Southern Lakes Windriders Club

Sat 6th Nov: Club Open Day and BBQ, Frankton Beach.
26/27th Nov. Event 1. South Coast/ Local/ Aviemore. Venue tbc weather dependent
Sun 18th Dec. Club Xmas Sail. Local venue tbc weather dependent
Sat/Sun 28/29th Jan. Event 2. South Coast/ Local/ Aviemore. Venue tbc weather dependent
Sat/Sun 18/19th Feb. The Big Glenorchy Fun Weekend. Fancy dress, fun racing, daily speed comp, freestyle clinic… come camp out and have fun !
Sat/ Sun 24/25th March. Event 3. South Coast/ Local/ Aviemore. Venue tbc weather dependent.
April. End of season sail. Local. Venue tbc weather dependent.

Contact; Sue Bradley 027 640 8596

The Big Downwinder is on for this Saturday 2nd April with forecast for moderate to strong NW’s!!!! Lots of great spot prizes!! See you there! Please if anyone can help with pick ups or registration let me know, see ph contact and e-mail below.

* Please, please confirm, even if only a ‘maybe’ we really need an idea of numbers for the planning . Return email on slwindriders@gmail.com or ph Bec on 03 4429826./ 0273294714

THE BIG QUEENSTOWN DOWNWINDER WILL BE HELD THIS WEEKEND AT GLENORCHY.

(A memorial to our friend Jude)

FRIDAY NIGHT;

8pm. Brazz on the Green for food/drinks social. Pre event get together for anyone who is in town early.

SATURDAY or SUNDAY;

12 noon meet at Glenorchy, warm up/ sausage sizzle/ go out for a sail and work out what size you’ll need.

12.30-1.30 registration back at the beach. You’ll need $25 registration / club members free. We’ll want details of identifying features for you and your sail/ gear and a name of a buddy you’ll be sailing with (or we’ll allocate one to you).

1.30 Briefing.

2 pm. Horns /Hooters/ Screams will announce ‘ we are off ‘ ! Start will be from the beach.

2-3 ish. Sailors/riders will be heading down the way with huge grins on their faces supported by the rescue crew towards the end point of the access road from the main Glenorchy Rd to the beach opposite Pigeon Island. (Detailed map available at registration). Approx 12 kms direct.

3ish. Sailors/Riders will be met by the welcoming gang at the finish point. Your names will be taken, at which point its OK to go back on the water and free sail if you wish until the others are finished. Check your buddy is OK… if not tell us ! Transport will then take you and your gear back to your cars at Glenorchy.

5 ish onwards. Prize Giving and spot prizes (worth lots of money!) donated by our kind supporters at the Glenorchy Hotel. You will be given your ” I did it !” certificate !

SATURDAY NIGHT;

Pizza/Dinner at the famous yummy Glenorchy Café, and then back to the Glenorchy Hotel to socialize the night away!

Anyone who wants to stay the night can get rooms at the Glenorchy Hotel, cabins/tent sites at the camp ground, or rooms at a local motel.

DETAILS

1. Registration fee of $25 for non club members (or club membership is $25). This is to cover safety boats, transport, event costs etc. Your registration form will need details of your sail colours and other distinguishing features and you will be required to sign a disclaimer. There will be a minimum of 3 safety boats, including the local coastguard.

2. For safety purposes you will be asked to register with a buddy of a similar level (or small group) so that you can keep an eye out for each other. Or if you come alone you will be allocated a buddy.

3. The club expect a minimum level of ability; windsurfers, waterstart and gybe; kiters, experience of sailing downwind in sole control.

4. The club recommend that you wear life jackets/vests or other suitable buoyancy and a helmet and insist that you conduct yourself on the water in a safe cautious manner at all times.

Getting Out There!

There can be no excuse for not getting out there with some excellent thermals at Jardines lately and NW’s!

New club email address – slwindriders@gmail.com This address will reach the President (Sue Bradley) and the Secretary (Becky Ozanne)

Club Membership

Only $25!!!!! (Includes free entry to the Downwinder in March). The membership fee hasn’t increased in over 4 years, in fact in 1996 it was $45!!!!! Club membership entitles you access to Jardines Bay. Please respect the access through private property and NO DOGS ALLOWED! Your club membership helps to pay for the Glenorchy anenometer, maintenance to the road at Rat Point and also campaigning on issues such as applications for permanent boat moorings in Jardines bay.

If you want a membership form or you have not received the membership pack please e-mail Becky on the new e-mail address.

Up and Coming Events

Saturday 18th December social xmas sail. Venue to be advised. Nw Glenorchy, southerly thermal Jardines.

Aviemore

A great place for place for camping and windsurfing and the water’s warmer! Christmas and New Year is a popular time for southern lakes and Dunedin windsurfers to gather there. The sailing site is on the northen side slightly west of the boat harbour. From the 1st to the 3rd of January there is a social fun race across the lake and back.

Lessons/Social Gathering

January 13th Sue starts Windsurf lessons for beginners and intermediates at Frankton Beach from 4.30pm to 8.30pm. Beginners lesson with rental and wetsuit $50 for 1 ½ hours. $25 per hour for rentals. Also a great opportunity to use club gear, get some tips and have a social bbq with other members.

Club Windsurf Gear and Kiting Gear

If you want to use it book/check with Christy on 0226751070. There is a 160l bic veloce board with a 6,5 and 4m sail and a 430 and 460 mast. There is now also some old style kiting gear located in the same place – a 157 board, a naish aeo 12m and 16m kite and lines.

Buy/Sell

If you have any gear for sail or wanted’s let us know and we will e-mail out the details to all. Becky is looking for a 5.2ish windsurf sail.

Downwinder Organisation

There will be a preliminary meeting for those who indicated they could help with this event around mid January.

Wanaka website

If you’re thinking of heading to Wanaka for a sail check out www.wanakawind.co.nz

Club Roles

Club Commodore – Sue Bradley
Vice Commodore – ???
Treasurer – Debs Merriles
Secretary – Becky Ozanne
Club Gear Contact- Christy Brennan

Southern Lakes Windriders Club AGM 22/11/10

Apologies
Craig and Erin

Attending
Sue Bradley, Greg Groves, Bruce Climo, Becky Ozanne, Lynne Donaldson, Errol Neutze, Karl Gebbie, Gavin Larsen, Dylan Nihte, Jim Gardner,(Is a kite instructor) Christy Brennan, Phil Hide, Debs Merrilees, Tom Cowan.

Report on 2009/2010
Sue outlined the main work of the club over the previous year from the annual report.

Finances
Debs outlined that the club had over 50 paid up members last year and overall we had a positive balance of about $200 from the past year. Given that we have savings of $4,500 the club is in a healthy position, with our minimal fees of $25 being sufficient to cover club costs.

General Discussion
Anenometer – We would like details of how much it is out.
More kitesurf beginner gear
Is the downwinder good for windsurfers?
Wye creek to Jardines practice.
Warn windsurfers that it is hard – give them some tips, otherwise we still want to keep the event. Perhaps we need to focus more on the social than the race part.
Talked about other local sailing venues.
Aviemore (Feature)
Dunstan
South Coast (Feature)
Promote Wanaka (Greg to provide info)
Clearwater (February)

What other fun events can we promote?

Making more of the Thursday evening sessions at Frankton – social and/or training kites available.
E-mail into us re events happening and we will distribute information via e-mail
Weekend trips and social sails
Pisa, Wanaka, Hawea, Wye creek to Jardines.

17/18 Dec local xmas sail
3rd week in Jan South Coast
February Pisa/Wanaka
12/13 March Downwinder
April Pisa/Wanaka/Hawea

Officials
Becky – secretary
Debs – Treasurer
Commodore – Sue
Vice Commodore??
Signatories for cheques – Becs and Sue?
Club Gear new contact Christy 022 675 1070

Helpers for downwinder – Phil, Tom, Beck, Jim, Christy, Dylan, Debs and Lynne.

Hi all,

Hoping you’re all getting keen for a good season ahead. A few of the kiters have been out there already, Glenorchy, Crighton and even down to the South Coast…. so its time to get gear out again… along with the hat, hot tops and booties ! Sorry for the short notice but there’s a few events listed below coming up this month. We’ll be organizing an AGM pretty soon so if you’ve got any news you think other local sailors would be interested in, do drop me a line and I’ll pass it on…. Looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

DUNEDIN ICE BREAKER THIS WEEKEND. SEPT 4TH

..And judging by the weather forecast it really will be icy !
Time
Saturday at 12:00pm – Sunday at 3:00pm
Location
DWA Club Rooms
Kitchener Street
Dunedin, New Zealand
Created By
Dunedin Windsurfing
More Info
Get the season started with an afternoons blasting at the Dunedin Windsurfing Associations Icebreaker event – take the opportunity to rejoin, meet up and get your gear tuned for the coming season. Event format will be Course Slalom if North easterly wind or Figure of 8 if Southwesterly. Skippers meeting at 12.00.
Doesn’t matter what level your sailing is at, come along and have a go, or watch and meet the local sailors, catch up …with the new seasons gear and more. Racing is the best way to improve your gybes (turns).

http://windsurfingnz.org/content/dwa-icebreaker
Contact Paul Vilestra 021 347 777

WANAKA SKI AND SAIL EVENT.. INTERESTING COMBO…. AND THEY PROVIDE THE BOATS !

17th-19th Sept. Wanaka sail-ski event. Treble Cone meets Wanaka Yacht Club. Check it out.
http://www.facebook.com
Anyone keen to put a team in let me know if you need an extra member,

EVER TRIED SNOWKITING ? THE SNOW FARM IN THE CARDRONA VALLEY IS A GREAT PLACE TO DO IT.. JOIN THIS FUN GROUP OF PEOPLE.

Event: SNOW KITE NZ winter Snowkite Tours
What: Daytrips throughout the winter.
Where: Christchurch Wanaka Queenstown.

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com

AND FINALLY HOT OFF THE PRESS…. YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN BARBARA KENDALL TO DO THE HUMPBACK TRACK IN FIORDLAND NEXT MARCH.

1-3 March. 2011 See attached leaflet, looks like luxury hiking at its ultimate

Keep well and keep warm . See ya sailing soon !
Sue Bradley, Club Sec 441 8590 027 640 8596.

Monday 12th April. 7.30pm Dux de Lux. Pool Room.

Special meeting to finalise Club position re Jardines Moorings Proposal + afterwards.. End of Season Social ….pizzas, cheap drinks, cool DVD’s…

Hi all,

The Meeting……

1. Background. As you are all aware there is a proposal to put in a Mooring Buoy into Jardines Bay. The proposal is for a 12m boat to be used during ‘extended periods of good weather’. The area is zoned Boating Facility Area,
” (n) Boating Facility Area BFA- the use of this area is limited to a double boat ramp, jetty, a weather protection feature, a boat shed and associated boat/trailer/car parking and public facilities, provided that all facilities are available for public use” (District Plan; Resort Zone Rules. Jacks Point Special Zone. Section 12).
You will note that this does not include moorings, in fact the other facilities included are more land based as opposed to an obstruction in the water. In addition there is a very clear focus on ‘public facilities’ available to all as opposed to private facilities.

2. Lack of Initial Consultation. The application was put in Sept 09, there is no mention in the report on “Assessment of the Effects” of the impact on the club, despite the signage on site clearly showing we use the area. The Harbour Master in commenting on the issue stated there were no safety issues and failed to notify or consult the club. In fact the first the club knew about the proposal was in Jan. this year.

3. Consultation since January. The club immediately registered our interest with Lakes Environmental who agreed that we are affected by the proposal. They suggested that either the applicant needed to make a compromise with the club over the positioning or the matter would end up at an official Hearing. The club met with the applicant and have been liaising with his planners since. The club have continuously proposed an upwind position (I’ve called this E for Exec.) which has been rejected by the applicant. The applicant moved to amended position B1 which the club tested on the water and found unsatisfactory.

4. The On Water Testing Session. The club asked the applicant to put in a buoy for us to test. Despite many reminders they chose not to do this thus we put one in ourselves. We had an “on-the-water testing” session on Sat 27th March, when the club put in a buoy at Jardines with a trailing float rope to represent the length of the boat concerned for the mooring application. I have attached some photos from this testing session. Despite the shoprt notice there were at least 17 sailors there of whom the vast majority commented that position B1. mooring was still a safety issue and adopted the position of supporting the Club Exec in asking for the Mooring Buoy to be placed further upwind (ie further South of the Kiters launch area, past the fence line).

5. Update/ Now. The Jardines have made it clear they wish us to find a compromise. Lakes Environmental have made it clear they consider a Mooring to be within the general ethos of this zone but agree our safety is an issue so the location must be carefully considered. Following our testing session the applicant has proposed another option B2 which is a little nearer the shore (see attached map), but again rejected an upwind option.
We now need to decide whether to accept option B2 or to continue to fight for an upwind position even if it means going to a Hearing. It should be noted that this is probably the thin edge of the wedge, the area is zoned as Boating Facility Area and there has been talk that the applicant is planning a marina for the area. It is therefore crucial that we consider this very carefully and set the correct precedent for our future safety and use of the area. So do please make an effort to come to the meeting and express your views. If you cannot make it but wish to vote on the issue please send Sue an email before 5pm on Monday with your comments about the vairious options on the map..

The Social….

As all of this is rather serious, we’d like to combine it with a bit more fun and an end of season social ! So we’ve arranged for an end of season social to follow the meeting. There’ll be cheap drinks and the Club are putting up some money for free pizzas, in addition we’ll have some of the latest cool windsurf and kitesurf DVD’s to show. The meeting will be held in the pool room from 7.30-8.30 only club members will be allowed to vote, but after friends and partners are welcome to join us for the social and DVD’s.

Hope to see you there ! All the best and contact for further queries,

Sue Bradley, Club Sec.
027 640 8596.

Enc;
Map showing position A, (original proposal ); Position B1 (tested on 27/3/10); New proposal position B2; Position E, (Club Exec suggestion).
Photos from the testing of position B1 on 27/3/10.

Hi all,

Sorry for the short notice, but there’s a Southerly out there. Fresh at the moment but due to moderate during the afternoon.

As you know there is a proposal to put a mooring buoy in the bay where we sail, for a 12m motor boat with antennae. The club exec are very worried about the safety aspects of this proposal. We have asked the applicant to put in a buoy for us to sail around so that we have given the matter our fullest consideration. They have not responded despite several requests. As the matter is likely to end up in an official ”Hearing” the Exec. have decided to put in a buoy ourselves, so please try and get down to Jardines today to look at the positioning and let me know by email how you feel about this.  Please try to go even if just for a look if you can’t sail. We hope the buoy will be in mid afternoon. Text me if you want to be sure about the time .

PLEASE BE CAREFUL SAILING. Look out for the buoy. Depending on the conditions we may put a 15m float rope with other buoys on it out from the buoy to represent the length  of the boat and estimated swing. We will not be doing this if it doesn’t seem safe.

Sue Bradley.,
027 640 8596.

attached is the map with the proposed position and a photo of the boat concerned.

Hoping you’re all getting some good end of season sailing in before we reach the April wind lull, and the dreaded daylight savings. I’m assuming people will be dispersing over this long weekend but maybe we should aim for a day out social sailing in Wanaka next weekend (28/29 March) if the winds are good, as this one got postponed earlier in the season. Look out for the forecast. Other news. ….

The BIG DOWNWINDER DEBRIEF.

Hope you all enjoyed the amazing photos. We got front page of the Southland Times as well as a great article in the Mountain Scene as well as lots of great coverage on You Tube and various websites. Attached are some photos of the after event party and prize giving. Enjoy !

Anyone with any feedback about the event, especially ideas for improvement do please send on to us.

KITE BOARD FOUND IN WANAKA THIS WEEK.

Greg Groves from Wanaka found a kite board on the Lakefront. Sunday 14^th. 6.30 Contact Greg 03 443 5725/ 0211573434

EMERGENCY CONTACT FOR JARDINES.

Please remember that we are there on the goodwill of Dick and Jilly Jardines, please respect the gates and leave as you find. If you do have any problems while there and need any emergency help Jilly has asked me to pass on this contact for you. Please put it in your cellphone NOW just in case !

Would you advise members to call on our caretaker Trevor Burton who lives in the house up our driveway , if emergency help  is needed . Trevors phone number is 442 3660   or 027 6766 887,

On a more serious note……..

JARDINES ACCESS/ MOORING APPLICATION UPDATE.

Last newsletter we told you about the application for a boat mooring to be positioned in Woolshed Bay (Jardines) very close to the area where we launch and come in, and where the beginner kiteboarders practice their body dragging skills in the early stages.

We informed you that we had met with the applicant to try to see if we could find a suitable alternative but unfortunately he rejected our ideas of a position further upwind (ie upwind of the fence near where the kiters launch). He proposed another site further to the western side of the “Boating Facility Area” boundary. (see attached copy of the revised proposed location). The club asked for further details, proposals and a buoy to be put in so we could see how this spot would impact when actually sailing. We also contacted Harbour Master Marty Black to discuss the safety implications for us, as when he made initial comments on the application, he was unaware that the club had not originally been consulted or included as an affected party.

The Club lodged an official ‘register of interest as an affected party’ and Lakes Environmental have now agreed that we are an affected party with safety issues and that the effects on us will be ‘less than minor’. They are therefore informing the applicant and its up to him whether to try to negotiate on the position with the club, or whether to go to an official “Hearing”, where both sides would present their case and an independent Commissioner would decide.

In the meantime we are hoping that the applicant will still put in the buoy for their new proposal so that we can at least try it out on the water. So next time there’s a Southerly, watch out for your emails, we may be asking you to test out sailing with the buoy in position and then give us your comments. We will be calling a club meeting at some stage to make a decision about our official position and how we wish to proceed. Any further queries in the meantime contact Sue.

BEGINNER/IMPROVER WINDSURFING AT FRANKTON.

Coming to a close soon. Last sessions this Thursday 18^th and then the final session will be Wed 24^th March. 4.30-8. Frankton Beach.

WAKATIPU TRAILS TRUST EVENT NEXT THURS.

Thursday 25^th March. Jacks Point to Jardines Park Bike(15kms), Run or Walk (7.5kms), along the new track and through private land not normally accessible. Early evening event. 4.30-5.30 register, 5.45 start at the Jacks Point Clubhouse. $15. Prizes for the most outrageous costume… sounds like lots of fun for a good cause if there’s no wind that day !

Finally remember to check out the new national windsurfers website www.windsurfingnz.ORG and the new blog site for the new Invercargill Windsports Club, www.windsportssouthern.wordpress.com.