Windsurfer Class Association of Western Australia Inc.

As stated last week, the event at Koombana Bay Sailing Club (KBSC) on Saturday 11 March 2023 was really most enjoyable. It was 12-15 knots SW over a 25 km triangle-sausage-triangle course. A great club thanks to them for having us all and putting on the racing and thanks also to all volunteers. The club loved us being there and they want us back next year, that is to say, all the LT fleet plus others. Results top 3: 1. Jay Wild 2 Lachlan " the messiah" Putt 3. Scott " SMIK " McKercher...Photographs as promised taken by the legendary master of images...Tim Putt.....a huge thanks to him. https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/news/2023-koombana-bay-windsurfer-class-racing-invitational/

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Australian Sailing
Australian Sailing - WA
Windsurfing Western Australia
Koombana Bay Sailing Club

The event at Koombana Bay Sailing Club (KBSC) was most enjoyable. It was 12-15 knots SW over a 25 km triangle-sausage-triangle course. A great club thanks to them for having us all and putting on the racing and thanks also to all volunteers. The club loved us being there and they want us back next year, that is to say, all the LT fleet plus others. Results top 3: 1. Jay Wild 2 Lachlan " the messiah" Putt 3. Scott McKercher...Photographs coming but Jay Wild pictured sailing to victory at MBSC on the Swan River in the 2021 State Midwinters... https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/news/2023-koombana-bay-windsurfer-class-racing-invitational/

Windsurfer World IWCA Official
Australian Sailing
Australian Sailing - WA
Windsurfing Western Australia
Koombana Bay Sailing Club

Windsurfer LT for sale, see here:https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/for-sale/

Three of a Kind and C**k of the Swan at Mounts Bay Sailing Club is on Sunday 19 March 2023.

A team event for all classes of dinghies and windsurfers (all classes including foilers and non-foilers) at Mounts Bay Sailing Club. MBSC normally get a wide range of windsurfers out for this event Windfoilers and the huge contingent of Windsurfer Class included. Hope some of the plentiful Wingfoilers enter this year too.

You will see there is some great media coverage for this event and a great forecast shaping up too.

More details here: https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/events/181163/

Read race documents here and please enter your team of three (3) here by the required deadline: https://mbsc.com.au/events/three-of-a-kind-165/

See you out there !

Here is a new event on Saturday 11 March 2023 at Koombana Bay Sailing Club in Bunbury asked for by down south sailors. All Windsurfer Class welcome along with all other windsurfing craft including Windfoil and Wingfoil Windsurfers (note however kites are not permitted) and we can race as a mixed fleet. More details here : https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/events/160492/

Australian Sailing
Australian Sailing - WA
Australian Sailing - WA
Koombana Bay Sailing Club

Venue: beautiful waters of Geographe Bay Yacht Club
Date: Sat 18 Feb 2023 12:00 - 18:00

4 Divisions:
(a) Windsurfer Class;
(b) Non-Foiling Other Windsurfers;
(c) Windfoiling Windsurfers; and
(d) Wingfoilers

Overall line honours results over line in each division & also AS yardstick adjusted corrected time. Who will win amongst the different classes. Entries close 6 pm Wednesday 15 February 2023.

Registration, eligibility event details and enter here: www.windsurferclasswa.com/events/160885/

Outstanding victory in the elite event of the Margaret River Windsurfing Wave Classic 2023 for the second year in a row by Windsurfer Class Association of Western Australia Inc. member Scott Mckercher on his Severne Windsurfing wave gear but doing it with SMIK heart and soul. Awesome he has done this for the second year so power to and enormous congratulations to Scotty. A big congratulations too also goes to Ash Nicol for his win in the Masters and for achieving best wipeout. Time for Ash to come back to the Windsurfer Class too with some events coming up soon including one at Geographe Bay Yacht Club. Australian Sailing - WA Australian Sailing see: https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/events/160885/ # and https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/gallery/9995/

Congratulations to all WA team entrants in the recent Windsurfer Class Nationals held at Lake Cootharaba in Queensland and to all other competitors and the regatta organisers and volunteers. Special congratulations go to WA sailors and to WA class association member Gordon Salvage for his awesome and outstanding Super Heavyweight Trophy victory (in the course racing overall) and bringing home multiple medals as well in a super performance which put a big smile on his face. A big shout and applause also to another class association member, Greg Willmott for his 7th in the Cruiser Class after a gruelling comeback to windsurfing following a recovery from long term injury.All photos below by Lindsay Preece of Ironbark Photos

Great event with Patrik top flight PWA competitors and also Patrik Swiss Sailing Team riders, as well as German and French team sailors. Invigorating windsurfing in this state and encouraging locals junior and senior to compete in many disciplines of this great sport. It intensifies life !Australian Sailing Australian Sailing - WA Windsurfing Western Australia Albaria, Palermo - Mondello Beach Surf Sail Australia Patrik Windsurf International Patrik Windsurf Australia Swan River Festival of Windsurfing

Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions now out for the Swan River Festival of Windsurfing. In a new innovation there will be corrected time results based on application of the AS yardsticks for the Marathon race as per the NOR. Topyacht entry portal up now.. Australian Sailing Australian Sailing - WA Swan River Festival of Windsurfing Exocet-Original Patrik Windsurf International Surf Sail Australia EZZY SAILS Leapfrogs West Winds Distillers Roundhouse Legal Windsurfer Class Association of Western Australia Inc. Mounts Bay Sailing Club Windsurfer LT Racing at Mounts Bay Sailing Club (Perth, Australia) Windsurfing Western Australia Windsurfing Western Australia see: https://mbsc.com.au/events/swan-river-festival-of-windsurfing-2/?fbclid=IwAR3RiUKQAB-5zTteC0YaHemuCcGwb8zb2K1Vdyl1CT4_VWM1sO9pwV7YAJk

Update on the marathon, the course racing and the final results from the 2022 Windsurfer Class WA Spring Championships held at Mounts Bay Sailing Club over the weekend from 21 and 23 October 2022. https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/news/marathon-results-at-2022-wa-windsurfer-class-spring-regatta/

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Final Results: 2022 WA Windsurfer Class Spring Championships Gordon Salvage and David Reid triumphed in the Course Racing of the WA Spring Championships for the Windsurfer Class completed on Sunday 23 October 2022. Four races in total were completed in the series over the weekend being one (1) marathon and three (3) course races.

Congratulations to the legendary waterman, WA Windsurfer Class sailor and association member, Scott Mckercher for an impressive and top shelf result of two podium positions in the Australian SUP Surfing Wave Titles held in Victoria. Scott on his own designs of SMIK SUP boards achieved a truly fantastic 2nd in two divisions, both the Over 40 and the Over 50 2022 SUP Surfing National Championships. Well done Scott !
https://australiansuptitles.com
https://liveheats.com/events/50438/embed

Congratulations to WA Windsurfer Class sailors who competed in the Windsurfer Class Worlds in Sicily Italy, wrapped up this week. Well done to all Aussies. Special congratulations to local WA sailors Tim Gourlay (4th in Cat A) and Jay Wild (8th in Cat B). FULL RESULTS AT THE LINK BELOW.
https://filedn.com/lp10qwAOmmwFb3gmBWF0wyf/Windsurfer/Results2022.htm

Perth Dinghy Sailing Club Opening Day is this Saturday 15 October 2022. Racing starts at 2:30 p.m.

Suggest arrive earlier by 1 pm to enjoy festivities and briefing. MBSC sailors will probably sail over from MBSC to PDSC.

Windsurfer Sailors from MBSC and other association members invited. All other Windsurfer class sailors welcome to join the fun.

For more details visit: https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/events/160956/

Especially note: 1506hrs WAZP/Moth/Windsurfers

Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions now out for the 2022 Windsurfer Class WA Spring Championships at MBSC on Friday 21 October and Sunday 23 October 2022. See here for more details: https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/events/151427/?fbclid=IwAR0CKuOhYCLKSE1hyMx1HZJpXvX_MjeUhqlqWZWESbO1aGj4tjCd-bABmz4

Mounts Bay Sailing Club first event of the summer: Opening Day- Saturday 1 October 2022. All Fleets including the Windsurfer Class division are Sailing for the Basil Wright Memorial Trophy. Come down and sail in WA's biggest and best fleet of Windsurfer Class. All Windsurfer Class sailors are welcome.
Saturday 1 Oct 2022 12:00hrs - 17:45 hrs: https://www.windsurferclasswa.com/events/157813/

In the photograph taken by Lindsay Preece of Ironbark Photos: note the sailors including Jay Wild (176) former youth winner of the 1989 Ledge to Lancelin will likely be making a comeback bid for a victory in the WCAWA sanctioned Windsurfer Class Division of the epic 2023 Ledge to Lancelin as part of the Patrik Lancelin Windsurfing Festival 2023 on the magnificient LT. Also shown in the photo is Kelvin Ussher (647) pictured battling Jay in the recent Australian Master Games (AMG) Windsurfer Class event. At that AMG event, Jay in a truly fantastic display of sailing took the Gold Medal in the Lightweights, Grandmaster & Slalom, basically in every division he was in. A masterful effort of board handling, speed, tactics, trim and tuning. Kelvin is also no slouch and performed extremely well in the same AMG event achieving the Gold Medal in the Superheavyweights and is expected to shine in the Ledge to Lancelin after he and Jay return from their expected highly successful 2022 Italian Worlds campaign. Australian Sailing Australian Sailing - WA Windsurfing Western Australia Patrik Windsurf Australia Ironbark Photos The West Winds Gin

Just to update you since our AGM on 19 December 2021, we have recently been recognised and are now affiliated with Australian Sailing and Australian Sailing-WA as the affiliated Windsurfer Class association for this state for 2022/2023: www.sailingresources.org.au/class-assoc/class-list/

Recently we held the Midwinter WA Championships in June 2022 which were a great success. At that event, we admitted new and renewing ordinary members as part of the registration entrance fee to the regatta for membership.

Our new website is now operational: www.windsurferclasswa.com/home/

For those who did not renew by doing the Midwinters in June 2022 please go on and renew here as in the section shown for sailors returning to sailing: www.windsurferclasswa.com/registration/

It is fair to say with the Windsurfer Class Worlds happening in December 2023 at Mounts Bay Sailing Club, the interest in the class in this state will grow to the benefit of all WA sailors. It could not be a better time to support the local association.

Reminder, Sunday 31st is a Mid Winter Series Windsurfer Class race at Mounts Bay Sailing Club (MBSC).
3 Races, starting approx. 13:00.
Standard club SI apply.
Open invitation to Non MBSC members.
Bar opens at 12:00

Windsurfer Class Association of Western Australia Inc. again presents the Swan River Festival of Windsurfing "battle of the boards" for 30 December 2022 to 2 January 2023 at Mounts Bay Sailing Club. The event includes the Foil One State Titles.

Windsurfer Class Association of Western Australia Inc (WCAWA) presents the Swan River all in Friday Twilights at MBSC.

On today Friday 1 July, conditions look light but racing is ON this arvo at MBSC.

Open to all Windsurfers,Windfoilers and Wingfoilers midriver boat start at 4.30pm sharp, we aim to be back at the club before dark.
MBSC Bar Closed

ALL welcome, must be Active Financial AS Club Member (ie Insurance) with active AS Number

MBSC grass rigging area, parking, facilities and hot showers etc available to Non MBSC Members

Courses and more info on the Swan River All In Twilights HERE: Swan River All in Twilights

Mid River Start 4.30 pm SHARP
Sign ON and Sign Off at MBSC
Use scan code on sign off sheet to record your finish times

All In Friday Twilights are made possible by the collaboration between Mounts Bay Sailing Club, Royal Perth Yacht Club and the Windsurfer Class Association of Western Australia Inc.

Steve Schneider shows in one shot his elegant fast upwind form and in another shot what maybe an Eversole Everoll or at least some highly innovative freestyle move in the Windsurfer Class State Titles at Mounts Bay Sailing Club, Swan River, Perth WA in 2019. (Photos by the great Lindsay Preece of Ironbark Photos)

Mounts Bay Sailing Club presents in conjunction with Windsurfer Class Association of Western Australia Inc. the WA Windsurfer Class Midwinters State Regatta 24th and 26th June 2022 !

Come down to MBSC for Friday Twilight Marathon and Sunday 3 morning races and 3 afternoon races in conjunction with the club Winter Series!

Evening meals and an annual membership to Windsurfer Class Association of Western Australia Inc. (WCAWA) are included.

mbsc.com.au/events/windsurfer-wa-mid-winter-regatta-2022/

Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions now up and entry link coming today but here it is anyway:

www.topyacht.com.au/entreg/enter.php?e=102.2.522

Windsurfer Class WA Midwinter Championships are on Friday 24 and Sunday 26 June 2022 at Mounts Bay Sailing Club: https://mbsc.com.au/events/windsurfer-wa-mid-winter-regatta-2022/ Enter soonest on top yacht with Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions coming soon.

Sailing Instructions now out for the Australian Masters Games Windsurfer Class event being held by Mounts Bay Sailing Club. The event will take place from Saturday 23rd - Saturday 30th April 2022, Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. The disciplines include course racing, marathon, slalom and optional freestyle. There is also an optional twilight race Friday evening 22 April. MBSC is proud to be the host of this national Windsurfer event.

mbsc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2022-SI_-AMG-Windsurfer.pdf

mbsc.com.au/events/australian-masters-games-windsurfing/

Wind forecast looking better than expected now:

Windsurfer Class Twilight Sailing This Friday! Get in some training for the epic Australian Master Games Windsurfing event in April at MBSC. This is timely given the Eastern states team including Stuart Gilbert, Scotty H O'Connor and Andrew Dolly Divola are doing the same on the other side of the island continent. Bruce Wylie is believed to be preparing a competition return.
Importantly Restaurant quality meals available after racing for only $20.00! Spectacular city lights view across the Swan River for free! Cheap Drinks , Icy cold Beers and Top Wines available. Members Cash Draw Racing starts Friday 18 March at MBSC club beach at 5.10 pm sharp

Other boards welcome too/Windfoilers/Wingdingers/Windsurfers of other types.

Please sign on and off and leave Matilda 44 to port before proceeding to finish

Presentations after racing

Twilight Course (Note *** shortened course)

1. MBSC Beach
2. MBSC Start Buoy (starboard)
3. Addison 63 (starboard)
4. Robins 59 (starboard)
5. Nedlands 41b (starboard)
6. Leave Inner Dolphin 16 to Port (ie do not cross Peli Point Sand Bank)
7. Signet 53A (port)
8. Pelican 44B (starboard)***
9. University 46 (starboard)***
10. Quarry 48 (starboard)***
Finish Club Line, leaving Matilda 44 to port

*** delete for shortened course

Some good demonstrations of the section connector glide master "Skip Frye" potential of the LT when used as a surfboard. A great knee paddler too. A compromise shape for sure, not purely wave oriented although the original Windsurfer was based on Malibu boards. Turning is possible using skills of cross stepping and walking the board, pivoting off the fin and rails. It is fair to say all around potential. It would be great to see how the board performs in the hands of riders like Joel Tudor, Alex Knost or CJ Nelson. Maybe someone at Byron could hand one to Tom Wegener, Rasta or Beau Young. An event at the Noosa Festival of Surfing: perhaps a one design surf contest ! In the meantime please register for the WA State Titles for the next long weekend for which there is a great cracking forecast in the pipeline :
https://www.topyacht.com.au/entreg/enter.php?e=102.2.507

TopYacht ~ Online Entry

Some good demonstrations of the section connector glide master "Skip Frye" potential of the LT when used as a surfboard. A great knee paddler too. A compromise shape for sure, not purely wave oriented although the original Windsurfer was based on Malibu boards. Turning is possible using skills of cross stepping and walking the board, pivoting off the fin and rails. It is fair to say all around potential. It would be great to see how the board performs in the hands of riders like Joel Tudor, Alex Knost or CJ Nelson. Maybe someone at Byron could hand one to Tom Wegener, Rasta or Beau Young. An event at the Noosa Festival of Surfing: perhaps a one design surf contest ! In the meantime please register for the WA State Titles for which there is a great cracking forecast in the pipeline :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUtOxavyTCI
https://www.topyacht.com.au/entreg/enter.php?e=102.2.507

Windsurfer Class Nimbus Surfing

Great T-shirts for the event included with entry courtesy of major sponsor The West Winds Gin. Thanks to Paul White for his efforts also as VP of the WA Association WCAWA and WA rep on the national body WCAA. Enter now so you don't miss out on one of these.

www.topyacht.com.au/entreg/enter.php?e=102.2.507

2022 WA State Titles Windsurfer Class entry for MBSC portal on topyacht: www.topyacht.com.au/entreg/enter.php?e=102.2.507
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Photographs by Snides using aerial equipment and drones Steve Schneider

We are pleased to announce the 2022 WA Windsurfer Class State Championships.

Join us at Mounts Bay Sailing Club for the 2022 Windsurfer Class WA State Championships!

Sunday 20 February 2022, optional Training Race at Nedlands Yacht Club HMAS Perth Regatta
Friday 4 March, optional Twilight Invitation Race at MBSC
Saturday 5 March 2022, Slalom and Marathon at MBSC
Sunday 6 March 2022, Course Racing, at MBSC
Monday 7 March 2022, Course Racing, at MBSC * Disciplines may vary based on sailing conditions

https://mbsc.com.au/events/wa-windsurfer-class-state-championships/
https://mbsc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Windsurfer-States-2022-NOR-Final.pdf

Twilight racing Friday evening for Windsurfer Class at Mounts Bay Sailing Club (MBSC) with truly brilliant view of Perth city. A great evening on the water for the Windsurfer Class while the Moth and WASPZ classes foiled for their state titles from MBSC out on Melville Water. photo by Greg Willmott Australian Sailing Australian Sailing - WA Longboard Windsurfing WA Windsurfer Class Association of Australia Windsurfer LT Racing at Mounts Bay Sailing Club (Perth, Australia)

All Windsurfer Class sailors welcome, particularly tonight to say goodbye to legendary champion Carl Neirynck.

MBSC windsurfer club gun Carl Neirynck is finally going home to Nice to finish renovating his Mediterranean mansion. Carl has been a regular winner in the MBSC Windsurfer Fleet during his COVID extended stay. Join us for tonight's twilight to say farewell to Carl and race with him for the last time (for a while) RACE STARTS at 520pm

MBSC Twilight sailing is fun and open to all Windsurfer LT sailors (including non MBSC members)
Restaurant quality meals available after racing for only $20.00!
Spectacular city lights view across the Swan River for free!
Cheap Drinks from Max's bar
Racing starts tonight Friday 5 November at MBSC club beach at 5.20 pm sharp
Presentations after racing

Twilight Course
MBSC Beach Le Mans start
MBSC Start Buoy (starboard)
Addison (starboard)
Robins ((starboard)
Pelican (starboard)
Poplar (port)
Finish Club Line (leaving finish marker to port)& after leaving Matilda to port

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