The San Francisco Bay will be made the focus of a mass congregation of Windsurfers this Saturday June 12th.Â
Windsurfing Magazine has put the call out to the Bay Area’s windsurfing population and beyond to simultaneously rig up and go sailing across the bays popular windsurfing locations. Third Avenue, Foster City, Sherman Island, Candlestick, Treasure Island, Berkeley, Ocean Beach, Crissy Field, Larkspur, and North Gate make up the focus of the event so boaters should be aware that there will be a bit more traffic than normal across the San Francisco Bay.Â
The event is inspired by the massive Windsurfing events made popular in Europe, like Le Defi Wind, that can see 1000 or more windsurfers on the water all at the same time. The event is centered on San Francisco’s Crissy Field and … Details
The Maui Race Series by Starboard was a great success this Saturday with lots of new faces making our TRs look good on the course. We can’t say that Phil was dominating though because he was on the Big Island doing a half-Ironman and couldn’t be there to defend his titles. But regardless there were lots of good races in 18-20 knots of breeze and perfect angle for wind all through the course with full power available in all the jibes.
In the well contested Men’s 19-39 group … Details
With early signals that racing would get underway bang on schedule, the majority of the sailors chose to hit the registration desk as soon as it opened. By midday, the entry list read like a who’s who of world cup windsurfing, which included the return of Valerie Arrighetti nee Ghibadou (Tabou, Loft).
On the first day of competition in Costa Brava the crowds watched on as one full elimination of high octane slalom was completed for both the men’s and women’s fleets. The men started a second elimination, but the wind began to … Details
From June 8th through to June 13th the cream of the slalom crop will be racing round the buoys on the waters off the Catalunya coastline to gain precious points towards their overall world ranking, and to claim the ultimate windsurfing crown of Costa Brava.
The highly attractive Bay of Roses extends for twelve kilometres along Spain’s Costa Brava, to the north of Barcelona, in the Catalunya region. Steady thermal winds, that you can literally set your watch to, blow from June to September creating a windsurfing paradise that attracts visitors the world over, so expect plenty of action at this infamous world tour spot. … Details