Submitted by webguy on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:02
Is it just me or are the weeds really bad this year?
Another kind missive in our mailbag:
Dear wsatl.org,
With all the tempest in a teacup of windsurfing being dropped from the Olympics to make way for more synchronized divers, there's been an undercurrent of hostility expressed towards the kiting community.
Maybe the last three windsurfers in the world should lighten up before Medicare no longer covers your meds.
Peace on, bro.
Dear Sir Lipton,
Submitted by webguy on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 11:47
Even as most of us have even put the shorties away for the season, in other places, neoprene is still de rigeuer. Via Hot Sails Maui blog, we found this post about the crew in Skåne (Scania) in Sweden. Happily, google will provide you with the English translation.
The Master Plan Give it a moment and google should autotranslate.
I imagine the water is quite, shall we say, brisk but that doesn't seem to dissuade anyone.
Submitted by webguy on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 15:57
No. You are unlikely ever to be this famous.
Local guy Ryan Roberts and iWindsurf.com are looking for hi-rez pics for a print ad. Ryan thought this might be a good opportunity for Atlanta to show off its better side. See this forum post for details.
Submitted by webguy on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 08:19
What an Olympic event should look like - athletes from all nations.
Update: Windsurfing is back in. Sailword article
Forum Discussion (Thanks to Chris Voith for update)
For those of you who missed Chris Voith's forum post last week, the ISAF has voted to eliminate windsurfing as an Olympic sport in 2016. While kiting has been added, this should not be seen as an us vs. them issue as both board sports are among the most (if not THE most) technically advanced, athletic, popular and economically accessible sailing sports in the world. Ideally, both sports should represent sailing as an Olympic event as they both embody the ideal characteristics of Olympic competition.
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