The Third Annual East Coast Junior Champs will be hosted by the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club on Martha’s Vineyard, MA. July 16-18, 2008. This is also a U.S. Sailing Junior Olympic event, and is broken down into Under 19, Under 17, Under 15, and Under 12 age groups. [more]
July 16 will kick off the action with an optional windsurf/racing clinic to improve your skills. July 17-18 will be the Junior Championship held on beautiful Vineyard Haven Harbor. Vineyard Haven is the breeding ground of such prominent windsurfers as Seth Besse, the Douglas Brothers, and Nevin Sayre. On July 19 there is also a separate Long Distance Race open to all ages and all equipment as part of the Vineyard Cup (http://www.vineyardcup.com/). Junior competition will be held on Techno 293 One Designs with charter boards available on a reservation basis. Per USWA guidelines, there are maximum sail sizes for the different age groups. Limited housing is also available. More information is available at http://www.vhyc.org/.
According to event organizer Nevin Sayre, “What’s great about this windsurfing regatta is that all ability levels are welcome. There are kids whose main goal is to make it around the course for the first time, and other kids who are eager to strut their stuff. Anyone who can make it to the windward mark is qualified. This will likely be the largest group of junior windsurfers in the U.S. in one place at one time, and there is a pioneering spirit that makes it super fun for all the kids.”
More info on US Windsurfing website
