I have just updated the Taipan Catamaran Association of Austraila website Calendar to include the first F16 Championships in Australia.

These will be the New South Wales F16 championships. New South Wales is one of Australia's States - Sydney is the capital of NSW.

The Kurnell Catamaran Club will host the championships on the 22nd and 23rd of February this year.

KCC website http://www.kcc.asn.au

This is excellent news for the F16 class.

Rob.

Post deleted by Stewart

A little confused as to the timing.. How can other states get their hulls to these within the time frame you have suggested? Perhaps these titles would be batter called a NSW title...

On correctness of hosting I would ask a few questions..
Who called the titles? Phil B? Or some unknown group of T4.9ers?
What discussion within the Au F16 owners group was held? I havent seen anything..

While Im all for a F16 title I would like to be sailing..

guys,

The event is officially the NSW state titles, but it must be regarded as the inaugural event for the F16 class in Australia just like the Spring Fever 2002 event in the USA.

And 5 weeks should be enough to get to Kurnell, most of us didn't have that much more time to get down to Spring Fever last year.

The event is an official F16 event as much as the Springfever and US F16 nationals and are called by the Australian F16 class. And the NL class will shortly call her own inaugural class event.

For any specific questions I refer to Phillip Brander.

And stewart don't worry mate, you may get the Worlds nearby you (rottnest) in 2004. You'll definately be sailing then.

Wouter

http://www.kcc.ozehosting.com.au/2002_2003_COB_NOR.htm

Wouter

These are definitely just NSW state titles for the F16. There are 6 F16 Taipans already set up in the Sydney region and we are hoping to get a few others as well. Also there should be a couple of the new Nacra F18s, but unfortunately no Tigers as they will all be at their worlds in Singapore. Phil Brander suggested that after the Taipan Nationals and States we do something like this so he is the person to ask for more questions.

Stewart,

My post that started this thread clearly says it's a NSW championships.

i will also be seting my boat up for f16 soon and im in sydney

cheers

Best then to get yourself to the Kurnell regatta in February. If you need a hand to set up the boat for a kite feel free to contact me on colejam@cba.com.au

Means that you won't have to go through the same trial and error process that I went through, plus we can give you a few ideas of how to approach it all. I am located in Sydney as well.

Cheers
JC

I didnt see the NSW ... What I'm concerned is not where any F16 champs are but the due process we organise where and when..

W.. Rotto is one of the most spectacular sailing venues in the southern hemisphere.. But it does have some cons.. Perhaps when I get my personal puter back online I will expand if required..

S the old one with a dead puter or three

Hi Stewart,

Although there was no vote, general meeting, we were not trying to dupe any one out of a titles (I don't think you were implying that either)

Basically, we thogught it would be a great idea to put on a championship, and approached Phil about it, as it happened Phill also had very simlar ideas. We had a regatta at about the right time, and also the largest fleet of F16 at hand.

Antony Edwards,

KCC - Race Secretary.

Stewart,
It's been 25 years (almost to the day) since I was at Rottnest.
Back then it was the closest thing to paradise that I could imagine. (Admittedly we all have our own picture of paradise.)
Always planned on bringing my cat ( a Mosquito at the time) back and taking a run to it from the mainland.

Now wouldn't that be a top race.

Around Rottnest one arvo with the Fremantle Doctor blowin'.

Riding those huge swells back to the mainland with a kite up would be a blast. (Hell, I even enjoyed it back then on the Ferrie.)
Only conn that I could think of, apart from getting people there, would be a sailing club to run the races.
Well, memories are not always true and that was a long time ago. Interested in hearing the bad side. Email me privately with the conns, if you wouldn't mind, when you're back online.

Regards,
Phill