The location for the 2010 Oceanic & Australian Formula Windsurfing Championships is Hawks Nest’s charming and picturesque Jimmy’s Beach. Nestled between the coastal forests and pristine beaches of the Myall Lakes National Park, featuring spectacular views across the Port Stephens waterways and the Myall River. This is one of Australia’s best kept secrets.
Hawks Nest is a hive of family and sporting enthusiast activity with everything from snorkelling, swimming, surfing, fishing, golf, kitesurfing and windsurfing.
In 2010, the Oceanic and Australian Formula Windsurfing (FW) Championships will be the first Championships of the season for the FW Class. It’s the event of the year in Australia, for which all competitors and some candidates to the title of World Champion, eagerly await. The Regatta is also a Level 1.5 World Ranking Event for FW.
In Summertime, Hawks Nest enjoys mostly 10-15 knot gradient winds each day, with the possibility of seabreezes around 15 – knots (although winds can be stronger up to 30 knots at times); perfect for windsurfing! With average daytime temperatures of 25-33 degrees, spectators and competitors alike can expect to enjoy the brilliant sunshine almost every single day in Feburary.
Over the years, Hawks Nest has begun to be excepted as a premier location for hosting windsurfing events, and as a result, NSW’s main windsurfing racing club, Storm-Riders Windsurfing Club has been hosting many windsurfing regattas there over the past years.
The entry list shows the best of the best in FW will compete at these championships, as well as the top-ranked Australians. This includes current World Champion Steve Allen [AUS-0] and defending three-time Australian Champion Sean O’Brien [AUS-120], who are both originally from Brisbane and will enjoy the battling against the top NSW sailors as well as the rest of the country and internationals.
WindsurfingNSW and Storm-Riders Windsurfing Club invite you to the premier windsurfing event of the summer, right on the doorstep of Australia. This is your invitation to discover a whole new world of sporting regattas…
