Summary This Years Sessions
9/27/07 Report from Bub Budworth: "The Youth program had in excess of 200 kids who took advantage of our free gear for sailing at the Hook.
Sail days were Tues., Wed. & Thurs from about 4:00 to 6:00 for a duration of about 8 weeks.
We had lots of parental type volunteers to help Tim Myers with the program."
Program Details for 2007
Nothing beats time-on-the water for honing your windsurfng skills! CGWA is excited to extend our drop-in evening practices session to three nites a week this summer! As in the past, these sessions provide a safe, fun, supervised environment where youth can develop their windsurfing skills and mix it up with other young rippers.
Who? Any youth, 10 years or older, who have prior windsurfing experience (i.e. have completed a
beginning level class with a local shop or with the Hood River Parks and Recreation Community Windsurfing
Program). Participants should be familiar with
safety rules and self-rescue and should be able to beach start, uphaul, and
sail out and return to the same place.
What? Free drop-in practice. These are supervised sailing sessions for kids who have previous windsurfing experience. We provide the gear and supervision; however, no formal instruction is included.
Where? The Hook at the west end of the Hood River waterfront. Dikes surround this area and much of it is shallow enough to stand. It's a great place to practice and develop skills!
When? 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm every Tuesday through Thursday night from June 26th - August 16th, 2007
What do I bring? Not much - sails, boards, wetsuits, harnesses, helmets, and booties are all provided by our sponsors we have a whole shed of great, new equipment, all rigged and ready to rip. You just need to bring water, a towel, and a dry set of clothes.
Sponsors: Ezzy, Sailworks, Naish Sails, Storm Warning/World Sails, Hi-Fly, DAKINE, Chinook, Big Winds, Port of Hood River. Thank you sponsors!
