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08/05/08 Attention Midlands Windsurfers: Rutland Windsurfing Club Revival!
After twenty years Whitwell Funboard Association has ceased to be. An apparent decline in interest in racing led to the demise of the club which has been teetering on the brink for the last two years or so.
happily, a new club - Rutland Windsurfing Club has risen from the ashes thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of Sally Ball and her staff at Rutland Water Sports based at Whitwell.
New blood and fresh ideas should revitalise the venue for locals and visitors alike.
Rutland Watersports Centre is proud to present for 2008 due to popular demand and the results from our questionnaire: RUTLAND WINDSURFING CLUB!
The windsurf club will be Kicking off this weekend the 10th and 11th of May at the starboard/tushingham demo day with an unofficial BBQ on Saturday night open to all Starting at 7 30 pm on a BYO basis. Any information for the windsurfing club will be displayed on the notice board down on the windsurfing car park or on the yahoo group (see bottom of page for more details)
The windsurfing club will be a club to cater for novice to the expert with everything from racing to freestyle for all ability levels. Clinics assisting sailors make their first steps into the harness and footstraps and for the more advanced carve gybe and bump and jump. There will be organised trips to the coast for those who want to go wave sailing or for those who want to take their first steps in the sea.
There will be special offers for all members of the club: · 10% discount RWC members on everything and a further 5% of when you are a season ticket holder & RWC member. · £25 off season ticket all year round when RWC member · 20% off standard tuition (brochure courses at RWS) · 20% of hire, or hire season tickets 30% off clinics and events i.e. a price of £30 would be £ 25 for members and £35 for non members ( £30 is an example price and does not equate to the actual clinic price)
These offers are available to all members for just a small membership fee: There are additional offers available · £30 per person to join · £65 family membership (2 adults + children under 16) · £20 junior membership (under 16) · £20 student membership (nus card needed)
Club nights will be every Wednesday and details of when they start will be on the yahoo group, and on selected weekends there will be additional events thorough out the year. Clinics will endeavour to be run on the first Sunday of every month throughout the year
This club aims to provide a fun social environment for all Levels of windsurfers to participate in the best sport in the world and develop their own personal skills with the option to compete in a relaxed, friendly environment. There will be planned activities during most weekends, master blasters, freestyle, racing (weather and popular opinion will dictate), as well as a king of the lake speed ladder. There will be clinics organised on the last Sunday of every month with the addition of a Windsurfing Car Boot Sale. Coastal trips will be organised on weather forecast. We will also endeavour to organise pro days with celebrity coaches.
There is a yahoo group to help organise events and trips, discuss technique and general banter at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/rutlandwindsurfing/ or alternatively send an email to rutlandwindsurfing-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
For more information or joining forms please see the Watersports centre
07/05/08 TurfDog Man Wins Bournemouth Freewave
National Windsurfing Week kicked off all round the country this weekend and in Bournemouth the UKWA were in full flow running the first Freewave of the year as well as a Slalom Championship.
Freestyle competition was the chosen discipline for the Freewave, due to the moderate wind and flat water. There was a healthy turn out, with 14 competitors entered and a mens and ladies division. Adam Cropper took time out from his TurfDog demo and won the freestyle ahead of Joe O’Callaghan in 2nd and Seb Willis in 3rd. Jennifer Kelsik narrowly beat Sarah Bibby in the girls.
Many thanks to Ian Jones, for skilfully running the competition.
Adam Cropper is sponsored by Tushingham, Starboard and TurfDog Land Windsurf Boards.
24/04/08 National Windsurfing Week & The Windsurfing Movie
Back in the eighties in seemed as if every other car had a windsurfer strapped to the roof and every pond, lake and stretch of coastline was decorated with an array of brightly coloured triangular sails. Since then the sport has taken a lower profile, but all that is beginning to change. Modern design and manufacturing techniques have resulted in equipment that is far easier to learn on, and today’s participants are taking the sport in directions only dreamed of by the original pioneers. It's therefore not surprising that windsurfing is experiencing a worldwide renaissance.
To celebrate this, a group of UK enthusiasts have created National Windsurfing Week, which will run from 3-11 May and feature a host of activities taking place across the country, including many opportunities for the public to try windsurfing free of charge. Full details can be found at www.nationalwindsurfingweek.org
To get things off on the right note, there is going to be a special screening of the iconic film "The Windsurfing Movie" at The Prince Charles Cinema near Leicester Square in London, on the evening of Tuesday 29th April. This will be the first, and probably only, opportunity to see what many feel to be the best film ever made about windsurfing on a big screen.
Tickets for the showing are £10 each, and can be booked in advance by calling the box office on 0870 811 2559, or purchased on the door subject to availability.
All profits will be donated to the RNLI.
Doors open at 6.00pm with the film being shown at 6.45pm
20/04/08 Rock Rescued by Rat Rigs!
Tushingham rider John Hibbard had a busy schedule last week. After taking part in the main photo shoot for Starboard in Maui, he had to hurry back to make the last ferry over to Ireland for the first UKWA “Four Nations” wave event at Brandon Bay, Co. Kerry. After a lengthy delay in San Francisco, John reached London with literally hours to spare before his overnight ferry. Disaster struck though when John learnt that his quiver of Rocks and RD Wave masts had not been loaded onto the plane.
With no time to ship new sails and no-one from Tushingham anywhere near London, John had think… and think fast! Then in a flash of inspiration he remembered Scotty from Rat Rigs Watersports in Cardiff sails with the Rock and is located more or less on the route through Wales to the ferry. A quick phone call ensued, followed by a sigh of relief after Scotty’s affirmative response.
John collected Scotty’s quiver on the way through and they’ve seen some great action in the contest. You can view and read all about the action at www.boardseekermag.com and www.ukwindsurfing.com
A big thanks to Scotty, check out his shop at www.ratrigs.com
18/04/08 Reaching a wider audience!
In a move aimed at promoting the "outdoor" lifestyle, Land Rover have used the Tushingham Storm and Starboard Acid models as part of their current ad campaign.
Excellent choice of windsurfing kit chaps!
07/08/08 DEVON FUN SLALOM & TECHNIQUE CLINIC
Are you a windsurfer based in the South-West and keen on honing your technique at going fast and tuning your kit? Former Olympic competitor, World Raceboard Champion and three-times British Slalom Champion Dave Hackford will be on hand to offer coaching through the afternoon then run some fun racing through the evening.
Seasports Southwest, based in Teignmouth, South Devon recently opened their new RYA centre. As part of their National Windsurfing Week initiative they are promoting an afternoon and evening of intermediate and advanced coaching on ‘making your kit go fast’, and finishing the day off with some simple ‘in and out’ slalom racing. There will be prizes but more importantly it should be an afternoon session that will certainly help any windsurfer improve sailing technique.
Dave Hackford says “This will not be any ordinary clinic. Apart from the beach tuition we will have a vast selection of the very latest boards from Starboard – including iSonics. For those that want to give these a go, we will be on the beach to set them up with GPS systems. If we can’t get you to exceed 30knots, as long as the wind blows, we will be disappointed. Paul Simmons our ‘Driven by Wind’ team rider will have just returned from the Defi Wind Slalom event in France – and he will be bringing along all his racing armour for anybody to try. Even if the conditions are light we will have boards like the Serenity or Gemini for everyone to try – so come along wind or not. We will be there”
Starboard and Tushingham will be on site with their extensive demo trailor, that now includes Stand Up Paddle Boards
If you are keen to join in please give Seasports a call on 01626 772555, or email Tushingham at windsurfing@tushingham.com
If the weather is good Seasports will be running a barbeque – so some idea of numbers will help.
Date: WEDNESDAY MAY 7th
Venue: Seasports Southwest, Teignmouth, Devon
Start time: 3pm – leading to racing and barbeque/prizegiving later.
So book this in your diary..... WEDNESDAY 7th MAY - it will be fun and rewarding evening for everyone whatever the weather!
25/04/08 UKWA Four Nations Wave Series - Round One
12/03/08 Storm Creates Perfect Wave Riding for South Coast Sailors
03/03/08 Allt för sjön - STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
25/01/08 HIGH TURN OUT @ HiSURF
15/02/08 SIMON BORNHOFT - HI SURF
11/02/08 New 2008 Turfdogs
28/01/08 Hart Surgery!
17/01/08 Oceansource El Tur choose Tushingham
17/01/08 Techno Class: Perfect Start for World Champion
21/12/07 New Coaching DVD from Jim Collis
11/12/07 Superheroes go Windsurfing!
29/10/07 JOHN HIBBARD WINS THE 2007 UK Four Nations WAVESAILING TITLE
10/10/07 Team Astbury Crowned Team 15 Champions!
25/09/07 Tushingham Victorious in Gemini Tandem Worlds!
17/09/07 ‘LEARN to LOOP’ – the Movie. Out now!
12/09/07 Techno Worlds – WHAT A RESULT!
02/09/07 All systems GO in Namibia
28/08/07 RUTLAND FREESTYLE FESTIVAL
24/08/07 SUP Event
21/08/07 HARTY IN IRELAND!
28/07/07 X-15 Race leads the way!
19/07/07 FAT FACE FESTIVAL... BE THERE!
17/07/07 HIHO Report
20/06/07 Tushingham & Starboard arrive at Rutland
13/06/07 Youth windsurfing group receives major grant to boost development!
04/06/07 “THE DUCK POND OPEN”
30/05/07 FAT FACE FESTIVAL!
24/05/07 Rutland Team 15ers try out TurfDogs
22/05/07 Forces Open Windsurfing Championships
14/05/07 Rock on Top
08/05/07 Tushingham on Top as Alan Jackson wins in Christchurch
24/04/07 Logos for Demo Van!
02/04/07 Hibbard gets into gear for Slalom Racing!
30/03/07 Bray Lake Demo Day
29/03/07 Alan Jackson joins Tushingham – with instant success!
28/03/07 LOOP with HARTY
22/03/07 FINAL REMINDER! (and the forecast is looking way better!)
20/02/07 Richard Jones Freewave Training
05/02/07 Take Off With Hibbard!
29/01/07 Tushingham to sponsor 1st UKWA slalom event
26/01/07 Landboarding London-Style
24/01/07 Freestyle Champion joins Starboard & Tushingham
17/01/07 Back On The Water
12/01/07 What a Winter!
12/12/06 John Hibbard reports from Egypt
11/12/06 Sam Buckby
06/11/06 Red Bull Storm Chase - success!
24/10/06 Have a go at slalom racing!
19/09/06 Those isobars are tightening!
13/09/06 More Super-X success!
11/09/06 "Super" SuperX result for John
31/08/06 Moonbeach 10 year Blast!
24/08/06 Windsurf Holidays. With Purpose!
14/08/06 The Ultimate Training Tool has arrived
27/07/06 Fat Face National Windsurfing Festival
19/07/06 Christchurch Super-X report
17/07/06 VOTE FOR JOHN HIBBARD IN THE RED BULL STORM CHASE PUBLIC VOTE!
12/07/06 FASTER!
07/06/06 Adam to the rescue!
12/05/06 Viking of the Fjord...
10/05/06 Forces Open Championships
02/05/06 Channel Crossing!
24/04/06 Freewave Victory for Dan!
21/04/06 "FREECAMP" Clinics
19/04/06 Hibbard Wows them in Belgium!
07/04/06 UK season kicks in!
23/03/06 Student Nationals Freestyle
15/03/06 Simon Bornhoft WINDWISE
07/03/2006 New shop for Worthing
02/03/2006 Brogborough Lake
24/02/06 Peter Hart Clinics 2006
21/02/06 Team Rider Websites
07/12/05 The RYA choose Tushingham for one-design racing
16/11/05 Success in Scotland
10/11/05 Hibbard wins White Air Title
04/11/05 Successful Speed Week!
12/09/05 Speed Event
02/08/05 Army Championships 2005
19/08/05 Richard Jones 2nd in Euro-Cup
20/07/05 Wentworth Action Sports
12/07/05 LIMITED EDITION THUNDERBIRD T2
07/07/05 WE GOT IT!
20/06/05 Tushingham in Spain
06/06/05 Nordic Championships 2005
19/05/05 Tushingham Triumph at Rhosneigr!
13/05/05 Harty Online
09/05/05 Sailsports - the best kept secret in the North West!
19/04/05 The Next Generation
11/04/05 Channel Islander Sigs Up
04/04/05 The John Hibbard Loopathon
21/03/05 Spocking Good Show Adam!
15/03/05 - Great British Innovation!
04/02/2005 Travel the World for under a tenner!
31/01/05 Tushingham-Starboard Test Centre
21/01/05 Ruth Elliott - Indoor Queen!
22/12/04 Harty in Hardback
20/12/04 Airborn are Rocking!
03/12/04 PWA Formula 2004
01/12/04 British Wave Champion!
10/11/04 Under Pressure Challenge
04/11/04 Most Extreme!
26/10/04 Can you better this?
25/10/04 Formula Youth Championships 2004
15/10/04 NEW FREESTYLE SAIL
11/10/04 Weymouth Speed Week 2004
23/09/04 Cross but not annoyed with result!
24/09/04 Christchurch Freewave
15/08/04 Formula Experience Worlds - RESULTS
23/07/04 NEW 520 MAST LAUNCHED
21/07/04 Martinique Race Results
24/06/04 Shoreham Success - part II
14/06/04 Exmouth Marathon report
09/06/04 Shoreham Success!
29/05/04 Amy Carter: one to watch
28/05/04 Tushingham takes off in Corsica!
20/05/04 Update from Dutch team rider
20/05/04 6.0m Lightning
19/05/04 Rock Reports from the Road
17/05/04 Axbridge kitted out for success
07/05/04 Freestyle sailor "On Board"
07/05/04 Exmouth Marathon
SCUK - A winning start for Tushingham
Tushingham flying the flag for Britain at Bercy
Vietnam Victory
Tushingham leads the way in Martinique
Keep up to date with the latest competition news at www.ukwindsurfing.com