WNSW Foil Racing Calendar 2022/2023 season

Hi Formula Foil and iQ Foil Crew.

We are pleased to announce the Foil Racing calendar for NSW 2022/2023 season.

This year we have a few different events to try and explore more of NSW, test different conditions, try different tactics and support a range of clubs up and down the coast.

We have paid special attention to avoid conflicts with Sail Sydney, Sail Melbourne, Foiling Nationals, and the NSW Slalom rounds. As a result, there are some pretty big gaps in the race calendar! To try and fill these we also have a few marathon events planned in combination with some of the sailing clubs and classes.

Official NOR is pending but advanced warning is for 6 foil race events this season. There is a Google Calendar you can link to here www.windsurfingnsw.com/calendar/. (Click the +Google link at the bottom of the calendar). Details below.

NSW Formula Foil & iQ 2022/2023 Race Series
F1. 8/Oct @ PBSC 1 day
F2. 29 or 30/Oct @ MPSC best forecast day to be decided (Foils only)
F3. 19 and 20/Nov @ JBSC Callala Bay - Book an AirBNB soon!
F4. 19/Feb @ KCC - Windsurfing Festival with many classes
F5. 4/Mar @ SGSC - To celebrate the new clubhouse
F6. 19/Mar @ KCC - Final Round & Awards

Non-Series Events:
13-18/Dec Sail Sydney
13-17/Jan Sail Melb iQ Qualifiers
26/Jan/2023 Botany Bay Marathon (from KCC - be early as access gets shut off by about 9am!)
5/Feb/2023 Heaven Can Wait Marathon MPSC - Lake Macquarie
3-5 Feb 2023 or 10-12 Feb 2023 Foiling Nationals - TBC! QLD
6/May/2023 Peter Loft Marathon BYRA - Pitt Water

Art curtesy of +++++++++"DALL-E" ai model.

Venues
PBSC = Palm Beach Sailing Club - very Northern Beaches
MPSC = Marmong Point Sailing Club - Lake Macquarie
KCC = Kurnell Catamaran Club - Botany Bay southeast
SGSC = St George Sailing Club - Taren Point
JBSC = Jarvis Bay Sailing Club - Callala Bay
BYRA = Bayview Yacht Racing Association - Northern Beaches

Volunteers
Please let me know if you (or a parent, relative, sibling, friend, coaches) can volunteer in any capacity.

Membership Due!
Also, the insurance policy rolls over 1/Sep/2022 so if you have not joined a club this financial year, we would encourage you to do so.

Wind-Wings
We didn't really get any Windings at the course races last year but if any show up we could accomodate. I'm keen to see how fast they can go.

OK Crew it is time to get serious and pay-up to register for the year.

1. Join a club. Marmongor & SGSC have the cheapest annual memberships with Insurance for $50. Some clubs also charge more for local race season too. You need to have the 3rd party insurance to compete.
2. Join the Foil series (and maybe Slalom GPS while you are at it!) at www.windsurfingnsw.com/series-entry-portal/
3. Check the Sailing Instructions and Notice of Race at www.windsurfingnsw.com/classes/windfoil/

This year I also want to run some GPS replays so PLEASE BRING ANY GPS device set to 1hz recording and post to KA72 before 9pm.
If you have a GoPro it is always good to get some footage from on-course.

For any new-comers WindWing or WindFoil
Please register for the next event ($20/day this year) and think about some identification on your sail. The number 1 is taken, but you can use an X1 with tape or Y11 etc so the race committee can identify you as you cross the finish line. you need a life jacket, helmet, and foil gear to race.

An idea of the venue from 2020/2021 season

Thanks to the organisers and boat crew and all the old guys for some hard close racing . 5 races back to back what a great day had by all

NSW Windfoil Racing Series 2022-23
MPSC Provisional results after Round 2
Windfoil Class
Sailed: 5, Discards: 0, To count: 5

Open Division


FreeFoil Division

Event Writeup to follow.

Thanks to MPSC for hosting a great day of racing!
Thanks to Dave for the scores.
Thanks to Ian M and Jason for volunteering on the start boat.
Thanks to Nick and Byron for setting the course.
Thanks to Sailwave for the software. Sailwave Scoring Software 2.29.0 www.sailwave.com

Formula Foil 2022/23 Round 2

Round 2 of the NSW Foil Races was hosted in style at Marmong Point, NSW, AU. Big Huge Thanks again to our volunteers.

The forecast was tricky with a fading westerly forecast for Saturday and a Southerly turning*- NE for Sunday. The locals considered the options and were swayed by the recent forecast during the week that were half as strong as the actual winds on the day. A call was made for early racing from 11 and it proved to be a good call! Saturday winds were a gusty 10-20 knots on the water with occasional lulls down to 5 and gusts over 25! The course was set by Byron and Nick starting on the far side of the lake near Warners Bay and the upwind mark north of MPSC near Spears Point. Jason and Ian then volunteered on the boat, setting up a GoPro 360 and taking score. Races were run as tight as possible and we managed 5 races back-to-back before the wind started fading and we headed in. Most of the sailors picked 900 to 1000 wings and 7 to 9m sails with a few on safer options for the gusts.

Race 1
I got my first win in course racing! Race 1 was mine! It took every gram of concentration to get around the course dry as some of the gusts were extreme! My gear choice gave me leverage over the foil for control (Patrik 100 wide v2 board), slightly smaller F4 850cm2 front wing. In retrospect the upwind speed was my weakest element so maybe should have gone larger, but then the downwind speed was nice! I managed to hang onto the 9.0m Phantom and take it to the line! Dave had a moment, nearly 'going over early' at the start line but managed to keep it under control for a slower start. Tibor started well at the boat tightly followed by Barry while Nick and James got underway at speed in the mid-field and Mick taking control of his EZZY sail in the gusty conditions.

Race 2
By now Dave (the 'Boss') had started to acclimatise to his new foil dominating us all. Riding his Boss 1000 wing under his Patrik 100 v2 and Duotone 8m sail he kept it in front but not without a few spills, going over the front at the start of the second upwind leg! Fast recoveries definitely helping! James made a fast lunge for the line while Ian and Tibor hugged the boat a few seconds late. Ian did a good job to keep Nick in his sights all the way around. Dave won again but only just as he nearly threw it in the drink racing towards the line, while Byron did well to steal 2nd place from me.

Race 3
Sail choice was tricky, when the wind kicked in those of us on the 9's maybe struggling for control a bit more than those on 8m. Despite Byron and my good start, Dave got away from us again on the first leg while Byron and I swapped places on the upwind legs with Nick getting a powerful run upwind and down, catching the eyes of some spectators! I was about to make it to the top mark ahead of Byron but I sailed too far into a wind shadow while Byron used local knowledge to stay in the wind line and got ahead of me by the bottom mark. I chased for the rest of the race, finishing a few metres behind for 3rd. Ian did well to finish the full open foil course on his 8.0m, and conservative choice of a Starboard 800 wing.

Race 4
More of the same out front with Byron and Dave slightly ahead at the line while I was too conservative, but this time Nick got a particularly good first leg on his slalom AC sail, Starboard board and 900 foil, as some were caught by a lull moments after the starting horn sounded. My larger sail helped in some of the lulls but hurt in the gusts as the 'fading' wind got more erratic. By halfway Dave had a small lead, I was following closely, with Byron again hot on my heels. Somehow Byron made up 70s to beat me over the line after I stalled! The field spread out more for race 4 due to the variable winds.

Mid-Race Entertainment
While waiting for the start I queue some music with a UE Boom in my pouch and 'got my groove on' much to the amusement of the audience. making sure to shut it off for the race start so those around me could hear the horn.

Race 5
For the last race I queued up some music and after crossing the line set the beats to "Pump It" by the Black-Eyed Peas. Byron and I were on the line down near the pin while Nick got a fast start right by the boat but after half a leg he was just below me cringing to my bad karaoke voiceover as I "Pumped It" upwind to get ahead with the advantage of a bigger sail. Dave was long gone by the second top mark rounding, but Byron got to the top just ahead of me and I chased him downwind to the sounds of "Baby did a bad bad thing". I gybed with him, just a metre behind and chased him, but didn't cover his next gybe thinking I could make it through a lull over to the next wind line and skip 2x extra gybes. Byron pushed through the gap and found pressure on the shore line (north) and had good speed making up for the extra turns. On the last leg I came toward the mark from the south while Byron came towards me from the north, he gybed just below me and we raced for the bottom mark, with a Hollywood finish to the line, separated by cm's for a photo finish that he won! Shame the GoPro battery was done!

There are a lot of young and talented wind foilers in NSW riding on IQ foil, Patrik Windfoil One and formula kit. How can we entice them to start racing in these events?

There is a great forecast for some 20 knot winds tthis weekend at Callala Bay on the north end of Jervis Bay.



The Jervis Bay Sailing Club is hosting the next round of the NSW Formula Foil / iQ series. We will be joined by the Raceboards at this event. WindWings also welcome.
Jervis Bay Sailing Club
maps.app.goo.gl/J4RX3NMtLbQKPYF17?g_st=ic

There are plenty of AirBnB's around and a few share rooms available if needed. Just DM me for info.
Jervis Bay is an absolutely amazing location with a host of wild life and spectacular scenery for those on the water or land!
We are looking forward to two days of epic racing! And maybe a spot of free practice training on Friday if you get there early enough.






Not Jervis Bay. but fun competition ahead.










Please pre-register at the WNSW website. Link at the first post in this thread.

See you there!

Are there many wingdingers racing ?

Calling all Foilers.. iQ, Formula foil, free foil, windwings. if you are not on the way to Jervis Bay you still have time to get down here. It is going to be an awesome weekend. NE has been booked for tomorrow and an off shore easterly for Sunday.
register at 11 sail from Noon on Saturday
Easy launching at the walk in sandy beach. Great sailing conditions.












There are some spare rooms in share houses if you haven't got a room booked. Let me know and I'll hook you up (not mine - sorry!).

Hi All,

I've added a Results section to the Windfoil and Wingfoil section of the WindsurfingNSW web site: www.windsurfingnsw.com/classes/windfoil/

I've posted the series results to-date there, including races from Round 3. Please let me know if you spot any clangers.

Thank-you to JBSC for hosting us and the Raceboards this weekend - well run racing at an excellent venue!

Well... we certainly didn't lap the Raceboards!

Thank-you to St George for hosting us and to everyone who made the journey despite the weak forecast.

The series organisers have reviewed first mark rounding and finishing times for yesterday's races and note that these were outside the time limits set in the Sailing Instructions for the series. As such, unless anyone has any major objections, we won't count yesterday's races towards the series.

Hope to see everyone and the wind at the next round, which will be at Kurnell Catamaran Club on SUNDAY the 19th of March - two weeks from today.

considering doing the kurnell round. is it slalom and course racing?