Lock the dates in, book your accommodation and sharpen your fin's and foils.

On the back of a cracker Series last year that resulted in 18 races being conducted at 5 locations and a total of 32 entrants taking part, we have refined our locations for this season and will be conducting 3 x one day events (most favorable day of the weekend, decided Friday prior) and 2 x Weekends away at the magnificent Myall Lakes.

Series dates and locations as follows;

Heat 1 - 24th or 25th October, Koonawarra Bay (One day event)
Heat 2 - 14th or 15th November, Lake Macquarie TBA (One day event)
Heat 3 & State Slalom Titles - 4th, 5th and 6th December, Myall Lake (3 day event)
Heat 4 - 9th or 10th January, Shingle Splitters Point, Lake Macquarie (One day event)
Heat 5 - 27th and 28th February, Myall Lakes (Two day event)

The series is open to all and focuses on getting together, being social, sailing the same patch of water, testing your skills against yourself, your sailing buddy or your fiercest competitor, but ultimately improving your sailing ability.

The format for each event will vary with the emphasis being to maximising sailing time and quality racing across a variety of formats.

Formats proposed for this season include;

A. GPS freerace sessions being 30 minutes or 1 hour (furthest distance sailed).
B. GPS session with figure of 8 course being 30 minutes or 1 hour (furthest distance sailed).
B. GPS multi category sessions (ie nm, 2 sec, alpha) recorded as 3 separate results.
C. Downwind slalom fleet racing.
D. Figure of 8 slalom fleet racing (short and long course).

The series is open to a wide variety of equipment including slalom boards with fin to maximum width of 85cm and foil boards used with foils to a maximum width of 105cm

Minimum wind limit of 12knts is applied at the discretion of the sailing committee with the intent to have everybody on the plane or foil for racing. With the recent developments in foils and competencies increasing the use of foils is likely to be more common place this season into the higher wind limits, which should make this season very interesting. Should conditions be inconsistent with the minimum requirements for "Series racing" informal foil racing may take place from time to time to get people on the water.

Once again we thank last seasons sponsors Kite and Sup Foil Board Sports, Duotone, Ion and Fanatic for there support and our Volunteers who we could not conduct such a quality Series without.

Accommodation for Myall Lakes is filling up fast so book now and be sure to mention you are part of the windsurfing to receive 10% discount (equal to NRMA membership discount), sites and cabins are currently on hold for us but will be released shortly.

www.nrmaparksandresorts.com.au/myall-shores/

Our website will be updated in the coming weeks with Series entry, Notice of Race and other pertinent information so stay tuned.
www.gpswindsurfing.com.au

Looking forward to a great season ahead and plenty of racing!