You didn't sign off with your old handle "Breakwind"?

Currently the Windsurfing Victoria website is being reviewed for updates and improvements. If you have not been sent the updated form please continue to you use the current form as found on the Windsurfing Victoria website and change the year to 2010-2011. The new form should be online by the end of the week.

As the new president of Windsurfing Victoria I plan to keep up the communication as much as possible. In addition, if there is anyone who would like pass on any comments, suggestions; anything that could help Windsurfing Victoria, please feel free to contact myself or any of the other Windsurfing Victoria committee members.

Hope to see you on the beach.

Best Regards,

Stephen Coward

President
Windsurfing Victoria Inc
Mobile: 0450426770
Email: AUS770@hotmail.com
Web: www.wv.org.au

WindRider said...

Currently the Windsurfing Victoria website is being reviewed for updates and improvements. If you have not been sent the updated form please continue to you use the current form as found on the Windsurfing Victoria website and change the year to 2010-2011. The new form should be online by the end of the week.

As the new president of Windsurfing Victoria I plan to keep up the communication as much as possible. In addition, if there is anyone who would like pass on any comments, suggestions; anything that could help Windsurfing Victoria, please feel free to contact myself or any of the other Windsurfing Victoria committee members.

Hope to see you on the beach.

Best Regards,

Stephen Coward

President
Windsurfing Victoria Inc
Mobile: 0450426770
Email: AUS770@hotmail.com
Web: www.wv.org.au

Not to go too far off topic - but I have an idea I think would be a great way to promote windsurfing in Melbourne - how about a bunch of dudes windsurfing in the Yarra near Crown / Aquarium during lunch time with some promo flyers etc? Big boards so you don't have to get wet.......and sick....

It maybe the lack of sleep and coffee talking, but was thinking of this last summer... and how goodah exposure it would be for the sport....

WindRider said...

Currently the Windsurfing Victoria website is being reviewed for updates and improvements. If you have not been sent the updated form please continue to you use the current form as found on the Windsurfing Victoria website and change the year to 2010-2011. The new form should be online by the end of the week.

As the new president of Windsurfing Victoria I plan to keep up the communication as much as possible. In addition, if there is anyone who would like pass on any comments, suggestions; anything that could help Windsurfing Victoria, please feel free to contact myself or any of the other Windsurfing Victoria committee members.

Hope to see you on the beach.

Best Regards,

Stephen Coward

President
Windsurfing Victoria Inc
Mobile: 0450426770
Email: AUS770@hotmail.com
Web: www.wv.org.au

I'm thinking we need more events for all types and calibers of sailers to get in on. There is just not enough stuff on to keep up the interest through the year.

There should be races and comps on every second weekend in summer, and perhaps once a month through winter.

club vs. club and team events etc...

Also some publicity events like K-Dog suggested, ramps, jumps, kids getting in on it, the whole lot. There needs to be more free open events an come and try days like the IWC had down inverloch.

I also think that we should lobby parks vic to make Albert park lake open to windsurfers, especially for special events.

jermaldan said...
Also some publicity events like K-Dog suggested, ramps, jumps, kids getting in on it, the whole lot. There needs to be more free open events an come and try days like the IWC had down inverloch.

I also think that we should lobby parks vic to make Albert park lake open to windsurfers, especially for special events.

good ideas (ramps and all that jazz) - I also think Albert Park in a good wind would be a great place to show case Windsurfing - I recon its big enough.

I can't understand why the "hot girls " aren't flocking to the sport now. After all look at all the middle aged men in Lycra and neoprene to attract them, why isn't there a stampede??

I think you have hit the nail on the head Jez - most of the peeps on here probably started due to school workshops in the 80's......

Invite Tatiana Howard and Friends of the Butterfly Effect to tour Melbourne,

If you got Tatiana giving free Windsurfing Lessons or doing a Butterfly Effect event at St Kilda it would be sure to draw a crowd!

I'll let the pictures do the talking...

mauisurfreport.blogspot.com/2009/04/butterfly-effect-downwind.html

jaminjones.blogspot.com/2010/04/2010-butterfly-effect-maui-style.html

http://www.tatianahoward.com/blog/

being a Geelong boy how about windsurfing having some type of presence at Scandia week yacht races. Lots of events on foreshore and I sure if some events or demonstrations were planned you would have quite a large audience....

Hey Red

I always think that our western brothers miss out that is why Inverloch jump at the opportunity to get together. Your idea about the Scandia week yacht races has some merit. Who organises it? When is it on? Drag races between dry bum sailors and us boys may be fun.

seahorse said...

Bonominator said...

K Dog said...

WindRider said...

Currently the Windsurfing Victoria website is being reviewed for updates and improvements. If you have not been sent the updated form please continue to you use the current form as found on the Windsurfing Victoria website and change the year to 2010-2011. The new form should be online by the end of the week.

As the new president of Windsurfing Victoria I plan to keep up the communication as much as possible. In addition, if there is anyone who would like pass on any comments, suggestions; anything that could help Windsurfing Victoria, please feel free to contact myself or any of the other Windsurfing Victoria committee members.

Hope to see you on the beach.

Best Regards,

Stephen Coward

President
Windsurfing Victoria Inc
Mobile: 0450426770
Email: AUS770@hotmail.com
Web: www.wv.org.au

Not to go too far off topic - but I have an idea I think would be a great way to promote windsurfing in Melbourne - how about a bunch of dudes windsurfing in the Yarra near Crown / Aquarium during lunch time with some promo flyers etc? Big boards so you don't have to get wet.......and sick....

It maybe the lack of sleep and coffee talking, but was thinking of this last summer... and how goodah exposure it would be for the sport....

Perhaps Docklands is better. More space and wind. Backdrop just as good.

I reckon Docklands with big boards would be interesting. Best thing about docklands is the companies that are setup around that bit of water. I did corporate dragon boating there a while back - wind would be pretty tricky to negotiate with all those structures around. You could have NAB and 7 as sponsors - even get coverage on Sunrise or something like that... Probably summer only as with all the gusts and shifty winds it would be tricky sailing. As a city bound worker I'd happily have a 2 hour lunch break and do some cruising up the Yarra / whatever. Something different thats for sure...

I seconds that!

Ref: The Audi Victoria Week (what was Skandia Week). They have stuff at the Docklands and in Geelong. The event is run by Rhumbline marketing www.rhumblinemarketing.com.au.

I was in Geelong last night discussing the 2011 and 2012 events and have several key contacts with this event. PM me if you need them.

Docklands starting to sound good. Agree with the points about corporates in the area - potentual sponsors / watchers....

Hi Stephen, I hope the wrist is healing up well.

A question/suggestion on WV membership - I'd be keen to see a system as with other memberships (eg ambulance victoria) whereby it can renew automatically on an annual basis via a credit card debit.

If that isn't possible, can I just transfer the $ by internet banking? Do I need to fill out another form? I don't even have a cheque book anymore as they are so last century.

Cheers,
Peter

Peter,

The wrist is now out of the brace and has 3 more weeks of strength building before I can sail. I went down to Bono today to catch up with some of the crew and I made it down to Rye last Saturday too. I should be back out sailing about 7th Aug. Hope you got sail today, before the rain came in.

With regards to the membership. The Windsurfing Victoria forms need to be filled out for sailor registration and for insurance purposes. The forms also has the Windsurfing Victoria banks details for online banking (i.e. EFT).
http://wv.org.au/images/stories/WV_Mship_form_10_11.doc

One of our first upgrades to the Windsurfing Victoria website is to include PayPal for membership and other type of payments (e.g. movie nights).


Best Regards,
Stephen Coward
(aka WindRider or PrydeMan)

President
Windsurfing Victoria Inc
Mobile: 0450426770
Twitter: AUS770
Email: AUS770@hotmail.com
Web: www.wv.org.au