Is anyone still looking for a race board for the Lighthouse to Leighton?

i got a job there this year at the Cabrinha site. i will be 15 next year and i'm going to put my name down and hopefully get in. and if i get in i'm going to be the youngest person to do that race on my 2011 8m Cabrinha Switchblade.

Personally I'd like to see a ranking system (not neccesarily with prizes) for diff classes - just as per bathhurst etc.

Yes I will be on a twinny coz i can't justify splurging on a race board for a one-off.

Who cares I will be just fanging accross as quick as my limited skillz/gear will take me and enjoying the buzz.

Will be smug as a bug after a tug to any race board dudes behind me tho! (if there are any

natemarshall said...

i got a job there this year at the Cabrinha site. i will be 15 next year and i'm going to put my name down and hopefully get in. and if i get in i'm going to be the youngest person to do that race on my 2011 8m Cabrinha Switchblade.

Sorry young fella, under 18's are classed as an insurance liability and not allowed to race

Windguru has Saturday 2pm cranking WNW

Slack said...

Windguru has Saturday 2pm cranking WNW

It's a week away, getting a bit anxious are we guys.

Those conditions would keep the natural footers (like me if I was in it) happy but it would make for a very choppy lumpy race.

Seriously though those long range forecast are not looking to flash, it is very unpredictable when it starts to go North, it's a long way off though so I hope it changes for those of you lucky enough to be in it.

^^^^How did that happen? was supposed to be reply to tighty's quote???!!

Check the charts - high moving into the bight trough forming down the west coast
Temps going up. Not pleasing

Really hope it turns on. Would be amazing to see today's conditions for the race.
Hope that trough moves inland quick smart

Lending my 6'3" x 16,5" Delta directional to a competitor, had hoped to use it myself , not this year , maybe next. Was'nt about to offer, my 7 or 9 mtr Edge though, don't like lending out the tarps. The board is around 10 years old, bought it new , from uncle Neil . Yep, hang on to it long enough, and like they say, it comes back in fashion. My offer of the retractable board leash was declined, lets hope he does'nt fall off

Has anybody got their stuff yet or any emails.

I transfered my money last Friday and have heard sweet bugger all the startyhey did not ing to get a bit nervous they did not get my payment?

Any ideas?

Just finished my raceboard today, and thanks Tighty.

Check your email & letterbox richswing...........maybe your cheque bounced

Very far out yet mate. StrangE year so far with wind. I've kited light sea breeze conditions for past 10 weeks on been LIT on my 11m & 15m with few others out. If its S/ SW / or W we will be LIT on 12m to 15m kites in these conditions. My call 15 to 18 knots on day at Rotto with 15 knots at Leighton. I was LIT on my 11m at 3pm this Arvo for 1.5 hrs at Leighton in 15 to 18 knots on surfboard style race board.

If its 10 to 15 knots the on day with SE/ S/ SW/W / NW the 60cm style pro race Plus & Airrush sector/ free race style race boards will do run in 25/ 28 minutes as it will be super smooth and slight down wind & every race board with big fins will be totally LIT. Just jump the the sea weed patches. They may call off race as most others without raceboards may struggle & end up at the OBH bar in Cottesloe. Not a bad place to end up.

Remember race is slightly down wind so tack very fast and powered up for total 19 km even in sub 15knots on big kite.

P.S. Eneour has a big fat new pro kite race board Maybe 70cm wide.

Hoping for solid 20 plus knots as well ....... See ya in WA

^^ Not at the 7.01am update

NoBS said...

I wonder if there is a contingency plan in place for no wind??

There is read your race manual more carefully.

2 Kites
2 Boards
2 Sand toys

It's gonna be close...

Check the synoptics:
www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/wa_synoptic.asp?loc=PERT&stateid=0

That trough is what's going make/break it...


So how many crew spent a part of their saturday/sunday session doing speed runs?