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Gorge Windfest – June 26 & 27!
The wind is back and so are the windsurfers! The Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association invites you- whether you’re a seasoned windsurfer, newbie, or just want to enjoy a day at the beach- to join us at Windfest Weekend, June 26-27, in Hood River. The festivities will be held at the Event Site in Hood River, Oregon. Take exit 63 off I-84 and head toward the river. Activities will run from 10am until dusk on Saturday, … Read entire article »
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2010 Ronstan Challenge
The Ronstan Challenge is billed as a comfortable tour of the San Francisco Bay taking the formula windsurfers and kite boarders down to Berkeley and back to the SF city front. Unlike its older sibling- the SF Classic (with 18 downwind gybe marks) run next month- it’s a straight shot downwind and back. The biggest thing you need to take into account is the tides. Line them up correctly and you could be riding a magic … Read entire article »
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2010 US Windsurfing National Champ’s in San Francisco!
The 2010 Nationals are just around the corner – July 20-24 in beautiful, windy San Francisco! The event, which is also the North American Formula Championships, will be run out of (and hosted by) the St. Francis Yacht Club and sailors will launch from world famous Crissy Field just next door. Racing will take place Tuesday through Saturday and the emphasis will be on course racing, though the event organizers may run slalom and/or a … Read entire article »
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friday night windsurfing @ stfyc
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Elvestrom- Zellerbach regatta
Some valuable lessons were learned at this weekends Elvestrom- Zellerbach regatta hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club on the San Francisco Bay. With 4 dinghy classes and the Formula windsurfing fleet on the city front course, the RC managed 7 races for each fleet over 2 days in sunny conditions ranging from 15-20k on Saturday to a breezy last race on Sunday with the wind up to 30k and some serious voodoo chop on the … Read entire article »
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Access to Lake Hodges, CA in Peril. You can help!
San Diego County recently eliminated windsurfing access to Lake Hodges. US Windsurfing needs your help in the fight to regain access to Lake Hodges. The San Diego Windsurfing Association created a petition to help sway the County government to reopen Lake Hodges to windsurfing. That petition is available at this link: http://www.sdwa.org/LakeHodgespetition.pdf It is very important to print out the petition, sign it and then place it in First Class mail. US Windsurfing encourages your help regardless of your location. Even if you are not from the San Diego area, access affects all windsurfers, so please send in the prepared petition or simply write a letter in your own words. Your 42 cent stamp will have a huge impact! Also, a discussion of this topic exists on the iWindsurf.com forum. Here is that link: http://www.iWindsurf.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=129086#129086 … Read entire article »
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