The NSW Raceboard Series returns tomorrow at DAC.
You can find all the details and enter via www.ausraceboard.org/raceboard-windsurfing-events#/2022-23-nsw-raceboard-series-1/
Rego (for those who haven't already done it online) from 12.30.
Make sure your WNSW membership is up to date (and therefore your third party public liability insurance) - check for your name here www.windsurfingnsw.com/member-register/ and talk to your club if you don't appear.
Briefing and course description at 1.15. (Best to be rigged and registered before this!)
Racing from 2pm. Three races.
Drinks on the veranda, after.
The series entry fee is still a low $160 for adults (including the States at Jervis Bay) or $80 for youth (U20). Bargain!! You can also join individual one-day events for $35 or two-day events for $70 (again youth rate is half price).
A small turnout for the start of the series, but still good racing in a southerly at DAC for those that turned up.
Round 2 is on Saturday 8th of October at Palm Beach Sailing Club. Dust of your boards!
The next installment is this Saturday at Palm Beach Sailing Club.
Check out the details and register here www.windsurfingnsw.com/join/.
Racing will start at 2pm, with a briefing at 1pm.
The gates will be open from 11am. There is an overflow area that we can use and can accommodate 30 cars close to the rigging area. There will be a parking marshal to point people into the free parking area otherwise its about $35 per day (for Council parking.). There is alternative parking for those with a Northern Beaches Parking sticker.
We will probably have 4 races back-to-back, so it would be a good idea to take drinks and snacks out on the water. You can leave water bottles on the club support vessels.The Sailing club is not serving food so it's recommended that participants bring all their necessities for the day (lunch /water /sunscreen). There is also a small cafe "Greedy Goat" about 100 m away which is good for eat in or take away.For those who want to kick on, Club Palm Beach (formerly the Palm Beach RSL) is nearby for Fish n Chips or a Chicken Parmy after sailing. clubpalmbeach.com.au/ Bistro hours 11:30am - 8:30pm so we should be able to get food after racing, whenever we finish.
Come along and join in.
Expectations are high for the next round of the Raceboard series as we were not able to get any raceable conditions at Palm Beach but it is a nice place to hang around the beach! So this Saturday we will be joining the Illawarra fleet at IYC.
The details are:
What: Starboard / Severne / WSS Boards NSW Raceboard Series - Round 3.
Date: Saturday 29 October
Location: Illawarra Yacht Club 1 Northcliffe Drive Warrawong 2502
Rego: From 0900
Briefing: 1015
Racing: Not before 1100, up to 5 races (no more than 3 back-to-back) If you haven't already, go to www.windsurfingnsw.com/join/ to enter or bring cash on the day. It's $35 for the day, half price for youth.
IYC is a fenced facility and a licenced club under the NSW Liquor and Gaming regulations. IYC Windsurfers request that visiting Windsurfers enter the IYC Grounds via the Eastern Gate and park as directed by Parking Marshalls on the perimeter of the Rigging Lawn so as to keep the designated parking areas free of windsurfer's cars to maximise available parking for the licenced club patrons who will arrive later in the day. The gates to the IYC's grounds are generally opened by the club staff at 8.30 each day
Access to upper level of the club is controlled by club staff and normal licenced club entrance requirements apply, ie visitors show photo ID and are signed in. Wetsuits and windsurfing attire are not permitted to be worn in the upper level of the club.
A Snack Servery (coffee cake pies and the like) operates upstairs in the club from 9 am. The Bistro Lunchtime Menu is available from 12 noon until 3 pm.
It is recommended that Members and Guests wishing to have an evening meal book a table by phoning Club Reception on 4274 6622
Challenging conditions on Lake Illawarra today a westerly with gusts up to 28kn. No one was game to venture out with their big sails, quite a few Techno 7.8's hit the water. Jimmy was working on his picket fence until race 4 when on the last screaming run and heading into a gybe his fin which had only been on the water 4 times snapped off, he was able to limp over the finish line but missed out on completing the fence. Blue sky and sunshine made everyone feel like it was summer, just lamenting on when we will ever get a Nor Easter again. Many thanks to the Illawarra crew for running a great day for us.
The next round of the series is also the Raceboard State Championship and is on this weekend at the Jervis Bay Sailing Club be ready to go by briefing at 11:30 on Saturday you can registers earlier or do it on line at www.windsurfingnsw.com/join/
Forecast is looking good, get down there!!
The NSW Raceboard State championship was held over the weekend at the Jervis Bay Sailing Club at Callala Bay we were all looking forward to Saturdays forecast NE'er. It came in early and built up quickly so no one rigged larger than and 8.5 with many going smaller. They were able to set a course for us across the mouth of Callala Bay which gave us a great racing are with pretty flat water. John Doolan was leading the way in race 1 only to be pipped at the post by Jimmy Levy on the finish line after a blasting run where he sailed fast but with more depth to just get though on the pin ahead of John at the boat end. We did one session with 3 races first up with the wind in the low 20kn range after a break we went back for another go and the wind had got up a little more with the gusts heading towards 30kn. Jimmy showed consistent form to win all 4 races ahead of John and Richie. The increasing conditions took a bit of a toll on the fleet and we called it a day after 4 races. We shared the race course with the Foil crew who zoomed around us. Many thanks to Berowne for being our random roving camera man.
Sundays forecast wasn't so great, 20kn westerly which was well over that by 9am so it was pretty obvious from early on there was not going to be any racing. Looking out over Jervis Bay it just looked white. So we had a quick presso awarding the State Championship to Jimmy Levy, 2nd John Doolan and 3rd Richie Reynolds.
Many thanks to Steve and the crew at Jervis Bay Sailing club for making us welcome and looking after us.
The NSW Starboard Severne WSS Raceboard Series continues this Saturday as we converge on St George Sailing Club along with the foiling fleet.
We're looking at doing three races, with the first race Warning Signal at 14.10. Briefing at 1pm. You can register online here www.windsurfingnsw.com/join/, if you aren't already enrolled in the series.
Hang about for a get together afterwards to check out the new bar and bistro. stgeorgesailingclub.com.au/food
Looking ahead, the series will conclude at Saratoga Sailing Club on March 18th and 19th.
The points table for the series so far looks like this, but a lot can change with 2 rounds to go and drops to come in.
St George put on races for us, the wind was a little light but we were able to get around the course with a bit of pumping here and there.
Well done to new dad Jimmy who was on form and took out the day from John and Richie. Great to see Nathan returning to the boards.
Day 1 at Saratoga, Sunny Late Nor Easter came in. First race was non planing but after that there was good areas of pressure with the occasional lull. Lots of action throughout the fleet with Richie and John sharing the wins. Lissa rounded to the top mark in first place in Race 2, Richie took Christophe out on a screaming reach on race 2. James Luffman was getting into the mix but took himself out with a toe crushing catapult in race 3.
Another glassy morning with hopes of a Nor Easter in the afternoon. It was hot on shore with what looked like puffs from random directions but by early afternoon there was a light breeze across the water. So it was decided to try setting a course and see if it was going to work. We ended up getting 3 races in a 6knot easterly. There was a bit of pumping going on but the races only went for 15 minutes each so it was not too big of a workout. The swim after each race was quite refreshing. Richie was on a roll winning all 3 from Adam who got 3 2nds ahead of John. The big mover of the day was Jack who improved his time by minutes in each race.
As the last round of the series that lead to the unveiling of the winners and grinners of the series.
1st Senior Jimmy Levy
1st Master Adam Hampton
1st Grand Master Richie Reynolds
1st Veteran Jack Sitters
1st Woman Lissa McMillan
Overall
1st Richie Reynolds
2nd John Doolan
3rd Lissa McMillan
Photos www.ausraceboard.org/raceboard-photo-gallery#/new-gallery-1/
