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Brett Morris
Brett Morris
NSW
1204 posts
NSW, 1204 posts
15 Sep 2011 6:22pm
WindsurfingNSW proudly announces a web site that brings together the Wave, Slalom and Formula tours into one central hub. www.tour.windsurfingnsw.com


LeStef
LeStef
ACT
514 posts
ACT, 514 posts
15 Sep 2011 11:14pm
I was looking at the dates and places:

Heat 1 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 30 Oct 2011 (Sunday)
Heat 2 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 20 Nov 2011 (Sunday)
Heat 3 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 04 Dec 2011 (Sunday)
Heat 4 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 08 Jan 2012 (Sunday)

Funny they are calling it a "TOUR" !
SeanAUS120
SeanAUS120
QLD
769 posts
QLD, 769 posts
15 Sep 2011 11:17pm
It's a 'tour' for me if I have to drive down for it from Brisbane!!
adrien2035
adrien2035
NSW
178 posts
NSW, 178 posts
16 Sep 2011 6:33am
Hello,
well it is "NSW" windsurf tour, not "Queensland", but you are welcome to come on the wave tour there is one event in Woolgoolga which is closer to you.

cheers
BenKirk
BenKirk
NSW
600 posts
NSW, 600 posts
16 Sep 2011 8:38am
LeStef said...

I was looking at the dates and places:

Heat 1 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 30 Oct 2011 (Sunday)
Heat 2 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 20 Nov 2011 (Sunday)
Heat 3 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 04 Dec 2011 (Sunday)
Heat 4 – Kyeemagh / Botany Bay, 08 Jan 2012 (Sunday)

Funny they are calling it a "TOUR" !


Have a look at the full calender - there must be 30+ events in NSW this 2011-12 season ranging from Woolgoolga all the way down to Merimbula. That's almost 300kms and in my mind, a tour!
Brett Morris
Brett Morris
NSW
1204 posts
NSW, 1204 posts
16 Sep 2011 9:54am
Fair call about the Slalom "tour".
Basically it is the 1st year of a new Slalom series and we wanted to centralize the venue and learn how to run slalom events that are not only fun, but appeal to a much broader group of windsurfers. The Series should develop over time into more of a tour, but we had to start somewhere.
We are really hoping that a lot of recreational and even wave sailors rock up and have a crack.
There is a division for purely having a go.....
stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
3571 posts
WA, 3571 posts
16 Sep 2011 9:42am
"Slalom racing – no limitation on equipment except: no part of any skeg is to be more than 700mm from the stern when measured along the underside of the board."

Can someone translate this into English? What in the world is a skeg? And is the stern the front or back of the board? Did you guys did up these rules from some agent british yacht racing manual?
stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
3571 posts
WA, 3571 posts
16 Sep 2011 9:43am
"For a Slalom scheduled event it is the intent of the race committee to conduct slalom racing in wind strengths from 12 knots upwards to a maximum of 35kts."

You guys are party poopers...
stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
3571 posts
WA, 3571 posts
16 Sep 2011 9:45am
"All competitors whilst racing shall wear personal flotation devices."

Do floties count as a flotation device?
Brett Morris
Brett Morris
NSW
1204 posts
NSW, 1204 posts
16 Sep 2011 12:27pm
Unfortunately NSW laws force us to wear life jackets.
We are actually intending having a pool of jackets at the events that you just put on for your race.
Wind limits are more about our rescue abilities than anything else.

re: The "Tour".... Definitely pushing the boundaries of the word, but it is a start and we really hope it develops into something more substantial over time...
stevewalsh
stevewalsh
NSW
56 posts
NSW, 56 posts
16 Sep 2011 5:01pm
Who gives a s..t what it is called! We should be thankful that there is going to be some slalom racing, and in fact people prepared to run it, period.

If some people sailed as well as they whinged, we'd have a pretty strong fleet rocking up for slalom! I say, bring it on and lets just have some fun. That is what it is all about in the end.
Wood Duck
Wood Duck
157 posts
157 posts
16 Sep 2011 6:57pm
stehsegler said...

"Slalom racing – no limitation on equipment except: no part of any skeg is to be more than 700mm from the stern when measured along the underside of the board."

Can someone translate this into English? What in the world is a skeg? And is the stern the front or back of the board? Did you guys did up these rules from some agent british yacht racing manual?


You couldnt be that much of an IDOT......or are you?
Jethrow
Jethrow
NSW
1282 posts
NSW, 1282 posts
16 Sep 2011 9:41pm
Just looked at the Stormriders site. Is Free Formula the new FE+or is it a third tier?
AUS-057
AUS-057
QLD
466 posts
QLD, 466 posts
16 Sep 2011 11:23pm
Free Formula is the same as Formula Experience FE+. Just a new name.
adrien2035
adrien2035
NSW
178 posts
NSW, 178 posts
17 Sep 2011 7:23am
I think this all thing is great, i ll try t attempt some slalom event if i found some gear. :-)
Zfy
Zfy
NSW
51 posts
Zfy Zfy
NSW, 51 posts
18 Sep 2011 12:51am
Awesome work... moving up to Sydney in a few weeks, looking forward to checking out some of the events.
Was glad to get out of SA and the last 18 months in Vic has proved to be even worse than SA. (Probably as much to do with work clashing with the conditions and my location in Vic, than the conditions themselves)
Hopefully the conditions will be as good as the organisation up there.
Keen as!
NSW, 1613 posts
18 Sep 2011 8:40am
adrien2035 said...

I think this all thing is great, i ll try t attempt some slalom event if i found some gear. :-)

That's a good point Adrien. If any wave or non slalom guys want to give it a shot then it wouldn't be too hard to russle up some demo or used gear to try for the day.

Sam.

stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
3571 posts
WA, 3571 posts
18 Sep 2011 9:05am
Wood Duck said...
You couldnt be that much of an IDOT......or are you?


You couldn't be that humourless that you can't spot sarcasm?
BenKirk
BenKirk
NSW
600 posts
NSW, 600 posts
18 Sep 2011 12:54pm
WINDSURFnSNOW said...

adrien2035 said...

I think this all thing is great, i ll try t attempt some slalom event if i found some gear. :-)

That's a good point Adrien. If any wave or non slalom guys want to give it a shot then it wouldn't be too hard to russle up some demo or used gear to try for the day.

Sam.




After talking to Brett, I'll be doing the first slalom event - should be heaps of fun!
Ads72
Ads72
NSW
362 posts
NSW, 362 posts
21 Sep 2011 10:10am
What a great time to be windsurfing. We must be living though a Windsurfing Renaissance![}:)]
dism
dism
NSW
660 posts
NSW, 660 posts
22 Sep 2011 12:19am
site not working. otherwise great idea
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