25th Lancelin Ocean Classic – an event preview on the 2010 event
The 25th anniversary will start soon! Join it!
2010 Lancelin Ocean Classic, 7. -10.01.2010
With just over 1 week to go until the 2010 Lancelin Ocean Classic the organisation is pleased to announce the following information in regards to the 2010 event:
2010 will be the 25th Anniversary for the Lancelin Ocean Classic setting it up to be the biggest one in its long history. Over $25,000 AUD of prize money are existing. The winner in the men´s marathon will win $6,000 AUD and the first place for mens wave gets $3,000 AUD.
Following big names already have confirmed their participation: Bjorn Dunkerbeck, Steve Allen, Robby Swift, Karin Jaggi, Laure Treboux, Peter Volwater, Patrik Diethelm, Scott Mckercher, Jesper Orth and many more… And that´s definitely a great list of really big names!
The Lancelin Ocean Classic will produce an $80,000 AUD TV show that will be broadcast to over 100 million homes around the world. John Carter, one of the world’s best windsurfing photographers will shoot the event. This is the biggest windsurfing event to ever be run on Australian shores and should take the sport of windsurfing to the main stream public. Not bad for a non-profit event…
Register for the event here
For more information you can go to www.lancelinoceanclassic.com.au
The impressive start procedure while the 2009 event (Pic: birdseyeviewphotography.com.au)
History of the Event
The Lancelin Ocean Classic, a world renowned windsurfing event, started as a Lancelin Chamber of Commerce project with humble beginnings in 1986 with a few enthusiastic windsurfers and a handful of competitors for a one-day event, the Ledge to Lancelin Ocean Marathon. The event is now run over four days, with three disciplines of the sport. The first two days, Thursday and Friday consist of Wave sailing, Saturday the Marathon and Sunday slalom.
The marathon is a down wind course of approximately 25 kilometers and over the years has seen from 200 to 400 starters, many entering just to try to complete the grueling course. Wave sailing is the more spectacular discipline with over 70 competitors sailing in four man heats trying to out manoeuvre each over with the highest aerials or radical wave riding. Slalom is high speed racing, with speed, jibing and accuracy being the winning qualifications.
© continentseven.com/ CHP 2009
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watch the video from 2009, there are lots of funny moments. seems to be an awesome event