When: A weekend day in August (5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 or 27th) when SeaBreeze is showing Green arrows (+18 knots) from the NW.
Date/Time/Location advertised at this Seabreeze forum by midday the Friday before.
Where: we have council permission to run at Day St or Goolwa
What: 20 min heats - 8 sailors - or similar
Categories: Medals for:
Open Mens - 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Open Womens - 1st
Open Masters Mens - 1st
Junior Men - 1st
Cost: For insurance purposes you need to be a member of WindsurfingSA (windsurfingsa.org.au/) = $35.
Please sign up prior on the website.
Event fee = $5 (includes BBQ)

Due to work travel I may not be in Adelaide to run the event, if anyone is willing to act as back up organiser please PM Slim Jim or text me on 0432 698 032.

Sounds a good plan...only I'd take the wind forecasts from MetEye rather than Seabreeze, which is pretty unreliable more than a few days out, I reckon.

I Agree with Ian

Sunday is looking promising

So is saturday

As of now, Saturday => 20-30kts NW and 5' swell...

No comp this weekend - I'm away with work. Also the Conditions are not looking that favourable for Day St so we wait .

Hi James. Apart from your away, are u looking at the same weather forcast as me? Did you sacrifice yourself to the wind gods?>

West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, increasing to 25 to 35 knots during the morning, then tending westerly during the afternoon

And the swell is on the rise, down at dribbs ATM, there is talk of surfing pines on Sunday!!

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Scotty Mac said..
Hi James. Apart from your away, are u looking at the same weather forcast as me? Did you sacrifice yourself to the wind gods?>

West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, increasing to 25 to 35 knots during the morning, then tending westerly during the afternoon

Scotty, the other problem is lack of people willing to organise and run the comp.

Plus I really have to work tomorrow, so it's only fair if none of you go sailing.

With all you people sacrificing yourselves it's going to be so on............
Being someone that never gets out during the working week, I feel for you!

Bit of a whale factor today! Some solid waves occasionally reenforcing the big swell coming!

Not this weekend either, tho based on My dodgy forecasts there might be action on the Mid?

Not this weekend either. Complex weather systems Sun/Mon - interesting to see if it evolves as predicted

I've requested an extension on our Event permit thru September - I'll let you know how that goes.

Thanks, James. I was wondering about that possibility ...

James, is fathers day this week a possibility or not?

Council agreed to the extension.
Will call it Sunday if the conditions are right - it's still W'ly forecast at the moment but we can take a chance on it hoping there will be some N in it - try and shift your Fathers Day commitments to the afternoon/ evening if you can.
will make final decision Friday lunchtime

State Titles Wave Sailing Competition this Sunday 3rd Sept
Event Briefing 9:30 am - Day St - you need to attend the briefing to be in the event
Registrations from 8:30 am
Plenty of wind forecast with nice swell size (~3')
Open to members of WindsurfingSA and equivalent interstate organisations - join up (windsurfingsa.org.au/)
Event fee - $5 includes BBQ lunch
Format - 20 - 30 minute heats, 8 sailors, scoring based on best aerial and 2 wave rides
Even if you're not super competitive come down for the social aspect and watch the top sailors throw some sick moves!

Excellent!!

Bummer, cant get there till later. Still looks good all day though for a sail

I'm excited. I can bring a microphone!

Current forecast has the wind direction better from late morning, turning to NW - WNW after being WSW earlier but hitting over 30kts!! Swell 3-4 ft. Looking pretty prime...

Shhh. Don't put the mockers on it....

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gmitton said..
Shhh. Don't put the mockers on it....

wasn't me...

Won't be able to make it. Have fun.

Sorry, I can't make it either today. Have a good one! Cheers, Richard

Thanks everyone who participated and helped run the event.

The results are:
Open Mens:
1. James Barr
2. Ian Rushton
3. Scott McCluskey

Open Womens:
1. Genevieve Knight

Masters Mens:
1. Geoff Mitton

Great sailing in really challenging conditions - well done everyone!

Great work James thanks for organising it. Nice work. Everyone appreciates you efforts. Ta

Tough conditions at Middleton today for the State Wavesailing titles: gusty 20-35kts W and head high bumpy sets... but some pretty good waves if you got into one. Congrats to overall winner, James Barr ! Here are a few snaps from before I went out and before it turned on and off ballistic... And big cheers to James and his Father's Day crew for looking after us all!!


Crash...


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Scotty



Slim Jim



Zubby



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