HARDCORE'S SYDNEY WEATHER CHECK
This Week in June 2008 : BIG Southerlies forecasted this weekend - ENJOY. For all the weather details just AskHuey
Things to think about: Birubi is our next event in August - get some practice in guys
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BREAKING NEWS
The 2007/8 Season results have been updated, check the Ranking page above for the full list
Forrest sent us this great link with Waz and Levi sailing this past Summer at Shoalhaven Heads Was and Levi " thanks from NSWWA. I noticed Matt in there too..!
Checkout 2009 Longboard Windsurfer Festival for all the details, including a wave event for Birubi as well. From Friday the 23rd Jan till Mon 26th Jan 2009
We found this excellent footage of our very own "All Australia" Wavesailing Champ - George Westra working our favoured Gerroa. If you've got RESPECTABLE (hey we have standards to maintain here) footage of yourself on Youtube, send us the link and we will create a spot on our site.
And here's a Youtube vid of Dan Berry at Wanda for good measure.
The 2008/9 Series dates are up - check out the Calendar above.
Pensive about how cold Winter is going to be? Don't be, check this guy out windsurfing in seriously icy water; tough as... on you tube
The Teams event was a great finish to the years series. A few sailors made it down for the friday afternoon session, but alas, no wind for the weekend.
Congratulations to our winners for 2008.
Jon Naylor took out the Amateurs, Dan Berry won the Pro's and Warren Smith won the Masters competition.
The Auswind "Goer at Gerroa" event attracted a good turn out and we are happy to report there was just enough wind for our Super Grommies (U15) to show how it is done. Congrats guys and gals: 1st - Jessica Holder, 2nd - Jessica Juretic, 3rd - Jake Juretic, and some good freesailing from Alex Lueck and Ellie Jacobs. Event report here . Photo's of the Super groms Gerroa 2008, here
Ripcurl & ASP are planning to develop Gnarloo, just so they can have another competition spot... Please go now to
Save Gnarloo and sign the petition to stop them.
VIDEO's from Neil Pryde Wanda07 here..Dan Wanda07 and Steve ..
Steve Wanda07 and Matt, Tim and friends.. Matt Wanda07
Maui windsurfing video's site linked here.. Maui Windsurfing Video's
The Tarenaki Wave Classic has just finished in New Zealand, event report here and a few photo's as well TWC 2007
Wanda Sunday Session photo's here..
Wanda
Event 2 of the 07/08 season was great..!
The GybeSports Woopi Classic - was contested in good wind and small but bearable waves... lots of photo's were taken, read the report here
Thank you Janelle for these great photo's, if you'd like the big original's email us at NSWWA.. Janelle's Woolgoolga 07' gallery
Check out these pictures of last years event Woolgoolga 06' gallery
Also, more images from the local sailors Flat Top gallery
NSWWA AGM 2007 Minutes here.. AGM 07'
North Coast Wavesailing pictures sent (thank you :) .. are now up of Lloyd's wavesailing a Huge Nambucca Southerly. Lloyd, 07'
Maui 07' photo's (from a month ago..sorry) are up here.. Maui, 07'
A few photo's from the Dirty Dog Classic at Birubi are up here.. The Dirty Dog Classic 07'
Sign up early for the 2007 season and get the discount rate of $130 for all events, including insurance, entry to all 5 events, T-shirt, food + drink after each comp, as well as other goodies and loads of shenanagins! Download the form and send it in!
If you'd like to Learn to Windsurf ?.... go here ..
Remember opposing the extension of the Gerroa Quarry development last year?? ... well, unfortunately it's been approved by the Hon Frank Sartor MP.
Please phone 02 9228 6437 to speak to Micheal Young to find out how to appeal this decision.
Checkout Oceanflows and click on the DRIVE text to see a preview.
Also, Scotty's website has some awesome Movies
2008 Carbon Art Slalom Range has just been released, checkout all the details at CarbonArt
RECENT NEWS
If anyone is looking for a reasonably priced sailing machine - a reliable Toyota Hilux set up for windsurfing is after a loving home; get in contact with us at nswwavesailing@gmail.com and we'll pass your details on.
Here's a look at the GPS speedsailing series. The 2007 Celebration of Windsurfing is planning on having a speed gun set up for the punters this year, so you too can be like Chris Lockwood - fastest sailor in the world with GPS timing on production gear, 2006. We are not certain he was on a wave board though...
It is with sadness we bring the news that one of our own, Brad Andersen, passed away in Sydney this morning 30.4.07. Brad was still giving his sailing everything he had with no fear and could be seen on occasion launching into forward loops in knee deep water at Kurnell! Our deepest sympathies go out to his family.
The Carbon Art NZ nationals were held at Taranaki over the Easter weekend in some nice conditions; check out the report and pics.
Expat Aussie, Jill Cooper, competed in the Carbon Art Wave Sailing Nationals at Taranaki over Easter and won the Women�s title. Not a bad effort for a 43 yr old mum! Check out this interview with her
Overall rankings for the 06/07 season are finally up! While we at NSWWA would never admit to making any errors, EVER, if you feel there is a discrepancy with your placing you have 2 options...
Option 1: submit a carefully worded, polite email to nswwavesailing@gmail.com; free of expletives, threats and general unpleasantness. This may result in a review (It could also be ignored in the hope you go away).
Option 2: sail better next year.
The Tabou Classic pulled out some wind at the last minute for competition to be called on. Dan Berry won the Open Pros, with Adrian Levy coming a respectable 4th after returning from (self-inflicted celebratory) injury. Steve Worley took 1st in the Social Mens division and Dave Stafford made it to the water in time to get 2nd in the Grand Masters! (The late start was to his benefit I suspect...)
"WindSurfnSnow Teams' Challenge" pics are now up!
Check out the great footage of the PWA Cabo Verde event, with some huge airs in the perfect conditions (Adrian - something to aim for!).
The Windsurf n' Snow Team Challenge at Gerroa saw some initial fun and games in pleasant conditions before a thunderstorm scattered competitors back to the house for an early tea break (except Dave Stafford, who determinedly stood in the carpark "waiting for it to clear"). Everyone enjoyed a great seafood extravaganza and Mike Preswick enjoyed winning both a Neil Pryde kit-bag and the Carbon Art wave board! Congratulations Mike (you cheesy git).
Thanks to everyone involved for a great year, especially the committee and our outgoing President Dan Berry for all their hardwork over the past 12 months. It's been a successful season with some great conditions and we'll be aiming for more of the same and then some, starting again in August. The Tabou Classic and Aus Nationals are next to look forward to in late March.
DirtyDog event report is now up.
More pics added of the Dirty Dog action.
More PICS added into the gallery.
You can also check out loads more from these guys.
Mystery swell comes through! Radical Wave report now up! And results too.
The Celebration of Windsurfing Day had a great turnout and some exciting racing and freestyle action, with NSWWA sailors leading the slalom fleets in some of the races (being able to gybe helps...) as well as cleaning up in the freestyle comp. Pics here, including Jason Juretic and Dean Hendrie charging in the slalom on their wave gear.
Results for the Mambo are now up. Congrats to those NSWWA sailors who stormed up the rankings - an excellent showing in all divisions!
Check out the Carbon Art Mega Wave Classic report for the updates on this past weekend, with loads of competitors, some good conditions and a whole lot of fun. Pics are now up also. And results too (finally!).
Early January sees the Geraldton Windsurfing Festival take off at the local mecca of Coronation Beach. A $50 entry gets you loads of goodies and the general vibe is going to be that of a 'Mambo in the west'. Sounds like it should be great, and that time of year sees stacks of wind with solid swell.
The NSWWA November 2006 newsletter is GO!
Irish correspondent Tim Wyers has a mate who is putting together a windsurfing guide to the world which needs contributions about spots on the east coast of OZ. If you're keen to talk/write up your local spot then email: udo@stoked.publications.com
The Sailworks Extreme Smack Classic report is up, setting competition alight in the 2006/07 series. Pics are now up as well!
Become a NSWWA member and enjoy the benefits listed here.
Postcard from Europe - Tim Wyers tests out life in a van, with a 6-pack of beer and some windsurfing equipment.
Days of Our Lives drama was rife at the Dirty Dog Extravaganza! Lack of wind led to a storyline right out of Bold and the Beautiful as this report outlines...
The NSWWA August 2006 newsletter is instore now. Actually, you can just download it. Click the link. Back there.
To make joining NSWWA an even better deal, you get to register a sail number with the AWA, with the usual fee being waived. Go to the AWA website and follow the links at the bottom of the page to find the numbers that are available.
Baby Update! Dean and Leanne Hendrie are the proud parents of a new addition to the NSWWA: their son Isaac James Hendrie was born on 19.6.06 at 12:50 am, weighing in at 8lb 10oz (about 3.7 kg in the old parlance I think). Mum and baby are doing well. Congratulations to the new parents, and we hope to see the whole family at Birubi.
One of the most popular coaching clinics of last season was about the forward loop. There wasn't much wind then, so here's another version to chew on for those of you getting set to throw yourself over the handlebars next time we're out there!
Here are a few pics of the (rusty) winter sailing at Windang - looks like there could be another southerly this weekend, so it could all be on again. Thanks to Rob Graham for the pics.
The 2006-07 season calendar is now up, with details on format and payment options along with wisdom from the old man of the sea, el presidente Berry.
For those of you heading to Maui this winter, here are tips from some of the pros on riding Jaws, and what you might expect.
Results for the 2005/06 season have now been posted and are accompanied by a wise and wholesome review from our benevolent leader Dan 'comedy is my middle name' Berry. Check out where you finished up.
The Tabou report is now ready for perusal, and we are expecting pics of the huge wave action in the next few days.
Here is the latest (well, I just heard about it...) weather & wave-mapping info from WetSand. And if you check this out, it looks like the Gold Coast is up for a wee bit o' surf this weekend... just in time for the Tabou comp!
Check out the Oz Nationals action at Shoalhaven Heads, courtesy of Mind Factory. Note: you wll need the Macromedia Flash player to view this gallery.
Pics of the nationals party are now up.
Due to a severe lack of wind the NSWWA Team Event became a surfing comp. Having heard Wazza talking up the 3/4 mast waves that they always get at Gerroa, the Sydney boys showed up with their shortboards only to find 1-2 foot dribble. Wazza then drafted in some never-seen-before local surf gurus onto the Southern NSW team for their run to a contentious victory...
The Australian National Wavesailing Titles were held at Gerroa, NSW over the last week. Congratulations to Matt Holder from WA who took out the top Opens gong, followed by our own George Westra in 2nd and Dean Hendrie in 3rd. NSW had a good showing overall, check out all the results here and the report here!
Wanda turned it on, Sunday 12th Feb with many Sydney sailors enjoying the classic conditions. Check these pics out, courtesy of Mind Factory.
Alright! Thanks to Tom 'the Hoff' Hofmann for these great shots of the Windang action.
Some great waves and a new sheriff made the Dirty Dog Eyewear Classic a whole lot of fun at Windang over 4-5 Feb. Pics of the Disco are up too.
OLDER NEWS
The NSWWA January 2006 newsletter is hot off the press!
17.12.05 A new all-Australian online windsurf mag has been put together by our favourite Queenslander, Tony Marsh and friends. Updates on what's going on around Oz, travel, recipes, machines and moves (with comments from the super-coach: Ollie Barta - all hail). It looks great!
The NSWWA November 2005 newsletter downloadable here
5.12.05 This website has more hot Kurnell freestyle action for your viewing pleasure. Follow the windsurf links.
5.12.05 WindsurfnSnow Wave Classic at Wanda turned into an all out freestyle extravaganza at Kurnell. It was a hell of a lot of fun - we saw quite a few things we hadn't seen before and that wasn't just the windsurfing. The pics are ready for viewing.
28.11.05 Despite the best efforts of John Redmond and Adrian Levy, Scott McKercher was still able to sail well enough to take out the top wavesailor spot at this years Mambo. But only just! More on that later... here is a look at the 'scores' and action. Pics should be posted on the event site soon.
21.11.05 Neil Pryde Wavesailing Classic - Gerroa, 19-20 Nov 05.
We had it all, a result, waves, up to 35 knots (from all directions), free grub and liquid refreshment - all in all, an excellent weekend. The scoop has been scooped by 'Oz Idol wannabe' Carl Doran. Pics of the huge action will blow you away!
18.11.05 Boardseeker MAG has a great website and an e-newsletter that should be worth signing up for. News and hints on this, that and the other thing... ah hell, just skip to this part of it and try not to drool.
17.11.05 Looking for a bigger wave? Head to this spot and don't forget your wetsuit. At 500 odd metres, you might need a bit of luck, but hey, there are locals who have done it!
24.10.05 Luke Johnson has taken out the Taranaki Wave Classic for the second year running and Dan Berry has snagged second. A pretty good showing by the NSW sailing contingent! Congratulations to them both - full report to follow.
21.10.05 Here are a few pics of the sunny Irish coast, courtesy of our man on the water, Tim Wyers, who is loving Brandon Bay.
19.10.05 Postcard from Ireland - Timmay! Wyers; one with the ocean at Brandon Bay.
18.10.05 Late-breaking pics of sunny and sandy Hallidays actvities.
Win gear at the JP website! Easy to enter, and you get to watch some great action while you're doing it. Check it out.
NSWWA September 2005 Newsletter can be viewed and downloaded
here.
11.10.05 Hallidays Pt was great for suntanning and talking it up... Click here.
09.10.05 A windy October weekend makes for fun in the flatwater at Kurnell in Sydney. Click here.
08.10.05 Freestylin' photo's. Click here.
28.09.05 Kids school holiday windsurfing Coaching. Details here.
22.09.05 Some mega pics of Jason Polakow and Robert Teriitehau being eaten at Teahupo (scroll down on this link).
20.08.05 Birubi Wavesailing Classic report HEREand photo's galore HERE plus even more photos HERE
27.07.05 Aaron Constable takes out Maui Speed Event - Fun divison. Results here.
04.07.05 Q-man goes for a double forward. Check this OUT.
03.07.05 Luke Johnson in action in Maui.
30.06.05 New Tabou Wavesailing Classic photos.
04.05.05 Luke Johnson tastes some PWA Success.
28.03.05 NSW Junior - Luke Johnson qualifies for PWA Hawaiian Pro Classic 2005 here.
27.03.05 NSW Wavesailor - Dan Berry takes out Queensland Tabou Wavesailing Classic 2005 here.
08.02.05 Guide to wavesailing in NSW and Sydney updated to include South Coast here.
03.02.05 NSWWA Feb 05 Newsletter here
27.01.05 More photos from the GAASTRA Wavesailing Classic at Wanda complements of Mindfactory.com here
17.11.04 Wavesailing coaching details here
15.11.04 Free Gear for Under 20 Year Olds If you are U20 and would like to borrow free wavesail gear on a semi-permanent basis, check out the info. here.
24.10.04 Try Windsurf Weekend attracted 43 beginners. pics here and write up here
06.02.04 Where to Learn to Windsurf details here.
Classifieds If you have kit you want to buy or sell, then log on here.
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