Its on this Saturday morning, BOP Action!!!




Registration: 0800-0830

Racing - 0900 - 1030

Where? Ledge Point as
SUPWA will be presenting the Action Sports WA SUP Derby -
Technical Racing at the Lancelin Classic.
Navigate out through the surf breaks, paddle around markers & surf back to shore on a specially designed course created for fun!!
It's open to 12'6 and 14' boards, come and try out what the East Coast have known for years - Tech Racing is fast, fun and fantastic!
Great opportunity to race prior to the start of the Ledge to Lancelin Classic - wind surfing and kite boarding. 3 short races held on Ledge Point. Darren from Action Sports WA will have the Naish N1SCO inflatable fleet available for racing fun as well - separate division - lots of fun assured :-))

Click here to join the Battle of the paddle fun.

https://supwa.tidyclub.com/public/events/1416-action-sports-wa-sup-derby-lancelin-classic-tech-race

Leashes are required thanks & allow 1.5 hours from Perth prior to registration.
Going to be a blast

Conditions really are looking awesome for Saturdays inaugural Action Sports WA SUP Derby, especially for anyone in the O/50's division... as I'll be on the side lines Sooo... Kent, Rick, Lach, Tim, Steve, Kurt, Graham, Mocka and any other well defined gents that I've missed, now's yer big chance lads... bring in on LOL
Then you can either head home for lunch or up to Wedge where it's sure to be cranking - YEW!!!

Hey Maxeeboy I have entered and will be heading up for a few days but only want to take 1 race board and not sure if I should take the 12'6 or 14.

I can't imagine there will be a lot of surf so was thinking the 14 might ok for the BOP and may be a better option if I want to do some downwinders.

Do you know if there is any handicapping or anything applied for the different sizes or is it just all in and results are just position as they cross the line?

Damn shame you wont be racing Gosup but I will catch up with you for a beer.

Going to be a big weekend BOP on Saturday plus kite wave comp on Friday and kite marathon on Sunday, and waves whenever I can in between.

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tightlines said..
Hey Maxeeboy I have entered and will be heading up for a few days but only want to take 1 race board and not sure if I should take the 12'6 or 14.

I can't imagine there will be a lot of surf so was thinking the 14 might ok for the BOP and may be a better option if I want to do some downwinders.

Do you know if there is any handicapping or anything applied for the different sizes or is it just all in and results are just position as they cross the line?

Damn shame you wont be racing Gosup but I will catch up with you for a beer.

Going to be a big weekend BOP on Saturday plus kite wave comp on Friday and kite marathon on Sunday, and waves whenever I can in between.

Goodonya Kent, 14' or 12'6 and no handicapping as the course's will be short due to the number of heats and time constraints!

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tightlines said..
Hey Maxeeboy I have entered and will be heading up for a few days but only want to take 1 race board and not sure if I should take the 12'6 or 14.

I can't imagine there will be a lot of surf so was thinking the 14 might ok for the BOP and may be a better option if I want to do some downwinders.

Do you know if there is any handicapping or anything applied for the different sizes or is it just all in and results are just position as they cross the line?

Damn shame you wont be racing Gosup but I will catch up with you for a beer.

Going to be a big weekend BOP on Saturday plus kite wave comp on Friday and kite marathon on Sunday, and waves whenever I can in between.

Knock yourself out tightlines, either board, no penalties

12'6 it is, see you guys up there.

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tightlines said..
12'6 it is, see you guys up there.

Hey Bood, I already put you down for one of the 12'6 Naish Inflatos, that only leaves 8 up for grabs! Maybe I'll give the bung knee a run after all

Yewww battle of the paddle Hmmm inflato makes sense

Yep racing on inflatables makes for a fun event, so thanks to Darren Marshall from Action Sports WA for supplying them and sponsoring the event and Gordon, Jackson and the crew from SUPWA who put on a great fun day of racing at Ledge Point today prior to the start of the Lancelin Ocean Classic windsurf race.
It was a sensational morning and a handicap start for the final made for some close racing.
Michael Hastie was flying around the course but being the last to start he had a lot of ground to make up.
From memory it was Wesley Fry who took it out, Roger Goodwin first O/40 and Cristiana Chessa first female.

Yep , thanks Darren (and Gordon, Jacko, Renee et al), it was a fun event. More training required for me, that's for sure.
Took some shaky video of the final that I can share if anyone is interested.
Here are a few screen dumps.