Auckland

Auckland Windsurfing Association End of Season Prize Giving and Party

Party is on 9 July 2011 at Pt. Chev Sailing Club. The night will start with the AGM at 6.30 pm. By 7.30pm the party will be in full swing with a prize giving, live music, pole dances (aka windsurfers) and more. Teabaggers are welcome too. Food will be provided. BYO beer/wine.

2011 Auckland Freestyle Champs - results and report

It was a great day for the 2011 Auckland Freestyle Champs. Due to the forecast we decided to run this years event as a Freestyle/Wave comp and we certainly weren't disappointed. 25-30 Knots NE at Takapuna with a decent swell rolling in. 12 competitors in total incl Tim and Eric who came all the way up from Wellington. Good effort boys!

Great to see that nearly half of the fleet were juniors 18 years and under. The youngest competitor, Maija at only 11 years of age showed everyone that she is determined to get to the top over the next couple of years. So watch out everyone!

Auckland 2011 Feeestyle event Notice of Race & Saling Instructions

NOTE: START MOVED TO 10.30am
These are now available online here http://www.windsurfingnz.org/content/2011-auckland-freestyle-champs

2011 Auckland Freestyle Champs

Sat 4 Jun 2011

Takapuna, Auckland

2011 Auckland Freestyle Champs with a twist!
The forecast is looking really good so far for this coming weekend. If it holds we will be holding the comp as a WAVE FREESTYLE Comp at Takapuna from around 12 onwards on Saturday 4th June.

Registration on the spot, Fee for Members of AWA or any affiliated club $25.00, others $35.00, BBQ and drinks incl.

Please check back for updates on www.deepfried.tv

Volvo Ocean Race Academy RS:X Youth Stopover Tour announced

Alicante, Spain - 19 May 2011 - The Volvo Ocean Race Academy RS:X Youth Stopover Tour was announced by the RS:X Class Association and the Race Organisation, today from Alicante, Spain. The RS:X Youth Stopover Tour will be part of the Volvo Ocean Race Academy, a youth programme which will be in each of the ten host ports of the race. The RS:X Youth Stopover Tour will promote high-level youth windsurfing and also leave a legacy in all the host ports. Auckland is the stopover port in New Zealand.

Auckland: Shakespear Regional Park closure

From 1 July to approximately mid December, most of Shakespear Regional Park will be closed to the public while a pest eradication programme is carried out behind the pest proof fence; to create an open and accessible wildlife sanctuary integrated with recreation and farming, similar to Tawharanui Regional Park.

Auckland Windsurfing Assn. Slalom Series - Final Result

Final results after 4 rounds and with 1 discard ... click to view

Youth Winners at Sail Auckland 2011

At an ISAF Grade 1 event like 2011 Sail Auckland Regatta the big name Olympic sailors tend to get the spotlight, when there are plenty of interesting and hard fought battles going on at age-group level across all the fleets. Of the RS:X 8.5 male youth sailors Sven Pedersen came out on top of Enzo Pla in second and Kal Rutter in third. In the female youth equivalent NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team representatives from 2010 Georgia Schofield was the top placed sailor ahead of Naomi Mannering and Isobel Hawkins. When combined the female winner, Georgia Schofield, was the second best placed youth sailor overall in the 8.5.

Final day - Sail Auckland

Sail Auckland 2011 is over with gold medals going to Tom Ashley and Kate Ellingham in the RS:X, Andrew Murdoch and Sara Winther in the Laser and Radial, Nick Rogers and Chris Grube(GBR) in the 470, Dan Slater in the Finn and Marcus Hansen and Aaron Hume-Merry in the 49er.

Day 3, Sail Auckland - RS:X leaders Ashley and Ellingham continue to dominate

On day three consistency was key in the shifty winds and Tom Ashley blew off the chasing pack
by coming home with two race wins from two races sailed. It was a similar story in the Women’s fleet where Kate Ellingham dominated on day three scoring two wins and consolidating her lead on the fleet going into the final day.