WAKSA members will have received mailouts recently advising of a fund raising event WAKSA is conducting for Redkite - supporting children and young people through cancer. The event is a downwinder which will cater for kiters of all skill levels. Depending on your skills, confidence and the wind you will have the opportunity to kite from either Leighton to Brighton Beach, or from City Beach to Brighton.

The event is scheduled for SUNDAY 6th DECEMBER 2009.

We want kiters registered and ready for a briefing at the grassed area near Brighton Beach at 1.30pm. From here buses; generously provided by THE DOWNWINDER bus service will transport kiters to their chosen starting point. Kiters will then kite back to Brighton Beach where WAKSA will host the obligatory sausage sizzle and soft drinks for all participants. Prizes will be announced and awarded on the day.

The key thing with this event is to raise funds for Redkite. To encourage everyone to get into the spirit of things and to max out the dollars raised we have joined a specialised fund raising site. All participants should logon to everydayhero.com.au/events/event_has_finished/805 where you can set up your own individual fund raising effort. Or you can make it even more fun by creating a team effort. See the site for details - it's simple and it's fun. All kiters raising funds through the 'everydayhero' site will be eligible for a great range of prizes. All other WAKSA members participating will be asked for a $20 donation to participate on the day.

So far, we have had several hundred dollars worth of prizes donated to the event by a range of generous sponsors including:
Mills Records in Freo - (Australia's oldest Independent record store since 1945)
Surf Sail Australia,
Star Surf,
Australian Kiteboarding School,
Auswind
WAKSA is also contributing 2 complimentary tickets to Kitestock 2010.

We know you will all have joined WAKSA well before Dec 6th but just in case there are any late joiners, WAKSA registration will be possible on the day.

Perth kiters, here is an opportunity to dig deep in support of a wonderful charity whilst having a great day on the water. Do not hesitate to visit the website above, enter your name or team and start raising $$ for Redkite.

If there are any WAKSA members, family or friends who are interested in volunteering for a few hours on the day, please don't hesitate to contact us [email protected].

Stay tuned to SeaBreeze and www.waksa.com for more details over the coming weeks.

Sounds like fun and for a good cause, good onya WAKSA cheers for organising it. It's a shame that you organised it on the weekend I am on a charter out to the islands up the coast though, would it be wrong of me to hope for no wind down here so it's put back to the following week.

Hi TL

You can donate to mine if you like

Have fun on the charter !

Cheers

www.everydayhero.com/au/

Well done Monkeyfish & Tightlines - that's the spirit we are looking for.

Crew, as of Saturday afternoon participants in the Charity Downwinder have raised over $1500 for Redkite. Big thanks to all of those doing their bit for a great cause. Obviously, these folks are in the race for some sensational prizes.

We have substantial contibutions from a range of kite shops and record shops to entice you into raising $$ folks, as well as the chance to win free registration & entry to Kitestock MMX.

Well done to everyone so far.

A number of participating kiters have already been out there doing some exceptionally good work on behalf of Redkite - the total raised so far has just passed the $5,000 mark which is a significant increase since our last post. It looks like there is some very serious competition amongst Perth kiters hoping to pick up some of the prizes below...

In case you weren't aware there is more than $1500 worth of prizes up for grabs, including

Free entry to Kitestock 2010 for two lucky punters;
A new harness from SOS Surf;
CD's from Mills Records;
Vouchers from Surf Sail Australia, Airborne Kiting, & Windforce;
An Imp trainer & Progression DVD from AKS
T-shirts & caps from Star Surf.

All you need to do is do your bit to raise some $$ for Redkite - log on to everydayhero.com.au/events/event_has_finished/805 and start raising funds for Redkite. The clock is ticking folks - the event is only five days away.

The Downwinder is open to all WAKSA members - if you haven't registered on this site we will ask you to make a $20 donation on the day.

Downwinder Details:
Date: Sunday 6th December 2009 - yes, that's this SUNDAY!!!
Location: Meet at Brighton Beach (grassed area near the kiosk) - look out for the WAKSA flags
Registrations: From 1.00pm. Looking at the forecast today, we expect to drop kiters @ Leighton sometime between 2.00 & 2.30pm. The bus wil drop those of you doing the City Beach leg at City Beach sometime between 3.00 & 3.30pm

The obligatory, post down winder Sausage Sizzle & refreshments will be available upon return at the Brighton Beach.

WAKSA would like to acknowledge the contributions made to this event by the sponsors - the shops listed above, as well as the Downwinder bus service, Island 2 Island Beverage Company and the British Sausage Company

Twinny or SB?

Moon,

BoM is currently showing:
Sunday: S/SE winds 18/23 knots shifting S/SW 20/25 knots in the afternoon.
The SB forecast is showing a tad more than that as you can see.

We will be watching wind strengths over the next couple of days, but due to the arrangements we have made with coach hire, safety boats etc, the event is still scheduled for Sunday afternoon, albeit maybe a bit earlier than previously advised.

The bus will be arriving @ Brighton about 1.30pm. As soon as it's full, it will take off for Leighton. If you're keen on coming down, it might be a case of first in, first on the water, & first one back to Brighton...and first prize???

Registrations open @ 12.30pm on Sunday. Hope to see you & lots of others @ Brighton.

Yes, the bus will be returning to Brighton but we will also have some volunteers on hand to make sure pumps get back....

For those of you not already WAKSA members we will need you to join up in order to do the downwinder. We will have forms on hand for any one not already a member.

2 days to go...arrows are green...sun is shining....gonna be a great day...

Looking like a sweet day is going to be had... and $8,684.15 raised so far.

Man that is such an AWESOME effort for sucha good cause...

well done all involved in the money raising.

Good Winds

looking forward to seeing heaps of crew DW down the coast ,, no doubt it should look like quality invasion of sorts hahaha

had a fantastic day guys. everyone was really friendly and great to talk to. won a $100 gift voucher a hat and shirt. thanks for the good time guys.

Wicked Day, well organised, and a great vibe. Not at all what Waksa has been famous for delivering. Excellent Event, well done everyone who was involved!!

Great fun today. Thanks WAKSA and esp. Juddy whom I met for the first time.

As per usual I had my kite mare at Swani. A really nice guy and I crashed and we just looked each other in the eye and were calm and cool. To make a long story short....I ended up re-rigging and relaunching in the path of a naked vision and her fully dressed man. My body is stuffed and exhilarated....thanks again for a great day.

I agree awesome fun day. Really good downwinder until just past city beach , I stuffed my Knee, dropped the kite in the wave zone then made a nice bow tie out of it pulled the pin and ended with tangelled lines, packed up and walked and thanks to the bus for the pick up.
But despite all that a fricken great day, well done everyone on the WAKSA crew.

Cheers

Dunc

Yup excellent day and big thanks to those who organised it PLUS we raised some pretty good coin for redkite

Big thanks to WAKSA for the event - Also a big thanks to someone who dragged in my old mans blue best board and put it on the beach. He had crashed just near leighton and his lines powered the kite into continues loops - Was a great run trying to catch up to everyone after i finished towing him in haha