Craig S. showing some form

Nice clip from Mr B

Windsurf NZ - Proposed 2011/2012 Season

"There have been several suggestions that we get on and start organising next seasons calendar
I have started a draft calendar here http://groupspaces.com/WindsurfingNZ - if you want access to this (and don't have it) please register and let me know
I have listed below the main events run this year rescheduled for next season, this is extracted from the the calendar in the site above
there are a few holes and a lot of local events missing, but this is a start.
I have not scheduled the RSX:Techno events except the Nationals, nor the Kendall Cup series
I haven't listed the kite events either but I have been listing these on the site, I think its worth doing this as well

Couple of suggestions, it would be good to have a true North Island series - options include a Wellington leg, it would be good to get some racing restarted there. Also there is interest in Tauranga which is possibly attractive to both ends of the island - also Tauranga has a plentiful supply of SUPs which could be used to guarantee and event of some kind if wind fails, or maybe Taupo or Rotorua, or Taranaki?

I think we could still have a Get into windsurfing week at the start of the season to get people started, and then a Have a go week

The main events to schedule are national and series events as they are the ones that will matter most to windsurfers who may wish to travel to these.

Wave - Classic / Nationals
Freestyle - Nationals
Slalom - Nationals
Series - South Island
Series - North Island
Harbour Blast, Big Downwinder
Formula Nationals
Wellington Freewave series, Wairarapa trip, Ditchin Thursdays
Auckland slalom series, freestyle/wave , Junior freestyle
Canterbury - Estuary Blast, Clearwater camp, Champs
Dunedin - Icebreaker
Southern Lakes - Labour weekend trip, South Coast trip

This list is from the Groupspaces calendar

2011 Wave Classic
Thursday, 20th October 2011 at TBC
Location: Taranaki
TWA

2011 Lake Clearwater Camp
Thursday, 10th November 2011 at TBC
Location: Lake Clearwater
CWA

2011 NI Cup Round 2
Friday, 18th November 2011 at TBC
Location: Auckland
AWA

2011 CWA/DWA - South Is. Cup Round 2
Friday, 2nd December 2011 at TBC
Location: Dunedin
DWA

CWA - Estuary Blast 2011
Friday, 16th December 2011 at TBC
Location: Christchurch
CWA

Aviemore Summer Bash 2011-2012
Saturday, 31st December 2011 at TBC
Location: Lake Aviemore
DWA

Otago Windsurf Champs 2012
Friday, 27th January 2012 at TBC
Location: Dunedin
DWA

Oceanics & NZ Slalom Nationals 2012
Tuesday, 14th February 2012 at TBC
Location: Dunedin
DWA

New Zealand RSX and Techno Nationals 2012
Wednesday, 15th February 2012 at TBC
Location: Auckland
Techno/RSX

Madloop Junior Freestyle Competition 2012
Friday, 24th February 2012 at TBC
Location: Auckland
AWA

2012 NEW ZEALAND FORMULA / FREERIDE / FUNBOARD NATIONAL WINDSURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sunday, 11th March 2012 at TBC
Location: Auckland
AWA

Queenstown Downwinder 2012
Sunday, 1st April 2012 at TBC
Location: Queenstown
SLWA

Wellington Harbour Blast 2012
Sunday, 15th April 2012 at TBC
Location: Wellington
WWA

2012 New Zealand Wave Sailing Nationals
Thursday, 19th April 2012 at TBC
Location: Taranaki
TWA

2012 Auckland Freestyle Champs
Saturday, 2nd June 2012 at TBC
Location: Auckland
AWA"

Bruce Spedding
Contact Windsurfing New Zealand

Sven Pedersen joins the New Zealand Youth Worlds Team

Twelve sailors will represent New Zealand at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships to be staged in Zadar, Croatia from 7-16 July this year.

The 2011 team includes some familiar names with three members, including Molly Meech, Georgia Schofield and Logan Dunning-Beck, already having Youth World Championships experience under their belt having competed in Istanbul, Turkey in 2010.

New Zealand has a proud history of success at the ISAF Youth Worlds which dates back to 1971. Over the history of the event kiwis have returned home with a total of 42 medals including 15 Gold, 15 Silver and 12 Bronze, and this year's team will be looking to increase that tally.

In preparation for the regatta the team will be involved in a busy schedule of training camps, domestic and international competition.

New Zealand Youth Worlds Team

Michael Cate (Male Laser Radial)
Molly Meech (Female Laser Radial)
Sven Pedersen (Male RS:X Wind surfing)
Georgia Schofield (Female RS:X Wind surfing)
Alexander Munro and Brad Moss (Male 420)
Gemma Jones and Verity Judge (Female 420)
Tomer Simhony and Ellie Copeland (Open Multihull)
Logan Dunning Beck and Jack Simpson (29er)


ISAF World Sailing

Some quality local Windsurfing Kit, for sale...

A few of the locals are putting some nice kit up for sale at the mo'. Quick link to Trade Me listings here.

Where Roger sails when the tide is out.....

Waihi Beach sunbathers, beware!