RS:X Worlds:Fremantle, December 12, 2011
Canadians close in on Top 10
Zac Plavsic [CAN] who has been training with Dorian and JP, smacked in a 4th and a 9th to claim 11th place. David Hayes [CAN] should not be forgotten with a 9th and a 12th place finish.
2011 WC Canadian Championship Report
Canadian Championship Report can be found at
http://windsurfingcanada.com/2011-canadian-championship.html
Photos of the 2011 Canadian Championships are available at
http://www.windsurfingcanada.com/english/gallery.html
WC/Ontario Sailing 2011 Windsurf Race Series
Next OS race - Saturday Sept 17, 2011 OS#5 Toronto Windsurfing Club
Sept.179 a.m.Race #5 of OS Race Series,
$20 Youth (under 19) $40 adults - 9:00 a.m., Registration,
(includes lunch)
10:30 a.m., Skippers Meeting, 11:00 a.m., First Race Start,
Sept. 18• 9 a.m.TWC Mammoth Marathon Races
(includes lunch and Event Tshirt),
10:30 a.m., Skippers Meeting, 11:00 a.m., Le Mans Race Start, Info, Mike Tindall <Mike.Tindall@wardrop.com>, Extra T-shirts $10,
Beginner Course, , Short Course, Outer Harbour Long Course, Lunch From 1pm , till last racer back,
4 p.m. Awards & Prize Draw,
PLease Note LTW race registration fee , includes all equipment, Reserve your board Early , with LTW Instructor
Sept.17• 9 a.m.Race #5 of OS Race Series,
$20 Youth (under 19) $40 adults - 9:00 a.m., Registration, (includes lunch) 10:30 a.m., Skippers Meeting, 11:00 a.m., First Race Start,
Click here for OS#5 small email event poster
Original Windsurfer comes to TWC Sept 17 and 18 2011
Sept 17 Free Original Windsurfer Demo boards available for trial, Freestyle Demos at noonish,
Sept 18 Free Original Windsurfer Demo boards available for trial, Freestyle Demos after Mammoth Race,
Mammoth Marathon Race Weekend/Original Windsurfer Race Challenge "HI-Tech meets Original Tech" http://windsurfingcanada.com/originalwindsurfer.html
TWC 29th Mammoth Race Weekend - Sept 17 & 18 2011
Saturday Sept 17 OSA5 windsurf race, Sunday Sept 18 Mammoth marathon races
Sept. 18• 9 a.m.TWC Mammoth Marathon Races(includes lunch and Event Tshirt), Extra T-shirts $10,
Beginner, Intermediate a nd Advanced courses. Click here for more info.
If you are an out of town racer and need accomadation please contact Tom Mae juri1@rogers.com
10:30 a.m., Skippers Meeting, 11:00 a.m., Le Mans Race Start,
Info, Mike Tindall <Mike.Tindall@wardrop.com>,
Beginner Course, , Short Course, Outer Harbour Long Course,
Lunch From 1pm , till last racer back, extra lunches available 4 p.m. Awards & Prize Draw,
PLease Note LTW race registration fee , includes all equipment, Reserve your board Early , with LTW Instructor
2011 Windsurfing Canada Canadian Championships
Cork OCR Kingston Aug 20, 21, 22
Awards will be presented in the following categories for Youth, Men,
Women and Olympians: Kona, Techno 293, RS:X, Formula, Raceboard
Register at www.cork.org (613) 545-1322
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, 53 Yonge St., Kingston, On, Canada, K7M 6G4
Awards will be presented in the following categories for Youth, Men,Women and Olympians:
in these fleets Kona, Techno 293, RS:X, Formula, Raceboard
Register at www.cork.org (613) 545-1322 Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, 53 Yonge St., Kingston, On, Canada, K7M 6G4
Click here for small email event poster
Click here for large printable event poster
TorontoWindsurfingClub.com
Summer Clinics
Sat Sept 3 and Sun Sept 4 11-4pm
Canadian Womans Windsurf Champion, Andree Gauthier is organising a training camp for racers who want to improve their skills.
Cost is $50 for both days. Top racer, Ian Matthews, will be the coach, with the focus begin on improving skills in tacking, jybing, mark rounding, tactic, high wind sailing. Please contact andree.gauthier@rogers.com to sign up. 6 spots left, book soon to avoid dissapointment.
Wed Aug 31 730-830 pm
TWC Instructor Simon Rickard will walk you through a special Tips clinic focussed on improving your windsurfing skills. From beginner to expert Simon can help you improve your windsurfing. Simon will have a Q&A after his clinic to answer your specific windsurfing questions.
Wednesday Aug 24th 730-830 pm
Champion racer and instructor Ian Mathews will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about sail control. Learn how Ian is able to maintain his spot on the start line in all conditions, turn on a dime when tacking and he will teach you skills for carving through your gybes. There will be a Q&A after his clinic.
Wednesday Aug 10th
Olympic Windsurfer Murray McCaig at TWC
Murray will be providing onwater coaching to all youth participating in the TWC Wednesday night race.
After the race 730-830pm, Murray will talk about how to quickly improve your windsurfiing skills. His tips will benefit both novice windsurfers and racers. He will be available for a question and answer period following
Thursday Aug 11th 630-730pmWednesday Aug 17 730-830 pmTop TWC racer and shortboarder Kieth Whiston will be doing a clinic on how to improve your windsurfing in both shortboarding and racing.Kieth shares his insight from his years of shortboarding and racing. Kieth will have a Q&A after his clinic to answer all your windsurfing questions
Wednesday Aug 24th 730-830 pmChampion racer and instructor Ian Mathews will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about sail control. Learn how Ian is able to maintain his spot on the start line in all conditions, turn on a dime when tacking and he will teach you skills for carving through your gybes. There will be a Q&A after his clinic.
Wed Aug 31 730-830 pmTWC Instructor Simon Rickard will walk you through a special Tips clinic focussed on improving your windsurfing skills. From beginner to expert Simon can help you improve your windsurfing. Simon will have a Q&A after his clinic to answer your specific windsurfing questions.
WC/Ontario Sailing 2011 Windsurf Race Series
Great Kona turnout at OS#4 race at CMWA Championship Ottawa shows Kona class gathering momentum toward Kona Worlds that are scheduled for Trois-Rivières during the summer of 2013.
Kona flower power is here!! Come on and join the fun, fun for the whole family. Check out this great Kona Video Clip http://www.youtube.com/user/konanordic#p/u/0/f5Pvp2AhyS8
For more info where/how to purchase/participate Click here
contact andree.gauthier@rogers.com
Saturday July 30, 2011 OS#4 held in conjunction with CMWA Championship at BYC Ottawa. Event poster at
http://windsurfingcanada.com/pdf/OS-3-poster-2011-33.pdf
Saturday July 16, 2011 OS#3 Beacon Marina Lake Scugog. Event poster at
http://windsurfingcanada.com/pdf/OS-3-poster-2011-33.pdf
Lake Scugog NOR at
http://windsurfingcanada.com/pdf/OS_NOR_3-2011.pdf
Saturday July 2nd, 2011 OS#2 Rondeau Yacht Club. Event poster at
http://windsurfingcanada.com/pdf/OS-2-races-poster-2011mstr2SM.pdf
Saturday July 2nd, 2011- Rondeau NOR at
http://windsurfingcanada.com/pdf/OS-2-2011-RYC-NOR.pdf
June 11, 2011, Event poster at
http://windsurfingcanada.com/pdf/WC-OS-1-race-poster-2011.pdf
June 11, 2011, 1st WC/Ontario Sailing Standup Paddling Race
http://windsurfingcanada.com/pdf/WC-OS-SUP-race1-poster-2011.pdf
June 12, 2011, 1st Ontario SUP race June 12 at TWC
Event poster and more information about the complete series at
http://ontariosupseries.com/
Toronto Windsurfing Club Special $20 Pre-Season Windsurf Lesson
May Long Weekend
Holiday Monday May 23 2011 - 930am-1230pm
Toronto Windsurfing Club is offering a special $20 introduction to windsurfing lesson, holiday Monday May 23, 930am-1230pm. Spots are limited, by Pre-registration only. To reserve a spot or for further details, please contact Tom Mae, juri1@rogers.com 416 647 267-2401, with your name, email and phone number. Great deal for this pre season kickoff. Everything needed is provided, from wetsuit/steamer to booties, board and sail. Space is limited so reserve early.
TWC HOSTS 2011 WINDSURFING INSTRUCTORS COURSE
May 20-23, 2011
Participants who've successfuly completed the course
and would like to volunteer with The Toronto Windsurfing Club will have their course fees re-embursed.
For more information on the 2011 Windsurfing instructors Course, click here.
For more information on volunteering as an instructor with TWC, contact Andrew.
WC Volunteers Needed!
Windsurfurfing Canada is starting its 2011 race season. If you would like to give back to the great sport of windsurfing and are willing to volunteer your time in some capacity over the coming year, please contact Tom Mae at juri1@rogers.com
Ice Windsurfing has started
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Canadian Windsurfers battle at RSX worlds
Nikola Girke the lone Canadian in the gold fleet battled gamely, while Dominique Vallée worked her way up in the silver fleet. TWC's David Hayes leads Canadian men at RSX Worlds.
http://worldwindsurfingchampionships2010.rsxclass.com/leaderboard/
http://2010worldwindsurfingchampionships.rsxclass.com/
Ken Dool posted a short narrative of Canadian's progress each day at:
http://www.sailing.ca/features/rsx_worlds/
WC 2010 Canadian Windsurfing Championship
Aug 21-23 - CORK OCR
The Canadian Windsurfing Championships determine the top Canadian Man, Woman, Youth male and female windsurfer in Course racing, and in Slalom (weather dependant)
Register at CORK OCR As windsurfer or RSX before July 31 and save!
Windsurfer(3 day Race) - Payment Before 01 August 10 - $130 - Payment After 31 July 10 -$170
RSX (5 day Race) - Payment Before 01 August 10 - $190 - Payment After 31 July 10 -$240
All contestants are entered in a prize raffle!
http://www.windsurfingcanada.com/english/championship.html
WC/OSA 2010 Windsurf Race Series Underway
OSA #4 Windsurf Race - Britannia Yacht Club - Saturday, August 14,
WC/OSA Notice Of Races and Posters at: http://www.windsurfingcanada.com/ontario-sailing.html
New Racers welcome. We will also offer a short race primer on race day Aug 14, for those new to racing. Enquire at time of registration.
Buy a WC T-shirt
Support youth racers
Buy a Special Edition Windsurfing Canada tshirt for $30 and help send our future olympic hopefulls to key races so they can represent Toronto, Ontario and Canada in local, Provincial and National races on the road to the new Youth Olympics in 2010 in Singapore. Please email your name, phone number and number of shirts and sizes needed to windsurfing@rogers.com and someone will contact you to complete the order. Thanks for your support on behalf of our youth. All proceeds go to youth windsurfers dedicated to Windsurf racing.
First Youth Olympics, Singapore 2010
Click here for more info Our Future Olympians need your support. To become a become a financial sponsor, to help support our youth in their training programs, please email WC at windsurfing@rogers.com or contact Tom Mae 416 699-0825
TWC Windsurfer in Training for 8-12 year olds in Toronto / GTA
WC is helping organise kids program
The Toronto Windsurfing Club is introducing a Windsurfer in Training pilot program for the 2010 season. It's aim is to introduce youths age 8-12 to the basics of understanding wind patterns and rigging and create a bridge to windsurfing.
The pilot program runs for 6 wee
ks starting Thursday, July 8 at 6pm.
DATE: July 8th
TIME: 6:00pm
LOCATION: TWC Club House
Duration: 6 consecutive weeks
If you have kids that are interested in learning to windsurf and meet other kids, please preregister for sessions. For more information please go to http://www.windsurfingcanada.com/windsurfer-in-training.html
Windsurfing Canada looking for youth for 2010 Windsurf Racing Team If you are youth male/female and would like to get into windsurf racing, please contact windsurfing@rogers.com
WC Youth Outreach is looking for Donations of Equipment, Volunteers and Financial Sponsorship If you can donate your old equipment, time or become a financial sponsor, to help support our youth outreach program, please email WC at windsurfing@rogers.com or contact Tom Mae 416 699-0825
Jim Drake sets foot on first "windsurfer" 22nd May 1967. Exocet Newspaper.
Toronto Windsurfing Clubs 2010 First Wednesday night fun racing starts in May, 6pm Sharp, on the water. (Best to arrive at 5pm to setup if you can) This is open to TWC club members and non members alike. A great way to breakup the week and extend your summer sailing season. Get a race number from Windsurfing Canada and join in on the fun race. The race numbers will help committe boat to keep track of racers and their positions. Pay as you go BBQ at beach to follow Race. All Racers are welcome (If you are a visiting racer and need to borrow a board for a race, so that you can participate, please contact TWC LTW co-ordinator Andrew lazsadi learn_to_windsurf@yahoo.ca
Even if you are not interested in racing, come down and hangout, meet other windsurfers, talk windsurfing, enjoy the water front (and have a burger). Further information and Raceing rules can be found at Committee in
formation. and at Wed night race information.
Windsurf Canada "Rainbow Outreach"
Windsurfing Canada is looking for donations/sponsorship for it's new "Rainbow O utreach" program. Based on the successful Sail the Rainbow program implemented 2 years ago, it builds on that multilevel Learn to Windsurf program for kids for all ages from 7 to 70. The program is designed to promote safe windsurfing and its healthy lifes tyle that can keep you fit for life. There are subsidized spots for kids that c
javascript"> an't afford to learn to windsurf. If you would like more information about the Sail the Rainbow program please email Sail the Rainbow If you are a camp and would like to sign up your instructors to become Rainbow coaches, please email Sail the Rainbow Coaching Clinic If you would like to be considered as a possible city/town/location for the "Rainbow Outreach" program please email Rainbow Outreach or call us at (647) 267-2401 We are looking for donations of money, equipment (new and old that may be sold to benefit program as needed) and time (help organise, teach, lobby or whatever else you think might be helpfull) If you think you can help please email us at Rainbow Outreach or call us at (647) 267-2401
Here's a link to a great racing blog that's got a lot of really good info about racing that's useful to beginners and local club 'pros' alike. http://www.carbonsugar.com/
40 Years of Windsurfing (pdf) Jim Drake (pdf) uot;http://www.windsurfingcanada.com/pdf/Hoyle.pdf">Hoyle Schweitzer (pdf) Hybrids (pdf) Windsurfing Canada is looking for keen, competitive female and male youth windsurfers between age 12 -17 for Windsurfing Canada Youth Windsurfing Team. If you know of someone who would be interested in being trained to compete in events, please contact Tom Mae 416 699-0825 or by email
at juri1@rogers.com.
Your membership and support is needed to make Windsurfing Canada a strong voice for the sport in Canada. Since Windsurfing Canada is a non-profit organization run by volunteers, funds to upport the objectives of the association come from members, sponsors and supporters.
Canadian Champions 1985 - 20052010 Wednesday Night Racing Season Starts!
Great way for beginner to expert to improve skills and meet other windsurfers
Please dress approriately for the cold water. TWC Wednesday night info - http://www.torontowindsurf.com/racing/wednight.shtml
Send links to your club's Windsurf race info (Wednesday nights and other events) and we'll add it to our calendar
Please send to juri1@rogers.com
Boardsailor Safety Discussion
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New Youth Windsurfer Page garde
Click here for more information
Ontario Sailing Windsurf Races, Everyone Welcome
http://www.windsurfingcanada.com/english/ontario-sailing.html
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