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PRO KIDS/JUNIOR WORLDS & YOUTH/MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Posted on July 17, 2009 by Ann
Overall results day 5 (PDF-document)
Today was day 5, the final showdown of the 2009 IFCA Junior, Youth and Masters Slalom World Championships in sunny Bonaire. After a 10 AM skippers meeting the IFCA committee commenced racing at 11 AM sharp. The Masters Division was a highly competitive group of skilled athletes. Markus Poltenstein earned 1st place [...]
Posted on July 16, 2009 by Ann
Overall results day 4 (PDF-document)
What a difference a day makes. The sun was shining brightly and the winds were blowing creating a nice day of sailing. Heats were postponed when I left at 4:30, to change the course. The winds kept shifting creating some challenges the marks. Twice today the committee members moved buoys around. [...]
Posted on July 15, 2009 by Ann
Overall results day 3 (PDF-document)
The weather contrast from yesterday to today is vastly different. The winds are well below the wind minimum for racing so heats were postponed. The riders are taking a break from two days of course racing working on email correspondence, listening to music, catching up on windsurf news and tuning gear. Many [...]
Posted on July 14, 2009 by Ann
Overall results day 2 (PDF-document)
Mother Nature ushered in some heavy duty winds that commenced overnight and continued in to day 2 of the IFCA Bonaire Slalom World Event. The winds were blowing 19-25 mph all day with higher gusts. Everyone rigged down and prepared for an intense day of course racing. The skippers meeting was [...]
Posted on July 13, 2009 by Ann
Overall Results Day 1 (PDF-document)
Today one marked the first day of the premiere IFCA Slalom Event on Bonaire. Windguru, our official weather site predicted winds of about 15 and they were right on. A healthy dose of Caribbean trades kept the sailors happy. Most trained early in the day on 8.0 and higher sails. At the [...]
Posted on July 13, 2009 by Ann
Team Bonaire traveled to Aruba Hi Winds earlier this month. It was a great time for all. Amado Vrieswijk has a great story on his website so check it out.
http://www.windsurfingbyamadovrieswijk.com/arubahiwinds2009.htm
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Posted on July 2, 2009 by Ann
Team Bonaire is made their presence known at the 2009 Freestyle Pro Kids World in Italy. Youp Schmidt from Bonaire placed first in the under 15 category repeating history from last year. New comer to the race circuit, Florian Wegerer placed an impressive 5th. A special congratulations to Steven Langaveen from Aruba who placed 1st [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2009 by Ann
Rich Jones, K 32 will be competing in Bonaire. A seasoned slalom sailor he is most excited to attend the event in July. Here is an interview with Rich:
What age did you start Windsurfing?I was 10 years old and I started at Carsington Water.
How did you get into windsurfing:My Dad started windsurfing two years before [...]
Posted on June 11, 2009 by Ann
On any given day when the winds are up, one can see a determined sailor flying across the water training in the clear blue waters of Lac Bay. This rider is tall and slender but possess a strength and force obvious from her stance and posture. She also happens to be one of Bonaire’s premier [...]
Continue ReadingPosted on June 3, 2009 by Ann
June, 2009
Bonaire- The weeks are coming closer to an exciting series of windsurfing events in Bonaire. Bonaire is proud to host Bonaire Slalom Worlds, Year One and Pro Kids Freestyle, Year 5. Windsurfing is the unofficial national sport on this Dutch Caribbean island. Bonaire has [...]
