Entries from July 2011 ↓

A group of One Design enthusiasts attended the 4th Original Windsurfer Summer Regatta Series on Saturday July 30, 2011 at Bowers Harbor in Traverse City, Michigan.

Original Windsurfers were supplied for all entrants along with regatta t-shirt, lunch provided by Boathouse Restaurant, BBQ dinner and wine supplied by J Henry Vineyards.

The morning brought no wind so several people went SUPing on Original Windsurfer boards with SUP paddles provided.

After lunch the wind picked up to 6-9 knots and quickly increased to 15 knots with gusts to 18 knots.  The men in the group declined to use harnesses and decided to hang tight and go “iron-man”. The lady of the group saddled up.  Six races were held on a triangle course; a long upwind to weather mark and 2 reaches back to start/finish line. There were some excellent swells and chop to surf on.

The race committee did not allow sailors to hit mark buoys and no pumping was allowed. By the sixth race all sailors had improved their start, upwind boat speed, tacks, jibes and mark rounding ability. For some it was their first time on an Original Windsurfer or their first time in 15 years.

BBQ on the beach was welcome and deserved, and trophies were awarded.

Standing: Randy Bass 1st place medium weights; Alison Rowe 1st place light weight; Paul Sandstrom 1st place heavy weights. Below: Dave Dalquist 3rd place medium weights; Ted Schweitzer 2nd place medium weights. Not pictured: Gary Kosch 3rd place heavy weights; Stephen Wiele 1st place B fleet/Sport fleet.

Visit the Original Windsurfer blog for regatta reports on previous Original Windsurfer Summer Series regattas.

Steve and Jan Vande Corput did a wonderful job again this year hosting the Door County Breeze. New for 2011, the event is part of the US Windsurfing National Race Tour. 23 sailors turned out for the event, and top finishers were:

A Fleet

1. Alex Monroe
2. Arden Anderson
3. Andy Gratton

Sport Fleet

1. Marts Makstenicks
2. Gatis Maksteniks
3. Gary Lovrine

Workshop

1. Guntis Makstenicks
2. Jan Hora
3. Hedy Zaunmueller
4. Esther Monroe

Follow these links for complete results:  A Fleet, Sport Fleet, Workshop

Racers prepare to head out

 

Pre-start jockeying

More pre-start maneuvering

Day One regatta report on Arden’s blog:
http://arden-el11.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-one-at-door-county.html

Thanks to all of the sponsors and people that helped out with the event.

Arden, EL-11

The second annual July 16, 17 Reservoir Rendezvous Regatta at the New London Ohio Campground was once again a smashing success.   Lots of spouses, kids and non-racers joined the windsurfing water fun along the big non-swimming beach area.    Lunch captain Carl Rappaport served up lunch wraps and a Saturday evening barbecue along with Sunday morning breakfast treats.     

Windsurfers enjoy lunch.

A $10 entry fee and $15 food ticket along with a camping discount that weekend for windsurfers put smiles on faces.  Thanks much to the City of New London for sponsoring some very nice award trophies.  Also thanks to campground manager Nellie and crew for setting the area up nicely and putting up with us.    About a dozen people arrived late Friday afternoon and got camp tents set up.    Some even got a few practice runs in.   More arrived early evening and all enjoyed a Friday night campfire party.  

 Saturday evening the group set around a big  campfire under a full moon reflecting off the lake.   The gentle breezes blowing got a couple windsurfers on the water for moonlight sailing.    Sean B. wowed the crowd with his log rolling skills.   The kids played with bug zapper rackets and burned up plenty of marshmellows.

Compound Windsurf

Saturday six races  were ran on a course that  we call the New London  Twisted Eights.      With the start line, final jibe mark and finish gate located right infront of the beach area spectators, spouses and kids had a great view of the action.

New London Twisted Eights Course

 

Great shifty breezes and puffs that got you up on a plane for twenty seconds made it exciting.    The event saw it’s first Original Windsurfer One Design start with four Original Windsurfers on the course.  There were lots of takers demo riding the Original Windsurfers Ted Schweitzer brought with him.    Claudia from the Netherlands blazed around the course one race on an Original  and had a great time meeting new American windsurfer pals.   

Sunday we awoke to a thick fog that lifted around 10.   The first race got under way around 10:30 in light air that went to near calm conditions shortly into the race.   Several managed to finish a 40 minute pumpathon.   The wind came back a little but everyone was wore out and extremely hot after that first race.   The weather changed from nice to heat dome mode around noonish so it was time for the awards.

Results by Division       Results Overall

A link to more pictures should be coming. 🙂

more 2011 Phot0s

Hope to see more of our GPWC and TABA friends next year.  The BONCs and COWS are ruling that twisted eight course.