Henley to Semaphore Race
Race from Henley to Semaphore.
This is ~8 km direct line and expected to take 30 - 60 mins, depending on the conditions.
When: Green SW'ly arrows on Seabreeze during the holding period & consensus amongst organisers
Holding Period: 1st/2nd, 15th/16th, 22nd/23rd, 30th December 2018
Called: based on the forecast around noon on Friday - here at this post
Event Briefing: 3 pm
Cost: Free to WSA members (join up here)
Registration - Marlborough St, Henley Beach, from 3 pm
Briefing - 3:30 pm - you need to be at the event briefing to participate in the event
Car Shuffle - Organisers will leave transport at Semaphore ready for the car shuttle.
If you have a buddy coming then organise to leave a car at Semaphore
Eligibility - competent wind surfers who can water start, gybe and plane comfortably in choppy conditions.
Comfortable sailing for 1 h in changing conditions, mainly on a broad reach
Equipment - Floater board, PFD and mobile phone in waterproof case recommended
Event entry fee - free for WindSurfingSA members. Join online at
(windsurfingsa.org.au/
Windsurfer definition: (Wikipedia) It consists of a board usually 2.5 to 3 meters long, with displacements typically between 60 and 250 litres, powered by wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and consists of a mast, boom and sail. The sail area generally ranges from 2.5 m2 to 12 m2

Not this weekend
- Saturday forecasts are divided about when the main front is going to arrive (looks like surfing weather to me!).
- Sunday seems to depend on whether it gets sunny?
Not next weekend either - one of the organisers is away.
Still another 5 days left in the holding period.
Stay tuned to this post!

Coming to the end of the holding period so we're calling it for Saturday 22nd December based on this forecast:


Forecast for Saturday, 22 December

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming southwesterly in the middle of the day then increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Registrations from 3 pm
Event Briefing at 3:30 pm at Marlborough St - You need to be at the briefing to participate.
There will be some time to rig after the briefing.

Hope to see you there!

Bugger - can't make it today - family obligations I can't get out of. Hopefully next time - good luck to all.

Thanks for participating. Here are the placings:
1. Richard Upton
2. Mark Tinnion
3. James Thomson
4. Juan Hierro
DNF Ty Andrews

I'm all good
Biggest crash I've ever had and only 500m into the race.

Boom let go and then I was a passenger.
Thank god it was at the start

Thanks Guys for organizing the event and next time I'll bring smaller gear..

Thanks James for organising had a great time look forward to next year again loads of big wipeouts though