Hi Chris,

All sounds great!

I don't think I can make it on the June long weekend.

According to my diary, the 20th and 21st July is a Thu and Fri. Are these
the correct dates for the midwinter championship?

Cheers,

Roger.




> Hi all
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> Sorry for being so quiet of late.....a fair bit's been happening
> behind the scenes. So here is the news.
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> * Stormriders/Windsurfing NSW have become firm supporters of the Wally
> class, partly because they were so impressed by the way everyone who
> turned up for the states had a good time. They have decided to get
> their own fleet of Wallys for racing when it's too light for Formula
> and Slalom, and for teaching days. Wind Surf 'n Snow is looking to
> stock Wallys in the shop again. Excellent news, and thanks to those
> who turned up for the states for kicking it along.
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> * WINDSURFER JUNIOR. The AGM of the Australian Windsurfing Association
> has decided to approach the AYF to get the Windsurfer (probably with
> 4.5m and 6m sails) declared the national class for juniors under about
> 17 year (when they will progress to the RSX).
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> * NATIONALS 2005/2006 at Hamilton Island were cancelled. I apologise
> for not keeping people informed, but I wasn't told about the
> cancellation either. 'Nuff said.
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> * NATIONALS 2006/2007 will NOT be cancelled. A proposal has gone to
> Batemans Bay Sailing Club for an event to be held over four days
> around the Australia Day weekend, January 25-28. The news is that the
> club likes the idea, but we're still waiting for confirmation.
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> Batemans Bay is an outstanding sailing venue, with two caravan parks
> and a resort on the beach where we'll be racing. We should know
> whether the event can be held there within a week or so.
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> * Winter Racing # 1. Dobroyd Aquatic Club is racing on the first
> Sunday of each month. The first event saw half a dozen boards, with
> Roger "the shift-picking legend" Crawford top sailor of the day. This
> series is so hot it's even getting sailors from interstate!
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> * Winter Racing # 3. There's interest from Newcastle about some winter
> racing up their way. Would anyone be interested in the Brass Monkey
> regatta at Long Jetty on Tuggerah Lakes on the June long weekend? It's
> your typical winter regatta.....a mixture of everything from Lasers to
> Hobies in a friendly little "country" club.
>
> An alternative is the long drive to Tamworth for the Keepit Cool
> regatta the same weekend; camping in the clubhouse, Akubras and Slim
> Dusty on tap. Hmmmm. Maybe Tuggerah would be better.
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> * Winter Racing # 2. We're looking for entries for the Windsurfing
> NSW Midwinter regatta on 20 and 21st July at Marmong Point in Lake
> Macquarie. I may be able to arrange accomodation at the south end of
> the lake.
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> This is a Windsurfing NSW event, and the association (lead by Brett
> Morris) has become a firm support of the Windsurfer One Design so it
> would be great to show our appreciation by turning up.
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> Getting into the midwinter theme, an apres-ski flavour with lots of
> glauwine and schnapps could be a good idea.
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> * The "Not a Wally" Worlds. The big European windsurfer manufacturers
> have realised the error of their ways and are now returning to
> Wally-style boards. Leading the way is the Exocet Kona. It looks a lot
> like a Wally but is much lighter, a bit shorter and wider, and has a
> "duck tail" to improve planing performance. We have trialled one with
> a 6m Wally rig and it's a little bit slower than a Wally in light
> winds (so far) but a very nice board.
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> Tor from Exocet is very interested in the Wally class, because he is
> an old Windsurfer champ and a firm believer in our style of sailing.
> The Exocet is adopting similar rules to the Windsurfer One Design for
> their first "world" (international) championship, to be held in
> Thailand in November. Charter boards are available and at least a
> couple of Wally sailors are thinking of going.
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> Exactly how the Kona will go as a board and class remains unclear, but
> it can only help the Windsurfer One Design class if we are once again
> part of a worldwide longboard movement rather than just being a bunch
> of relics riding dinosaurs (so to speak).
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> * A small bunch of Windsurfer One Design enthusiasts has been tracked
> down in South Australia. They could form a kernel to recreate the
> class down there.
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> * Windsurfers are being used for a junior programme in Esperance,
> Western Australia. They are looking to get some 4.5s and some newer
> boards to replace their worn-out ones.
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> So with official approval, boards back in the shops, interest in SA
> and WA to join the current fleets in Victoria and NSW and the
> Queenslanders and even a worlds in a similar board, Wally's World is
> looking good.
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> REMEMBER - 20th and 21st JULY FOR THE MIDWINTER REGATTA AT MARMONG
> POINT, LAKE MACQUARIE.
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