The 2006 Southeast Series Race Series concluded with the Fall
Showdown in Ft Walton. The winners are:

Formula
1. Joan Aguilo
2. Peter Ifju
3. Michael Rayl

Hybrid
1. Lee Huels
2. Nat Siddall
3. Dick Tillman

Longboard/Open
1. Mike Shulman
2. Steve Bogan
3. Tom Ballasch

Sport Longboard
1. Steve Harrington

The 2006 Series was sponsored by Sandy Point Progressive Sports,
Watersports West, US Windsurfing, and the Shell Point Sailboard Club.
For detailed results, visit:
http://www.20knotsnob.com/usw_region10.asp.

Cocoa's Nancy Rios scores 6 bullets and one second  in the just
completed Olympic Pre-Trials and Pan Am Games qualifier. This regatta
is the first of three events that will determine the top contenders
who qualify for campaign funding from the Olympic Sailing Committee.
In second place, sometime local visitor, Farrah Hall of Annapolis,
Md. finished 4 points behind Nancy.

Tampa's Ben Barger was flawless, coming in first in all of his scored
races.

This past week we had a strong then not-so then strong SE then S wind
on Friday.  The current at PAFB was strong, and the waves were at
close intervals.  Some folks went for a ride in the sideshore current
when they fell in the middle break zone.

Cure for this dilema:  when you fall in, go back to shallower water
walk back upwind, and try again.  Momentum is the key to getting thru
the worst part of the current.  Once down in the fastest part of it,
the current makes your apparent wind weakest for water starts.  Thus
the flush down current and frustrations...

To sum up. When sailing in strong rips, sail to the edge of the water
on each run.  If you fall midway come on back in for another try.
Also, avoid stalling jumps in the middle break by running away from
ramps finding the "seams" between breakers.

The Grinch stole the forecast. The FWC has been postponed. Check the
FWC website for rescheduling






--- In ecfw@yahoogroups.com, "Clyde" <clydepeggy@...> wrote:
>
>
> Get Ready. Event worthy conditions have been posted in the Marine
> Forecast for Sunday. Final decision will be made on Saturday at noon.
>
> http://www.floridawavechallenge.com/
>

Get Ready. Event worthy conditions have been posted in the Marine
Forecast for Sunday. Final decision will be made on Saturday at noon.

http://www.floridawavechallenge.com/

Looks like everyone is headed to PAB including John I. With the south
component in the evening forecast, the money bet is PAB.



--- In ecfw@yahoogroups.com, "jtuttle1967" <jtuttle1967@...> wrote:
>
> May try to hit one of the Patrick-to-Jetty sites later today based on
> the wind direction.  Hope to see others out there.
>
> John T.
>

Looks like everyone is headed to PAB including John I. With the south
component in the evening forecast, the money bet is PAB.



--- In ecfw@yahoogroups.com, "jtuttle1967" <jtuttle1967@...> wrote:
>
> May try to hit one of the Patrick-to-Jetty sites later today based on
> the wind direction.  Hope to see others out there.
>
> John T.
>

se perfect sideshore

May try to hit one of the Patrick-to-Jetty sites later today based on
the wind direction.  Hope to see others out there.

John T.

Monday and Tuesday brought a nice gathering to PAB. Didn't get there on Tuesday until the day had warmed up, so I missed the windier section of the day. Must have been good as the beach chatter was abuzz with tales of gear carnage. The left over wind was plenty good enough for me and it was great to see so many of the usual suspects.

Hello everyone, I sailed jupiter inlet monday and tuesday, both days
were windy with 4.7 very powered.  Monday was pretty flat with smooth
rollers helped by low tide, tuesday had a bit of a wave but it never
got big enough to be all about the waves, i started early with 5.4 and
had it more sideoff and got a few zips down the small line but was
soon overpowered and just trying to survive(and waves didn't really
build too much but tide dropped and made more whitewater).   Sailed a
previous saturday(sunday?) with sideshore north, also on 4.7 but no
waves worth speaking about.   Enjoy the reports now that i know about
this site, best wishes,  john in jupiter.

still trying to figure out how to post so if this ends up as a private
email instead of group posting, sorry, i'll keep working on it.  i
posted last windy day but it never showed up...

A new webcam sponsored by the surfing website 2nd Light will help us
see what the conditions at PAB will most likely be, even though the
camera is a few miles south in Satellite Beach. It gives a great view!
Thanks to the folks at 2nd Light.

http://www.2ndlight.com/cams/satcam/satcam.cfm

Always available on the ECFW website under Links: Webcams.

You may want to call in sick today, folks.  26mph on the Mesonet!!!!

(Now this was a windsurfing event. Percolate any ideas?)

Hello Fellow Windsurfers.

It is time to announce the results of the 2006 Midwest Speed Quest.

The racers competed in this event by wearing a portable GPS unit. The
speeds were based on the "Average of 5 Ten Second Runs". The GPS data
was entered into a computer, and the data was carefully analyzed.
Speeds were calculated to .01 knots with great precision. The tools
and
methods used were consistent with International Speed Sailing Events.

The results, http://www.midwestspeedquest.com

The final results are:

First Place: Chris Lock, Plainview MN    31.00 knots (35.70 mph).

Second Place: Jay Corbett, Richfield MN  30.87 knots (35.51 mph)

Third Place: Adam Anderson, Eagen MN  29.96 knots (34.85 mph)

Fourth Place: Andrew Anderson, San Francisco CA   29.62 knots (34.08
mph)

Fifth Place: Jeff Adamski, Elk River, MN    29.04 knots (33.42 mph)


Congratulations the winners. Chris will receive $1000 CASH, Jay will
receive $500, Adam $250, Andrew $125, and Jeff $75.

These Top Five Racers will also receive a $50 Gift Certificate
towards
the purchase of a G Sport Precision Fin This certificate is valid at
WindPower Windsurfing, Fon du Lac, WI. Three of the top five racers
used the  G Sport Precision Fin to win the Midwest Speed Quest. Thank
you Kevin Gratton and Bill Kline!


6th Place David Cleveland, Howard Lake, MN     28.49 knots (32.79
mph)

7th Place Ulf Jentler, Des Moines, Iowa     27.64 knots (31.81 mph)

8th Place Richard White, Portland Oregon    27.30 knots (31.42 mpn)

9th Place Steve Johnson, Shore View, Minnesoa  27.12 knots (31.16
mph)

10th Place Jeff Hegwer, Worthington, Minnesota 27.01 knots (31.08
mph)

Our 6th to 10th Racers will receive a free copy of the new "FASTER"
DVD
by Peter Hart. Peter Hart and Side Off Videos are the newest Sponsors
of the MIdwest Speed Quest.

Peter Hart is a top British Windsurfer and creates great educational
Windsurfing DVDs. Side Off Video is a leading US distributor of
windsurfing and kiting DVDs. Check out their links on our "Sponsors"
Page. The "FASTER" DVD is recommended!

The Midwest Speed Quest would also like to recognize Junior (18 and
under) Division.

Junior Womens: Lisa Kremer Worthington, MN      22.55 knots (25.95
mph)

Junior Mens: Jason Swanson, Worthington, MN     25.91 knots (29.79
mph)

The competition for 2006 was extremely close. The difference between
First and Second Place was a mere 0.13 knots (0.19mph)!

We had a great turnout with 42 Windsurfers participating.

Of these 42 racers, 9 were first time sailors. Some of our more
senior sailors have windsurfed for over 25 years.

Our youngest sailor was first time sailor Rebecca Christenson age 10.

Over 73 separate Speed Sailing Sessions and more than 1425 Miles of
Speed Sailing were officially recorded on Lake Okabena during this
event.

The 2006 High Mileage Award goes to Chris Lock with a total of 267
miles total for all recorded sessions, and to Jay Corbett with 188
miles.

On October 6 and 7, Chris sailed 138 miles and Jay sailed 101 miles.
These were brutal sailing conditions with winds ranging between 25-40
mph on both days. The competition was intense. These guys have a
story
to tell here.

The most sessions were recorded by Jason Swanson (8), followed by
Chris
Lock (7), Jeff Hegwer (7), and Arnie Cleveland (6).

Formula Sessions were turned in by Ulf Jentler, Jeff Adamski, and
Lisa Kremer.

Arnie Cleveland and Jack Wiley represented Long Board Division.

I would like to thank Jeff Hegwer and Jason Swanson for all their
assistance during the 2006 season. I would also like to thank Arnie
Cleveland for his assistance, and high level of enthusiasm for Speed
Sailing.

I really want to thank the Sailors. All the sailors over the last 6
months were an exceptional group of people, and they demonstrated
both
Courtesy and fine Sportsmanship. Please come back in 2007!

The Midwest Speed Quest was designed to be different. The Event was
free to participants. This was a Windsurfing Destination where
sailors of all skill levels could participate in a Speed Sailing
Competition. The schedule was open 7 days a week for a 6 month
period. Any visiting sailor was assured of the chance to participate
anytime he/she was in the area.


All the work associated with this event was was done on a volunteer
basis. Meals and refreshments were served beach side all season long
without charge. A special thanks to my wife Pamela Bergh for the many
fine meals cooked and served over the last 6 months to the visiting
Sailors.


The Midwest Speed Quest is made possible by the support of our
Sponsors. These Sponsors allowed us to award $2000 in prize money,
and the many drawings for many Gift Certificates and Prizes given all
season long.


I encourage you to support these the Sponsors. Visit their links on
the "Sponsors" Page. Call these guys buy your gear from them. Tell
these Sponsors you appreciate their support of of the Midwest Speed
Quest. This will assure we can do this again in 2007.

I would like to identify and thank our Sponsors at this time.

Thank you E&J Enterprizes. 1-519-357-2761. These guys will build a
custom lightweight aluminum windsurfing trailer to your exact
specification and deliver to your door! I bought one 2 years ago and
it is great. (And I can pull it behind my small car)

Thank you Aquapac International, manufacturer of the top quality
waterproof cases for a wide variety of applications. They provided
the all the waterproof cases used in the Midwest Speed Quest. They
will protect the GPS unit, and they float too. We have not had a GPS
failure in 2 years of hard use. A handy link to Aquapac can be found
on our "Equipment" page.

Thank you Windsurfing Hawaii (1-310-375-5830) and KA Sails Australia.
They provided the demonstrator KA Koncept Speed Sails in 2006. These
sails were tested by many of our sailors. Chris Lock, Hefff Corbett,
and Jeff Adamski all won using the KA Koncept Sail.

Thank you Scuba Center 1-612-925-4818. They are a multi line
Windsurfing and Scuba dealer located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Thank you Dakine for being a great supporter of The Midwest Speed
Quest. Many Dakine Products were given out this year courtesy of
Dakine.

And thank you Ezzy Sails USA for also supporting this Event. A number
of Ezzy Gift Certificates were given out thi year. I know these
winners and they really like their new sails.


Thank you Sioux Valley Worthington Clinic and Sioux Valley Regional
Health Services. This is a leading full service Medical Clinic with
locations across SW Minnesota and SW South Dakota.


Thank you Bedford Industries, Worthington, MN. Innovators in Twist
Tie Applications, Product Identification, Bendable Components, and
Packaging Solutions. Bedford Industires is also home to two great
Windsurfers!

Thank you Kathy Lesnar of Ax Portrait Studio 1-507-376-9191,
Worthington, MN. Quality Portraits at an Affordable Price.

Thank you Worthington Windsurfing Regatta. Home of the Coolest 3 Day
Fusion of Live Music and Windsurfing. Now in its 8th year! See you
the second weekend in June!


Thank you Worthington Anesthesia Services. Providing excellent
anesthesia services for over 15 years. Also growing 2 families of
windsurfers.


Thank you Bill Kline of G Sport Precision Fins. Our top sailors found
your fins really did make them faster. How about First Second and
Thrid Place!!! And Thank You Kevin Gratton of WindPower Windsurfing
for teaming up with G Sport by providing $50 Gift Certificates to our
Top Five Saillors.


Thank you to Starboard and Trident for allowing us to demo a
Starboard iSonic 105  for the season. Our best sailors tested this
board, and had some great sessions. The iSonic was used to win Second
Place.


Thanks again to our newest sponsors, Peter Hart, Creator of the
Master Class Windsurfing Instructional DVD Series, and to Side Off
Video, Distributor of Windsurfing and Kiting Videos 1-805-927-8838


THANKS AGAIN AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!


Craig Bergh
The Midwest Speed Quest
133 Lake Avenue'
Worthington, MN 56187


cbe...@...


www.midwestspeedquest

Check out their site:

http://www.weatherflow.com/news.php?c=343

Josh is looking for your input on the type of articles that are in the
Mag. Go to their forum and clik on the Ugly Jiber threads. Leave your
comments.

http://www.windsurfingmag.com/forum/viewforum.jbb?f=1

Darn Spammers.....

I rather enjoyed the Asian Porn Site though.

Those kind of posts, kind of keep things going during the wind lulls.

Although the wifey may become suspicous that it's not really a
windsport forum.

ST

Sean you are right, the barbarians do get thru the gate.  I try to deal
with them asap but they do get that first salvo and emails are sent to
the group. Immediately their email is removed from the archive and then
the author is banned from the group.

We could require membership screening before new applicants are
approved. The spammers get on the group by becoming members first and
then sending their emails. I have resisted the membership screening
because i did not want to put up another obstacle for real people.

Out of almost 2000 posts we have had only a handful of this type of
posting. This is a daily occurence on the Aerotech Forum.

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Yes Saturday was much ocean joy after a long dry summer.  Clyde earned
his "Always Prepared" merit badge by having a spare harness line on
hand after mine broke in my first few minutes out at Playlinda.  My
sailing day was saved so many thanks.  Looking forward to a good season.

John T.



--- In ecfw@yahoogroups.com, "Clyde" <clydepeggy@...> wrote:
>
>
> Saturday was a tour day force in ocean sailing options starting with
> Playalinda. I sailed some at Playa with John I., John T. and newly
> christened wave wannabe Mark(Hello Paola!). Time and tide wait for no
> man, and we headed south after Playa became a litle too onshore and
> ugly.
>
> First stop, Jetty and it was too wind shadowed for any sailing on the
> inside. However, Ken was out and making the most of it on long runs out
> to the wind line.
>
> Second stop, Cherie but the wind was still kind of light and our
> greeting party, Doug and Flint met us on the walkover. Not a good sign.
>
> Third stop was PAB and the wind was better but still somewhat light.
> Talked to Jaque and Chuck whose 5.5's were keeping them on the beach in
> that all too familiar pose. Since this was the third time charm
> paradigm, we had to rig and give it a go. We all sailed until our
> batteries were officially drained and called it a day. Looked like there
> were quite a few sails launching from B&G's backyard. Sure enough that
> was Mike R. who passed us at Patrick, grinding upwind on his Formula
> kit.
>
> Half a dozen sailors were going at it on the Titusville Causeway and I
> heard there was a large crowd at Kelly. Wind on Saturday usually makes
> for good crowds. Howd' ya'll make out?
>

This from NW Windsurfing:
Next Friday 10-20-06 at 10:00pm (and again at 1:00am following), on the
Fine Living Network, channel 204 (Comcast in Seattle anyway), the
program "Me vs Me" will be about windsurfing.

Here is a link that describes it:

http://www.finelivi ng.com/fine/ me_vs_me/ episode/0, 2760,FINE_
27977_46878, 00.html

Ya gotta have digital cable to get this. I have only regular cheapie
cable, so I'm hoping somebody on these lists can record it.

Our own Boeing Windsurfing Club president, Leslie Nixon, is the star of
the show. A few others of us have bit parts. Footage was filmed at Des
Moines, Aruba, and the Gorge. Sailworks sails will figure prominently
in the Northwest footage.

I don't have digital cable either, hope someone here records it.

Saturday was a tour day force in ocean sailing options starting with Playalinda. I sailed some at Playa with John I., John T. and newly christened wave wannabe Mark(Hello Paola!). Time and tide wait for no man, and we headed south after Playa became a litle too onshore and ugly.

First stop, Jetty and it was too wind shadowed for any sailing on the inside. However, Ken was out and making the most of it on long runs out to the wind line.

Second stop, Cherie but the wind was still kind of light and our greeting party, Doug and Flint met us on the walkover. Not a good sign.

Third stop was PAB and the wind was better but still somewhat light. Talked to Jaque and Chuck whose 5.5's were keeping them on the beach in that all too familiar pose. Since this was the third time charm paradigm, we had to rig and give it a go. We all sailed until our batteries were officially drained and called it a day. Looked like there were quite a few sails launching from B&G's backyard. Sure enough that was Mike R. who passed us at Patrick, grinding upwind on his Formula kit.

Half a dozen sailors were going at it on the Titusville Causeway and I heard there was a large crowd at Kelly. Wind on Saturday usually makes for good crowds. Howd' ya'll make out?

What parking lot?

'tis blowing 20ish.  Get off it, and get on it.  Low tide is at 8ish.
That means high tide mid day...  Earlier will be better than late.

http://www.ridehatteras.com/videos/aerotechwindreportemail.wmv

Thanks to Charlie from Ride Hatteras, and his friend Jason from New
Orleans for sharing this with me.  :~)

Mostly 5.0 and 5.2 shots with a few 6.5 Glides thrown in.  Hatchery
Rufus and Maryhill are the launches.