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
Might be interested in this.
What are the wind conditions like i.e what size of gear is used
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
Select to expand quoteizymiester said..
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
What size/weight of sailor is that recommendation for?
If the numbers are typical and the wind is steady, I am thinking a bit smaller for me at 72 KG. 
Maybe one size smaller in sails and boards?
Select to expand quotesailquik said..izymiester said..
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
What size/weight of sailor is that recommendation for?
If the numbers are typical and the wind is steady, I am thinking a bit smaller for me at 72 KG. Maybe one size smaller in sails and boards?
This would be for about 75-95kg
At 72kg i would consider 65 wide and 78-80 wide boards for the two options.
The winds are very tropical and don't have as much punch as the winds in many other places so you can hold the sail down in windy conditions a little easier.
I would look at the forecast just before leaving for Mauritius and decide how big or small on the spectrum you would go.
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 
Select to expand quoteizymiester said..
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
It can be tiring if you rig the 7.2 instead of the 8.5 you should have because it was quite windy when you rigged up, then bob around for about 6 km before turning back and bobbing back against the tidal current, arriving long after the front runners have finished. 
Select to expand quotesav911 said..izymiester said..
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
It can be tiring if you rig the 7.2 instead of the 8.5 you should have because it was quite windy when you rigged up, then bob around for about 6 km before turning back and bobbing back against the tidal current, arriving long after the front runners have finished.
Sorry mate, the event is well planned and they wont run the race unless the wind is consistent and reliable on the entire course. It will be from the prominent trade wind direction and all weather factors lining up . Which it is most days there. Plus there is several rescue craft with beer 
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
Select to expand quoteMan0verBoard said...
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
Airport transfers can be organised through organiser of the event, a large lorry and vans if flying together will cost about 40 aud a head to travel a good hour to the hotel and heaps of room for gear.
As for accommodation I have received a pdf of the pricing for the hotel from the event (PM me with email for PDF) organiser and the following rates apply:
105 euro for a single room going solo and not sharing plus 35 euro for buffet. Total 140 euro.
The best way to go cheap is sharing and superior room for 70 euro each plus 35 buffet. Total 105 euro which is about 170 aud a night.
170 x 10 nights plus 1000 flights and 240 aud for entry comes to a combined total of 2940. Add baggage of about 60 aud each way and airport transfers for 80 aud return. Your looking at a total including all accommodation, food, transport and baggage of 3140 aud. You wont need to spend a cent over there if you don't want to since we should all be very busy racing eating drinking and sleeping :)
The event is worth more than the value of 3140 for an amazing 5 Star hotel and event. You are basically having an island tour guide of 4 different sailing locations and organised fun racing with windsurfers from all over the world in a fun team chilled format on dead flat water and magical lagoons.
I would highly recommend, I have been 2 years in a row and everyone who has been can not miss it the following year. The entire Australian team from 2015 was immediately booked in to go the next year with no hesitation.
PM me for more details about the comp, transport, pdf with prices or Mauritius
Select to expand quoteMan0verBoard said..
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
I was quoted different rates:
Maybe you were quoted a single room or I was quoted a flash one.
Also the flight from Perth do not line up with the competition dates so you have to stay longer.
The airfares are $1360 less the discount.
My quote:
Number of persons: 2 adults
Stay dates: from 02nd to 07th August 2016 (5 nights)
Rooms:
Enjoy 10% off with our Islander Offer
-?1 Superior Sea View room : Euros 319 per room, per night (was Euros 354)
Our rates include your accommodation, our All-in All-out package, government and service taxes as well as free access to our complimentary water and land activities.
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 
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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.
Select to expand quoteKJ said...
what's the baggage allowance. is it 2 x 23kg?
You can take 3
and if travelling in a group may be able to talk nicely and just pay the 40 euro for the 3 bags in total instead of 80 euro like we did last year. Also if travelling in group maybe let airline know about your bags since last year about 4 or 5 of us was tight with about 16 bags. They had to remove some cargo. Air Mauritius have been very good with this competition and the baggage
Select to expand quoteizymiester said..KJ said...
what's the baggage allowance. is it 2 x 23kg?
You can take 3
and if travelling in a group may be able to talk nicely and just pay the 40 euro for the 3 bags in total instead of 80 euro like we did last year. Also if travelling in group maybe let airline know about your bags since last year about 4 or 5 of us was tight with about 16 bags. They had to remove some cargo. Air Mauritius have been very good with this competition and the baggage
is that 3 x 23kg?
is there a weight limit?
Select to expand quoteKJ said...izymiester said..KJ said...
what's the baggage allowance. is it 2 x 23kg?
You can take 3
and if travelling in a group may be able to talk nicely and just pay the 40 euro for the 3 bags in total instead of 80 euro like we did last year. Also if travelling in group maybe let airline know about your bags since last year about 4 or 5 of us was tight with about 16 bags. They had to remove some cargo. Air Mauritius have been very good with this competition and the baggage
is that 3 x 23kg?
is there a weight limit?
If it's over 23 you will have to pay overweight and the limit of weight is 32kg per bag or just double check air mauriitus website it could be 30kg it's hard to read. From my experience it would be cheaper to keep all bags under 23kg keep them happy and maybe get the extra bag in. I think more than 3 bags will be pushing their patience
If there is a few partners coming then we could use them for baggage so that it's not more than 3 bags per person 
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!!??
