Fun time with the practice course race

For does of you who missed out on all the fun yesterday, a few of us engaged in a battle of the bouys race practice course along the windsurfers beach bouy and the Vizcaya channel marker. We had a fantastic time pushing our skills and our gear. The course was setup as the typical up wind down wind course from the east (9-17knots) winds. There was no fancy prizes, no fancy promoters just us Miami locals' competing for formula windsurfing braggin rights. Believe it or not, I learn a few things and I am sure others did too.

Hong Kong to Miami in 24 hours...

Below is tracking information from UPS (new sail/mast from Avanti), got here in 24 hours, that's almost weird fast...

Hialeah, FL, United States	02/29/2012	3:12 P.M.	Delivered
	02/29/2012	9:42 A.M.	Out For Delivery
	02/29/2012	9:38 A.M.	Arrival Scan
Miami, FL, United States	02/29/2012	9:35 A.M.	Departure Scan
	02/29/2012	8:43 A.M.	Arrival Scan
	02/29/2012	7:15 A.M.	Adverse weather conditions.
Louisville, KY, United States	02/29/2012	6:39 A.M.	Departure Scan
	02/29/2012	3:18 A.M.	Forwarded to the facility in the destination city.
	02/29/2012	2:36 A.M.	Import Scan
	02/29/2012	1:05 A.M.	Arrival Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States	02/28/2012	2:27 P.M.	Departure Scan
	02/28/2012	12:23 P.M.	Arrival Scan
Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong	02/28/2012	8:25 P.M.	Departure Scan
	02/28/2012	12:59 A.M.	Origin Scan
Hong Kong	02/27/2012	6:51 A.M.	Order Processed: Ready for UPS

windsurfing tatoo

While searching for windsurfing clipart, I was humored to find this tattoo online:

Homestead-this Saturday

At Homestead, slalom course practice runs this saturday after 12.
Join Stacy,Linda,Ahmed,Brad,Tim, Rodrigo,Mario, etc.!

Any volunteers to organize the race??? (Cancelled: Alex Caviglia Race)

See below:

This weekend definitely too late, I’d say we’d need at least 3 weeks to prep for the race,

let me see if there’re any volunteers...

 

From: Ron Kern

Sent: Monday, January 09

Subject: Re: Alex Caviglia Race

 

Hi Sergio,

 

Sounds good.  Windguru thinks wind for Saturday.  NOAA should weigh in tomorrow with a forecast through Saturday.  If you are thinking this weekend, obviously it would be pretty loosely organized.  As far as a future event, more organized, it sounds good.  Do it.  I'll help with the emails.  Pick a date.  Next organized race is the end of February in Sarasota.

 

Ron 

----- Original Message -----

From: skapul

To: Ron Kern

Sent: Monday, January 09

Subject: Re: Alex Caviglia Race

 

http://miamiwindsurfer.blogspot.com/2010/08/defi-miami-addition.html

Here’s the link, where causeway group have discussed possibility of the race,

long distance  for all sailing levels. There still some interest. Event permit with Ovidio’s help would cost ~$350,

We’d need 1-2 support boats, 2-3 buoys and some door prices.

 

From: Ron Kern

Sent: Saturday, January 07

Subject: Alex Caviglia Race

 

Hi,

 

If you haven't heard, the Alex Caviglia Race is not happening on the originally proposed date.  I spoke to Silvia Caviglia and the Surf Expo is the same weekend as the race would have been.  This year as Shake A Leg was not a major part of the regatta so her help was coming from people involved in the Expo so it couldn't happen.  Still in the planning stages is another date, early October is being discussed, but 2013 is looking good.  Silvia has listened to our concerns of race management and launching issues and is planning to address those for a better next regatta.  Always a worthy cause the regatta is planned with love, the memory of Alex Caviglia, the windsurfing and water community in mind.  We're looking forward to news on the upcoming event.

 

Depending on the forecast is there any interest in an impromptu event of some sort to replace the ACBC event?  Let me know those interested can put our heads together and see if we can have some fun and make something happen. 

 

Later,

 

Ron

 

  

Board Repair by Alex

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Since Alex ("Movie Star") moved into his new house and has an in-house work shop, in addition to making
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2011 FORMULA WINDSURFING NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

16th to 18th December 2011
Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida, USA
www.windsurfingtour.com