Provisional results after 5 races:

Why doesn't Alex sail in the open division?.

AUS 814 said..
Why doesn't Alex sail in the open division?.

He wouldn't get a trophy then.

KA360 said..

A minimum of 3 competitors is required to constitute a division.
The other 2 competitor would be grateful that Alex made the effort to go to Sydney on the first day of his school holidays to allow the Freefoil\youth\women division to even exist.

Shouldn't he be at Sail Melbourne.

Final results:

www.foilingweek.com/2018/12/15/foiling-week-sydney-dec-2018-windfoil-final-results/

For the moment it's open to have as many sailors as possible but we are talking to get some limitations or even a box rule later on (work in progress).
PWA has a gear limitation for next year (board 91cm wide max and sails 10m max. Foil mast 110cm max).
For other races, the eventual box rule would be a formula board, a 9m max sail and one foil...

how many foils and foil masts ?

Yes Congratulations Julien

DarrylG said..
Why limit it to 9m?
10 m is still 2.5 m less than we use in formula. Limiting sail size too much will either increase the minimum wind speed required or favour lighter riders.

In NZ they seem to have a 9.0m gentleman's limit, which is what those guys used at the event. They smoked everyone, including in the super marginal conditions and they weren't lightweights....not heavy weights either though.

There are always winners and losers, as soon as it's 15kts us light guys can no longer compete upwind with you heavy blokes anyway so bring on a 9.0m limit it say

Formula has been ruled by big blokes and they'll probably influence the rules so it might end up going back to 12.0m or something stupid. It already looks like going back to 1.0m board width which I think is a bit stupid as that extra 9cm is that much harder to fit in cars/transport and what's the real difference if everyone is on 91.

Well done to all competitors good stuff.
I personally think you must cap people like me will not use anything other than my standard 8.4 slalom sail and very old Formula board.
it allready seams to be a money equipment race if you don't have a purpose foil sail your not competitive so you have allready put the nail in the coffin before it's started which would be a shame for what could be a good racing class unfortunately sounds like I won't afford it.

DarrylG said..
Why limit it to 9m?
10 m is still 2.5 m less than we use in formula. Limiting sail size too much will either increase the minimum wind speed required or favour lighter riders.

For the light weight like me

Seriously, I think it is a compromise too allow lightweight to race when it's windy. Big guys on a foil with 10m will go faster but they will not fly earlier than with 9m (because the rig's weight is really important in foiling) so they will still have an advantage whatever the conditions.

I only had 7.8 slalom sail during this race and I was able to foil as soon if not earlier than the guys on 9m.

Anyone have a link to the current board rules? I can only find the 2019 pwa guidelines which don't say anything about the 1m with 91 tail width...that I can see.

Some formula boards might have a tail wider than 91? What's to stop a brand making and registering a parallel railed 'formula board'?

TLDR if I make a 1m wide parallel rail board (ie close to 1m tail width) can I race it?

CJW said..
Anyone have a link to the current board rules? I can only find the 2019 pwa guidelines which don't say anything about the 1m with 91 tail width...that I can see.

Some formula boards might have a tail wider than 91? What's to stop a brand making and registering a parallel railed 'formula board'?

TLDR if I make a 1m wide parallel rail board (ie close to 1m tail width) can I race it?

Appart for the PWA there is no official rules. It's just talks at the moment.
The formula board with max width of 91 was chosen by the organisation of the Reggata in Sydney. It was only for this race.