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The cold front that arrived at night, brought some awesome conditions for today.
Most of the sailors went out on 10's since the wind was around 15-18 knots, if this was a normal spot, you could easily go out with 11's, but here in Montevideo, the South wind is onshore and you get a crazy choppy sea, that if its over 25 knots, all the harbors close and it's impossible to go out. So with the 15-18 knots we had today, it was already impossible not to hit some head hight chop and get air lifted.
The course for the day was a windward leeward course with 2 upwinds and we set out to do 3 back to back races.
A frustrating start to the 2010 South American Championship hosted at Puerto del Buceo , Montevideo, by the Uruguay Yacht Club.
Pre race day gave the opportunity for early arrivals to train on the water - but come day one of racing and the wind did not show !
However it is looking good for today with strong winds forecast - up to 25 knots!
Willhelm Schurmann (BRA999) will be hoping to maintain the form that brought him maximum ranking points from the Oceanics and sees him heading the World Ranking.
Weather - http://www.ycu.org.uy/meteorologia.php
The revised and updated Class Rules are now published. The main changes are in the wording and layout of some existing rules - to be in line with latest thinking and the ISAF 2009>2012 Equipment Rules of Sailing (ERS).
The fundamental rules about dimensions and limitations of equipment are unchanged.
Competitors are reminded about the new ISAF Windsurfing Competition Rules (WCR) regarding sail identification ( ie sail numbers - 3 letter country code and personal number ) which must be placed back to back on opaque white background . The 2009 AGNM agreed that this rule shall be applied from 2010.
Class Rules 2010
Wilhelm Schurmann on top of the FW Ranking 2010 after Oceanic...
Regrettably it has been necessary to postpone the Europeans scheduled for Portugal in the spring. Overpower have been working hard to secure the financial support needed for the event to go ahead, but it was decided that there was now insufficient time to publish a Notice of Race for an event at end of April.
The championship will now be scheduled for later in the year and will, of course, avoid clashing with any ranking events on the international calendar. If they have not already done so, member national associations are requested to advise the office on the dates of their national championships.
Contact - fw@internationalwindsurfing.com
FINAL RACE AND PRIZEGIVING PARTY NIGHT.
One final race on the last day of the 2010 Oceanic & Australian Formula Windsurfing Championships bringing the total to 12 races over the four-day regatta.
DIFFICULT CONDITIOS BRING FOUR MORE RACES.
Day 3 kicked off with plenty of sun and heat again but no wind for the 12.30pm start. After an extended delay of an hour the sailors were finally sent to the water in shifty light 10-12 knot breezes before the wind decided to crank to 25-30 knots for the afternoon with no warning leaving plenty of sailors struggling with their bigger rigs.
FOUR MORE EPIC RACES ON DAY 2.
Continuing strong winds and large swells pelter the course on Day 2 of the Oceanic and Australian Formula Windsurfing Championships at Jimmy’s Beach, Hawks Nest.
The Formula Windsurfing Oceanic & Australian Championships kicked off today with ballistic winds and massive swells on one side of the course testing the 48 competitors from Australia and around the globe.
2010 marks the 25th edition of the Calema Midwinters hosted on the Banana River , Merrott Island, Florida, by Tinho and Susie Dornellas. This perennially popular regatta will take place between 4th >7th March.
Jesper, Micah and Gonzalo have confirmed their attendance; and racing will be scheduled for both Formula Windsurfing and Formula Experience
For more info visit:
http://calema.com/events/calema-midwinters-2010/
It’s countdown time to the beginning of the 2010 Formula […]