The 2010-11 season is only days away from kicking off.
Heat 1 of the NSW Windsurfing Series will be at the traditional "Jimmy's Beach", Hawks Nest 02-03Oct (the long weekend).

Hawks Nest is family friendly, and Sunday night at the golf club for dinner and the NRL grand final is all part of the fun.

Following on from the success of FE+, there will be separate scoring from the Open fleet.
So dust off any equipment that will get you around the course and rock up.....

Join a club and Series in advance via www.storm-riders.com.au Go to the membership tab at the top of the page.
To know more about FE+, click the link below
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Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas to come! Looks like it will be an awesome long weekend.

We are hoping to get up there for a bit of practice on Friday afternoon, so look forward to catching up with everyone.

Cheers
James

Tuesday 28 Sep
3 crew out blasting yesterday in 12 - 15 knots of nor easter.
You can catch a glimpse via the coastal watch camera at Shoal Bay.
When it pans around you can count the number of sails and distance dependent... get an idea for how quick they are moving

http://www.coastalwatch.com/camera/cameras_large.aspx?cam=2750&state=NSW&t=8:06:28%20AM&camName=Shoal%20Bay

There is a 'live' weather feed on here as well but fairly certain it is fed from Williamtown airbase

Looks like there could be some south west to straight south blasting today on the cards !

And those guys don't even need the practice!!

In case people havent checked it out yet - the weather looks fantastic for the weekend ;-)
Hawks Nest has to be one of the best sailing locations on the east coast for racing.

Open Formula Fleet (2 laps of the course), FE+ (1 lap of the course) and the potential for some slalom racing too.

What a way to start off the season. See you all tomorrow :-)

John

results and photos on www.storm-riders.com.au

next event 23-24oct @ Huskisson, Jervis Bay...this is the only event at this premier location this year, so don't miss it....Cheers