Hey Get Funky, that should be possible, you'll just have to be patient whilst the bus unloads everyone at Leighton and then do your set up at Swanbourne, whilst those not going all the way pack up and load back on to the bus.

One of us WAKSA guys will give an "official" response once we confirm logistics.

Remember though the Swany-Trigg bit is the most open to swell and has some of the least accessible beaches if things go wrong.

In the words of that great philosopher "So very sweeeet"

Top stuff guys. I thought it might be a pain in the spinny for you guys but sounds like a great plan to just hang on the bus until after the Leighton drop-off.

cheers fellas

Hi xtortya,
Will drop you an email regarding your van - could be a useful vehicle to use as the sweep vehicle.
WAKSA

So, the indicators look like it's good for Sunday morning, but Sunday arvo is a bit iffy.

When will the call (that it's on or not) be made?

Hi Everyone,

The WAKSA team working on bringing you the Long Downwinder have been in discussion today and decided it is best to postpone the event until Sunday November 18th.

The forecast is not looking reliable enough for such a distance and at a time when most people have only kited a handful of times since last summer:

"Sunday: S/SW winds 20/30 knots at first easing to 18/23 knots by sunrise and
13/18 knots by early afternoon. Seas 2.0m easing to 1.5m. Swell 4.0m easing to
3.0m by evening."

In addition rain is possible and a forecast temperature of 18 degrees will not be enjoyable or safe.

We will plan to go with the 18th November, by then hopefully we will all have got some more kiting in and improved our 'kite fitness' and the seabreeze pattern should have stabilised.

Keep tuned and we will keep you posted,

best wishes,

your WAKSA team

as long as you dont see yourself as a liability to others or putting yourself at risk you should be fine and on this particular one you can quit half way should you be feeling the strain.
from your description i wouldnt see any problems.
Hope to see you there

Hi Everyone,

WAKSA has decided not to run the Long Downwinder on Sunday 18th November. We will look for a date to run it in the New Year.

We really want this to be an enjoyable and memorable event - good solid seabreeze, warm weather, lots of time and no pressure.

Keep your fingers crossed for Saturday 15th December when there is a Leighton to Swanbourne Downwinder followed by the Christmas party at the Swanbourne SLSC.

And of course KiteJam is only 2 or 3 weeks away - KiteJam is a no pressure, have fun, give-it-a-shot style freestyle gathering on 1st or 8th December so that's the next one to look forwards to for now! Visit www.kitejam.org

Thank you for your support,

Your WAKSA Crew