Ali Cat said...
Does anyone know which races will be downwind (assuming they get wind on the day) and which are course races? Might try to make it down for 1 or 2 of the downwinders.
Ali. Hope this helps:
Rd1- 17th September: Rocks to Reef Dee Why - morning course race - about 6 to 8km (should be fun as you can get nice bumps on all legs).
Rd2 - 8th October: Lion Island Challenge - morning course race (but may change to downwinder if it is southerly). Distance to TBC but likely shorter than skis.
Rd3 - 29th October: Bondi to Watsons Bay - downwind, but with bounce off the cliffs - about 13km
Rd4 - 12th November: Narrabeen Downwind - classic afternoon downwinder
Rd5 - 26th November: King of the Harbour - downwind if NE (likely) but maybe alternate course race if southerly). Last year looked pretty good - check vid on website.
Rd6 - 17th December: 20 Beaches Classic - downwind (the 2009 and 2010 race videos are on the site. Both pretty light winds but at that time of the year it can be epic).
http://www.oceanseries.com.auThe distances haven't been confirmed as we looking to shorten some of the courses such that the winning times are around 1 hour.
I have done all these races on skis. The last 4 have the potential to be incredible DW'ers - but then you are at the mercy of conditions. If it is looking ugly we have alternative courses we can run and, of course, we will always turn the race around so you don't have a head wind.
There is a series pointscore. You need to do 3 out of 6 races and you must include the 20 Beaches.
We are finalising sponsorship and prizes. Will let you know shortly.
Hopefully, a few of the Queenslanders will come and have a crack.
