starts this week see you there

What is the likely call for Opens. thursday + friday or just friday.

over the last 5 years it has all been run over one day if the wind comes in it is on

yer i'd suggest getting there on thursday or ya might miss out!!

thought i was the only one on this wave sail forum

Your not alone Spot

i'm packing a SUP with a mast track so i can slay everyone who thinks wave sailing is for small boards and sails less than 5.0. I dont need more than 5 knots.


Who else is up for a SUP/Sail division if the wind is light to keep things interesting??

I thought I heard on the TV that both Ledge Point and Lencelin may be evacuated due to bush fire, is this correct???

that's actually a good call!! we need a shop to arrange some SUPS

do it DO it

looks like we will get the swell but dare i say lite winds

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william said...

that's actually a good call!! we need a shop to arrange some SUPS

do it DO it

bring your own!!
i've got a 9'3" JP hot and ready to go!

Dunno about the wave comp but the sunday looks like it will be sweet for a post party wavesail..

day one of the wave event
small waves and lite winds we did manage 3 heats out today
friday looking the goods2 meters swell &18k to23k lets hope the forecast is right
gets underway at 11am

How did the wave comp go today? It would have been huge!?

good waves i have the winners but you will have be at the lano this avo to find out some big moves were going on and some claiming

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spot1 said...

good waves i have the winners but you will have be at the lano this avo to find out some big moves were going on and some claiming

stuff going to Lano to stand around between heats just to rub shoulders with the pros.

Should have stayed and sailed 4hrs at Metts,it was all time.One of the best sessions there in 5 years.

Best of all it,was most of the crew must have got sucked in and went to Lano,leaving more waves for me

dont get me wrong but lano was the place to be not metts this week/weekend

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dont get me wrong but lano was the place to be not metts this week/weekend

sorry to say but from the photos I have just seen Maui was the place to be this weekend... they had an epic Kona setup.

did they take any photos from the chopper or from a boat in the channel or even from the edge of the reef? I hope they didn't shoot everything from the platform.

Not the best setup to shoot from if I remember correctly.

filming from the platform,water,jetski.chopper,5 mastcams,and from the island it was nonstop filming i think they spent 80k on the production big bucks for windsurfing
well done to rob and the crew

Where do i find results for wave comp thanks

rob has the list and will post up soon
i do know that ben s won the pros
peter tommo the open

Im keen to see all the photos and video footage of the wave event.
Any links to these yet?
Looks like everyone had heaps of fun.

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spot1 said...

dont get me wrong but lano was the place to be not metts this week/weekend

Looking at the size of the waves in those pics and knowing the lack of power at south passage i beg to differ.

The race and party would have been fun though

Its good to watch pros sail but only a select few are allowed on the platform the rest who aren't in the loop have to stand around waiting for hours on the beach and unless you have a pair of high powered binoculars you aren't going to see much.

Personally id rather sail at metts with a bunch of good mates when metts was having its day
As i said best ive seen it in the last 5 years.

Each to your own though
Glad you all had fun at Lano.

Gazza - wait til you see the pics. I checked the ones from Metts and they were like the small ones coming through at South Passage on Friday. I stood on the reef and watched the final heats of the contest, and I've never seen waves like that at Lancelin before. And the sailing level was ridiculous. Awesome to see.

Both Mett's and South passage are great fun on their day - and the two have the fact in common that they arent good that often.

I was lucky enough to be filming off the jet ski so was often only 4 ft away from aerials and reos going down in the middle and end section of the break.

Ben's second wave in the final was the best i have ever seen ridden at south passage-and i cant believe he did it in the final of the wave comp. With a Go PRO hd mounted on his boom.

a clean threeo out the front of the middle section , followed by a sweet lifter air and 2 good spray hacks on the end section - with a full fist punch claim at the end of the wave. Unfortunatley i was hooting so much that i ruined the audio on that ride. its all on tape - contracted out to the final production - which should be awesome when it hits global broadcast in a few months time.

That same ride was also hit from a helicopter

and from a long lense on the island (that was powerful enough to fill the frame with the rider) - as well as a lens on the platform. Sick!

Sunday was a bit suss with the occasional good un coming thru. but got 2 threeos from ty bodycoat filming go pr hd helmet chase cam. More good wizards stuff. Stoked.

As for me - i cant sail passage worth a damn - in the wrong place ALL the time. i prefer Metts.

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Gazza - wait til you see the pics. I checked the ones from Metts and they were like the small ones coming through at South Passage on Friday. I stood on the reef and watched the final heats of the contest, and I've never seen waves like that at Lancelin before. And the sailing level was ridiculous. Awesome to see.

Those pics were on sat it looked a bit inconsistent and small and i only had an hour so sailed scarbs instead

would have been good to watch from the reef did you sail out there or get dropped off?

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As for me - i cant sail passage worth a damn - in the wrong place ALL the time. i prefer Metts.

I didn't know that Mat i thought its was only me who couldn't work the place out.
Its makes me feel heaps better knowing even you can't sus it out

im stoked you got some great footage,i will now get to see the wave comp as well as having a great sail at Metts

Its a win win in my eyes