The stoke of the original concept was to get people included, the sponsors then stood up and made fantastic and very generous offers which to the best of my memory was a genuine donation for the participation of everyone at some stage, by simply joining the comp, or as some of us are full on hardcore and some just enjoy challenging themselves, I think that the draw should encompace everyone on an even scale who signed up under the original terms.

Why change it? Are the sponsors threatening us with something? I dont think so, they must be stoked with the extra interest this awsome West OZ idea has brought to windsurfing. I know there is an international GPS challenge but this more Australian based comp is generating interest here.

I really enjoyed the why we are doing this and the mateship / getting fellow windsurfers together for a social bit of fun competition, that was the original idea, see how fast you can go, we will put it up and teams can have an excuse / motivation to sail even in the crappiest of winter times, the real racers can race and race hard, the feeble and average sailors can compete amongst themselves for freindly bragging rights and the guys n gals who want see if they can top 20 knots should not be left out.

The guys who developed and are currently maintaining the competition should really get the board, they are the ones devoting their time and rescources to everyone for nothing, other than thanks.

Lets keep the draw to the way it was originally said it would be drawn and worry about how we can all get some ideas together about ensuring the sponsors are very well noted, publisised, exposed to the world and more importantly thanked for their donation.

mkseven has a point, are we all individually numbered through the registration process? if so lets use that system.

Hardie I thankyou for sticking to your guns re the draw, dont be swayed, I doubt you will.

My wife works for the West Australian, I have asked her to see if she can get me a sports writers contact details, if that happens I will forward the details to Grumps and Hardie as they are in the know more than I on how to promote this to the paper.

Now, time for a beer

PS - If I have upset anyone re my ramblings I apologise, but you better start building that bridge

Cheers GT

IMHO
This comp was about team participation so lets reward those teams that have contributed. I believe that at comp end the big prizes should be raffled to teams that have logged results as a team prize. There is still plenty of time for those teams that have not logged results to do so and be eligible.
I personally would be happy for the comp to end before 25, slowboat and the rest of the swan lake mob get to post again.

Thank you Hardie for organising such a great comp.
Thank you Ben for the fantastic web site.
Thanks to the sponsers for putting up the prizes.

Cheers,
Chris Reiffel

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Originally posted by Gybesports

A note from the sponsor!!
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I would like to see a yearly get together say at Sandy point or in WA for a team showdown, extra to the main comp.

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Fantastic idea, would give us a chance all to meet, draw the prize and the younger ones amongst us can party!
But don't see how it's possible, unless somebody also comes up with the airfares!!!
Then there's finding a time that suits most people, trouble with Auz it's just sooo BIG!!!!

YAY squared

Sounds fair to me as long as Hardie dosnt get it.

That would be too much to takeonly joking

I really appreciate Elmos very generous gesture, but it's a nay from me.

Thanks for your support guys

Yep Hardie and I discussed this, and we both decided to remove ourselves from the running of the draw, just to remove the conflict of interest aspect. I still stand by that.

I did the site for a couple of reasons:
1) To give my company some exposure and hopefully get a bit of cashflow
2) Because I knew I could do a half-decent job of it, and wanted the competition to be run properly.

Regarding 1) -- Because of the site I've gotten a big contract in Brisbane

Regarding 2) I haven't heard too many complaints yet

So in my eyes I don't need any prizes or anything. The stoke is enough

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Originally posted by nebbian

Thanks for your support guys

Yep Hardie and I discussed this, and we both decided to remove ourselves from the running of the draw, just to remove the conflict of interest aspect. I still stand by that.

I did the site for a couple of reasons:
1) To give my company some exposure and hopefully get a bit of cashflow
2) Because I knew I could do a half-decent job of it, and wanted the competition to be run properly.

Regarding 1) -- Because of the site I've gotten a big contract in Brisbane

Regarding 2) I haven't heard too many complaints yet

So in my eyes I don't need any prizes or anything. The stoke is enough

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Congrats on the 1

On the 2: yes it is a bloody good site