New Jersey Windsurfing &
Watersports Association
NJWWA Fun Fest at Seaside Park
June 5, 2011 - Seaside Park, NJ - Although the weather forecast called for cloudy skies and afternoon thunderstorms, attendance to the NJWWA's first event held in Seaside was still respectable with over twenty windsurfers. As the NJWWA membership trickled into the 14th Avenue lot, they were welcomed to both the SE 10mph breeze and the waived beach badge fee for participants. The first group of beginners arrived as Tom and Luke finished rigging the teaching equipment. After a brief introduction in wind dynamics, the students made their way through basic land-simulator instruction. After which, the volunteer instructors reinforced this new found knowledge as they accompanied them on the water for some sailing in the shallows just off the beach.
Our novice clinic found a couple of our seasoned veterans mentoring some of our up & coming members, covering sail tuning, harness line placement, pivot jibes, waterstarting, and more. Many of the participants also gave stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) a try throughout the day.
Just after noon, a nice lunch of subs & pizza from Nino's was served. Soon after, with everybody on land, the skippers meeting attracted some additional novice racers with the promise of an easy, laid-back race course. This venue offered the added benefit of having the race committee and accompanying spectators, perched at the end of the pier close to all the racing action and finishline. The pier in effect acted as a large committee boat and grandstand! All Fun Fest racers will be entered into a July 17 Fun Fest drawing to win a 1 year subscription to iWindsurf.
| Seaside Park Fun Race Results - 6/5/11 | ||||||||
| Name | Sail# | Race1 | Race2 | Race3 | Race4 | Race5 | Top4 | Place |
| Guy Juliano | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Wallace DaPron | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 2 |
| Tom Latham | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 9 | 3 |
| William Steber | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 14 | 4 |
| Luke Rasiej | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 14 | 5 |
| Jeff Bauer | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 15 | 6 |
| Russ Sehnert | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 7 |
| Bill DeStefano | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 8 | ||
| Lori | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Barbara Bauer | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Eileen Pfafmann | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||
The 14th ave Seaside Park launch is perfect for windsurfers, with a hundred yard area of shallow water within the cove, and 4 - 6 ' of water throughout the Barnegat bay.
Pre-register for our Flip Flop & Fly Race Series to receive email alerts for our next WINDY weekend race at http://www.windsurfnj.org/racing/racing.htm
UPDATE: One of the benefits of being a New Jersey Windsurfing & Watersports Association member and/or participating at one of our events, is eligibility to win valuable sponsor giveaways. We recently held a drawing at our last Fun Fest, which included the names of all windsurfing racers from three Fun Fests; Seaside Park, Bayview Park, and Lakes Bay. Congratulations to Corinne Gilfillan and Michael Larkin on winning one-year subscriptions to iWindsurf.com. Congratulations to Wallace DaPron on winning a one-year subscription to WindSport Magazine. These are such a great prizes for windsurfers to win. I hope it will inspire them to get out on the water more.
Photos courtesy Jimmy Rivera
