East Coast Junior Windsurfing Champion****ps to be held on Martha=92s
Vineyard July 16-18, 2008
The third annual East Coast Junior Champs will be hosted by the
Vineyard Haven Yacht Club on Martha=92s Vineyard, MA. This is also a
U.S. Sailing Junior Olympic event, and is broken down into Under 19,
Under 17, Under 15, and Under 12 age groups.
July 16 will kick off the action with an optional windsurf/racing
clinic to improve your skills. July 17-18 will be the Junior
Champion****p held on beautiful Vineyard Haven Harbor. Vineyard Haven
is the breeding ground of such prominent windsurfers as Seth Besse,
the Douglas Brothers, and Nevin Sayre. On July 19 there is also a
separate Long Distance Race open to all ages and all equipment as part
of the Vineyard Cup (www.VineyardCup.com). Junior competition will be
held on Techno 293 One Designs with charter boards available on a
reservation basis. Per USWA guidelines, there are maximum sail sizes
for the different age groups. Limited housing is also available.
More information is available at www.vhyc.org.
According to event organizer Nevin Sayre, =93What=92s great about this
windsurfing regatta is that all ability levels are welcome. There are
kids who=92s main goal is to make it around the course for the first
time, and other kids who are eager to strut their stuff. Any one who
can make it to the windward mark is qualified. This will likely be
the largest group of junior windsurfers in the U.S. in one place at
one time, and there is a pioneering spirit that makes it super fun for
all the kids.=94
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