Makes me wish I could sail well enough to go in it!
Maybe 2011...

Same as last year. tried online rego. It does not work again. Oh well will do the usual snail mail

Bender said...

Same as last year. tried online rego. It does not work again. Oh well will do the usual snail mail

Just tried myself as well...

Clicking the "Proceed" button just took me back to the same page, with all blank fields.

No confirmatory email either...

Looks like it's back to snail mail for me as well.

emails to both

'[email protected]'

'[email protected]'

recently bounced back... any ideas why Rob?

great vid, you guys putting in the effort to keep the lanno classic going is awsome.

We were a bit worried with the axing of most the wa circuit due to lack of sponnos,
but the work that the officials and sponsorship has put in to the worlds best windsurfing race has kept it alive and its getting better.

Ive seen most of the ups and downs of windsurfing in the last 15 years but its the lanno that always is on the up. You know you can catch up with the old (and the new) crew on the 2nd weekend in January, Its our favorite day of the year!

Ive got a wedding on the.... 9th of jan of all the days in the year! how selfish some people are. so ill see yuz all at the waves, and mabe the slalom, or i could wag the wedding?

Cheers to all
PS bring back the screem'n Leem'n!

Paul Yeomans said...

great vid, you guys putting in the effort to keep the lanno classic going is awsome.

We were a bit worried with the axing of most the wa circuit due to lack of sponnos,
but the work that the officials and sponsorship has put in to the worlds best windsurfing race has kept it alive and its getting better.

Ive seen most of the ups and downs of windsurfing in the last 15 years but its the lanno that always is on the up. You know you can catch up with the old (and the new) crew on the 2nd weekend in January, Its our favorite day of the year!

Ive got a wedding on the.... 9th of jan of all the days in the year! how selfish some people are. so ill see yuz all at the waves, and mabe the slalom, or i could wag the wedding?

Cheers to all
PS bring back the screem'n Leem'n!

Yep I've been invited to a wedding in Denmark on the big day. Would'nt miss it for quids. I have already informed the missus i am unable to attend

Me and my friends are definitelly going this year for the first time.
Not sure what to expect there though.

Could someone help us to better understand what's happening on the day:

1. Is there time to see the Ledge Point start, jump in the car, get to Lancelin, find the parking and see the first arrivals

2. Can you rent any gear there on the day, or would it be impossible due to the number of people getting the same idea

3. Are the shallows too busy on the race day to have a picnic and sail around a bit

Or maybe just describe what do people usually do on the race day (apart from drinking :-).

AUS1111 said...

G'day Obelix

1. Yes. The first racers in will finish the 26km course in just on 30 minutes, so if spectators watch the first five minutes or so, they should be on the beach in front of the pub in Lancelin in time to see the finish.
2. No, you can't rent gear on the day, and seriously I wouldn't recommend you tackle an ocean race like this on gear you have never used before anyway. You can hire gear in Perth and take it with you.
3. You can have a picnic and a sail on race day in Ledge Point or Lancelin no problem at all.

The best advice I can give is to get there early so you have plenty of time to tune your gear and get yourself organised.

Also, there aint much shade in Ledge Point so WEAR SUNSCREEN!

Cheers Chris,

Thanks a lot for this. Looking forward to it. It's going to be fun

re: seriously I wouldn't recommend you tackle an ocean race like this on gear you have never used before

I was thinking about the rental place at Lancelin to fool around the shallow section a bit.
I have a large freeride board, but my daughter will need a learner's gear.

I was wondering if everyone will have the same idea, and the lot will be rented out.

My online registration worked OK, so it might be good to go now.
The most troubling question was the Sail number, as I don't have one.
I made one up WA8888, but how do I set this bit right?
Or as long as it is unique am I OK?


Woops, did not get the email confirmation so maybe it didn't work

Thanks mate, yes I am member and now I have applied

graceman said...

Thanks mate, yes I am member and now I have applied

Roll on exmouth

Exposure is why the ledge is the longest running windsurfing race, (no not the nuddie runners on the pub roof) and the last 3 years have been getting bigger each time, partially due to the chopper and man behind the lens. Media love the footage, spectators love it and it adds to the event atmosphere.

Bring back the chopper and funny little dude taking pics!

I work on the theory if you can sail in the ocean for more than an hour without stopping to rest then you have minimum fitness for the race. The adrenaline on the day helps a bit. The other tip is to replace every rope, I still remember breaking both my downhaul and outhaul in my first L2L - (back when they had the triathlon and the guys doing the next leg - cycling I think it was, were really annoyed at waiting for me !)

I work on the theory if you can sail in the ocean for more than an hour without stopping to rest then you have minimum fitness for the race.

Fitness should not be a problem [not taking anything away from what looks like a real challenge], its guidance on skill level that I was looking for.

racerX said...

I work on the theory if you can sail in the ocean for more than an hour without stopping to rest then you have minimum fitness for the race.

Fitness should not be a problem [not taking anything away from what looks like a real challenge], its guidance on skill level that I was looking for.

How much sailing have you done in the last year?