The local board club have a policy whereby a comps never called off until the contest director has eyes on the surf, at the venue and on the day. Saves a lot of embarrassment!
That being said, we don't have a lot of competitors travelling from Melbourne or the East Coast to attend our comps.
Look on the bright side. It's seems more likely that there will be something on offer than not and the smaller it gets the closer to the beach it breaks. Closer to the beach equals closer to the cliff and more shelter from the wind.
Cheers
Sparx

Sparx said..
The local board club have a policy whereby a comps never called off until the contest director has eyes on the surf, at the venue and on the day. Saves a lot of embarrassment!
That being said, we don't have a lot of competitors travelling from Melbourne or the East Coast to attend our comps.

It would be great to make the call on the day but considering we do have competitors having to travel a significant distance to the comp, the contest director will have to make the call later in the week (Thursday evening or Friday)....given the forecast, the later a decision can be made the better.
So basically the comp is on until you hear otherwise from the contest director.

Giday all ...Need to be also mindfull of the danger of SUP surfing in howling off shores

Standito said..

Northerly swell will be interesting!!
Windguru is crap
BOM wind map is saying 20kn N

Due to unfavourable conditions forecast for this Sunday (no swell and honking offshore wind) the Winter Classic will have to be postponed yet again. Stay tuned for new comp date. We are determined to run this comp in quality contestable conditions.

Good call Dean with the cancellation, the silver lining for a couple of us is, Sunday's down winder with the predicted howling northerly.... Its Look'n great

Woohoo the Winter Classic is ON this Sunday, 13 th at Signposts 7 am ish BE THERE

Jeez guys
Truly appreciate all your efforts but please tell me there is a plan B
Three meter swell moderate wind from the west and Signies is going to be rubbish....bloody big and nasty rubbish.
If the plan is to attract paddlers of all abilities there needs to be a venue other than 13th on the table. FFS the predominant wind at this time of the year is from the west....if we are waiting around for 13th it could well end up as the Spring Classic.
Picnic Sheds, just around the corner, would be offshore and perfectly contestable on the predominant wind, tide and swell. On top of that plenty of options for the average Jo. Faaark, SOUL Long boarders seem to have a comp there every second weekend....why cant we?
Again, truly appreciate all of your efforts and again I hope I'm wrong re wind and swell. Happy to eat humble pie if its offshore and contestable at 13th...just cant see it happening.
Cheers
Sparx

coming down regardless, hey leroy had a good surf 2 weeks ago at those exact locations, thought the peaks (stink pipe) were more fun than fishos, Danger was fun on saturday around 4' for about an hour or two it was just John Takle 5 prones and me. Here's hoping this w/end is the same.

cheers you bunch of hopelessly addicted sup creatures

If its ugly we could sneak down to poo point that's still part of 13th?

Hey guys,

Dont throw the baby out with the bath water just yet!!!!!!

I hope to have 2 additional locations confirmed by late afternoon tomorrow 1 completely protected from a westerly and the other more protected than 13th.

I believe we will have several options.

Stay tuned we will be surfing SUNDAY

Phill

good work Sparxy, we are all in the sup underground together...

Great effort Phil...with the volumes of meetings and phone calls necessary to get all the permits in place for the weekend....
who was that bloke that said?

"life wasn't meant to be easy"

Swell should be pumping by the look of the map!
Yeah good work again Phil.. We will score this time

pgc said..

where are we going girls!!!!!! Frothing

Surfing....down the West Coast

Get your registrations in for this event.
Online rego closes 6pm Saturday evening and registrations will not be accepted on the day.
Payment of entry fees on the day is OK.
Hope to see you there, we have some great locations available.
Stay tuned for info in relation to meeting time & place.

First of 2 great weekends down here in Vicco, bring on Sundays Sup Vic West Coast Winter Classic.