WAKSA Downwinder - Sunday 18th December 2005 With the festive season almost upon us, why not take some time out and have a great afternoon of kiting courtesy of WAKSA. We’ll be organising a downwinder running from Leighton to Swanbourne, with a sausage sizzle and drinks at the end. Everyone is welcome. Once again we have a bus that will transport WAKSA members and their kit from Swanbourne to Leighton. If you are not a member then you can join on the day and receive all the excellent benefits that WAKSA membership provides. Details are as follows: Meet at the bottom carpark, Swanbourne-Nedlands Surf Life Saving Club at Swanbourne Beach on Marine Pde @ 1PM. Bus will depart at 1:30PM and make as many trips as required to get everyone down to Leighton. We’ll then have a blast back down the coast to Swanbourne where you can enjoy some food, drink and chat as the sun goes down. The forecast is looking good, with plenty of wind and warm weather, so come along and kite with the rest of the crew. We hope to see you there. Checkout the WAKSA website http://www.waksa.org.au

Hi PR, Yes you can signup on the day, membership costs $60. Cheers Alex

Yahooo,now all we need is NO MORE WINTER! Hey GLS, you going to be leading the pack with the bitey zapper? I don't know whether to stay away from you or right close........um. http://www.seabreeze.com.au/gallery/gallery.asp?imageid=871

We should have a comp. Who can tie the most mullies to GLS's board. would love to see this electrode in action... Does it make you boost higher?

Should be lots and lots and lots of beautiful sharks around this weekend. apparently there is a 30m whale carcass floating around?beached on Rotto, bringing the beasties in by the boat load.

yer same i get my kite the day after

Is that a trick question??

A big thanks to all those that came to the downwinder today. We had an excellent turn out with 58 kiters leaving Swanbourne in the bus and heading to Leighton for the run back. It was an awesome sight to see all the kites heading down the coast and would have looked spectacular to all those watching from the shore. Afterwards a great barbie was cooked up by Dale and Phil, thanks guys! Roll on the next one! http://www.waksa.org.au

GREAT! GREAT! GREAT! IT WAS G R E A T !!!!! Thank you Mr Waksa.

Looked good from the beach watching you all heading off up the coast as well Nice pics Mrs Anton - good work

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Originally posted by fver Thank you Mr Waksa.

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You guys aint seen nothin yet. Believe me! your committee is cranking - more ideas, enthusiasm, commitment & follow thru than ??? .... I dont know what. Watch this space - the best is yet to come. And you're right fred - it was great Looking round today I could've sworn the good ol' doctor had been blowing happy gas More smiling faces than a comedy fest Looks like we have finally got ourselves a summer

Here are some more photos of the downwinder. The preview pages don't seem to work yet, but these full sized ones do. If your browser doesn't auto size the pictures, you might have to scroll around a bit to see it all... One photo features over half the participants on the water! (I count 31 kites)

Thanks WAKSA great event. When WAKSA win lotto or win big on the stock market how about sponsoring a bus (Say between 1-5pm on weekends over summer) to drive from Brighton to Leighton every hour stopping at City's and Swanbourne. I would be happy to chuck in another $10-20 on top of my WAKSA fee to assist with the cost. Just an idea, might have already been thought of. Thanks again Waksa.

Awesome day! Great photos g-dog. Reminds me of an episode in "The Bill".