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2011 Moose Regatta

Woody — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:09:24 +0000

The 2011 Moose Regatta will be held June 24-26 at Sandy Beach Park on Wabigoon Lake in Dryden, Ontario. Practice day Friday, with racing Saturday & Sunday. We are now part of the US Windsurfing National Race Tour so very excited about that news!

Even more excitement planned for this years event. More news to come in the next month so stay tuned!!

Good winds,

Woody – CAN757

2010 CMWA Canadian Windsurfing Championships

Woody — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:18:22 +0000

CANADIAN MASTERS MEN’S DIVISION ENDS IN CLOSE COMPETITION

Dryden – August 9th, 2010 – Although the wind was not always on the side of the competitors at the 2010 Canadian Masters CAN-AM Challenge, the almost three-thousand spectators sure enjoyed the weather! Sixty-five (65) competitors from across Canada and the USA participated in the successfully run three-day event held at Sandy Beach Recreational Park in Dryden, ON. Nine (9) of fifteen (15) races were held over the course of the weekend with good representation from silver, gold and junior fleets.

Overall men’s Masters Champion was Andy Gratton USA3 from Fond du Lac, WI was tied overall in points with Nick Cox CAN32 from Ottawa, but was edged out by earning more first place finishes over the course of the competition. Andree Gauthier CAN83 from Toronto won the women’s Master Championship with a total of 213 points. Daniel Muller CAN87 from Thunder Bay was the overall winner in the Junior fleet.

Other notables were local sailors Darren Kennedy CAN19 from Dryden who raced to earn a 2nd place finish in the Apprentice Masters category and landed up in 10th overall in the men’s competition. Margot Woodworth GER17, also residing in Dryden, topped the women’s Silver fleet.

Congratulations’ goes out to TEAM USA who won the CAN-AM competition by a mere 16 points using a high point scoring system. TEAM USA 1,070 points versus TEAM CAN 1,054 points.

“All of the competitors were very impressed with Dryden as a host community, the infrastructure improvements at the beach and the portable equipment at the venue contributed to the overall success of this national event. Dryden should be extremely proud of how it was able to coordinate its volunteers, sponsors and City departments”, stated Brad Woodworth, a.k.a Woody.

Race Information

Woody — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:29:05 +0000

Here you’ll find the 2010 CMWA Championship Pre-Registration Form. Get your fee in early to save money, and to help our organizing committee prepare for your stay while here with us.

Click Here For Pre-Registration Form

Good winds!

Woody – CAN757

2009 Moose Regatta in the news

Woody — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:21:03 +0000

2009 Windsurf Regatta

A story run in our local newspaper about The 6th Annual Moose Regatta.
Click HERE
Enjoy!

The Moose Regatta 2008!

Woody — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:45:19 +0000

Start of one of Sunday’s races (picture courtesy of Chris Marchand)

Lisa Kremer coming into the first jibe buoy

Sunday morning skippers meeting

Kids race participants with their medals!

All the first place winners!

I love this picture from my bro Al. Sails from the windward mark to second jibe buoy.

Well we’ve just caught our breath from a busy month preparing and finishing up our annual windsurfing regatta “The Moose Regatta”. The regatta got its name from our annual summer festival the city puts on called Moosefest. 25 competitors battled it out over two days completing 8 races. This year was our 5th annual, and what a weekend it was starting with our Friday night welcoming party at the Riverview Lodge. The Lodge atmosphere is a great place to chill. We all shared laughs, stories and caught up with friends. Day 1 racing was forecasted as rainy and WINDY, and the forecast held true with side-off winds in the 18-27 knot range. It took us over 2hrs to set the committee boat (our sailboat) and set the course. Mike Fox and I did this all while in the rain and battering waves. I was pooped and drenched even before the racing started. With the late start, we had lunch before hitting the water for the day. Now from shore, the water looked nice and flat with strong gusts moving across the surface, but out on the water (when we set the course) it was a totally different look and feel. I told everyone during the skipper’s meeting, “whatever you’re thinking of rigging, make it 1.5m smaller”. So silly me, I take out my 9.5m sail and get smashed in the gusts…talk about not following my own advice! After 3 races we quit for the day to go dry off and get ready for our supper at the Pizzeria Italia Saturday night. Sunday morning saw bright blue sunny skies with straight offshore winds (very unusual for June) and an eager crew to get some racing in. We started the day with our ‘race around the islands’ where I scored a bullet on my trusty ol’ Superlite and 9.5m sail beating out Steve Johnson from Minneapolis area by just a few seconds. We had a great race together and changed positions a few times. (Note here: my superlite is 2-0 on the island race as Paul used it last year and won! haha). After the island race we got off 4 course races before stopping to get everyone to awards on time.
Much gratitude goes to those who made the trip to Dryden, even with the uncertain forecast. It shows that the Moose Regatta is much more than just racing. It’s about good friends, new and old, sharing good times together.
Full results here: Moose Regatta 2008
Picture Album in the works!
Stay Cool…