Inverloch Windsurfing Club's no.1 member, Club Legend, previous Olympic and world champion and all time great girl - Allison Shreeve is in Melbourne racing for Olympic selection at the ISAF Sailing World Cup. The RSX/RS1 will be racing 11th and 12th November and the field in the men's, women's and junior's will boast racers from all over the world.
Check out details at www.sailmelbourne.com.au/

Its kind of dissapointing that this is happenning in our doorstep but the mainstream media don't even blink!

Racing is not everyone's cuppa but its a strong field...and hopefully there's going to be a bit of breeze about!
in the women's you've got the 2 UK rockets- Bryony Shaw and Izzy Hamilton as well as our Olympic hopefuls- Allison and Jessica.
Ally is staying at the famous Chateau de Edithvale- (ie my house) and she's keen! If she wins this, she's well on her way to the Olympics.
Go get 'em, Ally!

When is she coming down?

She's down already....picking up a new RSX from SHQ today!

Training today, tomorrow and Saturday, then racing from Monday onwards

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drift said...

Its kind of dissapointing that this is happenning in our doorstep but the mainstream media don't even blink!

Yes - agree. It doesn't have a ball so it can't be a sport, right?

Wishing you the best of luck, Allison! We'd love to see you in the Olympics,

RK

Here was me thinking you meant Kato!

Best of luck Allison!

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ozbiker56 said...

drift said...

Its kind of dissapointing that this is happenning in our doorstep but the mainstream media don't even blink!

Yes - agree. It doesn't have a ball so it can't be a sport, right?

Wishing you the best of luck, Allison! We'd love to see you in the Olympics,

RK

Can't we cause the media to turn up?

Now, where did I put that bucket of cold water?

Please refer to the photo below as one example. This shows how much of a champion Allison is, by helping out with the Windsurfing Victoria Kids Club last Sunday. For more information, follow the other forum threeds.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Victoria/Windsurfing-Victoria-Kids-Club/

Allison is a great champion, to take time out of her busy training and race testing schedule to give back to the kids in our sport - the future.
Big congrats Ali and total respect
Eat 'em up in the races Ali

Guys what we have here is a failure to communicate.

She sails Olympic RS:X Class and is a champion at that, however it is true that she is not an "olympian" by the true sense of the word. She might be soon though:)

It doesn't make her any less a great sailor.

Windsufering - although you were right, your tones a bit off, can you please show some more tact next time when correcting our elders? I am sure that the difference could have been explained with a little more class.

Smiles all round.....windsurfing fills me with happiness too!

Update from the racing

Day 1- light and patchy breeze- 2 races- Ally got a blinder of a start on race 1, but there was a general recall from the fleet after she'd already past the start gate. In the restart she got caught on port and had to go under some of the fleet. Finishing position: 7th.
In race 2- the breeze got light and she finished 5th.

Day 2- was called off due to late start and lack of wind.

Today is looking interesting around noon, with a nice big storm cell building out west.

Greetings Windsurfering - it is great to see that a simple statement has caused so much fracca amongst a few. Passion in our sport is always great to see. So lets sort this out for all to understand. I agree with you that I was wrong as I misread a statement from Ali's website. Just to clarify for all she is not a "previous olympic champion" as I stated but an olympic and formula CLASS Oceanic and South America Champion 2006.
Windsufering understand, this thread is not about one or two words but it is about the fact that no media was being given to the Olympic Racing trials happening here in Melbourne. In the RSX class we have two world class Australian female windsurfers and a host of female Internationals all racing and preparing for the 2012 Olympics. It was about informing the windsurfing community what was happening on our back door. TOP SHELF racing with a class field. The post was also about the fact that we had Inverloch Windsurfing Club's No.1 member, who has the honour of receiving the club's highly prized "LEGEND" status, taking part in these races. "LEGEND" status at IWC is a very difficult membership status to achieve and Allison received it "for her guts and determination in attempting to cross Bass Strait." Only one other person in the club has achieved this status and that is the mighty Kato for his 24 hrs sailing clocking up over 550 kms. These two windsurfers are IWC's true LEGENDS.
Seeing we are clarifying matters here, I think it is worthwhile checking out Allison's full credentials and understand what a true CHAMPION she is

> Ranked number 1 in the World in Formula Windsurfing 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
> Formula Windsurfing World Champion 2007, 2006, 2005
> PWA World Tour Racing Champion 2004
> New World Speed Record (A Class) of 27.7 knots/51.3km/h 2005
> New Australian women's Speed Record 32.84 knots 2006
> Australian Female Sailor of the year 2006
> Ranked number 1 in Olympic and Formula class in Australia
> Olympic and Formula Oceanic and South American Champion 2006
> Australian National Formula Champion 2006, 2005
> Australian representative at the Pre Olympic Test event China 2006
> Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship holder 2004-2006
> NSW Institute of Sport Scholarship holder since 1998
> Member of the ISAF (International Sailing Federation) Testing team for the new board chosen for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
> Part of the international racing and development teams for Neil Pryde, F2 and Deboichet from 2004-2006
Taken from her website at www.allisonshreeve.com/

GO GET'M CHAMP

Drift:
"Ally got a blinder of a start on race 1, but there was a general recall from the fleet after she'd already past the start gate. "

What are the rules about "general recalls from the fleet"?
I only know the shoutings of "STARBOARD!"

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oldie said...


What are the rules about "general recalls from the fleet"?
I only know the shoutings of "STARBOARD!"

We'd probably have do actually read the rulebook but from what I can remember I thought that once the leading boat was clear, (and hadn't jumped the start), there couldn't be a general recall. I'm sure someone will let me know if thats not the case.

mg

generals are only given for two real reasons
1 theres to many people over and they can not fairly identify enough people or
2 there was a fault on the race organisers side for example a very bias start line

they should be given as quick as possible ,but if the start boat is unsure it is better to rerun the start then let to many get away with it