South Australian KA Summer of Speed

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The November round of the KA Sail SA Summer of Speed will be held on Sunday 25th November at Boggy Lake . Registration and briefing will be at 11am and close of sailing at 5pm with recording of GPS screen readouts by 5.15pm. If you don't sail with a GPS, you are free to still participate in the event and enjoy the social aspect of the day and be in the running for the end of series prize draw. The one-off series entry fee is $40 and this covers competitor packs and boat expenses. You will also need to be a current member of Windsurfing SA or affiliate, and a link is provided here < http://www.windsurfing.org/files/SA_MSHIP.pdf > for the application form. Please bring correct money with you for both the entry fee and Windsurfing SA membership fee as change will not be available on the day. A list of current Windsurfing SA members is attached – if your name is not here, you need to join up! Please also take the time to fill out the entry form and disclaimer (attached) to make admin a smoother process on the day. We look forward to seeing you there…..

South Central Coast:
Thursday until midnight : Wind: SW/S 15/20 knots decreasing to 10/15 knots during the evening. Sea: 1 to 2 m abating to around 1 m during the evening. Swell: WSW 3 to 4 m decreasing to 2 to 3 m.
Friday : Wind: SW/SE 10/15 knots. Sea: around 1 m. Swell: SW 1.5 to 2.5 m.
Saturday : Wind: Variable less than 10 knots becoming S/SE 5/15 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Sunday : Wind: E/SE 10/20 knots.

SA SUMMER OF SPEED

(best day's forecast, except Lake George) 2007 NOV 24/25 - GPS CHALLENGE, BOGGY LAKE. 2007 DEC 08/09 - LONG DISTANCE SLALOM, MURRAY MOUTH. 2008 JAN 26/27 - GPS CHALLENGE, LAKE GEORGE. 2008 FEB 16/17 - GPS CHALLENGE, BOGGY LAKE. Windsurfing SA membership (or equal) compulsory. Generous KA support and prizes including new Koncept sail. Screen max generally wins the day, with points towards overall champion. $40 series entry fee to cover event costs and competitor packs. Contact Chris Dimond 0419 035 031 or Chris Reiffel 0429 930 058 for further details.

Race day two of the KA Sail SA Summer of Speed was held yesterday at a very windy Murray Mouth. The original format was to be a giant slalom race, but this was quickly scrapped in favour of outright speed sailing along the 500m speed strip in super-flat water and winds of around 20-25 knots. The winds started out as W/SW, but quickly swung to the SW and tightened the course. The Murray Mouth is a constantly changing series of sand bars and with ongoing dredging work, it is always providing different and challenging conditions – sometimes favorable……..sometimes not. Yesterday was AWESOME! We had a good turn-out of sailors and everyone was loving sailing in a new location and with perfectly flat water and amazing conditions for speed. I'm sure we'll all be keeping an eye on the weather charts now for big W/SW'ly to SE'ly winds. This location has the potential to push all of our PB's through the roof!

Thanks to KA Sail for their generous support of this race series.

Results

At the end of the day, the results were:

Note:

· Newly allocated sail numbers – refer above. Recent AWA memberships will receive sail numbers before January's event.

· Competitors that miss a day's racing or do not post a result received points based on the total numbers of competitors in the competition at that time.

· Next event – January 25 + 26 at Lake George, Beachport.

Race day one of the KA Sail SA Summer of Speed was held yesterday at a choppy Boggy Lake in winds of around 15-20 knots. The breeze did not reach the forecast 20-25, and even blew from a different direction than forecast, but we were all happy to be out on the water chasing the numbers. Entrant numbers were down on what was expected, but there is certainly time for more sailors (with or without GPS units) to join in at the next round on Dec 8 th or 9 th at the Murray Mouth. Remember, participation puts you in the running to win the major prize at the end of the season of a new KA Koncept sail!

This first day of a four-event series was fiercely competitive with all entrants staying out on the water for upwards of 5 hours in an effort to get that elusive gust that will put them in the lead. Sam Doecke sailed an amazing 201km for the day and Carl MacDonald not far behind with 178km – pity it wasn't a distance competition.

The final results were: (Sailor – Equipment – Max Screen Readout – Points Awarded).

1. Tim Hemer (Neil Pryde / Starboard)                    34.7 knots         0.75 points

2. Chris Dimond (KA Sail / Exocet)                        33.5 knots         2.0 points

3. Sam Doecke (KA Sail / Fanatic)                         32.9 knots         3.0 points

4. Chris Reiffel (KA Sail / JP)                                 32.3 knots         4.0 points

5. Carl MacDonald (Neil Pryde / Starboard)            31.1 knots         5.0 points

6. Norman Clarke (Neil Pryde / Starboard)               29.9 knots         6.0 points

7. Nick Bellgrove (Neil Pryde / ?)                            29.5 knots         7.0 points

8. Richard Upton (? / ?)                                         28.3 knots         8.0 points

9. Steve Roberts                                                                           9.0 points

10. Milos Milutinovic                                                                       9.0 points

It will be great to see more sailors on the water at the next race day in December.

Thanks to KA Sail for their generous sponsorship of this race series, and to the Lake Connewarre crew in Victoria for the beers.

Chris Dimond Aus06