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About Us
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Membership and Lessons
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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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Click here for Weather Forecast.
CLUB NEWS
Policy Letter to all TWC members - please click here for details
TWC policy
on Dogs, Parking, Garbage and Recycling)
"TWC TIPS 2008"
TWC TIPS launches another season of windsurfing tip clinics with Phil Soltysiak freestyle windsurfer. Phil is ranked #17 in the world of frestyle windsurfing.
Look for Phil Soltysiak in the orange TWC TIPS jacket on Saturday May 24th at 1pm at the Toronto Windsurfing Club. Phil will talk about freestyle equipment, how competitions work as well as doing an on land/water clinic. What he will teach will depend on the windconditions.
Click here to see phils latest training video.
This is open to all,members and non members alike.
Over the season we will have a number of "Pro friends of TWC" visiting, but this is primarily members helping members based training with tips of all kinds from rigging to lowwind/highwind strategies. The schedule for this will be posted at the bulletin board in the clubhouse and at our website. Check it regularly to see what's new. If you are an experienced windsurfer and can help with this, please contact twc_tips@torontowindsurf.com
2008 Kids Camp
July Kids Camp Full - Taking people for waiting list and possibly adding another week
July's kids camp is full. We will take people for wait list and if possible can look at offering another week of camp depending on wait list size and instructor availability. There are 3 spaces left for Aug. We will create a wait list in case some drop out or offer another week. For further details please contact Andree Gauthier by email at andree.gauthier@rogers.com.
We have an excellent day camp planned for children 12 years and older. Our CYA certified staff will teach your children windsurfing skills in a fun and safe environment. Whether you're new to windsurfing, improving your skills or going for that competitive edge, TWC will provide a positive atmosphere for learning. Check out our brochure
Kids Camp Brochure (pdf).
To register complete this form
Kids Camp Registration form (pdf).
For further details please contact Andree Gauthier by email at andree.gauthier@rogers.com.
Become a windsurfing Instructor
Click here for details of the CYA Windsurf Instructors course
Click here to register for the CYA Windsurf Instructors course
Toronto Windsurfing club is looking for volunteer windsurfing instructors
To find out how you can be reimbursed for the course by becoming a TWC Volunteer instructor, please contact Ivan Dimic for more information: idimic@rogers.com
Standard First Aid and CPR Level B course will be held at Toronto Windsurfing Club on May 26 & 27 & 29 from 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. For Recert it will be the first 2 evenings. Please contact Stephanie Todd for course costs and to register
surfit@sympatico.ca
Toronto Port Authority course will be held at Toronto Windsurfing Club on June 2 & 3 from 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. (confirmed) Please contact Tom Mae to register
juri1@rogers.com
Click Here for Pleasure craft operators online exam.
Avon
Hatteras, April 2008
Bill Quantock Windsurf reporting from Avon NC:
Avon_day1.pdf
Avon_day2.pdf
Avon_day3.pdf
Avon_day4.pdf
Avon_day5.pdf
Avon_day6.pdf
Avon_day 7 and 8.pdf
Avon_day9.pdf
Avon_day10.pdf
Avon_day11.pdf
Bill with the help of the IT types in the house, particularly Daniel, has uploaded some pictures from last week. Click Here to see them.
Click Here for week 2 Group picture.
Click Here for week 2 pictures.
TWC
Grounds and clubhouse annual spring clean up
Everyone Welcome.
Sunday April 20 in the morning or afternoon.
Bring a rake and rake for 30 minutes to an hour
or
Help spring clean the club house for 30 minutes to an hour
Your help will be greatly appreciated
CMWA
Clinics 2008
Spring Get Together & Clinic (May 23-25):
Info &
Registration Form
Women's Spring Clinic (June 13-15):
Info &
Registration Form
Fall Get Together (Sept. 19-21) & Women's Spring Clinic (Sept. 21):
Info & Registration FormFor additional information please contact
Stephanie Todd, CMWA Social Director, at:
surfit@sympatico.ca
or
visit the CMWA website at:
http://www.windsurf.ca
TWC online Membership Information and Application forms:
Membership Application Form
Membership Welcome Letter
Membership / Storage Information sheet
Please join us for 2008 Wednesday night racing
April 30th 6pm on the water at TWC.
Click here for more information.
Windsurfing Instructors required,
click here for details.
If you would like to try Ice windsurfing, come meet up with Janusz Butylkin. Ice_Windsurfing_March_2008a.pdf Janusz came in 4th at the WISSA
http://wissa.org/
World wide Ice windsurfing Championship held in Quebec recently. He will be Ice Windsurfing Keswick on Lake Simcoe at Cooks Bay Park near foot of Woodland Drive, Sunday March 23rd, 12 noon.
It's apprx 45 minutes from Toronto.
Look for Janusz's Big White van with the Windsurfing Canada Logo on it. Janusz will be Ice Windsurfing at this location every Sunday at 12 pm for the remainder of the season, depending on ice conditions. Please use the Lifejacket and Helmet that Janusz will loan you for the demo and remember to check out the Ice conditions carefully to ensure it is safe, before venturing out onto the ice.
If you need a lift to Keswick, would like to help with Demo or to get on the Ice windsurfing information list, please send an email with your name and phone number directly to
Ice Windsurfing Info
and someone will try to get you a lift and forward future Ice windsurfing event info to you.
If have any questions, please contact Janusz Butylkin for more information: janusz.butylkin@sympatico.ca
416-562-1598.
Click here for map to Ice Windsurfing on Sundays till end of Season.
Check out Phil Soltysiaks latest freestyle video clips, Click Here.
Stay Tuned for Phils upcomeing Freestyle clinic at TWC this spring!
NOTICE OF RACE (NoR)
28th ICE & SNOW SAILING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
11 to 16th, February, 2008
Val-Brillant, Québec, Canada
http://wissa.org/
Ice Windsurfing Lake Scugog Sunday Feb. 24 11am Details TBA Scugog Press Release for past Ice windsurfing demo
Come and try out this exciting winter windsurfing. Details TBA as we get closer.
To get on the Ice windsurfing mailing list please send an email with your name and phone number directly to
Ice Windsurfing Info
and someone will forward future Ice windsurfing event info to you.
Lake Scugog Map
"Ice Windsurfer Plans"
Click here for Ice-Windsurfer Plans.
If have any questions regarding these plans please contact Janusz Butylkin for information (details on blades and brackets will be posted shortly): janusz.butylkin@sympatico.ca 416-562-1598 Janusz is an avid ice windsurfer and member of the Polish Ice Windsurfing team.
Watch Phil Soltysiak teach Rick Mercer to Windsurf at
http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport/#630326555
Just click the forward button till you come to the Toronto Boatshow sign and play from there
Phil is currently ranked 17th in the World in Freestyle Windsurfing
http://www.philipsoltysiak.com/
Here's a link to a great racing blog that's got a lot of really good info about racing that's useful to beginners and local club 'pros' alike. http://www.carbonsugar.com/
2008 RS:X World Championship Results and pics from Takapuna Boating Club, North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand
http://www.sail-world.com/2008TakapunaWorlds/index.cfm?eid=990
http://www.rsxclass.com/worlds2008.html?nid=0
Womens Overall Standing
http://207.5.94.245/rsxworlds/ranking_completejsp_competition_id=RSX08_W.htm
Mens Overall Standing
http://207.5.94.245/rsxworlds/ranking_completejsp_competition_id=RSX08.htm
Check out the New Australian Longboard windsurfing site at http://www.lbws.com.au/lb07/
Off Season Sailing
Those not afraid of the cold maybe still sailing. Please dress according to the weather and practice safe sailing habits including sailing with a buddy in these offseason conditions. There are good safety tips found at
Offseason Windsurfing Safety Tips.
"Student windsurf hydrofoil project seeks donated windurfer"
Project Levarius is a group of 5 students in mechanical engineering at the
University of Sherbrooke (Québec) working on a 2 years project. We have to
design and build a windsurf hydrofoil that will be different of those on the
market right now.
We are actually beginning this project and we are still working on choosing the
right concept. As I told you, we are looking for a windsurf with a tuttle box, (apprx. 120 litres)
new or used, that will be used for our prototype. We will design and shape the
hydrofoil (s) and the foil(s) box (es) but will not work on the other equipment
parts.
Since our project will end in december 2008, we will have to test our prototype
in the month of october or november. We are still looking for a test rider for
those tests.
Our website is underconstruction and is actually blank, but you will soon find
something at
www.gme.usherbrooke.ca/levarius.
with more informations on the
project, the team, the objectives, the calendar and the possibilities of
sponsoring us.
Thank you for your interest in our project and we wish you a good day!
Marc M.Pelletier
My cell phone : 819-345-6177
levarius@mecano.gme.usherbrooke.ca
TWC_Newsletter_2007_Fall (pdf)
ALL STORAGE INQUIRES TO BE ADDRESSED TO Jerry Caplan at
Jerry@twsc.ca
This past year we ran a new program "TIPS" (Training to Improve Performance in Sailing).
This is members helping members based training with tips of all kinds from rigging to lowwind/highwind strategies. The schedule for this will be posted at the bulletin board in the clubhouse and at our website. Check TWC "TIPS" webpage regularly to see what's new, what tips are being given, and on what dates.
TWC "TIPS"
If you are an experienced windsurfer and would like to help with this, please contact
twc_tips@torontowindsurf.com.
Jim Drake sets foot on first "windsurfer" 22nd May 1967. Exocet Newspaper.
40 Years of Windsurfing (pdf)
Jim Drake (pdf)
Hoyle Schweitzer (pdf)
Hybrids (pdf)
Igor's (our TWC Board Repair Expert) number has changed from (416) 528-0223 to a new number (647) 239-0003 igor.renkas@hotmail.com.
Thanks to the many volunteers who have helped this past season.
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