Starts Monday 4th November. Forecast for the first day looks good gusting to 40 to 50 knots. Hope they finish digging out the canal and have it ready in time. Antoine is back for another crack at the windsurfing speed record.
Unfortunately the canal wont be ready to open this week. One of the diggers sank into the sand and has to be freed, putting back the construction. Forecast looks good this week and next. Also some discussion this may be the last year for the L?deritz speed event.
Forecast: wx.iwindsurf.com/spot/86416
Select to expand quoteRoo said..
Unfortunately the canal wont be ready to open this week. One of the diggers sank into the sand and has to be freed, putting back the construction. Forecast looks good this week and next. Also some discussion this may be the last year for the L?deritz speed event.
Forecast: wx.iwindsurf.com/spot/86416
Thats a shame!! Hope the comp runs a week longer for them. I bet a few would be upset. I wonder if AA's zypher project will come out? His been testing it heaps from 20knt winds to 50knot condition's a fair bit.
Maybe just maybe, in a ben profit video i saw. They can get a canal dug on the sand flats at LA Palme! Imagine how many more could afford to enter. Have spectators and logistics a lot easier! Plus it could be an event that can happen twice a year!
Select to expand quoteizaak said..Roo said..
Unfortunately the canal wont be ready to open this week. One of the diggers sank into the sand and has to be freed, putting back the construction. Forecast looks good this week and next. Also some discussion this may be the last year for the L?deritz speed event.
Forecast: wx.iwindsurf.com/spot/86416
Thats a shame!! Hope the comp runs a week longer for them. I bet a few would be upset. I wonder if AA's zypher project will come out? His been testing it heaps from 20knt winds to 50knot condition's a fair bit.
Maybe just maybe, in a ben profit video i saw. They can get a canal dug on the sand flats at LA Palme! Imagine how many more could afford to enter. Have spectators and logistics a lot easier! Plus it could be an event that can happen twice a year!
@izaak the Zephyr project has given up on breaking the overall speed record with a foil, they are back to windsurfing with a few surprises in store for Luderitz. The Greenies in the south of France have made it very difficult to dig another canal, Pascal Maka has been trying for years to get one done. The old one at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a couple of hours east of La Palme, can still be seen on Google maps. maps.app.goo.gl/iFiXFmwHJjh9FoiN7
What a shame there was a chance the world record could be broken today? Anyone there? At least some GPS records could be broken at Dias Point if the conditions were right?
Select to expand quoteRoo said..izaak said..Roo said..
Unfortunately the canal wont be ready to open this week. One of the diggers sank into the sand and has to be freed, putting back the construction. Forecast looks good this week and next. Also some discussion this may be the last year for the L?deritz speed event.
Forecast: wx.iwindsurf.com/spot/86416
Thats a shame!! Hope the comp runs a week longer for them. I bet a few would be upset. I wonder if AA's zypher project will come out? His been testing it heaps from 20knt winds to 50knot condition's a fair bit.
Maybe just maybe, in a ben profit video i saw. They can get a canal dug on the sand flats at LA Palme! Imagine how many more could afford to enter. Have spectators and logistics a lot easier! Plus it could be an event that can happen twice a year!
@izaak the Zephyr project has given up on breaking the overall speed record with a foil, they are back to windsurfing with a few surprises in store for Luderitz. The Greenies in the south of France have made it very difficult to dig another canal, Pascal Maka has been trying for years to get one done. The old one at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a couple of hours east of La Palme, can still be seen on Google maps. maps.app.goo.gl/iFiXFmwHJjh9FoiN7
I did think that was the case! Hopefully the Frenchies get something happening again. Going to take some time and a lot of hurdles to get through no doubt!
in the meantime we will wait in Tassie for the potential causeway to be built in the windiest part of our state
if the planned wind farm gets underway.
Select to expand quoteizaak said..Roo said..
Unfortunately the canal wont be ready to open this week. One of the diggers sank into the sand and has to be freed, putting back the construction. Forecast looks good this week and next. Also some discussion this may be the last year for the L?deritz speed event.
Forecast: wx.iwindsurf.com/spot/86416
Thats a shame!! Hope the comp runs a week longer for them. I bet a few would be upset. I wonder if AA's zypher project will come out? His been testing it heaps from 20knt winds to 50knot condition's a fair bit.
Maybe just maybe, in a ben profit video i saw. They can get a canal dug on the sand flats at LA Palme! Imagine how many more could afford to enter. Have spectators and logistics a lot easier! Plus it could be an event that can happen twice a year!
Next week is looking pretty epic, will give everyone a chance to warm up and get tuned it before the dogs get let off the leash! Sadly not many riders there this year, about 15 signed up. Good to see two ladies entered, both will be aiming for the woman's windsurfing record of 47.06 knots set 2 years ago. Antoine, Gunnar and Bjorn will be trying to break 53.27 knots over 500m set by AA in 2015.
I hope it stays for a few more years. Fingers crossed. It's on the bucket list. I truly hope records will be broken this year to show importance of the event. An safe sailing to all participants
Exploring the other potential spots in this world continues. That's the exciting part. ??
Might be time to explore wind chop flattening ideas again. ? Maybe another thread.
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I hope it stays for a few more years. Fingers crossed. It's on the bucket list. I truly hope records will be broken this year to show importance of the event. An safe sailing to all participants
Exploring the other potential spots in this world continues. That's the exciting part. ??
Might be time to explore wind chop flattening ideas again. ? Maybe another thread.
We know the spot, it just needs a few mods to make it perfect.
