2025 Wave Rally World Championships

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Fri 10 Jan 2025 9:00AM — Sun 12 Jan 2025 6:00PM

Coronation Beach, Coronation Beach, Chapman Valley, WA

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Registrations for this event are not yet open. Entries open at Mon 16 Sep 2024 9:00AM.

This is it! The 2025 Wave Rally World Championships in Geraldton!

Thank you for your entry...it's going to be MEGA! A unique wave slalom event held in the World's best windsurfing arena, Coronation Beach, Geraldton. The event is all about having fun while racing your mates for the World Championship Belt!

WHO'S ELIGIBLE TO ENTER

ALL WINDSURFERS 13 YEARS OF AGE & OVER WELCOME. Entrants will need to be full AWA, WWA or associated club members or purchase a Single Event Membership in order to compete. This is essential to provide the adequate insurance for the event & also provides you with personal injury & 3rd party liability cover during the event.

WAVE RALLY CATEGORIES

There will be 4 categories of competitor however all sailors will be mixed in the heats. The divisions are;

Open Women: All women
Lightweight Men: Under 75kg
Middleweight Men: 75kg to 87.5kg
Heavyweight Men: Over 87.5kg

There will be 5 Wave Rally Championship belts on offer. There will be a winner for each of the categories above plus a bonus Overall World Champion belt. The top 12 sailors on the overall leaderboard after the finals regardless of category will race for the title of Wave Rally Overall World Champion.

INCLUDED IN YOUR TICKET

1 x Entry 3-Day Wave Rally Event
1 x Event Goodies Bag
1 x Use of lightwind board if wind <17kts

EVENT SCHEDULE

Friday 10th January, 2025
09:00: Registration
10:30: Welcome & Skippers Meeting
11:30: First Possible Start
18:30: Last Possible Heat
19:00: Sunset Sesh at 'Playas Lounge' (Event Site & BYO)

Saturday 11th January, 2025
10:30: Skippers Meeting
11:30: First Possible Start
18:30: Last Possible Heat
19:00: Party at 'Playas Lounge' (Event Site & BYO)

Sunday 12th January, 2025
10:30: Skippers Meeting
11:30: First Possible Start
18:30: Last Possible Heat
19:00: Presentation at 'Playas Lounge' (Event Site)

COMPETITION FORMAT

There will be 2 competition days out of the 3 day event window. Competition days will be determined by best wind forecast. Competition Day 1 will be see multiple round robbin races where everybody gets the same number of heats, most likely 4-5 rounds. Each round you will be sailing against different sailors. Points will be awarded in each heat depending on your place which goes toward a leaderboard. Competition Day 2 will see another 2-3 rounds sailed and once complete the top 24 sailors in each division on the leaderboard will enter the Semi Final rounds with max 12 person heats. The top 50% sailors of each Semi Final will enter the Grand Final where the opportunity exists to be crowned Wave Rally World Champions!

In the event of light winds (5-17 knots), we will be providing 12 x inflatable high performance WindSup boards for all competitors to connect their sail to. The light wind format will be a 'ONE DESIGN' race & all competitors will use this board for equality. Competition on the WindSups will follow the same structure as above. If wind increases above 17 knots during the day then sailors can resume using their own gear as per announcment at event.

For more information about the race format watch this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4j1zdPLyiU

WINDSURF GEAR ALLOWED

The Wave Rally concept is unique as the event is a 'Wave Slalom' style format however with certain rules on gear that will be allowed. The organiser aims to make the racing as fun & equal as possible so in the spirit of this event please respect Wave Rally's mission!
The rules are simple;

Must be a ‘Wave’ or ‘Freewave’ multi-fin board, either 2, 3 or 4 fins (no single fins)
Maximum 5 battens on sails (no cambers)

SAFETY

A St John Ambulance will be at the event. There will be a jet ski monitoring the course for your safety. A life jacket is not required for this event. The Department of Transport has not granted us exemption from wearing life jackets over 400m from the shore. If you sail beyond 400m of the shore the law requires you to wear a Type 2/Level 50 life jacket.

FOOD

There will be food & drink options available for purchase at the event at food vans from lunch to dinner. If you have a special diet then please take your own food in case your requirements are not offered at the event.

ACCOMMODATION

It's encouraged to organise your accommodation early and if possible near the event site. All activities & entertainments will be happening at the 'Playas Lounge' (Geraldton Windsurfing Club).

For more information about accommodation watch this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5w9bbZVzBo