Going to Mandurah?
Event page www.windsurfingwa.org.au/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=46:season-opening-weekend&Itemid=30
Marathon safety requirement ow.ly/epHtM
Sat dinner. Advanced booking required ow.ly/epHwx
Enter Windwise competition to win a course drawn at the dinner http://ow.ly/epHEV

Please help us out. You can still take part. Contact info@windsurfingwa.org.au

Looks like an excellent program.
Bring your family and all your toys... I don't have room for both!

Some clarification on the PFD's (having to argue it out on race day isn't fun for anyone)

I have a NP PFD which is EN393 50N as it's an international spec it fall's into the "grey zone" of acceptability.

According to this site they are categorized as a Type2/3.
maritimemanagement.transport.nsw.gov.au/staying-safe/index.html

Could this please be confirmed.

Thanks

Sorry, not when the season opening party is a 2hr drive and requires accomodation etc.

Preferred the traditional one night at a centrally located bar

:(

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elmo said...
Some clarification on the PFD's (having to argue it out on race day isn't fun for anyone)

I have a NP PFD which is EN393 50N as it's an international spec it fall's into the "grey zone" of acceptability.

According to this site they are categorized as a Type2/3.
maritimemanagement.transport.nsw.gov.au/staying-safe/index.html

Could this please be confirmed.

Thanks

I think they are fine WWA approved my NP one last year and i have worn it in the LOC for the last 5yrs.

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Mark _australia said...
Sorry, not when the season opening party is a 2hr drive and requires accomodation etc.

Preferred the traditional one night at a centrally located bar

:(

Too bad mate. Finally the season opener is only an hrs driver away for me
Good to see WWA putting the WA back in windsurfing not just metro area

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Bender said...

Mark _australia said...
Sorry, not when the season opening party is a 2hr drive and requires accomodation etc.

Preferred the traditional one night at a centrally located bar

:(

Too bad mate. Finally the season opener is only an hrs driver away for me
Good to see WWA putting the WA back in windsurfing not just metro area

As a southerner, I can see your point.

But I would not hold out much hope for a Gero, Greenhead etc season opener.

Most people have somebody they can stay with in Perth, many less can find freebie accom in Mandurah or are willing to pay $300 to go to a party.
(A bloody awesome party BTW)

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Mark _australia said...
Sorry, not when the season opening party is a 2hr drive and requires accomodation etc.

Preferred the traditional one night at a centrally located bar

:(

It's only a 1 hr drive back to your parents' place...
I plan to drive home after.

I would like to know if the flares have to be attached to your PFD?
I don't like having mine close to my face (in case of accident). I have them in a bum bag. Is that OK?

Firstly the PFDs.
NP ones are ok as they come under the International equivalent.
Please make sure that markings are legible. If all the print has come off it is probably time for a new one.

Flares. As long as you can access them in an emergency. It is your safety at stake.

The idea this year is for events to be a social weekend. The campsite at Miami is cheap and there is lots of holiday accomodation in the area if you get a group together it is a low(ish) cost option.
eg www.stayz.com.au/search/keywords:dawesville-wa-australia?checkin=03/11/2012&numNights=2&minPrice=&maxPrice=&numGuests=1&rating=0&acceptsOnlinePayment=false&searchRef-lastMinDeals=false&searchRef-specialOffers=false&feature=

Plus you get events to suit the conditions rather than waiting for the right conditions for an event.

Cool Thanks for the clarification

Q1 A 4 leg 28km option would be attractive. Not sure if I can do 6 X 7km legs and 14 km is a bit short. Is that a possibility?

Q2 Obviously sail numbers are helpful, but are they essential?

Maybe a buoy could be put in half way? 3 or 4 laps?
Last year you had to come to the registration on the shore to finish and a time was noted. Basically an honour system so sail numbers are not required. Top finishers sail number helps. They are needed for LOC.

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WindsurfingWA said...
Maybe a buoy could be put in half way? 3 or 4 laps?
Last year you had to come to the registration on the shore to finish and a time was noted. Basically an honour system so sail numbers are not required. Top finishers sail number helps. They are needed for LOC.

To encourage more intermediates to have a go shorter laps would be helpful, but may complicate things for organisers and confuse sailors. 7 km legs are quite daunting unless you have done it before. Then again, this is a marathon.

A 2, 4 or 6 leg option for the 7km legs would be simpler.
Also it would be useful if you didn't have to decide how many legs you were going for before the race. Personally I would like to try for the 6 legs, but as I have only done that distance in a session twice before, I'm not sure I can go that far without stopping, but I'm pretty sure I could do 4 legs. I'd like to go for 4, with the option of continuing on to do 6 if I feel like I can make it.

If you are using an honour system, just ask sailors how many legs they did when they report back to the registration desk, to work out which race they actually finished.

Gybes are bad

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elmo said...
Gybes are bad

Mine are!

Out of date flares?
Is there a cut off date? I have flares in good condition but way out of date.
I'll probably get new ones before the event but what is the cut off date?

Again, the main idea is that it is your safety at stake. If you are happy that the flares are going to work when you need them and are in good condition, ok.
It is at the organisers discretion but if they are more than 12 months out of date it is probably best to renew.

OK Seabreezers!

For the party animals!
WWA has turned up the volume to 11 for the Sat night with a round trip party bus and dinner for the bargain price of $50 for members ($65 non-members).

Get picked up from Miami taken to the Hot Rock cafe, move on to two pubs and finish at the Toucan night club with a 1am return to Miami.

Book now as seats are limited! http://www.windsurfingwa.org.au/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=86

Last week to enter the Windwise "win a coaching course" competition. Prize drawn at the Saturday night dinner at the Hot Rock Cafe.
http://www.windsurfingwa.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85:windwise-coaching-courses&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=29
If you are coming to the Mandurah weekend you need to help us out by booking your dinner ticket and or party bus ticket asap.
www.windsurfingwa.org.au/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=86

Is there a change of venue planned if the breeze is offshore (as per forecast ATM)?

Works all directions down in Mandurakastan.

May be a bit sketchy for the wave crew

did someone say "rock garden"

if it swings westerly we all know the perfect spot to hold the marthon.....

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Stuthepirate said...
did someone say "rock garden"

I'm not so much worried about the rock garden, just the secret sand bar I keep hitting

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Bender said...
if it swings westerly we all know the perfect spot to hold the marthon.....

where?

My tracks from yesterday's session in a westerly. Water depth was between knee and waist. i was using a 46cm weedy for some patches of weed and the shallowness in places. oh and the chop was 1-2inches high

If it blows NW as forecast and cant be shifted to Benderland Bunbury, the best long legs for a Marathon in Mandurah on the Peel estuary, on that NW direction would be "FatBoys" Nairns Beach Coodanup. if NW can do 7 to 8km legs.

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hardie said...
If it blows NW as forecast and cant be shifted to Benderland Bunbury, the best long legs for a Marathon in Mandurah on the Peel estuary, on that NW direction would be "FatBoys" Nairns Beach Coodanup. if NW can do 7 to 8km legs.

You have an old track for that spot?

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mineral1 said...

hardie said...
If it blows NW as forecast and cant be shifted to Benderland Bunbury, the best long legs for a Marathon in Mandurah on the Peel estuary, on that NW direction would be "FatBoys" Nairns Beach Coodanup. if NW can do 7 to 8km legs.

You have an old track for that spot?

I wouldnt know how to do any of that stuff

Here's my "Fatboys" tracks from last month, but be warned, the weed was getting very thick at the Northern end.