The day before Wired.
Classic Nitinat 4.5/5.0. conditions
The
beach was a tangle of rigs.
Clear
sailing upwind.
A
magnificent Nitinat day. Sunny warm and windy..
Looking upwind from the campsite.
Fog
bank rolling in at dusk.
The
campground was full long before the event started.
Always
room for one more though.
Wired
- Friday July 27th
Day
1 brought overcast skies and 10 - 15 knots of wind.
All
of the sails were stacked up with care, hoping that
wind
soon would be there
Registration
Kiter
out early.
I
wonder if 11 metres is going to be big enough? Rob Mulder
getting ready.
Bruce
Peterson and Ron Mulder heading out for the first race in a brisk 5 knots
of wind.
Start
of the first open class race.
Eventual
race winner Sam Ireland in the lead.
Upwind
into the fog.
The
Starboard lineup.
Day
2 - Saturday July 28th
Skippers
meeting.
Jockeying
for position at the start of the first race.
Race
announcer Diane.
Racing
into the mist.
Barbecue
preparation: the roast beast on the spit.
Baked
Potats.
The
Nitinat Windsurfing Society AGM in progress.
Chef Larry carving the joint.
Sunday
July 29th - No Wind
Crowd
gathered for the awards presentation and the draw
Gortex
Convention.
Open division winners. From left to right: 2nd Place, Bruce Peterson, 1st Place Sam Ireland, Third Place Dale Cook.
Amateur Division Winners: From left to Right 1st 2nd 3rd Richard Dustan.
Recreation
Division Winners. From left to right 1st Place Ron Swart, 2nd Place
Wayne Mayes, Annita Swart, David Beswick.
Sponsor Declan Sacre from Trident Performance Sports with grand prize winner Heather.
See
You
Next
Year!
Making
off with the loot.