Britt
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 Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject: Team USA junior newsletter |
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Junior Windsurfing Racing News
US Windsurfing Junior National Team: Team USA
Early in 2008, Charles Ivy handed off the reins to Team USA to Britt
Viehman. After meeting kids at the East Coast Junior Windsurfing
Championships in Martha’s Vineyard and then at Bruce Peterson’s
Formula Training camp in the Gorge, we are putting together a great
list of events, training camps, regattas and fundraising ideas. There
is a junior e-newsletter for everyone to stay in the loop,  as well.
Please sign up at for the junior newsletter at http://www.uswindsurfing.org/juniors_main.php.
Here are the past issues of the junior newsletter. The Nov. edition
will be out soon.
July:
http://campaign-archive.com/?u=2ee19571c05aa6c655efaaf7c&id=68bdc68ae2
Sept:
http://campaign-archive.com/?u=2ee19571c05aa6c655efaaf7c&id=d136d7eae0
Oct:
http://campaign-archive.com/?u=2ee19571c05aa6c655efaaf7c&id=0e281d099b
Right now, Team USA is concentrating on racing and it is supporting,
Techno 293, RSX, Kona, Formula and FE. The goal is to promote junior
windsurfing and course racing in particular. Wavesailing and freestyle
will be added as the demand increases for those disciplines.
The Junior Calendar of Events:
Jan 17-19 Alex Caviglia Cup, Miami, FL Formula, Kona
Jan 24-28 Olympic Classes Regatta, MiamiFL RS:X
Feb 27-Mar 1 Mid Winters, Merritt Island, FL Formula, Kona
July 9-18 ISAF Youth World Championships Buzios, Brazil RS:X
July 17-19 Western Canadian Windsurfing Championships, Nitinaht,
CA
July 23-26 USWA National Champs, Hood River OR Formula, Techno
293
July 29-31 Techno 293 North American Championships, St. Francis YC
San Francisco
Aug 4-6 East Coast Junior Windsurf Champs, Chatham YC MA,
Techno 293
Thanks to the efforts of US Windsurfing, US Sailing’s Windsurfing Task
Force, Team USA is gathering momentum and is being seen at events all
over the US events and will be seen at international regattas as well.
If you are under 10-18, there are some great oppurtunities for you,
please join us for some great windsurfing.
Regarding the ISAF Worlds, there is one male and one female that are
going and the selection is made by resume. Please contact Britt or
Karen.
For more information on Team USA, please contact Britt Viehman
britt@nbwindsurfing.com or Karen Marriott at Karen@larsonsport.com |
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