You Think You Fast? Yeah, You Fast. But Come Prove It Anyway At The East Coast Windsurfing Festival!

Maybe your windsurfing skills are so finely honed that you can smoke anybody on the water.

Maybe you can’t jibe or tack, but can go in a straight line like a bat out of hell until you explode.

Maybe you’d just like to know how fast you can go.

So come see just how fast you are!  On June 7th and 8th at Hecksher , during the East Coast Windsurfing Festival there will be a speed challenge (in addition to racing and the King of the East Freestyle Event.)   The fastest windsurfers will be awarded trophies:

Men - Rocket Man Award
Women - Rockette Award
Youth - Missile Award

You know you want one of those awards.   I want one.   But I couldn’t beat Brewster in Hatteras…maybe he won’t come?

Mike Burns provides the details:

GPS units will be available for the entire weekend (donated by Ocean Air Sports.)  When you think the time is right, strap one on, go sail, and show us the speed! Speeds will be recorded for each competitor by a dedicated official.    Since the speed event isn't on a timeline, sailors entering other events will have an opportunity to show their speed during a break in competition.  Be aware that the GPS devices are equipped with a mapping device, so we'll know if you broke the world speed record driving in your windsurfing mobile on the highway.  (You laugh now, but we've already caught someone in Hatteras using the "drive on the highway" technique to win a prize a couple years ago.)

So leave your car in the parking lot, downhaul your sails and share your need for speed with one and all on June 7th and 8th at Hecksher State Park. (To find Hecksher, or any of the dozens of windsurfing spots in our area, check out the Long Island Windsurfing Map.)

 

 

Comments

[Joe Rouse]

That would be me who would explode and sink to the bottom of the sea, never to be seen again. the fish would say, "tastes like chicken!"

[catapulting_aaron]

looks like a cool event... and I love the logo where the guy is jumping clew-first! =P

[Michael]

C-man...that's how we fly on L I! There's a couple of ways to look at that logo, and we've been enjoying the interpretations.

Joe...I was windsurfing for two years (in the straps, gap closed full plane) before I ever SAW a jibe. I thought you just fell, shoved the gear around, and pointed the other way!

[Mac]

I would love to be there....but I have lame excuses as to why I won't (family stuff, duaghter's play, blah blah). You guys are going to have a lot of fun....a great event.

[Frank M]

Mike, Thanks for keeping us up to date. Your site has given me a new found enthusiasm for windsurfing.

[Jill]

I like to go fast! Count me in! Eat my wake! ;0