Northwest Ontario Windsurfing

NOW on TV!

Windsurfwoody — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:42:38 +0000

Check it out!

Thanks to Shaw Cable 10 for allowing us to show the video on the club site.

Good Winds.

Photo Gallery updated

Windsurfwoody — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:28:42 +0000

Hi everybody!

the photo gallery has been updated with pics from 2009 so be sure to check it out. Lots of fun on and off the water with the club so far this season. Even though the weather has been below seasonal and the water still a bit cool, it hasn’t dampened our energy for getting out on the water!

Saturday August 15, the club will be travelling to Agimac Beach in Ignace, Ontario to give lessons from 11-4. If you’re interested in a bit of a road trip, email me to check for seat availability.

Good Winds…

Great start to the season!

Windsurfwoody — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:57 +0000

Well lots has happened since our early registration night! The club are now owners of a 7′x14′ enclosed trailer to keep our gear stored safe & secure from the elements. This trailer purchase was made possible with a Local Inititives Fund Grant from Patricia Community Endevours (PACE) and generous sponsors to our club like Dryden Municipal Telephone (DMTS), Link Signs, Evergreen Memories and the volounteer hours from our club members. A huge thank-you to all who made this possible for our growing windsurfing club!!

Speaking of which, our club activities this summer at our Sunday at Sandy Beach program has been a hit so far! We’ve had quite a few people waiting at the beach to get out on the water to give windsurfing a try. Nice to see 20 sails out at times. Lets us know in a small way that we are spreading the good vibe windsurfing has to offer. Anyone from 7 years to 70 years old can do it!

If you are interested in windsurfing, or would like to join the club becuase you have your own gear, stop by Sandy Beach any Sunday and chat it up with one of us, or email me at windsurfwoody@shaw.ca for more info.

Good winds,

Woody

2009 (early)Registration night

Windsurfwoody — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:46:39 +0000

Aloha everybody!

My apologies for such short notice, but spring registration night is being held at Dryden Regional Cultural and Training Center (The Center) Thursday, March 25 from 5pm - 8:30pm. We will have a registration booth set up so come and sign yourself up for the 2009 season, or stop by and chat it up a bit. It’s all good. Tell a friend about the club, or bring a friend down to registration night with you. The club is growing every year and we are even more stoked for the season ahead!

We débuted the club’s new 21′ long tandem board last season and it was a huge hit! You can put two, three or four people at the same time! Crazy fun!! Also, be sure to check out the website photo gallery and maybe you’ll see yourself in a pic or two from last season.

We look forward to see you on registration night!

See you on the water!

Brad

Attention Canadian Youth Sailors!

Windsurfwoody — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:13:23 +0000

New Youth Olympics Singapore 2010

If you are a youth (13-14 years old in 2008) that enjoys windsurfing
and are willing to train, you could be chosen as Canada’s boy and girl
to represent Canada at the new 2010 Youth Olympics (for age 15 and 16) in 2010 in Singapore. This event will happen every 4 years (again in 2014).

Please email windsurfing@rogers for further training info.

http://www.isaf.org/24095.php?PHPSESSID=c42c9c4578c8930f1b13e52a1122d98e

http://www.singapore2010.sg/night/index.htm

http://www.sailing.org/23957.php

Learn to Windsurf via Youtube!

Windsurfwoody — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:06:49 +0000

Here’s a great beginner video that was found on Youtube from instructor Bruce. It shows Ellen Faller who was voted US windsurfer of the year in 2004. So pay attention to her instruction, as it doesn’t get much better than that from Ellen!

Watch the video HERE

NOW Registration Night

Windsurfwoody — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:43:48 +0000

We had a successful first ever spring registration night for our windsurfing club at the Community Auditiorium this past week. Bruce, Surfy, Marg and myself were on hand to answer questions and promote the club for the coming season. A great thing with youth soccer being set up next to our windsurfing club booth, we had LOTS of traffic go by generating many good questions and giving us a chance to hype up the club to prospective future members. You could see the excitement in the kids eyes while watching the windsurfing videos we had playing. Great stuff!

If you happened to miss early registration night, no problem, we’ll be posting a registration form in the forum so you can easily mail in your 2008 dues if you like.

We’ll see you on the water (soon!).

Brad

Windsurfing Instructors Needed!

Windsurfwoody — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:49:49 +0000

The Toronto Windsurfing Club is looking for creative, fun, energetic and responsible CYA certified windsurfing instructors for the 2008 summer season. Please visit www.torontowindsurfingclub.ca for club information.

Requirements:

-Minimum CYA level 1 windsurfing instructor certificate. This certificate is offered in May by the Ontario Sailing Association. Prerequisites for the course include Emergency First Aid, Boat Rescue and coaching Level 1.

-Pleasure Craft Operators Card and Toronto Port Authority License.

-Employment period is usually from June to September, yet dates are negotiable.

-Pay is $12 per hour. Number of hours and days of the week worked, will be mutually agreed upon hiring.

Send resume by March 10, 2008 to:

Andree Gauthier at: Gauthier.andree@rogers.com.

2010 Canadian Masters Windsurfing Championship

Windsurfwoody — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:36:24 +0000

Well, as was announced last week to Dryden’s Centennial Committee and the whole media blitz that followed, Northwest Ontario Windsurfing (NOW) is super stoked to let you all know that Dryden, Ontario will be host to the 2010 Canadian Masters Windsurfing Championship! This major national windsurfing event will take place Aug 6-9 during the same time as our city’s 100th birthday celebrations, so there will be lots to do for the windsufer’s, and non windsurfer’s alike. I would ask all my wind brother’s and sister’s whom I’ve met over the years to attend our special event in 2010. This is a dream come true for myself and our local windsurfing community. Your attendance in 2010 will be acknowledged with deep gratitude, aaaaand maybe a beer or two You may want to compete in the regatta, or just simply hang out and have a holiday weekend that promises to be full-on in the social dept

Look for lots more about our windsurfing club NOW and the 2010 Canadian Masters Windsurfing Championship’s on this web site.