Marmong Point Sailing Club extends an invitation to all classes of windsurfers to attend our annual Mid-Winter Classic 2010 Regatta. It will be held over the weekend of 17th-18th July.

Registration starts at 10:30am Saturday morning (17th) with the earliest race start 12 noon.

All sailors will need to be a member of an AWA affiliated club for insurance purposes etc. For those not in a club, signup on the day to Marmong SC (or perhaps Stormriders for Sydney based people) will be available.

So come along, dust off the cobwebs and get in some practice before the 2010-2011 Summer season begins! And don't miss the famous Marmong Regatta barbie on Saturday afternoon after racing.

All classes are welcome, from Formula (including FE+) right through to Wallies and Raceboards.

So come and join us at the club, George St, Marmong Point (Lake Macquarie/Newcastle). 1.5 hrs drive North of Hornsby.

More details will be posted here once they are available.

Look forward to seeing you here for a hopefully windy weekend.

PS - dont forget that Marmong races formula and longboards every Saturday (wind permitting) from 1:30pm. All invited.

james i dont have a sail number yet do i need one?
i sent brian( i think) an email about getting one regestered but no idear when i can use that number . what should i do lol?

For those who are coming from out of town, and are not familiar with the area, there are the following accommodation options within a 10 minute drive of the club:

Cabins/Camping:
Teralba Lakeside Caravan Park - (02) 4958 5370
Toronto Caravan Park - (02) 4959 1271

Motels:
Macquarie Inn - (02) 4958 8499
Toronto Catalina Motel - (02) 4959 4833
Warners at the Bay Hotel - (02) 4956 6477

Cheers,
James

So if you just come for the BBQ how much is it?

Sue im sure we could find a bit extra if you show up .Craig there is a clubhouse with shelter. It even has windows looking onto the lake and Nick if you are really stuck for numbers you can borrow mine. Wether you come to race or to socialise everyone is more than welcome

James,

"A big kiddies playground". Is that

1 - A big playground for kids
2 - A playground for big kids (for example an irishman in his late 30's)

?????

You are reading it right Tim

Hmmm, not sure if i'm up for the 5 hour round trip tomorrow...

On a brighter note, sunday's looking nice!

Well the forecast is looking ordinary for tomorrow unfortunately. But we all know the BOM doesnt always get it right And Sunday is showing some promising signs of good light wind formula conditions.

In terms of wind minimums, its up to the race committee, but usually once most of the fleet can stay on a plane (about 8 knots?) they will call a start.

We will run the BBQ either at the end of racing tomorrow or after the race committee calls off sailing for the day.

Don't forget your 12.0's! Looking forward to catching up.

Cheers

James

Thanks to all who competed in todays racing, especially the guys that made the trek up from Sydney.

After a day of waiting for the wind on Saturday, four races were held on Sunday in an unexpectedly strong westerly gusting up to 19 knots at times. Sam Parker won 3 of the races with Byron McIlveen right behind him and scoring the win in race 4.

In FE+ Bruce Healey proved that he should go back to the two-lap fleet by winning all the races on his 9.8.

Final results will be posted here on Seabreeze once they've been finalised and the guys on the start boat also took a few pictures that will be put up.

Thanks to Neville and Brian for running the racing and to Geoff and the other club guys for all the behind the scenes organising.

Our next regatta will be the Marmong Spring Regatta in September. Dates will be posted up here when they're locked in with Windsurfing NSW.

Cheers

James

James,

I will say nothing except you have my vote for President of the world.

Gentlemen, contrary to popular belief, there were 5 races on Sunday.
Another myth to be destroyed. Bruce won 2 races not 4. Sorry to destroy the moment Bruce.
I will have the results and some pictures up tomorrow.
Thanks to the diehards that turned up and had at least 1 great days racing.
GeoffS

OK below are the results of hours of mathematical calculation, all designed to ensure fair play and that I didn't come last.




Happy days

Hi Geoff,
i only did 1 lap in the second race so i'll have to forego that 4th place...
I was still at the top mark when the race started..

arh, just like last year.

I second Nick's question. I'd love to see some of the photos that were taken off the boat.