Heya Alimac,
Normally the WWA crew get going around September, I'm sure they're working on the T-shirts as we speak

Regarding the Ledge to Lano, a FSW board will be fine, and unless you're a gun sailor will be more suited to you than a slalom board. The most important part of this race is to finish, and you're more likely to do that on a FSW board imo

Just remember to do a couple of downwinders (like, really really deep off the wind downwinder) with some mates before the race. You'll be fine