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Midwest Speed Quest 2010
2010 has been a great year for the Midwest Speed Quest on Lake Okabena, Worthington Minnesota. This Windsurfing GPS Speed Sailing Event runs through October 15th. The Racing Schedule is open during this time, and the racer may choose the day he wishes to Speed Sail. Each year we pay over $3000 in CASH PRIZES, yet there are no fees of any kind The racer may enter as many times as they wish. This has been … Read entire article »
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2010 Bridge to Bridge race
Yesterdays Bridge to Bridge race can be compared to launching yourself full speed down a mountain stacked full moguls- only have the finish line at the bottom of the mountain- 1/2 way across the gravel parking lot! For 99% of the race, skiffs, kites and formula boards were fully wound in 18-24k and steep ebb chop, screaming downwind across the San Francisco Bay- only to come to a screeching halt 100m from the finish line- set just in front of Treasure Island at the base of the Bay Bridge where the wind becalmed the leaders and a river of ebb tide flowed, making it nearly impossible for nearly half of the fleet to get cross the finish line. In fact only 33 … Read entire article »
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Techno 293 Nationals & Worlds
The Techno 293 World Championships in Martiuges, France and the Techno 293 US Nationals in Vineyard Haven just wrapped up with great performances from youth windsurfers at both events! In Vineyard Haven, 15 races were run over 3 days – with the first two days having the conditions we all dream of racing in, high teens to low twenties! 26 kids from the US, Canada and Mexico showed up to compete for the National title. John … Read entire article »
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US Windsurfing National Champs- 1/2 way through
With 7 course races already under their belts, racers returned for Day 3 of the US Windsurfing National Championship in San Francisco that saw the fleet spread out across the San Francisco Bay in a long distance race to Treasure Island and back to Crissy Field before 6 heats of slalom were run in gusty but reasonable conditions. Consistency was the name of the game for Phil McGain who took the long distance race after event leader Paulo des Rios mistook the mid course gate for the leeward mark and started back upwind. It wasn’t long ago that McGain – a veteran in the sport of windsurfing- gave up one of San Francisco most famous long distance races- the SF Classic by sailing right passed R4 and let the local fleet slip … Read entire article »
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Relief from the Heat on Day 1 of Nationals
Even the locals looked cold on day 1 of US Windsurfing Nationals here in San Francisco! With just over 40 boards on the starting line, four races were completed in building breeze and the complicated currents that San Francisco is so famous for. Brazillian Formula superstar, Paulo dos Reis is dominating so far, with Phil McGain, Wilhelm Schurmann, Aurelien Le Metayer and Seth Bessie rounding out the top five. More Formula racing plus slalom and … Read entire article »
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Nothing less than Classic for the SF Formula fleet
What can be said about the San Francisco Classic and Ultra Nectar Challenge that hasn’t been said before. The longest running long distance windsurfing race in some of the toughest conditions imaginable! A 40+ mile trek taking the formula boards and kiters (for the past 5 years) out the golden gate and 8 times across the SF Bay, down to the bottom of the Berkeley pier for the SF Classic and back the the StFYC for the … Read entire article »
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