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- 2012 Elvstrom Zellerbach regatta report / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)This past weekend's Elevstrom-Zellerbach regatta at The St. Francis Yacht Club will be remembered by some as the supermoon regatta. For the formula boards and kites who started later in the day during max ebb ..
- Thoughts on 2016 Olympics- windsurfing & kiting / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Lots of mixed opinions flying around these past few days regarding the decision to include kite boarding in the 2016 Olympics at the expense of windsurfingObviously - a very happy crowd here in San Francisco with the kit ..
- Spring training / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)2012 has kicked off to be a great year so far for wind in the SF Bay. With just a few powder boarding days in the late winter storms- the afternoon westerly thermals have kicked in earlier than previous years.To date Ive ..
- Baja fog / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)It was billed as the ultimate showdown between kiters and windsurfers with 3 events spanning 9 days on the sea of Cortez on southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. While the kiters showed up in numbers, the windsu ..
- Last day la ventana classic / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Last day la ventana classicWhale shark diving in morning. Missed 1st race...Rigged 7.8 and f4 48 cm fin vs Lyn on 10.0 formula 5 quick 4 min races. Last race we did 2 laperStill beat lyn. Best races finishing just behind ..
- Day 6 la ventana classic / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)7 am boat ride across the la ventana bay with 99 other wind enthusiast for the long distance crossing. As usual sit around and wait for the wind to fill in....By 1pm we were fully lit in 15-20k on a 20 min beam/broad re ..
- Baja road trip / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Day 5 packed up & left Los barrriles en route to la ventana. The van was packed with 5 racers and their gear. We arrived and set up camp on the beach and finally hit the water for the 1st lit up session in what ..
- Day. 4 final showdown / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)The only thing left was the Lord of the winds showdown long distance race With only 12-14k it was no match against the kiters on the upwind course. Johnny Pacifico Heinekin took the line honors. I vowed to either to retu ..
- Day 3 report lord of the winds / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)It was hurry up and wait today as the northerly breeze failed to come in strong like the previous 2 days. The kite racing on the course gear have a lower wind minimum than the slalom windsurfers so they started and finis ..
- Day 2 LOW- baja / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Day 2 report low showdown 1 slalom windsurf heat & 3 kite slalom heats followed by 3 course races. Tyson continuing to dominate the fleet with another day of bullets. Mast track forward to 65-75% works ..
- Day 1 lord of the winds showdown, Los barres baja / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)40 slalom heats run on day 1 + big air comp for kiters. Desire being at site for almost 6 hours I raced a total of 16 min. 4 slalom heats for expert men. I finished 4, 3 dfl and 2. Wind was 16-22k w ..
- 2011 by the numbers- a windsurfing junkies recap of useless data / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)2011 was a good year when I look at the numbers: I had a total of 131 sessions this year-averaging a session every 3.5 days or 10 sessions a month. April & May had the most sessions with 38 for 2 months- averaging a ..
- 2011 BY THE NUMBERS / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)2011 was a good year when I look at the numbers:131 total sessions-(averaging a session every 3.5 days or 10 sessions a month.April & May had the most sessions with 38 for 2 month today- averaging a session every 1.5 ..
- How I almost got ran over by a train while windsurfing. / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)I scoped the beach out the weekend before meeting Zaijeck to pick up my new slalom board. The launch looked sketchy. The hike down, the gate, the train track.I wrote it off. Honestly, I had more on my mind- with ..
- Friday night fog / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)The fog was as thick as mud.The tide- like a bed sheet pulled tight with its corners tucked- was running flat and sticky.There was no escape.I tacked on what I thought was normally the layline- but then again- I had no i ..
- Buy Steve's quiver- formula and slalom windsurfing equipment for sale / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Ive got a lot of gear for sale at the end of this season.Contact me for more info and pricesusa4windsurfing at gmail dot comFormula gear:2010 Mikes Lab L10 Formula board- one of the easiest and most comfortable formula b ..
- 2011 Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)The bridge to bridge race is like no other.20k+ at the start just outside the golden gate bridge and barely a puff in the air at the Bay Bridge finish line.There is a race to the finish area and then a race to get across ..
- TKO by the Berkeley weed on Day 2 of the US Windsurfing National Champs / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Day 2 of the US Windsurfing Nationals saw 2 more rounds of formula course racing in the early afternoon & 3 rounds of slalom finishing at 6:30 pm in the South Basin off the Berkeley Pier. Racers were greeted to a lig ..
- Summer stoke factor / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)If I missed out on the polynesean sailng canoes entering the SF Bay, I certainly found the stoke alive at the south tower yesterday. It absolutely went off. Huge ebb, south swell and a 18-22k NW seabreeze. The best day o ..
- techno 293 world champs- San Francisco Ca / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Its been a while since I really got involved in helping out with an event but it only seemed right given the scale and importance of the Techno 293 World Championships being held in San Francisco from July 19-24 at the S ..
- Digging deep on the last day of the US Windsurfing Nationals / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Going into the last day of the US Nationals I knew what I had to do:Up my game in order to get back the 4 points I lost to Sylvester in Friday's long distance race.It wouldn't be easy as the clock was ticking down to the ..
- Berkeley pier race: Day 4 US Windsurf Champs / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)On the schedule today for day 4 of the US Windsurfing National Champs was a long distance race 2 times around the Berkeley pier for 3 upwind and 3 downwind legs. At the start it wasn't clear by all sailors that the r ..
- Berkeley delivers / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Day 3 of the US National Champs saw the Brazillians dominate both the formula and slalom courses in classic SF Bay conditions. 3 formula races were run in 18-24k followed by 3 rounds if slalom in 20-25k. Paulo Des Reis ..
- Day 1 regatta report US Windsurfing national championships / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Day 1 of the 2011 US Windsurfig national championships took place in the San Franciso Bay off the Berkeley marina on Tuesday, July 12 with 39 competitors from the US, Australia, Brazil, England, Finland, Latvia and New Z ..
- Formula worlds day 1 report / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Day 1 at the formula world champs was brutal with 18-20k on the course gusting up to the mid 20s. 3 races were run all 3 lap windward leeward finishing with a short reach around the pin end to the finish set to leeward i ..
- Big changes for the formula windsurfing class / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)We just finished the annual general meeting for the formula windsurfing class. Some difficult decisions were made in favor if cutting cost for the amateur and traveling sailor. The decision to limit the class to 2 fins ..
- Formula world champs day 4: charging the reef / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Another day of up and downs for me on the racecourse today. Despite looking like a major front was going to park itself over Peurto Rico today, we actually got 4 races off in 14-18k. Most we're in either their 11 or 1 ..
- Day 5 formula wondsurfing world championship / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)The last day of a 5 day world championship is always the hardest. You need to dig the deepest to find the energy, will and determination to keep it going, knowing that in just a few hours it's all going to be over. In mo ..
- Hurry up and slow down / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Today had its series of ups and downs.1st race saw a big rain squall move through and kill the wind leaving me in the cheap seats with my 9.5 as the wind died down to 12k.The 2nd race I recovered well getting my best fin ..
- Formula windsurfing world champs pre regatta update / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)A quick update from Puerto Rico where the Formula World Championships start next week. The venue is awesome. Crystal clear warm bath water and a constant 12-20k breeze and so far some rain squalls almost every aftern ..
- San Francisco Bay Challenge / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)While the Ronstan SF Challenge is always billed as the SF's Classic baby brother, this year it lived up to beyond anyone's expectations and was one of the windiest long distance races ever run on the SF Bay. With gusts ..
- Support your local board builder / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)I got the beach late last week only to have Mike Z hand me my future board.Mind you I hadn't ordered it yet but I made him promise he'd build me one as a prerequisite for giving it back.It was seriously the most impresse ..
- Light air patience / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)The second Calcup for the season kicked off in Berkeley this past Saturday under what looked like dismal conditions. A late winter storm was moving in and causing some abnormal patterns to the regular SF Bay sea-breeze. ..
- heavy air rapture / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)If Friday evenings onslaught of heavy air racing is any indication what will happen today- then bring it on! We started the 3rd Friday night series of the year under what waterhound described as "a cauldron of frothing f ..
- Lessons from the Berkeley circle / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Its been 2 weeks already since the first Calcup in Berkeley.A but fuzzy on the specifics but I do recall a few valuable lessons.The first is- its not how well you do, but how well you recover.After the first race, I look ..
- 2011 Elvstrom/Zellerbach regatta / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)70+ dinghies and boards packed the San Francisco city front course for 2 days of racing at the St. Francis Elvestrom/Zellerbach regatta. The 5 fleets saw a building breeze and foggy conditions both days with racing in 1 ..
- Charging full spring ahead / Steve Bodner (USA-4) /
Steve Bodner (USA-4)Its been a while since I've posted on this blog as Ive taken the winter off from racing to focus on a few other things but fortunately the San Francisco racing season has begun again with ourvfirstvTwilight series at the ..
