The WSA Tour dates for next season's slalom racing have been finalised. Next season will kick off in Port Elizabeth from September 23 to 26 over the Heritage Day long weekend. The second round will take place in Durban from 8 to 12 December, and the final round will take place in Cape Town from 18 to 21 March 2011 over the Human Rights Day long weekend.

Keep your eyes on the site as we bring you all the new developements on the Tour, and the final details for each event so you can start planning your trip.

On a quiet morning one Sunday in March, windsurfing travel writer Peter Garke and a couple of his mates got together to oraganise some fun sailing for our development kids from Khayelitsha. We had always wanted to take them to SharK Bay, so with Langebaan quietning down at the tail-end of the season and some warm light conditions on the horizon, we decided to make use of the perfect opportunity...

During the past Easter School Holidays, 8 youngsters between 8 and 14 years learned how to windsurf at the Milnerton Aquatic Club (www.milnertonaquaticclub.co.za) in Cape Town. Luckily, the wind and weather was on our side and everybody managed to sail out on their own and return doing a tack. So, big smile! Surprisingly, the girls outnumbered the boys (6 girls, 2 boys) this time. Well done to our windsurfing youth and hope to see you soon again on the water!

Despite some killer wind and waves in Cape Town this last weekend, the end of the summer season is basically upon us; with those after work sessions becoming increasingly more difficult. The good news is that it's not too long before the NW kicks in at Witsands, you'll then finally have a use for those rediculously thick 5/4 wetsuits, and of course it's time for the super cool end-of-season party... 

For those who missed the e-mail, or for those that have never been, be sure to check out the annual end-of-season charity dinner next week. Besides good food and fun, the event always raises money for a noble cause, as well as recognising those people who have made great personal sacrifices to make the sport what it is. Click on for more info and go rope those mates of yours in to join us at the Italian Club...

After Monday's action, Zeekoevlei proved once again to make an excellent slalom racing venue. The wind held a fairly steady 15 - 20 knots, slowly picking up through the afternoon. The super flat water allowed most riders to stay on their 7sq.m - 100L boards the whole afternoon, despite the wind slowly picking up over the 4 scheduled races. The course was a 5km, 7 leg, downwind slalom course, starting at the top of the vlei and ending just off UCT Yacht Club's shores. It was great to see a bunch of new faces in the slalom races, and judging by their performance we should be seeing a lot more of them in the future. In the end, old sea dog Jac le Roux just edged out slalom ace Pete Lumley, closely followed by Steve and Robbie. After the races, a couple of us headed to Forries for some great FNB Varsity Cup action and support the UCT Ikeys putting on a good show against the Freestate Shimlas.

Special thanks to UCT Yacht Club for hosting the event... watch out for the UCT-Stellenbosch final next Monday, and more great slalom action in Langebaan over Easter .... click the title for the current WP rankings...

The wind for Monday is looking very solid so the call has been made to run it then. The UCT Yacht Club students have been very cool to offer their club and run the bridge and rescue for us. The bar will be open, but I recommend bringing your own food... Braai place available for those who want. Entry fee is R20. First race from 2pm.

Provisional overal results after Saldanha Bay out now... special thanks to Ocean Spirit for loaning us their buoys and SBSC for hosting us. Pete Lumley, Mitch Wagstff and Robbie Bense currently lead the way... look forward to some more great action at Zeekoevlei!

The forth round of the WP Points Series is due to happen this coming weekend at UCT Yacht Club... but the forecast is not looking spectacular. Our aim is to get just one days racing in and Monday (public holiday) currently looks like the best day for that. We will watch the weather and keep you posted about whats happening.

This weekend there was some great racing from the Saldanha Beach Sailing Club. Leaving the early Saturday morning rain behind in Cape Town, the rideres were greated by sunny skies and 15 - 18 knots of wind. Most guys pulled out their 7.0 - 8.0 sails and 100 - 110 L boards for the downwind slalom course. The start was set between Dial rock and a flag on the beach and finished just in front of the club, with 5 shorter races and one long distance race in all. Many thanks to Malcolm and his crew for organising everything at the club and Captain Muis for laying all the marks. The club is looking really good this year and for sure we'll be back for future races.

Entrants; please check over the results and e-mail me if there are any errors... wil collate the results if all is good...

The third round of the WP Points Series is this weekend. Racing is scheduled to take place on Saturday with some good wind forecast for the day. The kiters have been invited to compete against the windsurfers.... click here for more info

Latest WSA Tour results out now... check out who finished where and if there's any ground to be made up before the GPS speed season ends.