The 2024 Jaffle ShackOceania Youth Wave Titles & Junior Windsurf Camp is ON in Geraldton Western Australia for youth aged under 20.

This event is a combination of two junior windsurf events to make the LARGEST congregation of junior windsurfers & wavesailors and the most important and the most FUN junior windsurfing / wavesailing event in the Southern Hemisphere.

Come and join in - everybody is welcome!!

PWA/IWT 4 Star Jaffle Shack Oceania Youth Wave Titles. This junior wavesailing event will give youth under 20 important youth world wave ranking points and a regional ranking in their specific age / gender division. The event will take place on the best two days of our event window. Younger divisions will compete at Coronation Beach, Geraldton, whilst The Spot (Oakajee River Mouth) and Sunset Beach will open up as locations for older divisions or finals.
Junior Windsurf Camp. This is a fun, social camp where youth of ANY skill level in windsurfing are given coaching over two days. Families hang out and have fun windsurfing together, meeting and windsurfing with other youth windsurfers and families. Coaching is given in beach starts, water starts, harnesses, planing, gybing, tacking, jumping, wave riding and loops - whatever it is that the individual youth needs. This will be at Coronation Beach, Geraldton.

Who
The event is open to any youth aged under 20 from anywhere in the world, but especially those in the Oceania countries (eg, Australia, NZ, Fiji, etc).Everyone is welcome and we'd love a great representation from all the states of Australia.

General Schedule
16-17 January 2024. Reserve or free sailing days. We'll use these for the camp or competition if the forecast for the later days is no good. Otherwise they are simply settling in / free sailing days. No safety boat or jetski is available if these days are run as free sailing days. Parents or guardians are responsible for their own children.
18-21 January 2024. The best two days of the window will be given to run the Jaffle Shack Oceania Youth Wave Titles. The remaining two days will be the junior windsurf camp.

Social Schedule
First morning of camp or competition - Registration & coffee at Jaffle Shack Foreshore Drive, Geraldton (time and day to be announced closer to the event).
Wed 17th January - Coronation Beach Food Trucks - opening meet & greet - from 6pm or anytime after sailing is finished!
Sat 20th January - Saturday Night Jaffle Shack Presentation & Party night (dinner tickets available on registration). From 6pm or anytime after sailing is finished. Staggering the dinners and arrival time helps out Jaffle Shack.

Location
Coronation Beach Geraldton for the junior windsurf camp. For the competition, the U13 division and early rounds of U15 divisions will run at Coronation Beach. Coronation Beach has friendly, flat water in front, which flows into some very easy, small swells that crumble at best. Then out the back can be larger but very soft waves. It's a perfect place for junior windsurfers of all levels.
The Spot(Oakajee River Mouth) and Sunset Beach will also be considered as an option for the more advanced sailors (eg, U20 Pro Junior and U17s, plus potential for the U15s final only) - depending on conditions of course. The Spot suits smaller swell, whilst Sunset Beach suits large swells. A 4WD is required for the Spot but lifts can be arranged for competitors without access to a 4WD for the competition.

Youth in any division can sail the smaller inside break at Coronations which suits those who are just learning to jump and are a little less consistent in their waterstarts. Those who are able to ride waves and consistently waterstart can venture to the outside break if they wish.

Many U13s were just learning to ride waves or jump in the competition and we encourage anybody who can windsurf to enter. A lot of fun was had last year!

Safety
A safety jetski run by Geraldton Surf Lifesaving Club will be present during the two days of the competition.
A safety boat will be available on the four days of the official camp and the competition.
No safety boat or jet ski will be operating on the remaining two free sailing days.
Parents/guardians are still responsible for the safety of their own children during the event.

Competition Divisions
Divisions are only relevant for the competition component of this event. We need a minimum of three youth to make a division. But we will be offering these divisions in the first instance to encourage as many entrants as possible.
Under 13 Girls
Under 13 Boys
Under 15 Girls
Under 15 Boys
Under 17 Girls
Under 17 Boys
Pro Junior Under 20 Girls
Pro Junior Under 20 Boys
If we have insufficient numbers in a division, the entrants will be rolled into the next oldest age group (eg, we may roll Under 13 Girls into one combined Under 15 Girls).

Entry
Entries will open early September 2023 via the Windsurfing WA website. We will share the link here and via our communication channels.
Entry fee is expected to be as follows:
- $75 competition only
- $75 camp only
- $120 competition and camp.
For insurance purposes, you will need to be an affiliated member of an Australian State Windsurfing Association or Junior Windsurfing Club to enter. Anybody can join Windsurfing WA, Geraldton Windsurfing Club or you can join your closest Australian windsurfing club.

Accommodation
Coronation Beach Campground. Camping right at Coronation Beach with long drop toilets and no showers. Suitable for those with full camping gear who want to stay right on the beach. www.chapmanvalley.wa.gov.au/visit-chapman-valley/where-to-stay-and-eat/places-to-stay.aspx

Goodies Eco-Camp. Camping near to Coronation Beach with showers, toilets, communal cooking facilities and covered eating area. This has generally been the preferred site and very sociable base camp for past Junior Windsurf camps and can fit many families. Suitable for camping and caravans.
www.goodiesecocamp.com/

Sunset Beach Holiday Park. Suitable for those who want chalet style accommodation or those who prefer to stay closer to town.
www.big4.com.au/caravan-parks/wa/coral-coast/geraldton-sunset-beach/accommodation

Further Communication
Facebook: www.facebook.com/oceaniayouthtitles
Instagram: www.instagram.com/oceaniayouthtitles/
Email Upon registration you will need to submit an email. We will send important communications to this email group as well.
Whatsapp group. Will will likely also set up a whatsapp group for the event.

Please encourage as many youth as possible to come and join in. it will be amazing to get all our Oceania youth together so they can meet each other and have fun hanging out.

Enquiries: [email protected]

Registrations are now open!! Bring your groms to WA in our prime windsurfing time. With the combined camp and competition, it suits youth of all levels.

Visit the Windsurfing WA website to enter www.windsurfingwa.org.au/events/203304/



You'll need to join an Australian windsurfing association to compete (for insurance purposes). Your options are:
- join Windsurfing WA (the youth member fee is low cost)
- join Geraldton Windsurfing Club - a great option if you're planning to stay in Geraldton before or after the competition. This also gives you access to some of the gear that is stored right at Coronation Beach.
- join your local windsurfing club (needs to be Australian for insurance purposes).

With current forecasts, we will NOT be using the reserve days of 16-17 January for the camp or competition. You're still welcome to go up early and free sail on those days, but there are no instructors or coaches on those days.

The Junior Windsurf camp will formally start on Thurs 18 January at Coronation Beach. We will announce competition days when the forecast stops changing daily!

Registration is 9am-10am on Thursday at The Jaffle Shack, Foreshore Drive Geraldton. If you're driving up on Thursday but can't get there in time, you will still be able to register when you arrive at Coronation Beach.

Dinner Functions

Thursday Food Trucks @Coronation Beach. Enjoy an easy dinner, when you want, at Coronation Beach on Thursday after sailing. Two food trucks will be there:
- Country Cooks - providing tasty meals like slow cooked lamb/pulled pork trenches, fish, toasties, nachos, and more.
- Amenah's Satay House - providing a range of yummy asian, such as chilli chicken, mee goreng, chicken wings, beef rendang, veg stire fry and more.
All trucks have vegetarian and gluten free options.

Saturday Dinner & Presentations @ Jaffle Shack / Cafe Fleur, Marine Terrace, Geraldton. Dinner anytime from 6pm. Presentations will start well after dark if we've been running the competition until late.

It was amazing and incredible to see the young rippers in action. There's still a bright future in windsurfing in WA with so many kids performing at such a high level!

Thanks for organising it!

Dates have been set for our 2025 Oceania Youth Wave Titles & Junior Windsurf Camp.

it will be on 14-19 January, 2025 in Geraldton and is open to youth of any level aged Under 21 years. The competition is a 5 star event with 100% world ranking points for the U21 Pro Junior and U18 Junior divisions. For the U13 and U15 divisions, this event decides the Oceania Regional Champion.

The event will immediately follow Paul Van Bellen's Wave Rally event so bring the whole family and compete in both.
More information will come and registration will open early September.