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More Great Racing in Florida
The Florida racing season continues, with great racing in Miami, Merritt Island and Clearwater! The Miami Wind & Surfers Challenge was held at US Sailing Center in Miami, FL from April 9-11. Fernando Martiznez sailed to victory just ahead of Ron Kern and Farrah Hall after 10 races on Biscayne Bay. The weather was perfect for Formula racing the entire weekend – you can read all about it at www.windsurfingtour.com and see full results and more … Read entire article »
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Calema Midwinters Day 2 Summary
Great racing at the Calema Midwinters on Friday. From Calema.com: The Formula fleet had two great races with winds that kept the entire fleet planing. Gonzalo Costa Hoevel won the first race by a comfortable margin, showing excellent upwind speed. The second race proved challenging but with a perfect start by Micah Buzianis at the pin end. Gonzalo and the others gave chase downwind. Paulo Dos Reis and Wojtek Brzsowski were flying downwind, when suddenly the realization that the downwind mark decided to sail itself downwind. Luck was with us as it reset itself, making for a gigantic second upwind leg. Gonzalo and Gabriel Browne managed to squeak past Wojtek . The Techno fleet is full of action , as is the Kona fleet, and longboard & Hybrid. Check out the picture gallery and … Read entire article »
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The Bash Is Back!
The Pistol River Wave Bash is back with a huge splash coming to Oregon June 17th-20th. Organized by Trade Wind Events, this contest is guaranteed to be a success. Open to the first 100 registers, the contest will also feature stand up paddling in addition to this exciting wave sailing contest. Find more information about the event and register today at www.wavebash.weebly.com … Read entire article »
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Calema Midwinters (regatta, Techno 293 NA’s & race camp!)
The world renowned Calema Midwinters is just around the corner, March 4-7, 2010. In addition to great Formula class racing for both pros and weekend-warriors, the Midwinters will also be the Kona class North American Championships, the Techno 293 class North American Championships and the qualifying event for the Youth Olympic Games for North American competitors! In the Formula class Gonzalo Costa Hoevel and Jesper Vesterstrom will be showing up to battle it out for top … Read entire article »
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US Windsurfing Team for 2010
The Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (which took place last week in Miami, FL) was the final step for 4 windsurfers to qualify for the 2010 United States Sailing Team. This week-long regatta is part of the Sailing World Cup, the annual world-wide racing series for Olympic Sailing. Most of the top RS:X sailors from around the world were in attendance and we are so proud of how all of our US sailors performed. Ben Barger, Jimi … Read entire article »
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A Boom’s Eye View
James Douglass captured this boom’s eye view of sailing a formula board. Come along for the ride. … Read entire article »
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