June is the busy month here in the Mid-West for windsurf events. But
don't let that stop you. This is a big country and we need more
windsurf regatta especially in a major population center like
Houston.

The Florida Sarasota and Calmea Mid-Winters are coming up the end of
Feb. Port Canaveral is about 1154 miles from Toledo and about 1014
from Houston! At least for the last twenty-some years about eight or
so of us from the OH/MI area have made it down there each year. It's
a welcome relief for us to escape from the frozen tundra we have up
here that time of year. Unfortunately I don't believe I've seen any
Prodigy competitors from Florida? We need to recruit more when we
are down there and make some converts out of those old timers still
using 1990's longboards.

Last year before and during the Mid-Winters I camped at Jetty Park
www.jettypark.org which is just a 5 minute drive from Kelly Park
where the Mid-Winters is held at. My mom has a place just 25 miles
from the Sarasota race so I stayed with her during that event.




Scott - #H - from Toledo ...


--- In usa_prodigy@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Burean <mi15@...> wrote:
>
> How about a charter fleet for people that might be interested in
> flying in?
> No way am I going to take my Prodigy kit with me on a plane.
>
> On Nov 7, 2007, at 12:07 AM, joethewindsurfer wrote:
>
> > Hey Everyone !
> >
> > We just got back from Prodigy Nationals about a week ago. It was
a
> > great time, but the
> > hybrid attendence was pretty weak. I think something like half
of
> > the folks who were there
> > last year couldn't make it this year. To make up the difference,
> > there were 6 or 7 folks this
> > year who weren't there last year.
> >
> > Folks around here talk about how great it would be to have an
event
> > with 30+ hybrids on a
> > line. We're guessing that the only way to get those kind of
numbers
> > is to try to have an
> > event down here, in Houston. (Although, we'd still like to go to
> > Bobby's event.) We
> > certainly understand what a committment it is to travel to a
race.
> > So, here are some ideas
> > we'd like everyone's input on.
> >
> > o We currently have 27 hybrids in our area. Does that get out-of-
> > towners motivated to
> > come to Houston?
> >
> > o Local skill level ranges from top notch to folks who have
> > difficulty making it around a
> > course in some conditions. Does that help?
> >
> > o We'd consider making the event free to anyone travelling more
> > than 200 miles. Does
> > that increase interest?
> >
> > o The event site has free indoor and outdoor camping, hot
showers,
> > refrigerators, and a
> > kitchen. Is that a plus?
> >
> > o The race could be held in June. Kids are out of school, the
water
> > is warm, the
> > seabreezes are consistent, and hurricane season is not here yet.
> > Also, there is a huge
> > firework display over the water every Friday in June and July.
> >
> > o For non-sailors, there is an amusement park and NASA's Johnson
> > Space Center close by.
> > You may even get to meet or sail with an astronaut or two.
> >
> > o Anyone getting into town early enough would also get to
> > participate in our famous
> > Wednesday night races.
> >
> > o The races are professionally run. The courses and staring line
> > are 'squared-up' when
> > the wind shifts.
> >
> > o The Houston fleet generally enjoys the social aspects of
events
> > every bit as much as the
> > racing.
> >
> > Please let us know how we can get y'all down here to sail with us!
> >
> >
> >
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