The Beachport October Longweekend Wavesailing, Speed and SUP Expression Session is on again!
The event is Sponsored by Onboard, Coopers and the Beachport Hotel, and running over 3 days: 3rd, 4th and 5th October 2009.
The Pub will have a few tables set up for us out the back, a new 52" Panel TV to run footage from the day and 4 free meals to be raffled out to us from 7pm (Thanks to Chris Heffernan the new owner from the Beachport Hotel!)

The format is simple:

Wavesailing expression Saturday and Sunday when and where the conditions suit at Beachport (Possibly Robe) with a riders vote determining the event winners!

Speed sailing on Lake George Saturday and Sunday with GPS results determining the overall winner!

SUP Freesurf when the conditions best suit, expression session to select the top 4 surfers to battle it out in a final.

Event Schedule:
SATURDAY: 11.00am Conditions breif, Wavesail, Speed, SUP, 12.30 BBQ lunch and Beers thanks to Onboard and Coopers, 5pm Close of day. Dinner at the Beachport Hotel.
SUNDAY: 9:30am Conditions Breif, Wavesail, Speed, SUP, 12.30 BBQ Lunch and Beer thanks to Onboard and Coopers, 5pm Close of Competition, 7pm Presso at the Beachport Hotel and Dinner and more Beers.....
MONDAY: Free Sailing / SUP day, More Coopers etc....

The Beachport expression session is free however we encourage sailors to sign up as members of Windurfing SA, either way, just come down and have an awesome weekend!

ONBOARD EVENTS COMING SOON:
Onboard Barmera Windsurf weekend (Barmera SA) 7th - 8th Nov 2009
Onboard Windsurf Demo weekend (Goolwa Lakes) 28th - 29th Nov 2009
Onboard Kangaroo Island Road trip (KI) 27th - 28th Feb 2010
Onboard Robe Easter Classic (Robe) 9th - 12th April 2010

See you down there!!!!!!!!!!

For Details contact Pete at Onboard (08) 82943866 or [email protected]

Pete and crew, I have the barby and gas all organized it will save you carting one down.

Dave I also have a bombora waveski if you want to use it to rescue the kids sailing at the poul of siloam. just bring a paddle as I lost mine. let me know.

The pub has top meals.

Keen as, see you people there

****.. this is less than two weeks away. Hopefully I'm back from my trip to NSW.

With lake George, people have told me I would have an issue getting there in my car (Diahatsu Charade). Is this still applicable ?. It isn't a go-anywhere car

Will try to get over there this year (or the next, or one after...)

...didn't realise it was so close!

Shark Biscuit, you will have no trouble driving around the lake as the track has been bulldozed flat, have put up pictures a couple weeks ago, if the wind is in the north you only need to go to the end of the gravel road to sail in the middle lake. the water level is higher than the last photos and the boards have now been put into the outlet weir to stop water flowing out to sea on the lower tides, so level should stay good for summer as fresh water from drain M is still running in from our wet winter this year. see you on the water will be good to have some crew to sail with. Jimbob.

Thanks Jimbob. See you there.

Russh, I think you have hit the nail on the head, unfortunately.

At this stage, things don't look to good for the weekend, but as you said, it probably will change a few times between now and then. It certainly has been the norm down here for a few months now.

If there's no wind this weekend, then it will be the only weeknd I haven't been on the water in 2 months. Fingers crossed.

Even the swell is forecast to drop off over the weekend.

HAAK

high as a kite said...

Russh, I think you have hit the nail on the head, unfortunately.

At this stage, things don't look to good for the weekend, but as you said, it probably will change a few times between now and then. It certainly has been the norm down here for a few months now.

If there's no wind this weekend, then it will be the only weeknd I haven't been on the water in 2 months. Fingers crossed.

Even the swell is forecast to drop off over the weekend.

HAAK

OOH its changed again - looking better each day - Sunday may even be Nnw in the arvo on the 7 day forecast and W monday



Fingers crossed.

I like the idea of the divaldo cup, especially if light wind is forecast.

Marine service map not looking too good :(

might pack the fishing rod

I have a 7.5m Gasstra Matrix For Sale, if anyone is keen.

Hi Guy's!
One day until the weekend... hopefully the wind and swell deliver!
We've had a great response to the event and I think there'll be a good 30 - 40 sailors in town.
The plan is to meet in the Beachport carpark Saturday Morning at 11am for a weather and comp breif and to touch base for the weekend. Saturday (regardless of the weather) I'll have the Coopers on Ice and I'll fire up a BBQ for lunch at 12.00.
Saturday night we've arranged for a table out the back of the Beachport Hotel for counter meals from 6.30pm onwards. Adrian from the Beachport Hotel has kindly donated 4 free counter meals to competitors (which we'll give out during Saturday to sailors making the most of it!). Please let me know if you're keen to join us for a counter meal!
We'll make a plan for Sunday as the weekend progressews and the weather pattern becomes clearer!!!!
Looking forward to a big weekend!
See you there - Cheers Pete

Hi All. I 2nd that !. Probably the best part of the weekend was Jimbob's Dune ride experience. Whoa ! That just blew my mind. I'll post some piccies shortly.

Highasakite: it's a dog eat dog world in those dunes I tell you. Here are my kodak moments:

A long long time ago.. in a galaxy far far away..



Down town:



The only windsurfing action I saw all weekend:



At the split:



A hack in the dunes:








I had some footage of the SUP session when I was bobbing up and down in the surf... but the picture quality from my new water proof camera is so bad it's not worth posting.

thanks for putting in the effort for a fun weekend pete

We had a super time this weekend, i can definately see a SUP finding its way onto our already full trailer, hmmm maybe a vito van is on order!

Thanks for a top weekend Pete, those coopers beers went down a treat, although I think I have had enough sausages to last a life time. Great event with many crew rocking up even though a poor forcast.

Always good to see Jamie and Ty's dad (name escapes sorry KOTP - Ian?)

Was awesome to be out on the lake again, I will post up some of the pics of the kiddies cruising around, as well as the big kids....

I love youse all!

Did I mention that I also cracked a few ribs on Sunday, those SUP boards are hard when you land on them