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"Toronto Windsurfing Club is a not-for-profit association located in Toronto's
Outer Harbour, managed by volunteer members and dedicated to safe, friendly and
enjoyable windsurfing for all members. Our focus is to promote and facilitate
receational and competitive windsurfing from beginners to seasoned sailors."
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Annual General Meeting
(AGM): January 30th 2010, Keating Channel, 2.00pm to 5.00pm
To see a list of our BOD
Nominees and information about them,
please click
here.
Calling for new directors for the Board of Directors for
2009/2010.
For more information click
here.
The Elections for the 2010 Toronto Windsurfing club board of directors will be
held at the Annual General Meeting January 30 ,2010. At Keating Channel from
2.00pm to 5.00pm. Please send your Information & Profile (see
this form) to elections@twsc.ca
. This can be filled in by candidates and posted on the TWC website if you wish
(this is optional) . New Candidates can also be taken at the AGM. However it is
preferred if candidates apply ahead of time to allow voting slips etc. to be
prepared. An e mail service will also be available for candidates to contact
members directly beginning Jan. 9 2010.
Applications should be sent in no later than January 20 ,2010. (if you want your
profile posted on the TWC website, access to the e mail service and access to a
yourname@twsc.ca email address)
If you have any questions please contact one of the directors via the
contact information on the TWC website.
Mike Tindall President on behalf of the
THE TORONTO WINDSURFING CLUB BOARD of DIRECTORS.
Free youth windsurf
clinic Sunday Oct. 18 12pm
With coach Murray Mccaig (Olympic Windsurfer)
Murray Mccaig (Olympic Windsurfer) will do a free youth windsurf clinic on
Sunday Oct 18 12pm (to 2 or 3pm depending on conditions) at Toronto Windsurfing
Club.
If it is windy and warm enough, Murray will start with "on land" clinic first
and continue on the water as well.
Come prepared to windsurf. Please let us know if you need equipment for the
clinic.
If its too cold to windsurf, it will be on land only.
There will be free prize draw for youth that attend.
Murray has offered to do a "mid-winters training session" prior to race in
Florida this coming March.
http://www.calema.com/midwinters.php
There will be a brief disscussion after clinic with parents that may be
interested in participating with their kids/carpooling to the mid-winters.
From TWC to Gold Fleet RS:X Worlds
TWC member, David Hayes (20), is one of five Canadians currently competing in the RS:X World Championships in Weymouth England. Videos and results at
http://www.theresults.org/earth/rsxworlds/center.jsp#
http://http://www.theresults.org/earth/rsxworlds/center.jsp
How did a kid from Toronto who enjoyed playing hockey, skateboarding and hanging out with friends end up racing Gold Fleet (top half of the competitors) at the Worlds? When he was about kid's camp age, he began competing in the TWC weekly races and the Mammoth. He kept trying to get closer to the other TWC racers so he could figure out what they were doing to beat him. TWC racers make it easy to figure out by sharing their secrets. While international competitors don't share their secrets as easily, they do share a passion for windsurfing, enjoy good times together and help each other out. How else could Dave get his gear around when he?s away from the family car?
After the Worlds, Dave will be back at Queen?s University where he is studying engineering. He is looking forward to competing in
TWC's 27th Mammoth Marathon race.
Coaching opportunity for youth, now available at some races in Ontario.
Olympic Windusrfer Murray McCaig's coaching/Youth Intro to Racing has been RESCHEDULED to Thurs Aug 20 430 pm. at torontowindsurfingclub.com
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Click here for more info and to register
Congratulations to Jessica Campbell, Caroline deAlcala, Artem Lavrynenko, Eric O'Brien and Jamieson Keltz, who all competed well for Canada at Chatham Yacht Club
2009 East Coast Jr. Windsurfing Championship!
Click here for more info
New for 8-12 year olds "Windsurfer in Training Program" - Sundays 12-2pm
Please call Tom Mae 647 267-2401 to arrange an orientation time and day with a volunteer instructor (dependant on availability). Parents and their children participating in this program must sign in and out with the CYA Instructor each session.
Practice is self administered by families that have had their orientation. You need to register/pay, check in and out with the onduty windsurf instructor. Families participating in this grassroots program are responsible for rigging/unrigging. launching and putting thei gear away. They must sail within the "Windsurfer in Training" sailing area, which is same as for the LTW program, defined approx. by the white buoy in
front of the club and west to the "point" between TWC and Cherry beach lifeguard station. (There is a map on the LTW trailer door.)
Click here for more information
Toronto Star - June 19th 2009
Article about windsurfing by
Paola Loriggio (fitness writer at Toronto Star) written with the help of our
Ivan Dimic (LTW program):
http://www.thestar.com/article/652509
Mandatory PFD Wear Survey CSBC
Safe Boating Awareness - "Wear It!"
Ontario Sailing is a member of the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC)
and works with Transport Canada, the Recreational Boating Advisory
Council (RBAC), and the Canadian Marine Advisory Council (CMAC) on
behalf of its members.
The CSBC PFD Task Force created a "Best Practices" position as follows:
"The CSBC believes that all operators of all sizes and types of kayaks,
canoes and self propelled vessels and all types of other craft that are
6 metres or less in length, while passengers are on deck and while the
boat is underway, should wear lifejackets or PFDs."
Lifejackets and PFDs come in many various styles and types and some of
these include inflatable PFDs.
Please go to our
Mandatory PFD Wear Survey and take a moment to
answer whether or not you agree with the above statement.
Thank you!
New trailer arrived
Thursday April 16th was moving day. With
the help of our volunteers, we were able to reposition the boat trailer
south, move the new LTW trailer into the old boat trailer spot and then
raise trailers 1,2,3,5 and 6 onto 6X6 support beams. It was a great
morning. A special thanks to those who helped: Marcus Hartmann, Wade
Graham, Alan Backlund, Andrew Cagney, Niv Froehlich and Barry Holzkenner,
and to Igor Renkas who prepared the boat trailer the night before.
Check
out the pictures
Jerry
Parents, Windsurf Mom's, Dad's. Is your child interested in windsurf racing?
Click here for more information
2009 membership application (click here)
Please complete the
application on your computer, then print it off, sign it and return
it by mail along with your enclosed cheque as indicated on the
application.
We look forward to your membership and to sailing with you this season.
TWC Board of Directors
Ontario Sailing E-Newsletter February,
2009
Click here
First Youth Olympics, Singapore 2010
Click here for more Info
Recommended Windsurfing Book —
TRICKTIONARY 2
Christopher Hope’s research has found that —
Tricktionary 2 is the best all round learn to windsurf book on the market. It
covers the basics right up to advanced tricks and wave sailing. Chris has
confirmed that he will provide a prize of $100.00 to the first TWC member to
learn and demonstrate the Diablo while a member of TWC. This freestyle
competition offer is currently open till October 31 2010. Tricktionary makes an
ideal present for beginner and advanced sailor alike. Depending on the value of
the Canadian dollar it will cost about $60 +/- plus shipping. There are also two
DVD’s available (Chris has not seen these) for about $80+/- plus shipping.
Canadians used to have to order Tricktionary 2 from Europe — however it is now
available in North America — call Don at Worldwinds Windsurfing, Inc: say you
were referred by Chris at TWC and ask Don for the special shipping rate for
Canadians—call (800) 793-7471 — (361) 949-7472 — or email Don at
www.worldwinds.net .
Here is your 2009 Board of Directors:
Alan Backlund; Rowan Cainer;
Linda Campbell; Colin Campbell; Ivan Dimic;
George Eastman; Jeff Macintosh; Wayne Robinson; Mike Tindall;
TWC Policies and
By-Laws:
click
here for more information
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