The 2010 Starboard Severne US Windsurfing National Championships kicked off today, June 20th, under typical San Francisco weather. That translates to cold (a high of 61 degrees) and 20-25 mph of wind.
With four races of Formula Course Racing on the agenda for the day the Race Committee sent the racers on a simple windward leeward course that featured two laps, port roundings, and an upwind finish. Just after setting the course the wind clocked around about 5 degrees to the south which set the fleet up for some intense, exciting, and even somewhat dangerous starts. As the wind clocks south here in San Francisco it favors the port tack start, and the right hand side of the course. 15 or so of the racers had that figured out from the beginning.
As the gun sounded for race one the breeze was gusting 18-22mph and …Â Details