I’m not sure of the AUSA formation date, only that it would be after the formation of the NSW Boardsailing Assoc in 1988. AUSA was run out of NSW with Bill Joselin being on the committee for many years.

Bill Joselin (NSW), Bruce McPhail (Vic) and John Rohde (SA) were some of the people involved in the drafting the AWA constitution.

Up until the mid 80’s, Windsurfer One Design ruled.

Here are some SA Milestones – Do you have any additional State/National Milestones (Establishment dates) to add??

8th June 2011:
25th Anniversary of WindsurfingSA
formerly SA Board Sailing Assoc Inc.

7th September 2011:
15th Anniversary of Windsurfing.org website

2007:
Australia celebrates the
30th Annual Windsurfer Class Nationals

July/Aug 2008:
Events that would have been celebrated if the organisations still existed
30th Anniversary of the SA Windsurfer Class assoc.
SA’s first windsurfing assoc.
I remember being on the committee when it was formed – windsurfer one design hasn’t changed much in that time, but little changes in those early days seemed to be quite significant at the time.

25th Anniversary of the SA Funboard Assoc.
both groups were supposed to dissolve on the creation of the SA Boardsailing Association, but for various reasons, it never happened.

363 numbers fell into that category @ 01/07/2011.
For further details on who’s affected and which numbers,
go to the AWA website

The event is invitation only, and is to be raced on supplied and new Mistral One Design equipment.

The Australian Windsurfing Association (AWA) is pleased to announce that based on the 2011 Raceboard Oceanic Championship results, John Demol (1st ranked) and Benjamin Morrell (3rd ranked) will be representing Australia.The AWA would also like to take this opportunity to wish James Grunfelder (2nd ranked) and the other Australian representatives the best of luck at the Raceboard Worlds, to be held at L’Hospitalet de l’lnfant, Tarragona, Spain, from 3rd-10th September 2011

Brett Morris (AWA President)

It’s not just about the boards, but
- racing techniques
- the equipment
and lots of other interesting stuff

Date: April 25th 2011

The wind conditions were far from great, which is unusual on Curacao this time of year. Still, the race directors and competitors managed to sail one elimination round so official World Champions could be crowned. During the week, thousands of spectators came to the Surf Town and even more followed the event online.

During 5 possible days of racing, it was only possible to race one late afternoon. During the final day the windpredictions were great, but in reality the wind didn’t show up. On Day 4 all the classes, except one (the Masters), completed an elimination round. The final heat of the Masters could not be sailed on the final day. The competitors did go to the starting line for a last chance, but no luck. This meant that by official IFCA rules there are six World Champions in the Masters class.

Jean Patrick van der Wolde (under 17) and Delano Moreno (under 13) from Curacao ensured local success by becoming the first IFCA Slalom World Champions for Curacao in history. “I am very proud. I don’t feel special but I did win”, Jean Patrick comments. “The means a step up. Now I have to prepare for the Youth class next year, which is much harder.”

Overall, the organization looks back on a great event. The goal is to promote local windsurfing and to put the spotlight on Curacao as a perfect choice for future international windsurfing events.  Bruno de Wannemaeker, President of the IFCA recaps: “Event-wise it was fantastic: great organization, great food, great people but very unlucky with the wind.” Bruno Marques, International ISAF judge, adds: “Very friendly, fantastic organization, all you can ask for in an event. I hope it will become an annual regatta forever.”

Results

Masters
1. Sergio Mehl (Argentina)
1. Monique Meijer (Bonaire)
1. Constantino Saragoza (Bonaire)
1. Joris Bosman (the Netherlands)
1. Nikaj Droop (the Netherlands)
1. Diego Domenianni (USA)

Youth – U20
1. Gutek Kurczewski (Poland)
2. Jocelyn de Souza (France)
3. Jordy Vonk (the Netherlands)

Junior – U17 (+U15)
1. Jean Patrick van der Wolde (Curacao)
2. Justin Denel (France)
3. Amado Vrieswijk (Bonaire)

Junior – U13
1. Delano Moreno (Curacao)
2. Alex Halank (Australia)
3. Jean Paul da Silva de Goes (Curacao)

Sports Class
1. Ben van der Steen (the Netherlands)
2. Behrend Veenhuizen (Curacao)
3. Remco Osnabrugge (New Caledonia)

Full Results
Event Home Page

Check out the blog @ aus2001.wordpress.com for Alex at worlds

A number of windsurfing demo/beginner days will run from 9:30am to 1:00pm, on three consecutive Sundays in April 2011 (3rd, 10th and 17th) from Parkdale Yacht Club. In the event of unsuitable weather, Windsurfing Victoria will run an off the water information and tutorial session with use of instructional windsurfing DVDs in the club house upstairs.

Please note, the demo/beginner days will be suitable for kids over 8 years of age to adults. It is recommended that the kids be accompanied by their parents on the water.
Location : Parkdale Yacht
Contact : sheenasurfs@yahoo.com president@wv.org.au

[Original post] The 2012 Slalom Nationals are proposed to be held in Adelaide from Jan 26-29. Watch for further details.

[April update] The Formula Windsurfing Nationals are also fighting for this time slot. Which event would you be more likely to attend? Why?

[May update cont.]

We have made the reluctant decision to not host this event for the following reasons:

• lack of interest in SA – we have asked around and there  are very few local sailors showing any interest in this event –  disappointing.
• reliance on other states to boost the numbers
• clash of dates with other major events in other states
• clash of dates with other major event in SA (west cost  wave event)
• lack of time for the two main organisers – both self employed and extremely busy in their respective businesses.
• event cost and financial commitment, and risk of small  entrant numbers.

We understand that any event must be weighed up interms of risk. We are realistic about this. But when we look at the very low local interest in this event, and the heavy reliance we will have on other states, combined with the cost etc – it doesn’t add up for us.

You can follow the updates online and check out the comments @ www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/
Windsurfing/Wave-sailing/
National-Wavesailing-Titles-2011-update/

Sean O'Brien (Pic: Jacob Lambert)

Press Release: Formula and Slalom specialist from down under, Sean O’Brien (AUS-120), will further add to the talent of the Starboard Dream Team on the racecourse in 2011. With a great start of the season, he’s already become the Oceanic and Australian champion for the 5th time at the 2011 Formula Downunder Pro.

The 27 year old from Australia will join Starboard’s elite racing team on the PWA and Formula World Tours in 2011. With his first PWA season in 2010 under his belt, rising star Sean has been able to make some waves on the windsurfing circuit with his skills in video editing and all things digital, with many riders out their recognizing his work behind the lens on some of the popular windsurfing movies doing the rounds online last summer.

Signing Sean was the next step to further increase the media content and videos put out on the web showcasing the Starboard products as well as reinforcing the already strong team Starboard has on the PWA and Formula racing circuits.

Sean O’Brien:
“I got my first big break as a 13 year-old kid riding Starboard boards in Australia and working at a shop that sold Starboard whilst I was still at school. I rode Starboard boards for many years until a few years ago, my work and travel took me to different areas out of Starboard’s scope, however I always had a feeling I would one day end up back under the Tiki flag as the brand had given me such a great platform to develop when I was a youngster; and so many years later can offer me such a great platform again to achieve my goals in the sport I love.

In those couple of years riding different brands I found I kept posting on the Starboard forums and answering people’s questions about the Starboard boards; I guess I always felt an affiliation with the brand and how good their products were. In late 2010 I jumped on one of the new iSonics whilst racing in Brasil and I thought to myself that I really needed to be on these boards in 2011. It’s been a while since I’ve been that impressed with any piece of equipment on the first ride.

One of my passion’s outside of windsurfing is shooting film and videos for web, and I’m excited to have a great channel through the Starboard brand to showcase some of my editing skills, so expect to see a lot of cool new videos alongside the great ones Starboard already shoots as well as me blasting down your local sandbank fully maxed on an iSonic or HWR!”

www.fw-australia.com
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