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Racing Begins at Nationals in Hood River
Day two at the 2012 US Windsurfing Nationals presented by the American Windsurfing Tour started slowly with a perfectly calm morning. The restful conditions allowed all the racers to settle into the Hood River Event Site and get all their gear rigged up and ready. By early afternoon the wind started to kick up above 12-knots and the call for the Formula racing to begin was made by race director Darren Rogers… a great call! … Read entire article »
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Countdown to the Olympics
The Olympic windsurfing competiton begins in just a few days, on July 31 in Weymouth, UK. Bob Willis and Farrah Hall are our representatives for the United States and we are so excited to be cheering them on! They (and windsurfing in the US) are getting lots of great press – here is a story that was published in Hartford Magazine recently (at http://hartfordmag.com/article-448-bob-willis.html) WINDSURFING Bob Willis started out sailing at age 7, and sailed at Connecticut College. But … Read entire article »
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Formula North American’s end in San Fran. Nationals Begin in Hood River
The Formula Windsurfing North American Championships wrapped up in San Francisco this past weekend. Racers had classic fantastic San Francisco conditions! Winner Wilhelm Schurmann beat out the stiff competition to take first place. Full results and pictures are available at http://www.stfyc.com/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=358162&ssid=266030&vnf=1 The US Windsurfing Nationals Championships started in Hood River, Oregon with freestyle. Conditions were perfect for a spectator friendly event at the Hood River Event Site. Wyatt Miller and Jordan Reid took first and second … Read entire article »
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Formula North American Championships- SF CA
Registration is open for next months North American Course Racing Championship for the Formula Windsurfer & Kite boarding fleets hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club- http://bit.ly/OJkFpe 5 days of races are planned with the starting line just off Crissy field on the San Francisco city front from July 18-22nd. Bring you ‘A game’ because this ain’t your normal dog & pony show. Each fleet will be racing with their own start and a combined ‘Round the rock’ … Read entire article »
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June Triple Header
Racing on the San Francisco city front course can bring plenty of surprises. There’s the 40k+ gusts that hit you like a slap in the face! There’s the 4′ voodoo chop that can stop a keelboat in its tracks! There’s the 5k ebb that that makes calling any layline nearly impossible! There’s the ferries, commercial fishing boats and freighters who go right through your course! I wont even begin to mention the 40 degree foggy & cold summers… But this past … Read entire article »
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BIG THURSDAY
5-24-12 will henceforth be known as BIG THURSDAY. Iwindsurf’s Mike Godsey’s 7am forecast was spot on with the pressure gradients reading off the charts @ .24! I usually start to pay attention when they reach .07 to .09. The “skirt alert” was quickly turned into “hang onto your car” warning! The wind and the swell in the upper half of the San Francisco Bay went off like Ive never seen in my 12+ years of windsurfing here. The Bay was turned into a frothy mess. By 5pm the wind spiked up to a solid 30k and gusting up to 40k+. City front gust are spastic gusts like a back hand slap to a raw cheek! They turn whitecaps into liquid spray. They separate the boys from the men. The port tack ramps lined up with … Read entire article »
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