Congratulations from Ontario Sail to Andrée Gauthier - winner of the Kona Women’s World Championship last month in Clearwater Florida. More than 100 competitors from 15 countries gathered in Florida for five straight days of competition. Sailing consistently throughout the event to stay at the top of the women leaderboard, Andrée mentioned: “It’s a long regatta, and the conditions are super fun, but really hard too, so it’s important to limit your mistakes out there!”.

A shoutout goes to all the Canadian competitors that attended this event!

Full list of results can be found here: http://2018worlds.konaone.com/results/gold-fleet

Yes, it’s true. Any TWC member posting a speed on the speed ladder of 20, 25, 30+ knots will be awarded a trophy at the end of the season (although these are lifetime achievement awards, awarded only once for each speed level).

Moreover, there are FOUR ANNUAL SPEED TROPHIES awarded at the Annual Meeting:

• Fastest Member Speed at TWC Trophy
• Fastest Member Speed in Ontario (Christopher Hope TWC Ontario Speed Sailing Cup)
• Fastest Member Speed Outside Ontario Trophy
• Fastest Member Longboard Speed (with centreboard and over 330cm in length)

As yet, ONLY ONE SPEED HAS BEEN POSTED! This is your big chance to win some hardware, so GO FOR IT!

For information on some common GPS units that you can use to track your speed, where to buy them, and how to use them, see the article “SPEED SAILING AT TWC”. Just follow the instructions that you find there and send your blisteringly fast speeds to member Jeff MacIntosh.

C’mon TWC, Let’s get in the FAST LANE!

Photos from the 2018 Windsurf Mammoth Marathon are available on this link: https://flic.kr/s/aHskJqHFyE. Check out the excitement from this very successful event. 

A big thanks to all the racers, organizers and many volunteers, with congratulations to the many winners, especially all our young participants. 

Permission to download and share photos, taken by our outstanding photographer Øyvind Haga.

 Credit: Maia Zybaikina