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Florida Events Coming Up
It may be snowing and cold in much of the US – but it is warm and windy in Florida! Kona racers can head to the Clearwater Community Sailing Center on November 17 & 18 for the Carlisle Classic. You don’t want to miss 2 days of racing at this great location on the west coast of Florida. There will also be racing for Opti, 420, Laser, O’pen Bic, Windmill and Hobie Wave classes. More information … Read entire article »
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Windsurfing in Waves and on Lakes in August
The Pacasmayo Classic wave event (the Peru stop on the AWT) and the Kona North American Championships in Minnesota both took place the last weekend of August. Two very different disciplines of windsurfing in two very different locations – but the same fun and windsurfing stoke at both! The Kona North American’s were held on Lake Waconia, just outside of Minneapolis, MN. Kona is a one-design class with everyone racing on the Kona One board and … Read entire article »
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Techno 293 Nationals & Kona New England Champs
Forty-two windsurfers from as far as Mexico, Canada, California, and Florida attended the Techno 293 National and the Kona One Design New England Championships at Vineyard Haven Yacht Club August 1 & 2. The Techno 293s were part of US Sailing’s Junior Olympic Festival. The Florida sailors proved tough to beat in the light winds, taking the top three places overall in the Technos and first in the U17, U15, and U13 age groups. Five of … Read entire article »
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Kona North American Championships
Fleet 8 and Kona Midwest are proud to host the 2012 Kona North American Championships on Lake Waconia. Lake Waconia is the most popular high-wind lake in the Twin Cities metro area and has been the site for over 60 windsurfing regattas starting with the Windsurfer District 5 Championships in 1978. Our venue will be the Lake Waconia Regional Park on the southwest shore which offers all the amenities for a great championship regatta. Kona USA is … Read entire article »
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Florida Racing for Everyone!
The 2012 windsurfing racing season kicked off strong in Florida with the Sarasota Island Style Classic and the Calema Midwinters. The Kona class had a nice turnout at both events, with a number of out of town sailors taking advantage of the ability to fly in, charter gear and race without the hassles of travelling with windsurfing equipment. The participants in the Kona class ranged in age from early teens to over seventy and included … Read entire article »
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Kona Worlds Wrap-Up
The racing was terrific, the people great, the wind strong and everyone is now exhaustedly on their home. Check out Margot Samson’s report at www.windsurfingtour.com Swedes… I met Adam Holm and Erik Bertilsson in Martigues this past summer at the Bic Techno World Championships. We were waiting for the Mistral winds to die down a bit and came to chat about the Kona Worlds in November. I told my friends that in contrast to the difficult conditions … Read entire article »