a chance to test out my new babies, 2011 Severne Blades , I can't wait
Vikki and I'll will be camping in Littler Dip NP if anyone would like to join us
Always such a great weekend of socialising, cold ales and BBQ - oh and supng and sailing - a little disaapointed we'll miss it this year - so its bound to go off. Have fun
Overly excited. Going to be a sweet weekend of surf and hopefully wind!!! Thanks for your sacrifice Russ.
+1
Seriously stoked; I've always had a belter of a time on the Oct weekend at ol' Georgie.
It has been a while for me - I've heard the road to the spit is a lot better these days; didn't someone say they've graded out that flinty steep section (that ate through two of my tyres one day trying to get up it). Will I get in and out with a station wagon with regular clearance, or do I need to arrange an air drop?
Trousers you will get around to the spit in a car easily, I seen a few out there on the weekend, you can sail from the 5 mile drift only need to walk out 10 feet and away,
Dave, I have booked the back courtyard room at the pub with full use of the bigscreen and dvd for 40 people, do you think this number is about right, Pete, Tim, 2 barbys organized and working on the boat, although there is a few boats around putting in nets for the mullet at the moment,
Have talked to both land holders, Kev who owns the block after the gate, and midgie who actually owns the whole spit and they are both cool to have us there.
Just PLEASE make sure the GATE IS KEPT SHUT.
The water level is now higher than it was last year and still rising and actually started to flow out the channel to the sea which will be blocked of in 2 weeks after the next big tides, you can still stand up anywhere on the middle lake,
here is a pic of my tracks for this year out the lake, I always sail the middle lake as it is always the flattest by far.
and this is my tracks from Tuesday in the Northerly from the spit.(104 k'ms)
and Trousers a picture of the old rocky hill now all nice and bulldozed.
Will be good to sail and have a few beers with you all...........
Im excited! Worst part is going to be deciding between flat water or waves!!!!
Jimbob for the lake do we need a weedy fin? And would a 48cm fin be ok?
fletch you do not need a weedy as there is plenty of water, I was running a 36 on tuesday, from the spit you may need to walk a bit more with that big a fin but once out would be no trouble if you stay in the middle areas, you could sail straight out from the 5 mile though, just sail both the sea and lake like me there is plenty of time all weekend.
Good stuff Jimbob. Looks like you have checked out every square metre of Middle Lake! I didn't know the spit was privately owned...it's great they are happy for use to use it!
Jimbob, did you just get a photo of lake george and scribble on it with a fluro texta? Dude, you have been sailing waaaaaaaaay to much!
Jimbob, awesome community service announcement. What's your standing with the wind gods, able to swing anything there?
let just hope the wind and waves, turn it on so all involved can have a sweet weekend.
cant wait to see all the crew again and meet all the new ones.
bring it on
will be sailing at Beachport tommorrow and will take some photos of the lake water level and surf beach, a bit of swell on with a cross off NW too.
Hi Jimbob. What accommodation options are there at Beachport ?. I'm thinking of tenting it if there is no rain. Is there are place to tent out near Beachport ?
Hi J, a lot of us will be camping at the spit for the duration of the weekend. Sitting around the bonfire is a great way to get to know fellow sailors a little better. The tea trees provide a bit of protection from the wind and rain!
Cheers, Tim
sailed the lake yesterday and could't beleive how much the water has come up, water now over the track in places around the 5 mile drift and right up at the spit, was just of the spit and jumped off to check level expecting in to be around my knees and went up to my bloody chest....will have to use the high track by the longweeked but still no worries for cars going slow.
sailed through between the island and cockys point onto big lake easily, you could run the old mararthon course easily now.
5 mile drift
out the spit
big lake side in front of huts camping area
surf beach
my tracks from yesterday
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see you all on the long weekend,,,,,,,,,
Wow Jamie, that is the highest water level I have seen on LG. How close could you sail to the spit(without a bush fin)?
Hardly recognize the place with all that water. Have'nt sailed much for a couple of years since moving to KI ,look forward to seeing you all again - Is Carl still fast? Will a certain sailor poke a stick in his sail again coz he was sick of it? picking up Kym on the way and looking forward to catching up and having a good sail again.
starting to look like the good old days hey Jimbo.
Might throw the swag in and camp at the spit if its a Northerly.
Pitty Ty sold all my gear
wouldn't mind a few speed runs.
wouldn't mind a few speed runs.
wouldn't mind a few speed runs.
What do you mean Dad can get his walking frame on the speed Board Now? Did you finally get that mount made up so you can fit your wheel chair on it, wow a mount which takes a wheel chair and a walking frame, now thats some good engineering. Mr Zub might be interested in one of those I hear?
Haak 
last time i offered you a blast i got some reply about never ever going back, i will always have a spare board and sail for you to have a blast,
your kite rigging area has water right up and you can't drive on the big lake side.
Kimba I had one run halfway along near the spit and looks like it will be ok, was the flattest spot as well.had a 36 fin, will walk out from the end of spit to the first island on middle lake next time to check the depth but pretty sure with a 26 or so fin it will be sweet to run right in close. big lake side of spit is always shallower in close.
Ok, it's hang ** on the old guy then.
Jimbo, I might take you up on that offer, Bloody whippa snappers.
Right, Macflyboy & TAA, if its 25 plus knots how about a drag race, I'll even give you a bit of a start.
The winner gets wined and dined at the pub sat night. I'll ring up and order me a sea food basket and a bottle of Grange now.
as you say part with the folding stuff and come pole with me haaky. i bet the tea bags been getting raised lately. got a work and ween free day after 9 wed, might be lucky and score pinchgut or danger.
hey pilly, wednesday is looking the goods.
don't get off until 4, You'll probably be home by then.
I've been hitting the wave between Big lefts and Posties a bit lately. Some of the sets coming thru there make me turn and run like hell.
Shouldn't be long before we can get back out at the Valley
Got me a Nene Valley express for those down winders days, shes a ripper. It will carry a windsurfer as well.
Jimbo, if it's a good north wester over the long weekend you should organise a down winder to Southend.
"GOLD" Russ, pay that one.
I've actually have done both with similar results, both crash and burn.
Wondered if someone would pick up on the "drag". That's what we called it back in the day.
