Maybe your windsurfing skills are so finely honed that you can smoke anybody on the water.
Maybe you can’t jibe or tack, but can go in a straight line like a bat out of hell until you explode.
Maybe you’d just like to know how fast you can go.
So come see just how fast you are! On June 7th and 8th at Hecksher , during the East Coast Windsurfing Festival there will be a speed challenge (in addition to racing and the King of the East Freestyle Event.) The fastest windsurfers will be awarded trophies:
Men – Rocket Man Award
Women – Rockette Award
Youth – Missile Award
You know you want one of those awards. I want one. But I couldn’t beat Brewster in Hatteras…maybe he won’t come?
Mike Burns provides the details:
GPS units will be available for the entire weekend (donated by Ocean Air Sports.) When you think the time is right, strap one on, go sail, and show us the speed! Speeds will be recorded for each competitor by a dedicated official. Since the speed event isn't on a timeline, sailors entering other events will have an opportunity to show their speed during a break in competition. Be aware that the GPS devices are equipped with a mapping device, so we'll know if you broke the world speed record driving in your windsurfing mobile on the highway. (You laugh now, but we've already caught someone in Hatteras using the "drive on the highway" technique to win a prize a couple years ago.)
So leave your car in the parking lot, downhaul your sails and share your need for speed with one and all on June 7th and 8th at Hecksher State Park.
(To find Hecksher, or any of the dozens of windsurfing spots in our area, check out the Long Island Windsurfing Map.)
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