On Friday a westerly gale is likely to blast through Manawatu Gorge and may well affect southern Hawkes Bay and northern Wairarapa. MetService meteorologists are also forecasting
winds from the westerly quarter gusting to about 100kph to batter Fiordland, Southland, South Otago and possibly Dunedin until early Sunday.

JP Tobin placed a convincing first at the Spa regatta and James Wells backed him up with 7th.
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STEVEN FINALLY RETIRES FROM THE WORLD OF WINDSURFING, IWA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA, LIVE WEBCAST FROM PWA WINDSURFING WORLD TOUR and more

MetService marine forecasters have issued warnings of heavy on-shore swells along the East Coast from Canterbury to Gisborne, and for the Wellington South Coast. Waves over 6 metres are expected to wash onto these regions by high tide this evening, and peak waves up to around 10 metres may coincide with high tide late Tuesday morning. Wind and waves should start easing on Tuesday afternoon.

2003 PWA CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - key issues and other news.
The Olympic windsurfing equipment should change for 2008 , the majority of the brands want tight measurement tolerances to be established (not a One-Design Class) and the majority want a free builder class....