Trophy Intrigue and Goodies to Win at the East Coast Windsurfing Festival

Races, freestyle heats, board tosses, RELAY RACES fer cryin’ out loud…there will be so many ways to compete at the festival (June 12-13 at Heckscher Park.)   But what’s it all for?

“It’s for very cool trophies,” says event MC Tommy “The Horn” Hering,  “in fact the coolest ever in the history of the event.

The ECWF Org committee commissioned the legendary ‘Jerry the Carver’ to whip up some unique and collectible windsurf trophies.  True keepsakes!”

 Those sound like some pretty cool trophies to me.   But when I think of unique and collectible Long Island windsurfing trophies, my mind recalls the hand-painted pumpkins from the 2009 Fall Regatta.   They were the handiwork of Festival scorekeeper Jill Marr, who passed on creating this year’s prizes because the organizers wanted…you know…trophies…instead of gourds.

"Keepsake shmeepsake, I am an artiste and I only work in pumpkin,” Jill told The Peconic Puffin.  “If my pumpkins are no longer good enough for you I spit seeds in your general direction.    But hey what do I need to do to win one of the hot new trophies?"

You need to compete well, Jill!   For the Jerry the Carver trophies, as well as some mysterious objets du shred that are rumoured to be in play.    The relay races will apparently involve some unusual batons, and there is talk of uber-prizes, prizes within prizes…all kinds of stuff.   It boggles the mind (mine is easily boggled).

“Don’t be boggled,” MC Thom told me.   “The competition is for trophies, sure, but the event is for maximum fun.” I nodded in agreement, but secretly I was thinking about pumpkins.   And the third annual East Coast Windsurfing Festival.

(Top:  Jimi Sobeck pastes the racing competition in the 2009 ECWF.   Bottom:  Pumpkins make nice trophies.   Race photo by Bill Doutney, pumpkin photo by the editor.)

Comments

[Tommy]

Well stated Michael, not everyone will win trophies, but everyone might still get "spritzed" by the King of the East (whomever that may be this year).
Spritzed, say what?
Yeah, I was inspired by the recent Daytona 500 award ceremony, so the winner this year will also be awarded a bottle of bubbly Champagne.
(I wouldn't count on that bottle being saved to drink at home - it's getting popped.)
BTW, for those of you planning to compete in the relays - bring a bandanna!
MC Tommy

[Tommy]

Another BTW, Michael, would appreciate it if you do a short post reminding everybody who is competing that:
NUMBERS ON SAILS ARE REQUIRED.

[Jill]

Fun Michael! Tommy no bandanas required for the races... we're changin up the batons this summer! :) Shhh its a secret! :)

[Michael]

I don't know, MC Thom. I might just forget that myself. Doh! Okay will work into a future post (if I remember. Doh!)