Tentative dates for the second annual East Coast Fall Windsurfing Regatta have been announced. Racemaster Tom Hering commented thusly in the Peconic Puffin:
We were thinking of holding it 1 day on Columbus Day weekend, 10/9 or 10/10, depending on the better wind day. The event venue will also depend on the wind direction.
We'll do the announcements on the Puffin, the Yahoo Long Island group, and the regatta hot line. So if someone has a compelling reason why that weekend does not work, shout it out now, otherwise PUT IT IN THE BOOK.
Cheers,
MC Thom.
As Thom mentioned, this event holds off until Friday evening to announce the day (Saturday or Sunday) and location (selected to best take advantage of the wind direction) with the goal of racing in the best conditions. This worked brilliantly last year and we hope for the same in 2010.
Some things to think about twixt now and then:
1. Andy Brandt and ABK will be offering a special Racing Clinic during their visit to Napeague September 17-19 (the following week's clinic has a special Freestyle group FYI if you're thinking about taking on Mike Burns, Peconic Jeff, Deniz Kalaycioglu and their freestylin' kind at next year's East Coast Windsurfing Festival.)
2. Last year's Fall Regatta winner Bill DeGeorge says he will return to defend his title. Bill has been out with some shoulder issues (so he says...he could be dekeing) which is why we missed him at the ECWF, but he told the Peconic Puffin in an exclusive interview that he would be ready to tear it up again. You know that George "the Point System Screwed Me Out Of First" Marr is looking forward to a rematch!
3. Details on racing classes, courses, prizes, kisses at the podium, and finalization of dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
(Top: Outward bound for the jibe mark last year at West Neck. Bottom: Bill DeGeorge in overdrive, with George Marr in hot pursuit behind him. Photos by Jimmy Rivera.)
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