At the moment it is looking touch and go. We still need the Westerly content to come early or late.
Will update on Saturday morning before 0900
Waitarere 100km Marathon this weekend?
I have been watching the forecast change all week. At present, the good wind forecast is at night! We need the forecast to come in early, or late. The good news is, the change in wind direction will flatten the surf and the beach won’t be a wash.
We will make the call Friday night to whether we sail Saturday, Sunday, or postpone.
Marathon Winners!
The annual Landsailing Kapiti Waikanae Beach 50km Endurance race was a great success yesterday. The marathon event was run in almost perfect conditions with a clean beach and 20-30km NW wind. The winners completing the 50km in 1 hour and 10 minutes.
See the results on MYLAPS Speedhive site https://speedhive.mylaps.com/Events/1496293 checkout the Lap Chart to see all the jostling (in a gentlemanly way of course) for position, especially in the first few laps. Congratulations to everyone who took part, especially Trevor for taking Gold and the Event Trophy, John for taking Silver and Ernie for taking Bronze medal.
Looking good for Marathon on 25th Feb
The long range forecast is looking good for the Landsailing Kapiti Waikanae Beach 50km Endurance next Sunday.
1000 setup, 1100 racing, see details on our website
http://capitalblokartclub.org.nz/event/50km-endurance-2/?instance_id=289
Update during week
A good sail at Waikanae Beach on Saturday
When I arrived on the beach at 1445, I was greeted with 16-20km NW and plenty of beach to sail. I started with a 5.5m sail, but soon changed down to a 4m as it was a bit tough on my sheet arm and Ian and Keith were leaving me for dead. There was a spot of rain for about 15 minutes, but otherwise a near perfect afternoon, with 20-25km NW wind. The 3m tide gave us a huge beach, not that we needed it as the wind was near square-on to the beach, so no tacking involved. As Murphy’s Law would have it, we could have easily pulled off a 50km marathon with these conditions. Maybe we should not rule out 1800 low tides for future calendar planning…
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