For those paradise adventure seekers looking for a chilled out week long event look no further.
AUSTRALIA team 2016 looking for fun energetic and passionate windsurfers to help take the team title!
Awesome deals on flights, baggage, transport, accommodation and alcohol :)
Everything is well organised and no stress from landing on the island to jumping back on the plane to the big Oz
Winds are generally 12-23 knots
Most reliable setup for 2 boards and 3 sails would be 8.6, 7.8 and 7.0 sails and a 110 and 124-138 litre board (70 and 80-85 wide)
The place is just paradise and the water is super flat and fast with easy gybe marks. The racing is relaxed with no rush between races, even time for a quick beverage at the bar.
I went to Zilwa in 2014 and it's a pretty flash hotel with a really cool beach pool and bar. Heaps of beach beds and shades for partners to chill out. Beach is protected by a rock point from the wind.
See the website for more info and rules
www.mauritiusfreeride.com
Word on the dodo island is that the marathon is 50km this year.. And only 1 gybe
Fast fun flat water over endless blue lagoons, so it's not as tiring as it sounds
I got a quote from the sponsoring hotel to stay 7 nights. AUD$315(incl 20% discount) per night - 100% payable in advance to secure the room and 100% cancellation fee.
Airport transfers $100 each way.
Flights AUD$1000 return.
€150 entry fee
Around $3700 Aussi for the week
The prices I have quoted are correct I have been discussing and verifying with organizer. Please see PDF. I can't post it on here. If we book as a group we may get further discount.
At this stage 105 euro for superior room and 70 if sharing.
It's 35 euro for extra kid
The buffet includes drinks breakfast and dinner for 35 euro as quoted in my previous post.
Beers are 2.5 Euro
There will be a DEDICATED beach bar at the hotel for the windsurfing event. It will be a meeting point and charging station before and inbetween races
Whats in the mini bar ? all complimentary I hope like last year
I am looking to share a room if anyone in the same boat ! (prefer no snorers )
Does the buffet include alchohic drinks ? cant start the morning without a bloody mary
If you've flown Air Mauritius before, make sure you join the KestrelFlyer club. As long as you still have the travel dates and booking reference you can claim points for flights within the last 3 years. You get 3000 points for a round trip from Perth, which you can exchange for extra baggage allowance at 700pts per kg.
As the winter cold sets in,let me remind you about this Deluxe winter getaway.
And Hardly needing to persuade everyone to come join the Australian team in stealing the Mauritius Freeride Challenge Team trophy of 2016.
The top 5 riders make up the points.
We have a few East Coast riders on the team but hoping to get some more to make the trip a memorable one
Hurry before your beach front homes wash away !!
Currently the Australian team stands at:
10 windsurfers
2 kiters
7 non competitors
With south Africa much the same boat and other teams Seychelles Islands, France, UK, Swiss building this is going to be huge!!
Pros attending that I know of are:
Pierre Mortefon
Patrik Diethelm
Karen Jaggi
Nicolas Warembourg
World of windsurf and other media outlets will be there to help show the everyone this paradise outside of the bubble!
Defi wind inventor Phillipe Bru will be the race director as there is plans for this to be a defi wind in 2017
We will be posting daily stories of the event so watch this space
A ship ran aground there a couple of days ago
Yep some friends from Mauritius pictures before it got to the cliffs and on the cliff
Le Bouchon beach is where the land photos were taken
Need a tow mate!!??