It all started back in the mid 80’s with Berkeley Windsurfing organizing a race from the rocks in from His Lordships restaurant- at the base of the Berkeley marina up to Anita Rock, on the San Francisco city front and back!
To remind you, windsurfing had just exploded internationally and California was the birthplace and one of the epicenters, hosting events like the windsurfers world championships in 1983, The O’Neill Classic and the Stroh’s Pro-Am slalom tour- all drawing hundreds of competitors in what was the biggest largest one design sailing class of its time!
At the time, windsurf racers routinely sailed upwind with … More