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- Radar ~ Peter Hart / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogra·dar is used here to indicate that someone or something may not have come to your attention. Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival Robert Bruce Swift, Jr ..
- Life and Death on the Internet ~ My Media Empire / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlog.During my end of the year update to the Learners guide to windsurfing, I noticed the photo on the left (maybe the last artifact of teamcoyote in the public domain) was missing from its usual place o ..
- Skills / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogWyatt Miller and Tyson Poor gave a most excellent Jibe Clinic this April 25; made possible by Wind NC, Makani Fins and others as part of the OBX Windsurfing & SUP Festival. The clinic sta ..
- American Racing / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogEvery year a small group of dedicated volunteers organizes a schedule of race events for their home waters. They grind through a mountain of details and eventually publish the plan for the race se ..
- Behind the Scene / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogFarrah Hall is the only American entered in the RS:X Class at the Princess Sofia ISAF World Cup set to run April 1 - 6. Kiting has been cancelled for this event due to poor pre registration. A Flo ..
- Which One ? ~ New Intermediate Skills Page / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogGear reviews are sometimes hard to find. On the cover of the reconstituted Boards 2012 Spring/Summer Annual, their "Complete Flatwater Directory" (which is not so complete) claims 550 boards and 700 sails, a sta ..
- Calendar: June - July - 2013 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogSD Formula WS | San Diego CA | June 1 http://sandiegowindsurfing.homestead.com/events.html St.FYC Friday Night WS Series | San Francisco | June 7 http://www.calcupevents.com/Schedule/Race%20Schedule-list-All.shtml A ..
- Calendar: Aug - Sept - 2013 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogSt.FYC Friday Night WS Series | San Francisco | Aug 2 http://www.calcupevents.com/Schedule/Race%20Schedule-list-All.shtml ABK | Rio Vista CA | Aug 2 - 4 http://abkboardsports.com/camps/details/279 CMWA | ..
- Calendar: Oct - Nov - Dec - 2013 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogSD Formula WS | San Diego CA | Oct 5 http://sandiegowindsurfing.homestead.com/events.html Aloha Clinics | Maui | Oct 12 - 19 http://www.pritchardwindsurfing.com/clinics/ ABK | Hatteras | Oct 14 - 18 http ..
- The New Quadrennium / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogRS:X Reboot · Maybe you've heard the term quadrennium. It means a period of 4 years, most commonly used in reference to the 4 year period between the Olympic Games. The RS:X Olympic Windsurfing Class is s ..
- The New Racing Rules: 2013 - 2016 · Euro Events / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe Windsurfing Competition Rules (Appendix B) starts on page 56 of the 178 page PDF ISAF document: 2013 - 2016 Racing Rules of Sailing. Below is a reprint from the Formula Windsurfing Class, highlighting the rul ..
- Calendar: April - May - 2013 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogSan Francisco events were taken from the ST. Francis YC Calendar as the 2013 Cal Cup Calendar has yet to be posted. Also missing: Gorge events, BABA, SDFW, Kashy's annual event and others. Please check back for update ..
- Calendar: Jan - Feb - Mar - 2013 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogIt's still early in the new year for some event organizers. Check back for updates. If I missed your event, please post the link in the comment box at the bottom of the page. Lord of the Wind Sho ..
- Windsurfing Roars Back · Bringdal & Albeau Break 50 Knots / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogWindsurfing returns to the Olympics for the 2016 Rio Games in Brazil. If you followed the reports from the ISAF Annual meeting on Friday, November 9, it seemed it was all over for wi ..
- AWT Final Event 2012 · Andre Paskowski · Live EFPT / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogMaui Makani Classic is underway October 25 - November 3 at Ho'okipa Beach Park. Visit the AWT Website for the big event reporting mashup from Livestream, Facebook and Twitter. Don't miss their daily eve ..
- AWT Final Event 2012 · Andre Paskowski / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogMaui Makani Classic is underway October 25 - November 3 at Ho'okipa Beach Park. Visit the AWT Website for the big event reporting mashup from Livestream, Facebook and Twitter. Don't miss their daily eve ..
- Mark & Elena Angulo Move to Florida / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogBack in late July of this year, Jimmie Hepp put together a tribute album saluting the King and Queen of Hookipa. He reported: "I'm sad to say Aloha to Mark and Elena. They are embarking on another adventure ..
- PWA Live Webcast · Booms · First Big Swell / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe last stop on the 2012 PWA World Tour, set to run September 28 - October 7, is in the coastal town of Westerland in Sylt, Germany on the shore of the North Sea. If conditions allow, there wil ..
- PWA Live Webcast · Fiona Wylde · RSX / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogKia Cold Hawaii · Last year this wave contest redefined gnarly...I mean, it was totally gnarly. And all of its gnarliness was broadcast live, setting a visual standard for all future windsurfing event webcasts. T ..
- PWA Live Webcast · Fiona Wylde · RSX / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogKia Cold Hawaii · Last year this wave contest redefined gnarly...I mean, it was totally gnarly. And all of its gnarliness was broadcast live, again setting a new standard for all fut ..
- The New Freemove Boards · Tips & Tricks / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThere's a new trend in board design. And so far, 3 windsurfing companies have brought to market this new kind of board. The board makers call the new category freemove. These free ..
- Around the Marks · Da Interview / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe 2012 Kona N. A. Championships were hosted by Kona Midwest and local windsurfing org, Fleet 8, which was started 40 years ago in 1972. This event was financially suppo ..
- PWA: Turkey ~ Denmark · AWT: Peru ~ Hatteras / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe PWA is in Alacati Turkey for 6 days of slalom racing for both men and women. Competion runs from August 27 - September 1. No wind on the first day. Live Player below: The next PWA event is the Kia Cold Ha ..
- Desert Showdown · RS:X · More Help Learning / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe American Windsurfing Tour reported: "On day five of the 2012 Quatro Desert Showdown the best swell showed up for the week long event, and head judge Matt Pritchard made the call to send out the pros. Despite the ..
- RS:X Olympics · Windsurfing Defended · Sea Breeze / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogRS:X competition concludes with the Medal Races on Tuesday, August 7. NBC brought us a dedicated internet based live stream view for all of Olympic Sailing. Each class had their one day in the spotlight of a ..
- RS:X Olympics · Windsurfing Defended · Seabreeze / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogRS:X competition concludes with the Medal Races on Tuesday, August 7. NBC brought us a dedicated internet based live stream view for all of Olympic Sailing. Each class had their one day in the spotlight of a ..
- Racing Takes Center Stage / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe American Windsurfing Tour is helping focus a national spotlight on competitive windsurfing in North America. Their helping hands reached out and saved the annual US Windsurfing National Ch ..
- SQ · Neil Pryde · Brian McDowell · Kai Lenny · CGWA Windfest / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogSarah Quita Offringa is the reigning PWA Women's Freestyle and Slalom World Champion. She plans to compete in only 2 events this year which means there is no chance she can defend her World Titles. (However, if she w ..
- The Appeal · Tenerife · Mast Bases / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogMNA (Member National Authority) is the fancy name for a country in ISAF vernacular. Save Olympic Windsurfing · With only weeks before the start of the 2012 Olympics, US Windsurfing's President, Karen Mar ..
- Windsurfing's Sizzlin' Month / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogJuly scores some of the most important events of the windsurfing calendar especially in North America and on the PWA World Tour... The PWA has cancelled 4 scheduled Tour events th ..
- A Tribute to Jim Drake / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlog"Every time Jim Drake goes windsurfing, he re-writes the history. The reason is simple. No one, anywhere, has been windsurfing longer than Jim Drake." The Winston-Salem Journal reported: Jim Drake, an aeronauti ..
- The Naish Pistol River Wave Bash Rewind · +H2O / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogDay One · Pete Dekay reported: " The AWT was once again blessed with wind and waves as the 2012 Pistol River Wave Bash presented by Naish got off to a stylish start. The junior heats got underw ..
- North Sails Slalom · Pistol River · The Protest Rolls On / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe Maui Race Series had a great start with the North Sails Slalom, their first event of the 5 race series. Jeff Bennett described the conditions: "Great day for racing at Kanaha yesterday. Beautiful sunny blu ..
- US Sailing All In for Kite Racing · Koster Can Drive / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogUS Sailing Board Member and Chairman of the Olympic Sailing Committee, Dean Brenner, issued a press release on May 23rd to explain their recent decision to support kite racing for the 2016 Ol ..
- MRS · ISAF · Windsurfer · Learners guide / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe Maui Race Series is composed of 5 separate one day slalom events. Race Director, Rick Vetromile, has been a part of every series since the first races in 1985. This will be the 28th consec ..
- The ISAF Board Sport Kerfuffle / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe change game is afoot. There is a rising voice of protest against the ISAF decision, narrowly passed by a 19 to 17 margin, to replace windsurfing with kitesurfing at the 2016 Olympics.&nbs ..
- AWT · ISAF Cancels Windsurfing · Windsport / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogDay 1 Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival · AWT reported: "A weak storm front rolls through the Santa Cruz area killing the wind for day 1 of the AWT's Goya Windsurfing Festival... but don't fear, the forec ..
- Clinics · MOWIND · The RS:X Olympic Dance / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogMakani Fins sponsored clinics ~ Andy McKinney's WIND-NC was where these 3 clinics occurred; they were led by Wyatt Miller and Tyson Poor. All the clinics (6 parts) are stored on U ..
- abril 29 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogMakani Fins sponsored clinics ~ Andy McKinney's WIND-NC was where these 2 clinics occurred; they were led by Wyatt Miller and Tyson Poor. Both clinics (4 parts) are housed and stored on UStream. And both ..
- AWT · CalCup · Gorge Cup · Radar · 3 Videos / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe American Windsurfing Tour is almost ready to start its second year with the first stop, Goya Windsurfing Festival, at the famous west coast wave spot, Waddell Creek, just a few miles north of Santa Cruz, C ..
- Numbers · Wind Map · PWA · Radar · Waves · 2 Videos / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogRobby's first cover in 1976 Numbers · Robby Naish is no stranger to records. In fact he could be windsurfing's first Marvel Comics Super Hero for all he's done to elevate and promote our sport. He certainly ..
- OBX · GoPro · Windsurfer · Radar · CCWA · Olympic Kiting / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogHatteras is poised for an impressive group of events this April. Kudos to Makani Fins for being all in on all of the events. Here's a list of links to the important players and sponsors. For more help na ..
- Peter Bogucki · RS:X · Boards · Radar · Simon Bornhoft / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe first issue of 2012 New England Windsurfing Journal is a small newspaper headquartered in Connecticut, that is owned and operated by Peter Bogucki. Started in 1982, the magazine supplies windsurfers with ..
- Calendar: April - May - 2012 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogABK | Bonaire | Apr 2 - 6 http://abkboardsports.com/camps/details/233 SDFW | San Diego, CA | Apr 7 http://sandiegowindsurfing.homestead.com/events.html St. Francis YC Twilight Series | San Francisco | Apr 13 ..
- Windsport · RS:X Worlds · Radar · Wave Skills / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogWindsport Editor, Pete Dekay Wassup Pete Dekay ? What's new for Windsport this year? I’ve been happy with what we’ve been doing but I’m always open to making changes. I’ve been talking to people about what th ..
- Shoptalk · Sarah Hebert · Windsurfer · Fins · R.I.P. / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogSteve and Marty Gottlieb started Sandy Point Progressive Sports 30 years ago in 1982. That year the top grossing film was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; Michael Jackson released the album Thriller and Robby Naish joi ..
- Calendar: July - August - 2012 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogCGWA Swap Meet | Hood River | July 1 http://gorgewindsurfing.org/events/swap-meets/ ABK | Rio Vista, CA | July 6 - 8 http://abkboardsports.com/camps/details/258 SDFW | San Diego, CA | July 7 http://sandiegowindsurfing ..
- Calendar: Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec - 2012 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogRonstan Bridge to Bridge | SanFrancisco | Sept 1 http://www.stfyc.com/Default.aspx?p=v35Calendar&title=Events&view=l3&ssid=241602&vnf=1 SDFW | San Diego, CA | Sept 1 http://sandiegowindsurfing.homestead ..
- Calendar: June - 2012 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogSpring Get Together & Clinics | Port Bolster, ONT | June 1 - 3 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/8559018/ON/Port-Bolster/Spring-Get-Together-amp-Clinic/Burgess-Enclave/ Maui Race Series | Kanaha | June 2 http://www.ma ..
- Transatlantic Sarah · 4 Battens · Radar · My Backyard / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogSarah Hebert continues her long journey across the Atlantic having left the shelter of Africa on February 22. On the 2nd day out of Dakar, over powered and while switching to smaller gear, she lost her safety ..
- Olympic Incubator · Godspeed Sarah Hebert · WISSA · R ~ R / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe Banana River Resort in Cocoa Beach, FL is the first property north of Patrick Air Force Base on the river (west) side of A1A; it's situated on the narrowest part of Brevard County's 45 mile long barrier ..
- Learn It Good · Robby · Windsurfer · Interviews / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogABK Boardsports is "the oldest professionally run windsurfing school in the United States. Since 1982 it has never stopped its circuit of instruction, holding nearly 1000 multi-day camps across the US and the Caribbean. ..
- Calendar: Jan - Feb - Mar - 2012 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogIV Buzios International Regatta | Brazil | Jan 9 - 15 http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/userfiles/documents/Buzios_International_Regatta%20Brazil_Jan_2012_NoR.pdf Lord of the Wind | Baja | Jan 12 -16 ..
- Transatlantic · Shops · Digital Uprising · Stoke / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogSarah Hebert is getting ready to embark on a transatlantic adventure. According to her most recent interview, February 2, a mid month departure is most likely. The adventure starts in Dakar, Sen ..
- Slalom Tips for Starts & Straight Line Speed / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogPWA tour media representative Ed Sinclair put together this group interview, taken from 2 articles, about slalom racing reprinted here with permission. All photos by John Carter. Performing the perfect start can make or ..
- Windsport ~ Pete Dekay · 101 Surf Sports · AWT / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogIt wasn't a death match between 2 business rivals or even a corporate play to gain market dominance. The end came to WindSurfing, one of the two North American windsurfing magazines, simply because they threw ..
- WindSurfing & Boards · Cisco & Jimmie at Jaws / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogTwo windsurfing institutions are changed forever. U.S. based WindSurfing suspends publication; translation: going out of business. British based Boards decides to end their monthly print magazine. Unlike their America ..
- Welcome 2012 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThis is the second year for the Lord of the Wind Showdown at Los Barriles, Baja on the southern coast of the Sea of Cortez. $20,000 of prize money awaits the competitors for their efforts from January 12 ..
- Rest In Peace WINDSURFING Magazine / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogMag Editor, Josh Sampiero posted this message to the iWindsurf Forum: Word is getting around, and I wanted to be the one to tell the iWindsurf community. WINDSURFING magazine will be sus ..
- AWT Maui Makani Classic: Live from Ho'okipa / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogLive Webcast available on the AWT Website. Broadcast scheduled to begin: 4:00 pm EDT. More live Ho'okipa coverage from Mama's Beach Cam. ..
- The Fish Story · DaNews · Learners guide · New Job Offer / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogMike with his sons Rip Hood to Fatherhood by Mike Fischer was published on his blog in 3 parts, 18 pages long. In steps Bill Bell who created a PDF Reader Widget that made it easier to read. Bill wrote: "Mike co ..
- Calendar: Oct - Nov - Dec - 2011 / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogSDFW | San Diego | Oct. 1http://sandiegowindsurfing.homestead.com/events.html PWA | Sylt, Germany | Sept 22 - Oct 2 http://www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=38&tx_pwaevent_pi1[showUid]=186&cHash=ab34ae39c6 ..
- Nurturing the Sport · PWA Live · Radar · Video Replay / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogNurturing the Sport · USWA · U.S. Windsurfing Association, founded in 1980 (originally started as U.S. Boardsailing), is here to encourage participation and promote excellence and enjoyment in recreational winds ..
- PWA Kia @coldhawaii · Radar · Windsurfer · Best Videos / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogPWA/Carter PWA Kia @coldhawaii was a huge success. Say what? Didn't have a chance to catch any of the live webcast? It was 17 year old Philip Koster's victory against the 2010 World Champion, Victor Fernandez, in ..
- Hurricanes · Radar · Legends · Best Videos · PWA Live / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogLive track of Maria updating every 6 hrs. Hurricanes are usually a big pain in the ass. High season for tropical storms in the southern U.S. is August - September when wind sport junkies are desperate for a ..
- AWT Cancels Hatteras Wave Jam · Best Videos · Radar / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogThe American Windsurfing Tour canceled the Hatteras Wave Jam which was set to run September 14 - 17. Hurricane Irene hit Hatteras on August 27 cutting the main highway in multiple places and disrupting all basic se ..
- Best Videos from Last Week · Digital Evolution / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogVideo Replay is a selection, IMHO, of the best videos from the last week (Aug 22 - 28) of DaNews. Dax Barker, age 7, goes for a quick sail after school: The wacky world of windsurfing aka the Kin ..
- Best Videos from Last Week · The Ways of the Wind / DaNewsBlog /
DaNewsBlogVideo Replay is a selection, IMHO, of the best videos from the last week (Aug 15 - 21) of DaNews. The first video is a tasty, don't beat 'em over the head, introduction to the 2012 Naish Windsurfing ..