January 20th, 2012 — Uncategorized
The annual MOWIND winter meeting will be held Tuesday, February 7 at 8:00 PM Central Time. The format will be a telephone call-in. I will provide the number and conference code details once they are available (I need to login to the telecom service to initiate/reserve a session). All MOWIND participants are welcome to attend and voice their opinion.
Here is a tentative agenda:
AGENDA
1. Review officer list
a — Motion for Arden Anderson to assume President from Phil Sage
b — Motion for Del Carpenter to assume Scoring from Arden Anderson
2. Officer Reports
a — Craig Bergh: Treasury and Mid West Speed Quest 2011 results, Insurance current status (*brief*, more later)
b — Arden Anderson: US Windsurfing and 2011 MOWIND Race Series wrap up
c — Scott Haas/Arden Anderson: Web Site Status
d — Arnie Cleveland: Calendar
3. Insurance
a — Current situation
b — lessons?
c — SUP?
d — Kiting?
e — Other
4. Race Director Question and Answer
5. Discussion on classes
a — Kona update from Mike Fox, Steve Callaway, et al
b — Hybrid update/input from any interested parties
c — Input on other classes
d — Alignment with US Windsurfing NRT
e — Finalize MOWIND classes for 2012
6. All other discussions
A couple of ideas to touch on:
a — Kona North Americans in Midwest
b — Bic O’pen Nationals in Oshkosh
c — Polling former/less active racers to see if there are suggestions on how to draw them back (more or fewer regattas, one day events, weeknight events, different locations?)
d — Ideas/feedback from shop owners or more active discussion boards such as lakawa or iwindsurf
e — Engaging the sailing/crossover SUP community. Invite them to MOWIND events. Get the
Regards,
Arden
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December 16th, 2011 — Uncategorized
I finally got some pictures from the 2011 Windpower Championships on Picasa. Will get a regatta report and some other end-of-year items posted shortly.
Here are some more files that I have been meaning to get online since September. Apologies for the delay. Hopefully I can get some writeups on the fall regattas posted in the next few weeks. If anyone would like to contribute regattas reports or other stories, feel free to post, or email me at arden.EL11@gmail.com and I can get it on the site for you.
2011 Windpower Championships Scores: A-Fleet : KONA : SPORT : O’Pen Bic
Score Sheets for 2011 MOWIND Series: A-Fleet : KONA : SPORT : Workshop
Have a great Holiday Season. Winter sailing should be coming soon and we’ll also have our winter meeting in the next few months.
Arden, EL-11
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December 12th, 2011 — General Announcements
Wow … it’s already getting close to that time of year. Yes the time of year to make time to plan travel arrangements for a few get-a-way windsurfing days to the sunshine state. Assuming things are as in the past it should be possible to fly down and charter a KONA for both of these events. You’ll need to contact the people at Sandy Point Progressive Sports to reserve a KONA. To get there you could possibly use Allegiant Air which has flights to St. Pete and then catch Allegiant back again using their Orlando/Sanford location. One way prices are around $110.
The Island Style Classic / Senior Masters is posted to be ran Feb 25-26, 2012 in Sarasota Florida. Hosted at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron club facilities with windsurf rigging and launching at the adjoining Ken Thompson city park. This is racing on inter-coastal waters so there is no ocean shore-break to contend with. The water depth in the much of the usual course area is just a few feet so waves don’t come into play either.
The Calmea 2012 Mid-Winters is set for Thursday March 1st through Sunday March 4th. Thursday is late registration and required check-in day, usually with a huge welcome party and skippers meeting held early evening. If you have not been there in the past know that Kelly Park where the Calema shop is located is a nice safe site to windsurf from and has rental gear. Again this is inter-coastal windsurfing so no ocean swells or shore break to contend with. The March weather can vary greatly from 88 to 58. I have found that wearing a light wetsuit is good to protect snow white skin from the Florida spring sun. However surely bring your shorts because if you hit a few warm 82 degree days in a row you’ll need them.
In past years the Banana River Windsurfing resort has hosted a clinic during the break between the two above mentioned races. BRW also offers some accommodations but you’ll need to check in with them well in advance. There are plenty of hotels in the area but it’s wise to shop around beforehand to find something that matches your budget.
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September 14th, 2011 — Wisconsin
Never been to Fond Du Lac and windsurfed Lake Winnebago? Here is your excuse to do a bit of traveling!
Please see this notice of race flyer . pdf file with registration form for all the details. Friday Sept 23rd a long distance event is planned, along with the racing some Saturday evening activities with awards for 2011 MOWIND Series are planned.
Kevin is looking for Race Directors to run the 2012 event. So if you are interested in putting event managment on your resume now is the time to step up. Give him a call at his Windpower Windsurfing shop. It probably would be good to tag along after him during this 2011 event and take some notes and drain his brain a bit.
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September 6th, 2011 — Uncategorized
This post contains scores from the Moose Regatta, Menominee Festival, and the Tour da Croix, as well as some updates on upcoming events.
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Moose Regatta Scores: A Fleet SPORT Fleet
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Menominee Festival
August 6th and 7th saw the passing of yet another fun weekend on the shores of Lake Michigan in the city of Marinette/Menominee. Racers and their families trickled in on Friday night and Saturday morning to set up camp right on the beach. Leisure sailing and activities took place in the morning and afternoon as racers waited for the wind to fill in, and then competed in light to medium winds on an M-course. For dinner, pizza and drinks on the beach provided a congregating spot for everyone to talk about the events of the day and catch up with each other. It was uncertain whether the usual expected fireworks on Saturday night would occur due to rain, but it let up and the fireworks lived up to their standard of putting on a good show.
Sunday was dominated by less pleasant weather but gave more challenging conditions to the racers. Winds were stronger and out of the northeast, giving a bigger swell to the waves and making the jibe marks interesting. All in all, there were two good days of racing, plenty of time to socialize, and fun was had by all.
Reporting by Blaise Gratton
Scores: A Fleet SPORT Fleet
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Tour da Croix Scores: Overall Score
Tour da Croix Photo Album on Picasa:
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UPCOMING EVENTS
September 16-18: Mille Lacs Challenge / Great Lakes Kona Cup. Garrison, MN. Contact Michael Fox at 612-508-8083 or fleet-8@juno.com
September 23-25: Windpower Championships (24-25th), preceded by Lake Winnebago Super Cross (23rd). Both in Fond du Lac, WI. Contact Windpower at 920-922-2550 or keving@windpowerwindsurfing.com The awards banquet for the 2011 Race Series will be on Saturday night at this event. The Windpower Championships also marks the start of the 2012 MOWIND Race Series.
October 8-9: Columbus Day Regatta. Lake MacBride Solon, IA. Contact Steve Callaway at 319-624-4011 or coach07@gmail.com
Also, the Midwest Speed Quest continues through October 15, 2011. Worthington, MN. Contact Craig Bergh at 507-360-4801 or cbergh@iw.net
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