Regarding sails size...

Cat C allows you to join with any type of sails..up to 8.5 for lights and Ladies and 9.5 for heavy weights (starting 78 kg and above).
If we don't have quorums to make weight divisions (Light & Heavy, mini 5 sailors each...), we will all be sailing in same division.

If we finally elect to be all Cat B sails, we'll be limited to 7.5 m2 surface sail, whatever sailor weight is.
Again, there must be at least 5 Cat B sailors to make a division... otherwise they got diluted in the next Cat C (that's what happened at Europeans)

I'm perfectly fine and happy with 7.5

I still fully intend to get there, but I'm not going to register until shortly before the event.

Notice of Cancellation
The organising committee regrets to announce the cancellation of the DII Oceanic Championships, the Techno 293 Oceanic Championships, and the Australian Open Windsurfing Festival. These events were scheduled to be run from 21st to the 25th of November 2016 in conjunction with the Raceboard World Championships. This has become necessary due to the lack of entries.

But All Is Not Lost. The Raceboard World Championship is still on with 60+ competitors already entered.
We would like to encourage any sailors who planned to enter these events to consider moving their entry to the Raceboard Worlds. For those who don’t wish to sail with larger sails, there is provision in the Worlds NOR for a 7.8m division. There is a requirement for the boards to be from the approved Raceboards list. http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/RaceboardCompleteList-[20754].pdf If your board is not on this list, we have a number of options available for charter boards ranging from complete new Techno 293 kits for $300, some RSOne kits to older longboards (by arrangement with owners). Some new Starboard Phantom377s may also still be available for charter.

For further information, please contact Tony Matta. Ph: 0418 737 823. or send PM

I'll try to get something going after the Windsurfer One Design nationals. A simple weekend regatta will do, but we'll have to allow time for people to recharge their batteries after the worlds.

Chris 249 said..
I'll try to get something going after the Windsurfer One Design nationals. A simple weekend regatta will do, but we'll have to allow time for people to recharge their batteries after the worlds.

Go Chris :)
Very good idea and initiative :)

Just putting it out there to see if anyone has an idea what a Crit D2 in perfect condition might be worth?

Thanks Jethrow. I' m thinking of selling mine and it's good to know what I should be asking around. Shame to see it just sitting there.

: I'll take some photos and remind everyone how much fun they were. Maybe with the 10m sail!

Joe, if I still lived in Toronto I'd be on the 401 in a flash, but I haven't been that side of the world for a while :(

Why do D2 footstraps face the wrong way

NelsonFoils said..
you use the one on the other side ;-)

for what point of sail, downwind I am assuming, why use footstraps on the leeward side, I don't understand and I am interested because I have an old Dobelmann I am doing up and having never sailed one I don't know the technique's

I would be interested to hear about any other D2 specific techniques if any one can share

cammd said..

I would be interested to hear about any other D2 specific techniques if any one can share

Hmmm... Of course railing upwind is the classic D2 point of sail that just feels so good. Not so much a locked in position as on a raceboard with the upwind straps, for me I liken it more to flying a hull on a beach cat. It's all about finding the balance and subtle heel/toe pressure.
I also love running square with enough wind to make it challenging. A tip I picked up here (Chris249 I think) was to err on the leeward side with my foot positions and weight. It feels like frictionless skating in leather boots downhill on ice, the board sometimes accelerating down a little ramp away from my bodyweight nearly toppling me over backwards. I like to keep the mast track and my weight as far forward as I can control going square, the board stays flat and really trucks along. (I have no idea if this is actually faster or if this was the technique used by the top guys back in the day - I like the way it feels, and I have no-one to race, so what feels good it is!)
I use more centreboard reaching than I would have thought. Again it just feels better, less side slip more push forward, a little bit of lift to the windward rail.
... and yep, leeward strap broad reaching when the wind strength warrants it. For me that weight to leeward is needed to keep the board level or slightly windward rail up. I also think it has to be pretty windy to warrant using that strap, it's a bit of a safety crutch otherwise and I feel the board goes better with my weight a touch further forward very often. When first on the D2 I'd bear off and slip my foot back to that strap, which is reassuring for sure, however now I mostly use it only when I find my foot back there of it's own accord.
Last thing I can think off at the moment is when transitioning, moving around, gybing particularly, with one foot momentarily lifted and the other taking all my weight, (unless the centreboard is loaded up providing stability) I find myself putting the weighted foot across the board and centered (side to side) that way I can balance the board with heel to toe pressure as I flip the rig and step forward (or whatever). I can't say it's always totally successful though!

Dobbelman specific: There is less rocker than the Lechner. Upwind as the wind comes up rake the centreboard a touch to bring the nose up as the wind rises.


Fun. How goes the refurb?

Qld Raceboard Championships are scheduled for 29th and 30th of April 2017.
Div 2 are welcome to come and form a division or just sail with the fleet.
The event will be at Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club.

Interested (within budgetary constraints)