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New Jersey Windsurfing and Watersports Association Newsletter 1 New Jersey Windsurfing and Watersports Association Newsletter Vol. 5, Issue 4. Winter 2013/2014 Vintage windsurfing: Jack Bushko, Brant Beach, circa 1990 5. Other Matters Please help protect ocean access Editing and Layout: at Kanaha Beach Alasdair Gilfillan 6. 2014 NJWWA Calendar Contributors: Mark Benson, Alasdair and Corinne Gilfillan, Tom Latham, Brian Rauch, 6. High School Volunteer opportunities William Tuthill 6. On the Water Photographs and Videos: Jack Bushko, Alasdair Gilfillan, 7. Winter Iceboarding Corinne Gilfillan, Galina Fishman, by Tom Latham Tom Latham, Eileen Pfaffman, Jimmy Rivera, William Tuthill 8. Ice and Snow Sailing by William Tuthill 9. Members Page Contents: “How Supporting My Local Shop Saved My Butt” by Brain Rauch Page Article 11. Information source for NJWWA 2. From the Editor members #2 by Alasdair Gilfillan 3. From the President 12. Special Feature 3. 2014 NJWWA Schedule of Events Windsurfing Comic By Tom Latham 3. ABK Clinics 2014 13. Disclaimer, Past and Future Issues 4. Club News 5th Annual Gala Review 14. Sponsors by Tom Latham 2 From the Editor 2013 Sandy Hook Fun Fest ii. To help cover the cost of maintaining our web page: Our Webpage (http://windsurfnj.org/) is the major conduit for 2014 is somewhat of a milestone for NJWWA as this th providing membership and other interested parties with summer will mark the 5 year anniversary of the club. The information on club activities, upcoming events, directions to club was initially formed to help protect one of our local sailing sites and other helpful information. The cost of sailing sites but rapidly evolved with the more expansive maintaining the NJWWA webpage is entirely supported by aims to promote the sport of Windsurfing & other non- membership dues motorized watersports such as Kayaking, and Stand Up Paddling through demos, clinics, publically announced events, sponsored lessons, and by encouraging kids into the iii. To help support annual social events. sports. NJWWA also continues to be an advocacy group for Each year in the fall, we hold our annual Gala. In 2014 we safeguarding access to local and national sailing sites and are also planning to hold a “Season Opener Event”. Again, for promoting volunteerism for the preservation and the annual subscriptions help to cover the cost of renting the maintenance of these sites. venue(s) and for coverage of hidden costs (e.g. insurance) required for these social events. Bill D. and Jeff at the First NJWWA Funfest, LBI, 2009 Brian, Ken and Jeff at 2013 NJWWA Gala 2013 These activities are largely supported though membership subscriptions and the generous support of our sponsors (see Other benefits of membership include: page 14: remember, please support our sponsors). Specifically these funds go towards: 1. Up to 20% discount on gear from local windsurfing shops (Island Surf and Sail on LBI (http://www.iwindsurf.com/), and i. Supporting for our annual FunFests: Extreme Windsurfing at Lakes Bay One of the major ways our club provides an introduction to (http://www.extremewindsurfing.com/)) and all club activities windsurfing and other watersports is through our annual including Fun fests and the annual Gala Funfest. Although these are largely run through the efforts of 3. $5.00 of US Windsurfing membership volunteers, due to a number of hidden costs (particularly the 4. Quarterly newsletter describing club activities, information insurance coverage required at the various sailing sites about the current status of sailing sites, and other articles of where these events are held), the entrance fees for events general interest to our membership. need to be supplemented by additional NJWWA funding to 5. Email blasts about upcoming events and matters of cover costs. interest. 3 So please remember to renew you annual membership and encourage your windsurfing/watersports buddies, not yet members, to join our club. From the President 2014 NJWWA Schedule of Events by Tom Latham Sunday Feb 9 (tentative): Iceboarding Demo Day, location TBD. April (TBD): Annual Green Up Clean Up day, Various shore points. Sunday May 10: NJWWA Spring into Windsurfing Season Opener, windsurfing on Barnegat bay, followed by dinner @ local establishment. Sunday June 8: NJWWA Fun Fest @ Seaside Park, 10am-4pm. 14th Ave Winter 2013 Pier. The arrival of winter limits the average person’s time on the water. With this in mind, there has been a suggestion to take Sunday July 13: NJWWA Fun Fest @ advantage of water in its solid form by coordinating a Bayview Park, Brant Beach, LBI, NJ, skiing/snowboarding trip. Now I realize that we are the New Jersey Windsurfing & Watersports Association, but is it a 10am-4pm. stretch to include skiing or snowboarding (surfing) down a mountain into our realm? By definition, a water sport in its frozen state can certainly include skiing and snowboarding. Sunday August 3: NJWWA Fun Fest @ We have promoted iceboarding/ freeskating events in the Lakes Bay/Atlantic City, Extreme past. (Check any of our winter & spring newsletters) Complimentary winter sports also include the kite-wing and Windsurfing/Comfort Inn & Suites, ice-kiting. There are even cross-over sponsors like Island 10am–4pm. Surf & Sail, and DaKine that represent both snowboarding and windsurfing. Sunday September 14 (tentative): What is our reach limited to? A frozen lake to sail on? A NJWWA Fun Fest @ Sandy Hook, Lot mountain blanketed with snow? Is hockey and curling considered water sports? What about figure skating, C, 10am-4pm. sledding, and tobogganing? We are not specifically the New Jersey Windsurfing & Soft Watersports Association. (NJWSWA?) October (TBD): Year End NJWWA GALA Can a snowboarding windsurfer peacefully co-exist with a skiing windsurfer? Can a snowboarding windsurfer share a chairlift with a snowboarding kiteboarder? Better yet, can a windsurfer who likes to SUP and iceboard, ski alongside a ABK Clinics 2014: snowboarding kiteboarder who’s an Olympic curler? Just one thing I need to know- does starboard still have See: right-of-way? http://abkboardsports.com/camps/schedule We’re still toying with the idea as we go to press, so stay tuned to your inbox. The Caribbean sounds good right about now… 4 Club News 5th Annual Gala Review by Tom Latham photos: A. Gilfillan and G. Rivera Bill D. and Jim enjoying the evening’s festivities Tom with daughter Ally The hoisting of the NJWWA flag on the yardarm officially marked the start of the year-end gala at the Brant Beach Yacht Club. With the entrée's delivered by Zano's Italian Market, and pot luck appetizers and desserts, it was a spread fit for a king. Mik, Jacek and Marah enjoying the evening air at the gala The band donned their new hats and began rocking the house with classics from: Poison, The Decemberists, The Ramones, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Neil Young, and many more. The original Toe Jams- Brian Rauch, and Jeff & Barb Bauer- has evolved to include Ken Hoff, MJ Gibbons (Mrs. Rauch), and Brad Miley, and is now calling themselves "More Downhaul". Kay, Jaroslav, Eileen P, Bob P, and Caroline enjoying the spread The new NJWWA calendar was showcased, as Brian Rauch entertained us with his rendition of Paul Smith's Jimmy Buffet routine. We soon found Jack, Barb and Olga practicing their belly dancing. Unfortunately, they all donned the appropriate hip belts as well. As many of us got to reminisce the year's events, Steve's son was intrigued with Big Jims presence. With the night still young, our esteemed president gave an inspiring speech for the masses, followed by our raffle of prizes. Both Island Surf & Sail, and Extreme Windsurfing loaded us up with assorted swag; from backpacks, to hats; neoprene to t-shirts; nd accessories to gift certificates. Complimentary WindSport “More Downhaul” with guest guitarist Brad (2 from L) magazines rounded out the mix. 5 Maybe next year, we'll get some cow bells. With a little coaxing, Thermal Bob stepped up to give us a full rendition of his "Thermal Blues" song. This really brought down the house and made everybody smile. “More Downhaul” drummer Barb in the zone The lights were dimmed as Olga Choulindina performed an awesome theatrical Ukrainian belly dance, complete in Thermal Bob and band perform “The Thermal Blues” costume with wings and colorful lighted balls swinging in the dark. Thank you to our sponsors: Terry & AnnMarie Deakyne, and Jack Bushko from Island Surf & Sail, the Brant Beach Yacht Club, Jim Karabasz from Extreme Windsurfing, Pete DeKay from WindSport Magazine. Special thanks to the More Downhaul band, and to all of our NJWWA volunteers and NJWWA board members who put in a lot of effort for this and many other events. The above, and other, photographs from the event can be found at: https://picasaweb.google.com/ancwsurf/NJWWAGala2013?a uthkey=Gv1sRgCPuYmJKNme6Vfw Other Matters Olga’s light show Please help protect ocean access at Audience members Eileen Hoff, Carl Buchbinder and guest, Kanaha Beach Bill DeStefano, and Tom & Ally Latham, joined the percussion with tambourines, and a variety of shakers. NJWWA member and fellow windsurfer Mark Benson has brought to our attention yet another issue regarding water access being threatened at a popular windsurfing and watersport site. This time it is at Kanaha Beach on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Following are the specifics reported by the Ocean Safety Alliance: “The State DOBOR (Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation, http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dobor/) of Hawaii is considering enforcing a 25 year old rule that would block the current access for most water users from over 3000 feet of Kanaha beach shoreline. The current level of access has been enjoyed by generations of surfers, windsurf, kayak, outrigger Backup musicians: Eileen H and the Buchbinders canoe, standup, fishermen, and divers.
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