Two New WQ Clubs
Two new clubs are now affiliated to Windsurfing Queensland. They are (in their own words):

WindWanderers endeavour to put the social fun into windsurfing by uniting like minded sailors to sail at different venues between Noosa and Currumbin on a monthly basis. Events will be non-competitive social gatherings held at locations suitable for great sailing and a great family and social atmosphere. It is hoped that joining sailors of all experiences together will raise the standard and fun factor for all involved.

The idea behind SEQ Wavesailing is to offer wave and freestyle sailors in the south east of Queensland a club that will meet their needs, and third party insurance for a little added peace of mind. We will be looking to promote social and competitive events across the Gold and Sunshine Coasts to give the experienced sailors a chance to shine and offer those who are making their first jumps or bottom turns the opportunity to learn from others.

Both clubs look like they are set to make the best of the season with a number of awesome events scheduled to help us all get out on the water in a fun and social atmosphere.

You now have four clubs to choose from, all with varying venues and covering most of the disciplines from Freestyle to long boarding. We welcome all of the new clubs and wish them all the best in their first year as independent entities. We hope you can all get behind the clubs to ensure they are here for us all to enjoy again next season.

2009 Wavesailing National Titles  
The 2009 Neilpryde Australian Wavesailing Titles are to run between the 3rd and 8th of February at Marrawah, Tasmania.

Contact John Pott on 0413 271 762 for more information.

Larger Wavesailing Titles Poster

2009 Oceanic Raceboard Championships  
The 2009 Oceanic Raceboard Championships are being held between the 23rd and 26th of January at Illawarra Yacht Club.

Larger Oceanic Raceboard Championships Poster

2009 FW Oceanic & Australian Championships   
The 2009 FW Oceanic & Australian Championships windsurfing event will be held at Ramsgate Beach, Botany Bay, Sydney NSW between the 6th and 9th January. The full size poster is available here: 2009 FW Oceanic & Australian Championships.

This event is being organised by the Storm Riders Sailboard Club and in sponsered by WindSurfnSnow and Neilpryde.

For full details visit www.storm-riders.com.au

2008 Nationals  
The 2008 Australian Slalom Nationals windsurfing event will be held at Ramsgate Beach, Botany Bay, NSW on the 8th and 9th November (please note change of location and date). The full size poster is available here: 2008 Australian Slalom Nationals.

For full details visit www.windsurfing.org.au

WQ AGM 2008 Minutes  
The minutes are now available for the 2008 Windsurfing Qld annual general meeting. Download them here.

WQ Club Committee Nominations  01 Aug 2008
The AGM is called for Tuesday 26th August, 2008. To be held at 9/58 Deshon Street, Woolloongabba at 7 pm.

Due to the recent re-structure of WQ the new committee will be comprised of the positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer. Nominations are to be received no later than the close of business on Monday 25th August 2008. Please forward nominations to the Secretary via the Contact Us page.

As there has been a re-structure of Windsurfing Qld, the committee will allow immediate past full members to have voting rights, even if they have yet to take out current club membership.

Bayside Sailboards  31 Jul 2008
As part of the restructure of the WQ club, Bayside Sailboards has been setup to cater for your windsurfing racing needs at Manly and Wellington point. In their words:

"We sail primarily out of Manly and Wellington point, and focus on promoting the disciplines of slalom and speed sailing, as well as general free-ride. The club is responsible for running Slalom regattas, Speed sailing competition and the ever more popular GPS sailing." To learn more and to register for the upcoming seasons's membership go to: Bayside Sailboards.

If you want us to link to your WQ affiliated club site, please complete the Contact Us form and select "Webmaster" as the recipient.

Forum Change Notice  
Laurie at Seabreeze has very kindly created a WQ area on the Seabreeze website. This will allow WQ members to communicate within the wider windsurfing community as well as on a club level.

Many of you are familiar with the Seabreeze site and already have accounts set up. For those that don't you can register here: Seabreeze Registration.

The WQ area is available here: New WQ Forum.

For anyone that has any posts they want to keep in the existing forum, you will need to get in there before we make the transfer, which will be on or soon after the 14th March.

WQ Racing Round 7 - Manly  
This Sunday is the 7th and final round of what has turned out to be a great series of racing. View the Notice of Race.

We're expecting a decent South Easter: Seabreeze says 20/25 knots, BOM says 20/30.. Either will do!

Arrive around midday for registration at 13.00, briefing 13.30 and racing starts at 14.00.