After four days of waiting for the wind, the organisers made the decision to move to a new location for day 5 (Fri 2 Jan).
It was a very brave decision that paid off.....
The Prizegiving Ceremony for the 2009 Oceanic & Australian Formula Windsurfing Championships kicked off tonight at the Royal Hotel; one the famous Sydney nightspots in Paddington.
The wind conditions lightened today for the final day of racing at the 2009 Oceanic and Australian Formula Windsurfing Championships in Sydney.
The 3rd day of racing at the 2009 Formula Windsurfing Oceanic and Australian Championships in Sydney, Australia, kicked off today with howling southerly winds up to 30 knots at times....
Another blisteringly hot Aussie summer day awaited the competitors as they arrived at Ramsgate Beach for the second day of racing at the 2009 FW Oceanic & Australian Championships....
A picture perfect day greeted the competitors of the 2009 Formula Windsurfing Oceanic and Australian Championships in Sydney, Australia today....
21:59 | after 6 races - leading sailors are : Youth Jules Denel (FRA41); Master Xavier Ferlet (GBR451); FE junior Morane Demont (FRA59) , FE senior Nicolas Schreir (PER2 )
The last two races are nearly finished - full results very soon
20:17 | 2 races have been completed for all fleets. there is a short break before the last two races of this championship.
19:46 | hi the last day of racing and the wind is good at the host venue. the racers are on the water, and the wind is betweem 11>13 knots
2009 Formula Grand Prix dates.....
The provisional calendar for the 2009 Grand Prix Tour is now published. So many enquiries have been made from both national associations and individual racers that it was felt necessary to publish now.
We are confident most, if not all, will go ahead.
Detailed arrangements - travel , accommodation etc - should not be made until the Notice of Race ( or Provisional NoR ) is published.
The polish organisers are working hard to upgrade the Pobierowo Chamlleger to a Grand prix .
GP- Sines. POR. 21 >26 April - tbc
GP/Europeans - Portimao, POR. 12>17 May - tbc
FW Challenger - Pobierowo,POL. 24>26 July
GP- Allegro Cup, Leba, POL. 30 july > 2 august
GP- Sopot, POL. 5>8 August
GP - Sao Paulo , BRA October - tbc
GP- Fortaleaza, BRA. 24>29 November
05:32 | we have had a great days racing. 4 races for seniors , youth and masters ; 3 for juniors. A full report tomorrow. Leading the fleets are : Junior (fE) - Morane Demont (FRA59) ; youth (FW) - Jules Denel (FRA41) ; senior (FE)- Nicolas Schreier (PER2) ; Master (FW) -Xavier Ferlet (GBR451)
13:06 | good morning- the truck is being loaded. The club is opening early to give people the chance for breakfast before boarding buses to go to the venue.