wetsuit 37deg we should wear 5m suits haha who can last the longest.

i must see if i have 1mm suit in my box

leighton to lighthouse maybe?!?

its still the L2L....

looking at forecast twice a day now...fingers crossed for some wind at least...

we might need huge kites, line extensions, and huge fins...

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eneour said...

looking at forecast twice a day now...fingers crossed for some wind at least...

we might need huge kites, line extensions, and huge fins...

huge "fins" are already in abundance out at rotto
all the more incentive to get to leighton that much quicker

^^ or has a crack at the fellas swimming in the "rotto swim thru" charity 1.6km swim on saturday arvo as well??

Have they got a few numbers for the course racing on Sunday?

i recon it will go 13-18 knts sat afternoon too. i say lets take the gamble with interstate and international people here

i hear decision day is tomorrow ,

Such an awesome event, of course there is a high causing drama's.... the one day.
Well fingers and toes crossed for a change, I'd say the 17th is looking the better option unless the event is run in the morning in the ESE.....nice upwind race.

tgladman said...

O said...

Getting on the plane tomorrow morning - fingers crossed!

Really? Will u check with YJL or WAKSA first?
I REALLY REALLY WANT THIS RACE to happen but I don't think it's gonna? Is the 17th really an option? So this means there's hope! Woohoo!

We have no choice but to get on the plan in the morning
With no offical word from the organisers, it is way to early to make a call ourselves, tickets booked and paid for etc. So unfortunately we just got turn up on the day.
Anything can happen, I think today ended up being better than forecast!

If the forecast doesn't change then the organisers will have to error on the side of caution but I hope it goes ahead this Saturday just for the kiters that are flying in for the event. Personally I'd rather take my chances on another day and hopefully have decent wind and an exciting fast race.

Don't get sucked in by the 20kn you see at Rotto either, remember Rotto is 19km from the coast and the seabreeze often blows out there but doesn't reach the coast.

If the easterly gets up you can kite on the river at say Peli or Point Walter and if you haven't brought a TT along PM me and I'll loan you mine.

If it doesn't go ahead, id say there could be a secondary market for entries from participants who cant make the second race on the 18th

I wonder what an entry in the L2L would fetch on the buy and sell section of seabreeze/gaybay/gaytree.

Id hate to see a place go into the hands of someone who isn't experienced in kiting, that's all.

If we cant get a start up on Saturday,

33knots on Sunday the 18th it is then

picker said...

Is it on?? Is it on??

Hope we get a yes soon!
Flew in with all my junk booked rotto for the night before.. Its flat as out there now lets hope this is the expected change early and race is ON!!

Ouch,

just got an email. postponed till sun 18th approval pending.
i feel for u interstaters and internationalists.

That sucks.. Dont think i will make it back for the 18th. Thanks for the try WAKSA and all crew involved.

Who's up for a downwinder this weekend IF the wind kicks in??