Wednesday Fun Sailing
Local Toledo Area BoardSailing Assocation members meet Wednesday
afternoons all season long at Maumee Bay State Park. Usually people
start showing up around 3:30 and if it's a good wind day then even
eariler. In 2008 we hope to be able to have a few club Prodigy race
nights.
Summer Kite Flying
Members of the local kite club the Black Swamp Air Force meet in
force the first Saturday and third Sunday each month at Maumee
Bay State Park all year long. But the truth be told that's only on
the nicer days and the crowd is small to nill during the colder months.
Duing the summer season flyers meet up around 1:00pm. If I plan to
buggy during the
summer months I get there real early while the parking lots are open.
After the Labor week end the summer crowds are gone and the parking
lots are near empty any time. Check BSAF
and AKA calendars for other
area kite festivals and general announcements.
Summer Windsurf Lessons
Lessons start mid-May and sometimes earlier if you have
a wetsuit. It varies season to season but usually the lesson season
ends early September though in 2007 the water was warm until mid-October.
Events of Interest - 2008
check official sites please before traveling
Check the calendar at
US Windsurfing for events in your region or the
2007 MOWIND Calendar for a comprehensive list of Windsurfing Events
around the Midwest.
Jan 1st News Years Day Kite Fly, weather permitting
and some snow fun if it snows. Get out there and work some of those
Holiday dishes off. MBSP, Oregon, OH
Feb 23-24, 2008
Master/Seniors Race at Sarasota FL - hosted by Sarasota Sailing Squadron
at Ken Thompson park. see http://www.mswindsurfing.com/
- http://www.sarasotasailingsquad.com/
Feb 28 - March 2, 2008
Calema Mid-Winters Merrit Island, FL ... check Calema.com
site .. this is a 4 day event Thursday(registration) with racing Friday,
Sat and Sunday
April 1 - 7, 2008
NABX at Primm, NV the North
American Buggy Expo on Ivanpah Dry lake (Mohave Desert) 40 miles south
of Las Vegas on I-15
Late April 19-26 Toledo Spring Hatteras
trip, Catch some warmer weather and usually a few days of Windfest
which is held by at the Frisco Woods Campground.
May 3,4 2008
Alum Creek
Columbus Regatta OH see Mowind calendar.
May 31 - June 1, 2008
Toledo Windsurfing 19th Annual Regatta
at Maumee Bay State Park Toledo/Oregon, OH
June 7, 2008
Perrysburg
Boat Club regatta, another low fee 1 day Sat event at our back
door on the Maumee River. If we locals can manage to get at least
4 windsurfers committed it can be fun racing in the river down there.
PBC is located at the foot of downtown Perrysburg behind the statue
on the river.
June ??, 2008
TSC
Toledo Sailing Club regatta - no entry fee 1 day Sat event
- on Maumee River . Great afternoon party. Unfortunately this event
crashes on the GPWC event some years.
June 11th -15th - 2008
US Windsurfing Nationals - Worthington MN, the event takes place
during the Unvarnished Music Festival there.
June 21, 2008 - one day event
Grosse Pointe
Windsurfing Club Regatta (Detriot,MI area) at Patterson Park on
Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Shores. This is a one day event. Please
note Patterson Park is a private park not open for public windsurfing.
It is a very nice venue for a regatta, shade trees, good restrooms,
sand launch, waist deep waters and is located about 7 miles north
of downtown Detriot just off Jefferson Ave at Three-Mile drive.
July Wednesday 9 thru Sunday July 13 2008 -
in Slippery Rock PA the National Serro
Scotty Rally.
July 17- 20 2008 Toledo North Coast Kite Games Oregon, OH
at Maumee Bay State Park. (see BSAF
calendar for more information and information on other area kite festivals)
A group of kiters camp(RV it) in the campground at the park a few
days beforehand and during the event. Campers potluck on Friday evening.
Late Sat afternoon is catered dinner with kite auction following in
the big tent at the kite field.
Aug 2 - 4 2008 the I-LYA - Bay Week Regatta
Prodigy One Design Racing. Aug 1 checkin Sunday with registration
at PIBYC (Put in Bay Yatch Club )
This is three days of racing and partying at Put-in-Bay on South Bass
Island. Daily awards and beer blast at 4 with schedule of social activities.
See the www.I-LYA.com (Inter-Lake
Yatching Association) site for details. PIBYC is located on west edge
of the town of Put In Bay on south Bass island. Prodigy windsurfers
stay over at Middle Bass Island and launch there but alternately one
could stay at PutInBay on South Bass and launch at PIBYC though we've
not tried that yet.
Sept 6,7 2008 Higgins Lake, MI
contact Nat Sidall 734-678-5625 nsiddall@earthlink.com
General racing and part of the
Prodigy One Design series of Races. This event has been held for
many years now. Windsurfers camp at South Higgins Lake State park
on the water. It is good to reserve online your camp spot beforehand
via Michigan DNR Web site but that's not necessary as the park is
near empty after Labor Day weekend. The office there does close like
at 8pm so that's why reserving a head of time is a good idea if you
plan to arrive late evening. Reserve a spot on the west side of the
campground area up close to the beach. Many of the campers arrive
on Thursday to enjoy some fun sailing on Friday.
Sept 12-14 2008, Fall Wind Power Championships - Fond Du Lac,
WI
This is the first race of the 2009 season and Mowinds awards for 2008.
Hosted by WindPower
Windsurfing.
Oct ?? 2008 Fall Showdown, Ft. Walton FL
Organized by a local shop there named Liquid
Surf and Sail. 2009 will be the 4th year of this new and growing
event. In 2008 the event hosted the National Hybrid Championship fleet.