pilotpete said..

INTHELOOP said..
forecast indicating 15-17knts for the race. Should be fast. Anybody been out to Rotto? whats the weed situation? www.seabreeze.com.au/graphs/wa.asp

Marv its all weed free this year be easy for you LOL

I did a sup race across yesterday but it was to Sorrento, quite a bit of the ribbon type weed.
It will make the decision hard, to foil or not to foil is no doubt the question, guess wind strength will be the deciding factor.

No, no, no, I owe a carton if it gets 25knts

Fashions on the field… L2L 2014 OK, the new Lycras for 2014 are released and looking great, as modelled by Tim and Dave! ...

The real purpose of this shot is to show competitors the secret pocket (machined inside the lycra) where you can store the two (supplied) flares for every competitor. If you look closely, under the 0 you can just see the flare pocket. We tested them yesterday, they dont fall out (!) and are easy to access. Brilliant!

Underoath said...
That will be fat yak too Cauncy,

thats ok, we can share it after the race!

Sorry to say it's not my thing, so won't be there, however I'll gladly honour the bet , and if 25knt a carton of Matilda bay fat yak is yours, not a bad drop, you've got taste,

Should be fine, few kgs headed over from Sydney. Hopefully there is no mix up and it ends up in Bali again.

Received Tags in the mail yesterday, but no board stickers - what's the go this year, are they not required?

Epic conditions forecast!! good luck to everyone, it's going to be an awesome sunny windy day.

fark those rashies are epic tim. Best ones yet .

Sucks i am stuck in sydney on the weekend

Hi Simon,

The wetsuit rule might be for safety reason.

If you crash and cannot relaunch or if the wind dies for any reasons, it might takes time for the rescue boats to come and get you. Your body temperature drops quickly when you stay still in the water. Having a wetsuit keeps your temperature high enough to wait for the rescue boat.

I remember doing a race in France where the wind dropped 2 km off shore. 150 racers waiting in the water with their kites. It took more than 1 hour for the 5 rescue boats to pickup everyone.

In this circumstance, go as quick as you can to the kite by pulling one front line only, then when you hold your kite safely, pack your lines as good as you can and wait on your kite for the safety boat to rescue you.

It should not happen, but always good to be prepared.

Is the wetsuit thing an actual rule? I had a look and couldn't see it stated. Was just going to go boardies but would rather not be unpleasently suprised on the day..

Edit. Never mind just found it.

simstat said..
Good luck to everyone!
I am a first timer and will be at the back in weekend warrior class riding a twintip, just enjoying the chance to do the crossing under organised conditions.
There's not too many events in the world where the likes of an average Joe like me can rub shoulders with some of the best in the world. Well, that is at least until they disappear out in front towards Leighton at Mach 5.....
Really looking forward to the day, forecast looks sweet, and the whole show seems well organised.
Great job so far guys and here's to a safe race

Ps:Anyone know why they have the wetsuit rule?

Simon

apparently its to make you look more seal like, speeding up your disposal to natures predators, thus saving time for the safety boat, after all its a red bull event,

Hmmmm, I'm packing a 12m and a Zephyr, but looking like 12m for me in the TT class.... how about you guys?

A lot of clouds around yesterday - gusty - felt more like a front than a doctor. leaning towards and 11 - 13 combo on a mako king or Dundee TT

After Party… See below. Each Competitor and Volunteer is welcome to bring one to two guests.

The After Party is a private party open to those people closely associated with the race.

See you there!

Hi everybody,

Nine News Perth is hoping to get in touch with someone that will be wearing a GO PRO on themselves whilst competing in Saturday's Lighthouse to Leighton.

Nine News is a major sponsor of the event and will have a chopper capturing footage from above as well as live crosses on the day so to add to the story it would be great if we could speak to someone that would be willing to share their footage with our team on the day. We would need you to be available asap after the race to quickly downloaded and send the file to the newsroom for inclusion in that nights news.

We are obviously a little tight for time on this so if anyone is interested could you please get in touch with myself as soon as you can.

Look forward to making this happen and all the best to you all!

Thanks,

Corey

Corey Triffett
0401 818 712
ctriffett@nine.com.au