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Sailing safety in the silly season - we are all responsible.

It's that time of the year again. Lots of people travelling to different and sometimes new locations to sail, more people on the water and less experience/common sense. The number of fatalities so far is disappointing, and one of the fingers is being pointed at conflicted use of water - so be extra careful of other water users, small and big.

Southern Lakes Windriders news December 2015

Hope you had a good Xmas and wishing you all the best for a Happy New Year and lots of fun adventures in 2016. Hope you’ve all been getting lots of sailing in. The water at last is really warming up.. so get on out there and have some fun. Couple of winges to start I’m afraid but bear with us… that’s one of the reasons we need a club, to protect kiting and windsurfing spots in the area. Better news later in the newsletter.

One Mile Sailing.

Windsurfing NZ Newsletter December 2015 - PWA and other event reports, SUP, kite and more ...

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Windsurfing
Sail Numbers
PWA Noumea - Kiwis make us proud
NZ Slalom Nationals - who to watch out for
Lake Clearwater Show Weekend
Raglan windsurfing - Starks need our help against the wildlings
Wisdom of Dingo
Newsletter information & Stories
Craigs Investements Eastbourne Slalom Plus

Surf & SUP
WSL Big Wave - Peahi Challenge
Should I Try SUP racing?
Worlds No. 1 Jumbo Surfer Loses Arm!

Kitesurfing
NZ Kitesurf Nationals

Calendar's
WNZ Calendar
International Newsletter

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GLENORCHY WEEKEND ALL ON !

The weather forecast is for westerlies, some possible brief rain on Sat but otherwise looking good. So bring all your toys and come stay over for a party on the Sat night too. Remember the hotel are doing cheap rate rooms so say you're here for the event if booking. Nothing structured, just turn up and play and see us in the pub after. !

Hope to see lots of you up there.

Sue 0276408596.

Craigs Investment Partners Eastbourne Slalom Plus 5-6 December 2015

Eastbourne once again turned it on for the windsurfers, with winds from 25 to 30 knots for most of the day allowing 13 races to be completed.
Conditions were fast and demanding with plenty of spills and some close finishes for the 22 sailors who turned up to sample the windiest city in the world.

New Zealand Windsurfing Slalom Nationals 2016

Thu 21 Jan 2016 - Sun 24 Jan 2016

Naval Point Club, Lyttleton, Christchurch

Windsurfers have achieved speeds approaching 100kph. Slalom is the fastest form of windsurfer racing, with groups of sailors competing on a downwind zig-zag course around a series of buoys and routinely reaching speeds in excess of 60 kph. Equipment is essentially unlimited, so sailors push the limits as hard as they dare. New Zealand has world ranking sailors in this discipline and some overseas competitors are also expected.

Glenorchy Fun Weekend

Sat 5 Dec 2015 - Sun 6 Dec 2015

Glenorchy, Queenstown

Come to Glenorchy for a fun weekend of sailing together. Nothing special structured but we’ll have the BBQ,club trainer kite, windsurf gear and SUP there too. Bring your own other toys so you can enjoy this lovely area whatever. The Glenorchy Hotel are once again doing special room & backpacker rates or there’s camping nearby. (Backpacker beds are 25.00 each Hotel ensuite rooms are 95.00 and hotel non facility rooms are 80.00.) We’ll be planning on getting very social on the Sat night and there may be a band. Bring you dancing mojo !

Southern Lakes Windriders news November 2015

SOUTHERN LAKES WIND RIDERS NEWS. Nov. 2015.
Wow what an amazingly windy start to the season ! A group of us have been windsurfing at Rat Point many days a week and I hear some kiters have been going to Crighton, there’s certainly lots of wind around and with El Nino forecast for the summer it looks like a good season is in store.

Glenorchy Fun Weekend coming soon. 5/6th Dec.

2015 PWA Airwaves Noumea Dream Cup

4 kiwis competing - Laurence Carey, Tim Wood, Jack Holliday, Daniel Thomas - watch them live!

CWA November 2015 News

The National Kiteboarding League (NKL) Series is here, now, in Christchurch, and the forecast is windy!!! Based at New Brighton beach from Thursday Nov 19 through Sunday Nov 22, look for flags and kites - New Brighton beach for waves, the Estuary Kite Area for freestyle, and watch out for BIG air.

Also this weekend Nov 21-22, the Windsurfing South Island Cup round 1 @ Dunedin. Check the Dunedin Windsports Association (DWA) Facebook page or email Paul Villestra

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