East Coast Junior Windsurfing Championships and Junior Olympics

[Dan Weiss]

East Coast Junior Windsurfing Championships to be held on Martha’s
Vineyard July 16-18, 2008

The third annual East Coast Junior Champs will be hosted by the
Vineyard Haven Yacht Club on Martha’s 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
Championship 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, “What’s great about this
windsurfing regatta is that all ability levels are welcome. There are
kids who’s 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.”

[Dan Weiss]

I know that a trip to Martha's Vineyard during July can seem daunting
if not downright expensive. Therefore, I should highlight that FREE
HOUSING, LOCAL TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD will be provided for all the
kids who sign up by July 1 !!!!!

Everyone, please tell all the windsurfing kids you know to get
themselves to the East Coast Jr, Windsurfing Championships and Junior
Olympic Event. While this is not a learn to windsurf opportunity,
high level racing skills are NOT required. If a kid can sail upwind
and basically make it to the windward mark they are ready to race with
us!

Please spread the word to everyone you know. We want to the kids to
experience the excitement of sailing in the largest flee possible.
This is a super-fun event and not cut-throat at all.

For some extra-cool incentive, we will make a professionally produced
movie featuring this event and these kids to be released through many
channels. For example, a similar movie showing kids having a blast at
the Bic O'Pen Un-Regatta has seen well over 17,000 views on youtube
alone!

If anyone has any questions about this great junior event, please e-
mail me directly or call me directly at (capture the numbers) six-
one@seven#two%five^nine&zero&four*one#one.

More info can be found at http://www.uswindsurfing.org/images/t293.jpg

Let's spread the word and get the kids to the East Coast Junior
Windsurfing Championship.

-Dan