social sailing: this coming weekend..June 4-5th…

For those of you who may want to do a bit more practice this weekend, Grahame will prepare 3 boats for your use on Sat and Sun…

He and the youth will be sailing Sat and Sun, and between the 3 boats and the 5-6 youth boats we will be able to get almost everybody out on the water for a few hours on both Sat and Sun…

We may be doing sort of two hours on ,two hrs off turn about but all who turn up will get a go..

On Sun there will be normal race training for the racing teams but the training teams ( you guys ) can just do some more tacks and gibing practice and just improve your skills..

At some point on Sunday, we will ALL join up and sail to sandbank for a chat….and sail back..

For those of you who are waiting for their turn, it would be a good thing to come and sit on the start boat during race training and observe,,,

There is a great deal to be learnt by watching and Grahame will explain this ..also those of you waiting your turn can assist with the starts and will be useful as well as beneficial to your training…

On both Sat and Sun, Grahame will spend some time in the safety boat, following those on their own and helping you iron out problems….

It would assist us if you could indicate how many may attend Sat and or Sun…

In case you are wondering, there is no charge for this…

See you out on the water : )

6: 2011 oceania championship + fiji hobie challenge bulletin

bula!

we have just completed our first event in our sailing calendar and now i have a little bit of time up my sleeve to get to the nitty gritty of the august event. the may 2011 intro to hobie was a great success and we welcome new members and potential members to the fleet.

a couple of reminders:

1. please send me your entry forms as soon as possible as i urgently need it for the accommodation rooming list. if you do not have the form - you can download it from our website www.fijihobie.com

2. in order for us to secure our accommodation booking etc, i need you to start sending us some money please

please let also let me know if you have any allergies or have any special dietary requirements so that i can make necessary arrangements.

vinaka (thank you in fijian)

5: 2011 oceania championship + fiji hobie challenge bulletin

bula

air pacific specials

it is with our deepest regret to announce the death of our longstanding relationship with air pacific's sponsorship for our event. if you have flown with them recently you would have noticed that they are cutting cost. grahame is still doing cpr but i'm not holding my breath.

raddison

there has been another change to the accommodation on the challenge - instead of the raddison, we will be staying at the sheraton fiji for the last night of the challenge. for those of you that want to stay longer than one night - i will respond to you individually after i've secured a good rate for your extra night.

transportation to pacific habour

once you have booked your flights, please let me know if you require assistance with transportation from nadi airport to pacific habour. we can organise pickup at the decent rate if you wish to travel by taxi. also happy to send you bus schedule should you be arriving during the day.

communication

as this is a part time job - i am often unable to respond to your email enquiries immediately. they are delayed but not forgotten - my apologies.

thats all for now - have a great week

vinaka + kind regards

torika brodie - event coordinator

mobile +679 9998724  skype torikabrodie

4: 2011 oceania championship + fiji hobie challenge bulletin

bula

from now on I will be sending out any updated information or changes by numbered bulletins such as this

boat damage deposit

we will accept the equivalent of fj$750 for charter boat damage deposit for those of you not wishing to change any cash

air pacific specials

nothing has been confirmed yet - i will advise hopefully by the end of the week as grahame aka. fish is in negotiations with them and communications with grahame is a little bit restricted as he is in thailand sailing.

vinaka - tor

fiji hobie @ the 2010 hibiscus float acknowledging our sponsors contribution

learn to sail! come experience what the fuss is all about

golden oldie

stumbled across this photo on my of my random google search......photo thai nationals in 2009

Bring it On!!

We are in the process of finalising the last details for the 2011 Air Pacific Oceania Championships and the Suzuki Fiji Hobie Challenge from 3rd to 13th August so stay tuned over the next week for updates regarding the NOR, accommodation, flight specials etc.

So what's the plan for this year?

Well, it all starts in Pacific Harbour for the now 3-day course racing Air Pacific Champs, followed by some interesting swings and turns as the 5-day long distance Suzuki Hobie Challenge heads up the South Coast with 2 lay days of sun, sand, surf at a gorgeous resort where there'll be recuperation time (for the non-sailors, that's sailor speak for rum drinking time).

After the lay day, we head off north again to Treasure Island (by popular request) for 4x nights. Yet more sun, sand, surf and massages....sigh, it's a tough life! And Beachcomber Island's bar is only a swimmable distance away......need I say more?

The last day of racing will head down towards the Sofitel Resort on Denerau Island for the prize giving night. The airport is only 20 mins away and with 7 resorts in a row and Port Denerau, there'll be no shortage of rum.

Families and friends are more than welcome - we've got ground transport organised, nannies for the kids, spa discounts, zip lining, white water rapids, diving and fishing available and some of the most gorgeous beaches and waters in the world.

Confirmed Entries so far:

Pete Dubbelaar (Aust)

David Lovell / Nick King (Aust)

Mike Montague (USA)

Geoff Rowden / Rosie Phelan (Aust)

Bruce Tardrew / Sarah Turnbull (Aust)

Fletcher Warren / Georgia Warren-Myers (Aust)

James Wierzbowski (Aust)

Bob Engwirda / Worsty (Aust)

Ray Muld (Aust)

Kerli Corlett / Ali Corlett (Aust)

Rohan Gilmore (Aust)

Didier Arnould (Tahiti)

Didier Arnould #2 (Tahiti)

Andrew Locke (Aust)

John McCormick (Aust)

Mick Butler / Junior Butler (Aust)

Matt Sheppard (NZ)

Grahame Southwick (Fiji)

John Philp (Fiji)

Shayne +Lt Torika Brodie (Fiji)

Alan Marshall (Fiji)

Stephen Breen (Fiji)

and

Special Guests: Fossil & Mrs. Fossil (PNG)

Andrew Springford (NZ).....we are waiting to hear from you!

That leaves only 2 boats left so if you're up for 10 days of great sailing (ask last year's competitors about the Royal Davui Squall......)

dramas @ the worlds?!

we just heard that "big rehearing protest com against leading French lying to comp yesterday in port/stb incident. back check found his witness 15 boats back. could get rubbed out rule 69. all waiting"

final day report for the grand masters

"well first round is over and it was a hard battle in 25 knots gusting and shifty. everybody pretty well held positions in the variable conditions so for us/fiji a 4th it is. 6 day break for me as the women, youth and open qualifiers begins and then its into battle again. time to lick the woulds and down some fiji bounty rum. cheers" grahame southwick - fiji team - hobie 16 world championship in weihai, china
click here for the final results of the grand masters series

day 3: evening update

"race 8 was a brain explosion. crew had my mainsheet tangled around her legs as we went out first tack. i scrambled to assist and sorted everything then as we were leading the pack and needed quick sheet on, i jumped out without hooking on!!! rolled, broke my tiller and did 3 rounds with no tiller. lots 11 points so dropped from clear ahead 2nd to 1 point behind tards and now in 4th. harry will be hard to overtake now as only 4 races to go so its on for young and old between me and tards for 3rd tomorrow" grahame southwick - fiji team - hobie 16s world championship in weihai, china

fiji is currently coming in 4th place in the grand masters section of the hobie 16 world championship in china. click here for overall results after day 3 racing of the grandmasters