Archive for June, 2009

Team Hawaii Returns to Bonaire

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Ann

They’re backkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…Connor Baxter and Zane Schweitzer return to Bonaire representing Team USA/Hawaii. Connor and Zane, on island for Pro Kids 2008 are back to see their Bonaire friends and race in the Bonaire Slalom Worlds. They have been training with a vengeance and arrive July 7 with hopes of scoring top place in their divisions. [...]

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Team UK

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 [...]

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Monique Meijer Representing Team Bonaire

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 [...]

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Registration and Event News

Posted 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 [...]

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Team Bonaire in Long Island New York

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Ann

Team Bonaire landed this past weekend in the Big Apple to attend the East Coast Windsurfing Festival. They are guests at the oceanfront home of Mr. and Mrs. Thom Herring in Long Island. Thom’s son Alex is an annual visitor to Bonaire. Alex is part of the Long Island Posse that arrives each February. Ann [...]

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