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By Kevin on August 7th, 2012
 - (Comments are closed)The 2012 O”Pen Bic North Americans was blessed with wind and great weather.
 Racing to the first Buoy
Families came from as far as Miami to visit the Mid-west and let their kids sail on beautiful Lake Winnebago. Sheboygan, Lake Geneva, Madison, Fond du lac and Oshkosh Youth Sailing Schools sent young aspiring sailors to the biggest Un-Regatta in the Mid-West.
What is an Un-Regatta? First it is a FUN Regatta with a capital FUN. Yes there is serious racing but the biggest award goes to the sailor who shows the most stoke for sailing and just has fun. There is also Freestyle where the kids are judged on tricks they can do on the fast and nimble O’Pen Bic Youth Sailboat. These tricks most often end with them splashing in the water. The Kids team up for this event and they make up goofy names for their teams, like The Founding Fathers, The Vanilla Milkshakes or the Big Hairs to name a few. One of the best features of the O’Pen Bic is the easy that the boat can be righted and sail away after a capsize. And Kids love to capsize!
Steve and Sara Eliasen were the organizers of the event with assistance from Wind Power Windsurfing & Kiting the local O’Pen Bic dealer and coach for the Fond du lac School. O’Pen Bic sent Nevin Sayre a world class sailor and Windsurfer from New England to run the racing and freestyle format. Nevin has a great gift with kids and they were all fortunate to meet him and enjoy the weekend with all the fun things he conjures for the kids to do with their boats. He keeps the pack together by making the leaders do 360’s or capsize on purpose so the others can keep up, He also has them stand up while sailing, do wheelies, 360’s, capsize and the new thing is hand stands with their feet on the boom. That that is some serious fun!
The kids were divided into 2 divisions: the International Division and the Olympic Division. The Olympic Division was composed of newer sailors who were new to regattas and didn’t have a lot of time or experience in the O’Pen Bic boat. The goal was to get them involved and on the water so they could learn and increase their comfort level in this great sport. They sailed a shorter and simpler course. The International Division was composed of sailors who had experience in Un-Regattas or were comfortable racing the boat. This division was comprised of two classes” the Open and the Young Guns (under 12). They raced on varied courses with up to 9 buoys to round. Both classes started together which made great competition.
On Saturday 3 races were held with a short lunch break. Followed with more racing. An incoming thunderstorm brought most of the boats to the beach while a few were used for the Freestyle Event which was right in front of the beach. Many thanks to all of the parents and volunteers who helped get the boats and everything else put away before the rain hit.
 the Hood Ornament Freestyle move
Sunday had great wind with flat water early in the morning for the 10 o’clock start. The racers in the International Division were treated to a fast and furious down wind slalom course. Nevin was out there coaching and encouraging the kids while positioning the event photographer for some great photos. The first races was a mass chaos with boats capsizing every-wheres. By the third races the kids were getting it and capsizing was few and far between. The Olympic Division did some great races close to shore and the kids were looking like they were ready to move to the International Division. Their last race before freestyle was a long distance race lead by Steve Eliasen and Ian House. 5 races were held before the kids came exhausted to the beach for lunch. They all had big smiles and were ready for the Freestyle Finals. The Founding Fathers, a 3 person team comprised of Owen, Nathan and Frankie prevailed to be the overall winners of Freestyle closely followed by the Vanilla Milkshakes comprised of Tyler and Cedric.
Many thanks to all of the great volunteers who were so vital to make it happen. And to the Miami families for traveling so far and also helping with the beach scene.
Following are the Racing Results:
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2012 O’Pen BIC North American Un-Reggatta |
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Olympic Division Results |
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(Aspiring, Future Sailors for the International Division) |
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Sail # |
Name |
Adress |
Division |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Race 4 |
Race 5 |
Race 6 |
Race 7 |
Race 8 |
Race 9 |
Race 10 |
Race 11 |
Race 12 |
Race 13 |
Score |
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23 |
Ally Hansen |
Oshkosh, WI |
Olympic |
4 |
t 5 |
t 8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
| 2 |
44/38 |
Natalia / Sofia House |
Oshkosh, WI |
Olympic |
t 6 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
t 7 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
31 |
| 3 |
28 |
Aiden Kimball |
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Olympic |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
t 9 |
t 9 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
33 |
| 4 |
6 |
Leah Edwards |
Oshkosh, WI |
Olympic |
2 |
3 |
5 |
t 9 |
t 6 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
35 |
| 5 |
25 |
Kaitlyn Williams |
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Olympic |
3 |
6 |
7 |
t 8 |
8 |
5 |
t 9 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
44 |
| 6 |
26 |
Eddie Hansen |
Oshkosh, WI |
Olympic |
t 8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
t 7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
46 |
| 7 |
27 |
Adam McAvoy |
Oshkosh, WI |
Olympic |
t 9 |
t 8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
53 |
| 8 |
29 |
Boden Gaener |
Oshkosh, WI |
Olympic |
t 7 |
t 8 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
59 |
| 9 |
7 |
Evan Witkowski |
North Fond du Lac, WI |
Olympic |
9 |
8 |
t 11 |
t 10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
75 |
| 10 |
5 |
Sara McAvoy |
Oshkosh, WI |
Olympic |
t 9 |
8 |
t 9 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
75 |
| 11 |
8 |
Oliver Long |
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Olympic |
5 |
7 |
t 11 |
t 10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
77 |
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2012 O’Pen BIC North American Un-Reggatta |
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Overall International Division Results |
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Sail # |
Name |
Address |
Division |
Class |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Race 4 |
Race 5 |
Race 6 |
Race 7 |
Race 8 |
Race 9 |
Race 10 |
Race 11 |
Race 12 |
Score |
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| 1 |
57 |
Nic Mueller |
Ft Pierce, FL |
International |
Open |
1 |
1 |
1 |
t 6 |
1 |
1 |
t 17 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
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| 2 |
63 |
Harry Melges |
Lake Geneva, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
t 5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
t 6 |
1 |
25 |
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| 3 |
31 |
Juan Nores |
Surfside, FL |
International |
Young Guns |
4 |
t 6 |
t 6 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
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| 4 |
49 |
Manuel Nores |
Miami, FL |
International |
Young Guns |
t 7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
t 13 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
37 |
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| 5 |
17 |
Philip Palma |
Miami, FL |
International |
Young Guns |
5 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
t 12 |
11 |
t 17 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
56 |
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| 6 |
19 |
Michael Cramer |
Miami Beach, FL |
International |
Young Guns |
3 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
t 12 |
3 |
t 11 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
60 |
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| 7 |
15 |
Tyler Goedderz |
Oshkosh, WI |
International |
Open |
6 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
t 17 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
t 15 |
62 |
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| 8 |
22 |
Owen Eliasen |
Oshkosh, WI |
International |
Open |
8 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
t 11 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
t 11 |
71 |
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| 9 |
60 |
Nathan Van Heuklon |
Oshkosh, WI |
International |
Open |
9 |
8 |
t 18 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
t 10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
87 |
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| 10 |
58 |
Frankie Hearn |
Madison, WI |
International |
Open |
t 15 |
t 14 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
92 |
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| 11 |
47 |
John Borello |
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International |
Open |
11 |
12 |
t 16 |
11 |
15 |
t 18 |
14 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
105 |
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| 12 |
11 |
Noah Bartelt |
Howards Grove, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
10 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
13 |
t 18 |
t 16 |
16 |
15 |
111 |
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| 13 |
14 |
Ethan Dillon |
Kohler, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
12 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
t 19 |
t 18 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
112 |
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| 14 |
53 |
Cedric Witkowski |
North Fond du Lac, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
t 16 |
13 |
11 |
15 |
t 19 |
16 |
7 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
127 |
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| 15 |
40 |
Izzy Eliasen |
Oshkosh, WI |
International |
Open |
t 18 |
t 17 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
14 |
8 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
128 |
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| 16 |
30 |
Brit Vondersitt |
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International |
Young Guns |
18 |
19 |
15 |
19 |
t 20 |
t 20 |
17 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
149 |
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| 17 |
12 |
Katelyn Kohl |
Appleton, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
17 |
t 20 |
t 18 |
18 |
18 |
10 |
12 |
17 |
11 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
150 |
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| 18 |
18 |
Rachel Goedderz |
Oshkosh, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
t 18 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
t 17 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
151 |
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| 19 |
16 |
Joelle Tremblay |
Appleton, WI |
International |
Open |
13 |
16 |
t 20 |
t 19 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
152 |
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| 20 |
7 |
Evan Witkowski |
North Fond du Lac, WI |
International |
Open |
14 |
t 19 |
t 19 |
17 |
16 |
19 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
166 |
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International Class Results |
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Sail # |
Name |
Address |
Division |
Class |
Race 1 |
Race 2 |
Race 3 |
Race 4 |
Race 5 |
Race 6 |
Race 7 |
Race 8 |
Race 9 |
Race 10 |
Race 11 |
Race 12 |
Score |
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| 1 |
57 |
Nic Mueller |
Ft Pierce, FL |
International |
Open |
1 |
1 |
1 |
t 6 |
1 |
1 |
t 17 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
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| 2 |
15 |
Tyler Goedderz |
Oshkosh, WI |
International |
Open |
6 |
11 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
t 17 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
t 15 |
62 |
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| 3 |
22 |
Owen Eliasen |
Oshkosh, WI |
International |
Open |
8 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
t 11 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
t 11 |
71 |
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| 4 |
60 |
Nathan Van Heuklon |
Oshkosh, WI |
International |
Open |
9 |
8 |
t 18 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
t 10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
87 |
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| 5 |
58 |
Frankie Hearn |
Madison, WI |
International |
Open |
t 15 |
t 14 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
92 |
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| 6 |
47 |
John Borello |
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International |
Open |
11 |
12 |
t 16 |
11 |
15 |
t 18 |
14 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
105 |
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| 7 |
40 |
Izzy Eliasen |
Oshkosh, WI |
International |
Open |
t 18 |
t 17 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
14 |
8 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
128 |
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| 8 |
16 |
Joelle Tremblay |
Appleton, WI |
International |
Open |
13 |
16 |
t 20 |
t 19 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
152 |
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| 9 |
7 |
Evan Witkowski |
North Fond du Lac, WI |
International |
Open |
14 |
t 19 |
t 19 |
17 |
16 |
19 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
166 |
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63 |
Harry Melges |
Lake Geneva, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
t 5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
t 6 |
1 |
25 |
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| 2 |
31 |
Juan Nores |
Surfside, FL |
International |
Young Guns |
4 |
t 6 |
t 6 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
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| 3 |
49 |
Manuel Nores |
Miami, FL |
International |
Young Guns |
t 7 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
t 13 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
37 |
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| 4 |
17 |
Philip Palma |
Miami, FL |
International |
Young Guns |
5 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
t 12 |
11 |
t 17 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
56 |
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| 5 |
19 |
Michael Cramer |
Miami Beach, FL |
International |
Young Guns |
3 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
t 12 |
3 |
t 11 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
60 |
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| 6 |
11 |
Noah Bartelt |
Howards Grove, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
10 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
13 |
t 18 |
t 16 |
16 |
15 |
111 |
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| 7 |
14 |
Ethan Dillon |
Kohler, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
12 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
t 19 |
t 18 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
112 |
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| 8 |
53 |
Cedric Witkowski |
North Fond du Lac, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
t 16 |
13 |
11 |
15 |
t 19 |
16 |
7 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
127 |
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| 9 |
30 |
Brit Vondersitt |
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International |
Young Guns |
18 |
19 |
15 |
19 |
t 20 |
t 20 |
17 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
149 |
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| 10 |
12 |
Katelyn Kohl |
Appleton, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
17 |
t 20 |
t 18 |
18 |
18 |
10 |
12 |
17 |
11 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
150 |
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| 11 |
18 |
Rachel Goedderz |
Oshkosh, WI |
International |
Young Guns |
t 18 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
13 |
t 17 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
151 |
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By Kevin on January 21st, 2012
- (Comments are closed) Wind Power will have a booth at the 2012 Strictly Sail Show in Chicago. The Show will be held Jan. 26 – 29 at the Navy Pier. Strictly Sail is the largest yearly event for Sailing craft and related equipment held in the Mid-west. This is the first time Wind Power has been to this show. Plans are made to display the O’Pen Bic youth sailboat, Windsurfing gear summer and winter, Kiting equipment, Kayaks and the latest rage in water sports, the SUP or Stand Up Paddle. Wind Power has donated a lesson package for Windsurfing or Winter Kiting and a SUP to give-away at the show. To sign-up for the drawings or to get more information on the show got to: http://www.strictlysailchicago.com/attendees/features/promotions.aspx
By Kevin on September 12th, 2011
Comments are closed Come and Join the Fun in the Sun and Play on the Water!
The Fun Weekend starts on Friday with the Lake Winnebago SuperCrossing run by Jeff Knutson from A-A. EXTERIORS.COM
Friday Morning at 11:00 sharp the crossing starts from Roosevelt County Park (Wind Power) to a destination determined that morning. Wind direction, strength and the forecast as well as sailors input results in the course for the Crossing.
West wind is the best for a full Crossing the length of Winnebago (28 miles). Years past we had perfect conditions and a number of us made it to High Cliff State Park. Niles Book (The Crazy Iron man who crossed Lake Michigan solo with NO CHASE BOAT) was the only one to sail back. I only know 2 others whom have sailed the length of the Lake and back. Bet you can’t guess who!
Last year was again perfect conditions with the wind blowing in the 30’s and more further out on the Lake. Everybody rigged TOO BIG and what a disappointment that not one Windsurfer made it. I was disappointed with myself because I also under estimated the wind and after sailing a few miles of the 28 miles to High Cliff, I turned around because I knew from experience it wasn’t going to get any easier up the lake. It would have been miles of ugly survival sailing, not fun. 5 local Kiters made the grueling journey to High Cliff. Hopefully this year mother nature will gives another chance.
Saturday and Sunday is the 26th Annual Wind Power Championships! Mark Greinert and myself hosted our first Regatta ever, not really thinking it would still be going on almost 3 decades later. Big Lake Winnebago and the access of Roosevelt County Park just across the street from Wind Power is an excellent venue to run BIG Regattas. Last year 53 racers enjoyed great times on Windy Winnebago. Everyone was sore and tired after 10 races.
This Year we are excited to add 2 more Fleets, Kona and O’Pen Bic. For 2011 MoWind has dropped the Formula Fleet (because of lack of attendance) and added the new and growing Kona Fleet. For more information on the Kona Racing check out their web site: KonaOne.com Contact Mike Fox if you would like to charter a Kona for the weekend. He will be bringing boards from the Minneapolis area and would appreciate a call before he leaves for Fond du Lac. Call Mike @ 612-508-8083
The O’Pen Bic is a new Youth sailboat by Bic. www.O’Pen Bic.com Fleets are quickly growing in the Fox Valley area and all across the country. Wind Power has been supporting the O’Pen Bic movement and teaching many kids for 3 years. (this year over 350 kids learned how to sail with the O’Pen Bic) With all the kids sailing and racing a new youth sailboat, that is fun to capsize and do Freestyle on (Bailing is Cancelled), Wind Power felt it was appropriate to add their Fleet to our End of the Year Regatta. SO please welcome the kids who have learned to love our great sport of sailing.
Let’s Keep the Wind Power Championships on the MoWind Calendar! After organizing Regattas for 26 years with the help of Family and Many Friends, I have decided all I want to do is be the PRO or Principle Race Officer. This entails getting the necessary equipment ready to run a Windsurfing race. Working with the Race Committee setting up the Schedule, Fleets and Classes, Courses and finally the Rules for the Event. I have all the necessary equipment to run a world class regatta but no longer have the desire to organize the whole event. Such as Promotions, planning the dinner, writing the notice of race and press releases, getting prizes and trophies, selecting a t-shirt and design. I have struggled through those task and many many times with the excellent help of others, But I no longer want to be the one in charge of doing them. I am retiring from those duties after this years event. I am hoping that a team will take over those duties and have fun doing it, so the Event will continue. Or someone else might want to start their own new Event on this weekend. I am sad to think this may be the end of a great Era, but I don’t have the energies needed to organize a whole event and still make it fun for me. It’s time for new blood.
Check out the Wind Power Weather Center! If you haven’t been on the Wind Power Weather Center, it’s a must see. Version 2.0 will be installed this week. The new version 2.0 of the weather Center tracks history better and provides more in depth Wind Sock data. The Wind Sock rating has been tweaked to be more accurate to marginal conditions. The Wind Sock summary is awesome telling us how many days we had in a month or a year of the various wind socks. There is much more , so go to the new Weather Center and check out the Updates & Issues. We are constantly striving to make the weather Center more user friendly while providing the information and history everyone is looking for. We installed a new Wind Sensor (the Pro model) and the wind data we are collecting is more accurate to the real conditions. Use the wind history to your advantage. After a good day sailing or kiting at one of the launches, look up the wind history for the day. Take notes of the size sail or kite for the wind strength at the time you were out. Use this valuable information in the future to know what size sail or kite you should ride. The Weather Center is dedicated after Stella Blue, the developer’s beloved yellow Lab. Stella loved the water and riding windsurf boards as much as we do. She was an Icon on the beach.
Click here to check out the Wind Power Weather Center.
Looking forward to seeing, Sailing and just hanging out with everyone soon!
Kevin USA 8
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2011 Winnebago SuperCrossing and Wind Power Championship Notice of Race (NOR)
 2011 Winnebago SuperCrossing & Wind Power Championship NOR
By Kevin on June 28th, 2011
- (Comments are closed) The Wind Power web site has a New Weather Center! 
On Monday June 20 the New Weather Center was added to the Wind Power Web site. The Site has it’s own URL at WindPowerWeather.com . A Weather Center link is available on Wind Power home page and under Information pull-down menu.
As you can see in the picture above the Wind Sensor is mounted much higher than in the past. It will give a more realistic reading in more directions due to the added height. My brother Andy donated an A-Scow mast which we put on top of the shop. The Wind Sensor is on top of it which should put it at 60 plus feet. This is around the height of the neighboring trees.
But that is not all that the Weather Center is about. It has a very detailed graphs of the wind speed with gusts, direction and speed, temperature and wind chill. There is also a tabular data. Forecast are available from several popular weather links. Water Temperature is also available. There are graphs with a detailed history of the past weather. Personally I like to see the peak gusts.
A local advisory tells you what launches are good for the current conditions as well as the type of equipment to use. Don’t forget to add the Wind Power Weather Gadget to your desktop. It will keep you up-to-date with the wind conditions on Lake Winnebago’s south end. WindPowerWeather.com/gadget
The Weather Center is dedicated to Stellablue, a longtime companion of the developer of this site. Stellablue was a yellow Labrador retriever and learned to windsurf as a puppy and loved cruising on the long-board. As you can see in the photo, she was ready to go, but was not much help up-hauling the sail. The Weather Center is dedicated to her memory.
The Weather Center was many hours in development and deciphering data find what would work best for Wind Power. Some of the unique features are the recommended Launch Sites and desktop gadget (for Windows). The Weather Center not only provides weather data, but provides a lot of explanations and educational information. Check out the Information and Sensor pages for example.
We are excited to bring this new service and it’s features to you. Feel free to blog back or contact us with any comments and suggestions. Enjoy the weather Center and make the most of it to increase you fun in the WIND on Lake Winnebago.
Kevin USA 8
By Kevin on September 15th, 2010
Comments are closed If you haven’t heard or did not receive the Wind Power Official Flyer via e-mail. Here’s the scoop on the upcoming event. If you want to sign-up for newsletter, click here.
The 2010 Winnebago Supercrossing (sponsored by A-A Exteriors, Jeff Knutson) & Wind Power Championships are being held September 24-26, 2010 at Roosevelt County Park, Lake Winnebago, Fond du Lac, WI. Wind Power Windsurfing & Kiting Center is across the street and is celebrating it’s 27th Year! Please see the attached flyer for more information and registration form.
The weekend begins on Friday with the Lake Winnebago Supercrossing. Typically we leave from Roosevelt County Park (Wind Power) and we sail north to a destination determined at the skipper’s meeting based on conditions & forecast. With ideal conditions (west wind), it is possible to sail full length of Lake Winnebago (28 miles). We will have kite racing if the winds allow for it (west to north for Wind Power launch). This has occurred once in history of the Supercrossing. Please contact Jeff or Kevin for more details if you are new to the Supercrossing. Saturday & Sunday are the Wind Power Championships.
You can view the Official Notice of Race Flyer here (or click the image below).
see you there!
By Kevin on August 31st, 2010
- (Comments are closed) The 2nd Annual Wind Power Open Bic un-Regatta was held August 21-22, 2010 and was a big success. The images below are from the recent event.
Race results: un-Regatta (.pdf)
photos by Wind Power
By Kevin on August 2nd, 2010
Comments are closed The 2nd Annual Open Bic un-Regatta for Kids will be held Saturday & Sunday August 21-22, 2010 at Roosevelt County Park across from Wind Power Windsurfing & Kiting Center, Fond du Lac, WI. The Event is for Kids and their families and is FREE!. Open Bic charter boats are available, but register early.
You can see the Official Notice of Event here.
Wind Power hopes to see you there. If you have any inquires, you can contact us via e-mail or by phone at 920-251-1002.
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