Hi Guys, Am making the trip over from east coast in Jan for the Lancelin classic.
just wondering what gear to bring. I'm doing the marathon and slalom.
My choices are:
Sails:
Np 5.2 Hellcat
Np RS6 6.2 and 7.8
Boards:
90 litre Sonic
111 Isonic
Am 70 kg on a heavy day
I can only bring 1 board and 1 sail as that'll just hit the 23 kg limit
Or possibly hire gear over there, i've tried werner's hot spot web site but must be down as i can't seem to open it.
I guess it will be blowin, Whats the sea state like?
look forward to hearing from you
Cheers Brad
Hi Brad,
I'm going to Lancelin too for some diving. I checked out the Classic dates and it's from th 7th to the 10th Jan.... I believe the winds will be ripping through there, so pack wisely. If you're going with someone get them to take an extra lot of sports gear for you.
Hey I hope to catch up with you over there, should be at the same time.
Have fun
If you must only bring one board and one sail, bring your 90 litre Sonic and your 6.2.
If I only owned one board and one sail, those sizes would be about it for WA, but that's not to say you won't need something bigger or smaller.
Last year it was 25-30 knots the day before the race, and about 18 knots on race day. This year it was 15 knots the day before, and again about 18 on race day. Most guys were on 6.5m - 7.5m.
Good luck!
If you fly qantas i think you can get extra allowance for sports equipment, or just pay the extra baggage (i had to pay it once for dive gear) and I dont think it cost that much, and take an extra couple of sails.
Hi Brad
If at all possible see if you can bring all your gear. As AUS1111 pointed out it is not possible to predict the wind.
Last year I was on a 7.7 but the day before I practiced withn a 5.0...
LOC is a cooool event and you def have something to look forward to...
cheers
H.C.
Yeah, Thanks guys. I guess if I take a bit more gear at $10/kg each way, it'll still be cheaper than hiring gear for two weeks and I'll have more gear on hand to choose from. Cheers Brad
Qantas is reasonably good for shipping stuff around, I moved back from Perth to Adelaide last year and checked 2 boards, masts, booms & 3 sails divided between 2 boardbags, you get the first bag free, and paid $20 for the second bag - cheap as if you throw all your clothes in a carry on backpack. Only limit is length of bag has to be less than 280cm & less than 30kg.
the best idea would be to go with someone else who is not windsurfing and then that way you can put some gear in there name as well, nothing sucks more then it being too windy or not enough wind for the gear that you have...
