Going to Mandurah?
Event page www.windsurfingwa.org.au/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=46:season-opening-weekend&Itemid=30
Marathon safety requirement ow.ly/epHtM
Sat dinner. Advanced booking required ow.ly/epHwx
Enter Windwise competition to win a course drawn at the dinner http://ow.ly/epHEV
Please help us out. You can still take part. Contact info@windsurfingwa.org.au
Looks like an excellent program.
Bring your family and all your toys... I don't have room for both!
Some clarification on the PFD's (having to argue it out on race day isn't fun for anyone)
I have a NP PFD which is EN393 50N as it's an international spec it fall's into the "grey zone" of acceptability.
According to this site they are categorized as a Type2/3.
maritimemanagement.transport.nsw.gov.au/staying-safe/index.html
Could this please be confirmed.
Thanks
Sorry, not when the season opening party is a 2hr drive and requires accomodation etc.
Preferred the traditional one night at a centrally located bar
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I would like to know if the flares have to be attached to your PFD?
I don't like having mine close to my face (in case of accident). I have them in a bum bag. Is that OK?
Firstly the PFDs.
NP ones are ok as they come under the International equivalent.
Please make sure that markings are legible. If all the print has come off it is probably time for a new one.
Flares. As long as you can access them in an emergency. It is your safety at stake.
The idea this year is for events to be a social weekend. The campsite at Miami is cheap and there is lots of holiday accomodation in the area if you get a group together it is a low(ish) cost option.
eg www.stayz.com.au/search/keywords:dawesville-wa-australia?checkin=03/11/2012&numNights=2&minPrice=&maxPrice=&numGuests=1&rating=0&acceptsOnlinePayment=false&searchRef-lastMinDeals=false&searchRef-specialOffers=false&feature=
Plus you get events to suit the conditions rather than waiting for the right conditions for an event.
Q1 A 4 leg 28km option would be attractive. Not sure if I can do 6 X 7km legs and 14 km is a bit short. Is that a possibility?
Q2 Obviously sail numbers are helpful, but are they essential?
Maybe a buoy could be put in half way? 3 or 4 laps?
Last year you had to come to the registration on the shore to finish and a time was noted. Basically an honour system so sail numbers are not required. Top finishers sail number helps. They are needed for LOC.
Out of date flares?
Is there a cut off date? I have flares in good condition but way out of date.
I'll probably get new ones before the event but what is the cut off date?
Again, the main idea is that it is your safety at stake. If you are happy that the flares are going to work when you need them and are in good condition, ok.
It is at the organisers discretion but if they are more than 12 months out of date it is probably best to renew.
OK Seabreezers!
For the party animals!
WWA has turned up the volume to 11 for the Sat night with a round trip party bus and dinner for the bargain price of $50 for members ($65 non-members).
Get picked up from Miami taken to the Hot Rock cafe, move on to two pubs and finish at the Toucan night club with a 1am return to Miami.
Book now as seats are limited! http://www.windsurfingwa.org.au/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=86
Last week to enter the Windwise "win a coaching course" competition. Prize drawn at the Saturday night dinner at the Hot Rock Cafe.http://www.windsurfingwa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85:windwise-coaching-courses&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=29
If you are coming to the Mandurah weekend you need to help us out by booking your dinner ticket and or party bus ticket asap.
www.windsurfingwa.org.au/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=86
Is there a change of venue planned if the breeze is offshore (as per forecast ATM)?
Works all directions down in Mandurakastan.
May be a bit sketchy for the wave crew
My tracks from yesterday's session in a westerly. Water depth was between knee and waist. i was using a 46cm weedy for some patches of weed and the shallowness in places. oh and the chop was 1-2inches high
If it blows NW as forecast and cant be shifted to Benderland Bunbury, the best long legs for a Marathon in Mandurah on the Peel estuary, on that NW direction would be "FatBoys" Nairns Beach Coodanup. if NW can do 7 to 8km legs.
Here's my "Fatboys" tracks from last month, but be warned, the weed was getting very thick at the Northern end.
