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  • Wave Sailing vs. Surfing
    Regards the title -  (just incase you're wondering) wave sailing  carries a resounding win! ;) So, the summer break is now well and truly established! With exam results looming and the thoughts of another two years of school windsurfing has turned to an absolute necessity...
    2011-11-23 14:17:11 | 1782 views | 1 Comments
  • Opening Day on Maui
    If you're like me and grew up on skis the phrase 'Opening Day' needs no explanation. The mountain covered in powder, the sky cloudless and blue, the new photo on my ski pass but on the same cord from that last epic day because I admit, I'm superstitious, and the sleepless night visualizing fresh tracks...
    2011-10-04 19:04:17 | 1119 views | 11 Comments
  • Rebecca vs. Ho'okipa Round 2
    "Resistance is futile" - The Borg, Star Trek: First Contact (1996). I've resisted Ho'okipa for what I consider very good reasons:  lack of skill, lack of confidence, lack of desire to chase the same wave with more than 1 other person, finally getting a wave then have someone take priority, possibly getting yelled at by a bigger, better windsurfer if I get in the way, fear of financial depletion upon the rocks - and then there's the intimidation factor...
    2011-08-24 21:10:23 | 1866 views | 17 Comments
  • Gorge Cup Finale Ends in a Tie
    Last Gorge Cup Ends in Tie. Fiona Wylde Crossing the Finish Line Saturday Aug 6, 2011 The last Gorge Cup Race of the season ended with a tie for the over all. Tyson Poor and Bruce Peterson finished the day of eight heats with exactly the same score...
    2011-08-12 11:00:01 | 1127 views | 23 Comments
  • The Gorge Cup Challenge, July 30-31
    The Gorge Cup Series Continues. Last weekend was the The Gorge Cup Challenge, a two day race open to anyone willing to join the fun at the Event Site. The fleet included 36 competitors with an age range from 14 to 61...
    2011-08-08 15:08:19 | 916 views | 7 Comments
  • iWindsurf iLove You
    How did anyone live without iWindsurf? Or for that matter, Google. I don't know windsurfing before iWindsurf but I bet it had less expectations and potentially more frustrations. People tell me about the good old days when they drove hours to the beach hoping for a session...
    2011-07-21 10:36:17 | 1396 views | 3 Comments
  • Sex Sells on Page 12
    Did you forgot all about reading which board might make you faster than your mates when you turned to page 12 in your July 0'11 Windsurfing mag? My thoughts were, "It's the Real Housewives of Maui. Props for walking through the sand in those sexy stilettos that takes skill...
    2011-07-05 17:18:45 | 3710 views | 35 Comments
  • Just Me, Just Maui
    First, let me apologize in advance for the lack of creative writing this week (I have excuses). I don't know about you but I enjoyed 'Ho'okipa Haute Couture?'. This entry will be me telling you what's been happening in my Maui life...
    2011-06-17 10:27:20 | 1569 views | 12 Comments
  • Gorge Cup Race Results
    The first race of the Gorge Cup season went off with two days of down wind Slalom. The six buoy course was big enough to get really wound out and lots of turns gave many opportunities for passing...
    2011-06-16 01:30:56 | 805 views | 2 Comments
  • Ho'okipa Haute Couture?
    Has windsurfing always been a fashion show? I wasn't windsurfing in the 80's so I'm guessing that's when it started with sailors like Gary Gibson (above) showing their style. I admit on occasion to colour coordinating bikini, sail and board if I really feel the need to make a statement...
    2011-06-01 12:12:43 | 2023 views | 12 Comments
  • Women's Week (Not Weak)
    I arrived at Flatbread hungry and slightly apprehensive because I'm not generally keen on group events. As we ate, drank, laughed, talked about windsurfing and life I sensed that the testosterone free Aloha Women's Windsurf Clinic was going to be a 6 day "girl's nite out"...
    2011-05-17 09:46:18 | 1349 views | 10 Comments
  • Beach with Potential of Epic Proportions
    At long last - summer is here. You may disagree with me but my definition of summer is when I hit the beach for the first time in flip-flops and shorts. This day has passed. With this warm weather has come wind! Lets hope it stays that way (touch wood)...
    2011-05-16 13:24:20 | 672 views | 7 Comments
  • Getting Ready For The Gorge Cup Season
    The wind is here! The sun is finally starting to warm up the days and I am thinking about getting on the water. For some people, spring time is prime sailing season. Here in the gorge it has been pretty chilly and only a few hearty souls have been venturing out consistently...
    2011-05-16 12:19:40 | 389 views | 9 Comments
  • PWA Undercover
    This year I will be following a couple of the young guns on the PWA tour to give you an inside look at the sports elite competition through the eyes of Thijs Westbroek 22 (Freestyle) and Oliver-Tom Schliemann (OTS) 20 (Slalom)...
    2011-05-02 10:51:16 | 427 views | 3 Comments
  • British Invasion, Again
    The Brits are back on Maui. Yes, I know that Hawaii was a British colony for a mere five months in the 1840′s, to which I admit is hardly an invasion. The buzz on the beach isn’t regarding unfounded fears of losing independence or about the resident Brits like k89, k52, and k42 whom from my encounters couldn’t be nicer but more about groups whom have been known to take over the beaches...
    2011-05-02 09:30:03 | 296 views | 3 Comments
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