What a beauty!

Just had a dutch team email me, they're very keen to get on board.

I get the feeling 2010 will be a big year for our international friends

decrepit said...

Photo of the GTC International Cup, whoever wins this gets to keep it.

Very Nice Mike. Me thinks that's the closest the Mandurah Mob is going to to it though

So are we going to see something from Roo & his Cowboys this year

wkcwarrior said...

is this can be for us, Croatians also ???

Yes all international teams!!!!!!!!

we are, as newcommers, not so bad at 16 and 17 places inetrnationally www.gpsteamchallenge.com.au/rankings/year?country=0&year=2009
isn't we ?

decrepit said...

But first, you have to knock off the Swan River Mob!!!!!

www.gpsteamchallenge.com.au/rankings/year

They're in an unbeatable lead this year, might as well engrave it now Hardie!

Yes, well done to a top team, might as well engrave it now...

Phwwwoaaa - this is looking big Joe and Ben!!
Fantastic initiative.
All sights on us! No worries!
We have 12 month access to the best spots and weather!
The Swan never ices over [bloody weedy at present though - might as well be ice]!
Stop putting fertilizer on your gardens and lawns!!!!!!!

just letting you know we got our Spring Cup......you know, the one pit crew could not get

mvm said...

nebbian said...

What a beauty!

Just had a dutch team email me, they're very keen to get on board.

I get the feeling 2010 will be a big year for our international friends

For your information this guy set up a forum post on our Dutch website. That is if you are referring to Peter Vernet, one of our long distance sailors. Opened up a topic on our dutch forum and so far 5 guys replied saying they would very much like to enter his team. I am one of the guys and hope we will finally succeed to set up a team. If one Dutch team enters I'm sure more will follow. Peter excused himself for not understanding all that had ben written to him in English. Would it be ok for you if I send you an e-mail if people post question about the team challenge on the forum?

Yes send it to nebbs or me I'm Joseph P

Just a thought about our International teams.
I've just finished reading this post from Croatia,
www.gpsteamchallenge.com.au/sailor_session/show?date=2009-12-23&team=40
Seems the teams in colder climes are at a big disadvantage as far as an all year challenge is concerned.
After all the challenge was set up for Australian conditions, where our speed strips don't ice up in Winter.

Just wondering how hard it would be to set up another category, say a best month, no particular month as the season cups are. Just which team has the best monthly result in the year.
Guess you would have to compare the 12 1sts for the year somehow.
This would remove the need to have year round consistent conditions.

decrepit said...

Just a thought about our International teams.
I've just finished reading this post from Croatia,
www.gpsteamchallenge.com.au/sailor_session/show?date=2009-12-23&team=40
Seems the teams in colder climes are at a big disadvantage as far as an all year challenge is concerned.
After all the challenge was set up for Australian conditions, where our speed strips don't ice up in Winter.

Just wondering how hard it would be to set up another category, say a best month, no particular month as the season cups are. Just which team has the best monthly result in the year.
Guess you would have to compare the 12 1sts for the year somehow.
This would remove the need to have year round consistent conditions.

My idea was to have a couple of months that may suit the northern hemisphere teams and have some cups on offer for those months also!!

evets said...

So Roo, does that mean you can see a team or two based in the in the gorge entering the GTC ?

For sure Evets, as long as the GTC can level the playing field and give the northerners something to play for I don't see why not. As most places have 4-6 good months of wind why not count your best six monthly results for the Inter Cup and give the teams a reason to participate. I know it's fun to compete but it's even more fun to win. We've got the Ham Challenge (www.gps-speedsailing.com)running up here which will be expanding in the New Year so the times can be posted to both places.

Personally I don't really like the idea of handicaps of any sort for the challenge. If a handicap is given for cold conditions will a handicap be given for windless months? This year I could not go sailing between February and September due to injury. I missed out on about ten days of decent sailing in Sydney.

Any handicap will give preferential treatment for one set of conditions or group of sailors to the detriment of others. Some Australia sailors are travelling around Australia to get the best conditions.

K.I.S.S.

Basically we're facing the same problem with our evaluated ranking which is year round. Personally I feel it would be great to have six discards for the year for each rider and only count the best six months to make it a more level playing field for everyone in the world. If you look at our evaluated ranking it's mostly Dutch riders at the top and it takes the concept away from the international spirit of our site. Discards are common in windsurfing and sailing anyhow, so why not use them to make it easier for interested people to enter the competition. We're currently discussing this so I follow this discussion with great interest.

I hope you succeed in getiing people interested in the GPSTC website regardless of future rules. At least one Dutch team seems to enter GPSTC coming year which is great and I truly hope many will follow. And at least we have been able to sail year round the last couple of years so that aspect shouldn't be a big problem for our contry. But indeed North America or for instance Sweden which has some big windsurfingclubs and a relatve big speedsurfing populalation, why would they feel the need to enter an International team competition if beforehand they know they don't stand a chance.

I think the GPSTC concept is brilliant. Bringing back team spirit or windsurfing club spirit like most countries had in the past is bringing back some kind of family atmosphere. If you want to make it work World Wide you need to take into account the fact that most countries in the World have only got a limited amount of windsurfing time/months. Just my two cents

Mobydisc said...

Personally I don't really like the idea of handicaps of any sort for the challenge. >>>>>>

I wasn't thinking of handicapping anybody, just adding another, category, to quote roo of "top gun team".
Open to everybody equally, but only taken over 1 month, each teams best month.