Pittwater Longboards

It's been a little while since posting last but I thought I'd lift this up the page a bit.

With the LT Worlds finally happening in Perth this coming Christmas/ New Year period, there's been some reawakening of the local Pittwater LT crowd and a few local entries are starting to appear on the list. Hopefully we can get a bit of momentum going and build on numbers as the Worlds approach.

I'll be doing some more winter sailing from RPAYC, and building the tempo as summer approaches (RPA, PBSC, local regattas, Summer Series). Should be a fun summer, hope to see you on the water!

Jethrow

P.S. the LT mid-winters are being held at some place called St George Sailing Club in July. I'm not really sure where that is because it's not on Pittwater but I've entered them too...

There is Ayreforce but unfortunately no entries...

Hi all, just a subtle reminder that tomorrow, 01-Aug-23, marks 150 days until the first race of the Windsurfer LT Worlds.

Just in case you were wondering when to start your training regime!

Just a heads up but the BSC crew have been sailing a lot in preparation for the Perth worlds.

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len024 said..
would be cool if we could get some Marks in and get together for training on Pittwater. I Sail IQ Foil there a lot and tend to resort to gybing around the pin for the yacht racing

Len, there's a lot of official waterways requirements if you lay marks and have races. Best option currently for sailboard racing on Pittwater is Palm Beach Sailing Club which operates from Sand Pt. Season opening day is Saturday 9 Sept. $235 to join www.pbsc.org.au/membership
We don't have many sailboarders, but we are hoping that some of the RPA fleet might join us this summer. As a foiler you might enjoy racing our Hobie 16's etc
BYRA have a foil training program - don't know about their foil racing.

WLT Practice Tuesday 29 Aug with Adam AUS-268 NE 8-18kt. Upwind against the middle of an incoming tide.
2hr 15min 14nm 6.2kt avg moving speed 13.3kt max speed
I was doing a lot of turnback gybes rather than tacks to keep in touch with Adam [who hasn't been out since b4 winter, and I have a 29kg advantage]. But by the time we got up to the fresher breeze north of the Palm Bch channel mark, Adam was rapidly closing down the gap.

My short but sweet session today in what I've been calling "LT Alley"
It only works at high tide with SE to S winds. I must be trying harder with my training 'cause I fell in for the first time training in what seems like forever!
Don't forget, season opening day at PBSC next Saturday and I hope all the local LT's are there...

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len024 said..

Jethrow said..
My short but sweet session today in what I've been calling "LT Alley"
It only works at high tide with SE to S winds. I must be trying harder with my training 'cause I fell in for the first time training in what seems like forever!
Don't forget, season opening day at PBSC next Saturday and I hope all the local LT's are there...

watch out for the reef there i hit it the other day when i was not paying attention

Yeah, as the tide started dropping it got to be a tight squeeze... ;)

Had a good day on the LT out on Pittwater today, even if the promised Nor-Easter didn't really materialize. Clocked up some good k's and even managed to spot another LT out training (LT 1944).

I kinda lost count, but I think I did 6 W/L's in all. Thanks go out to RMYC for leaving their mark in the middle of Pittwater off Salt Pan, upwind of an unused police mark off BYRA, for me to used all afternoon!

Anyway, stunning day to be on the water, hopefully a tad more breeze tomorrow...

Ooo, not much action posted on Pittwater Longboards this summer, that's not to say nothing's been happening though...

There was a lot of training going on over summer in the lead-up to the Windsurfer World Championships over the New-Year break on the Swan River, Perth! We sent a team of 6 locals to the Worlds and one even brought back a gold medal as world champion in his age group! Results varied from race winners at the top down to me at the bottom but everyone who went had a great time.

The next worlds are in Barcelona in September this year, and a few are talking of going to these too. I'm not sure where the 2025 Worlds will be but rumor-control is mentioning some pretty nice locations (Mexico and Bermuda to name a few).

Anyway, I got out for a light air session today to try and loosen up my injuries, we'll see how I feel in the morning. Started to head up to the big pond, but it was looking a tad glassy, so went back to Dog Park and played in the nice Easterly that was coming across from Newport Beach!