You probably have already heard the bad news that Windsurfing was not selected by ISAF to be part of the 2016 Olympic Regatta in Rio

Believe me we are working on a plan to reverse this decision… In the meantime, we will not stand a chance without you taking action too.

Please click the following link and sign the petition

http://www.change.org/petitions/isaf-keep-windsurfing-as-olympic-discipline?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=share_page_mobile

AND ask all your friends to do so

AND ask them to ask their friends

AND ask them to ask their friends

and so on until we have 100,000 signatures or more.

That is our first target and with your help we can do it.  There are other plans in the works which we are working on but if you do what I ask then you will have done your part… for now

I’ll get back to you with more as it happens

Regards

Rory Ramsden

RSX Class

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.