CCWA 2009 Event Calendar
May 30, 2009 - CCWA Party in Riviera
CCWA members Richie and Teres Newton have expressed interest in
hosting a club party at their house on the Laguna Madre near
Baffin Bay.
READ ABOUT THEIR JUNE
2007 PARTY
June 2009 - CCWA Crawfish Party
Tentative event - details coming. Idea is to have a party at CCWA
Commodore Chip Ducrest's condo on Ocean Drive. Stay tuned.
June 6 2009 - Gulf Coast Championship
The Seabrook Sailing Club will host this windsurfing event on
Galveston Bay south of Houston.
SEABROOK SAILING CLUB WEBSITE
July 4, 2009 - Carrie & Pete's North
Beach Party
Come windsurf on North Beach (fly kites or throw Frisbees if it's
not windy), then BBQ and party at Carrie & Pete's one block from
the water. Stay til the fireworks start at dark, as North Beach
provides an excellent view with the city skyline as a backdrop.
The Fourth will be Carrie's 48th birthday too (no presents
necessary). What a great year to celebrate America!
July 4, 2009 - Worldwinds Annual Party
Worldwinds Windsurfing, a windsurfing instructional and rental
facility located at Bird Island Basin on Laguna Madre in Padre
Island National Seashore, hosts an annual Fourth of July party.
WORLDWINDS WEBSITE
September 26, 2009 - Discover
Windsurfing Day
The CCWA will be hosting the 4th annual Discover Windsurfing Day
at Bird Island Basin on Sept 26. Join the CCWA in celebrating the
93rd anniversary of the National Park Service (National Public
Lands Day) and help 60-100 newbies get stoked on our great sport
of windsurfing. Worldwinds Windsurfing will be donating equipment
and some of the instructors for the event, while CCWA members
will also be involved. Padre Island National Seashore has waived
the $10 entry fee to the park for this anniversary day so
everyone gets in free.
WORLDWINDS
WEBSITE
2008 DWD ARTICLE
2007 DWD
GALLERY PHOTOS
October 31 2009 - Canal Crawl with
Halloween theme
Contact: Mike Murphy
December 12 2009 - CCWA Christmas Party
At Bay Yacht Club.
CCWA PAST
EVENTS
December 5, 2008 - Christmas Party & Membership Raffle
2009 CCWA Board of Directors
Kyle Krebs, left, Trina Haley and Chip Ducrest, pose at the 2008
Christmas Party holding products from some of CCWA sponsors,
Cliff Bar and Chinook.
CCWA combined its annual Christmas Party with a Membership Drive
Raffle on Dec 5 at the Bay Yacht Club in the Corpus Christi
Marina. A full turkey dinner was provided, and members brought
appetizers and desserts. Everyone who had paid their 2009
membership dues of $20 was entered in the raffle. Prizes
included:
2008 4.7 wave sail from Ezzy Sails
· Harness from DaKine
· Accessories from Chinook
· prizes from local shops and restaurants including
Worldwinds and
Tire & Lube Express
Free Cliff Bars were also on hand for all members to try and take
home. New board members were also elected at the party. The CCWA
Board of Directors for 2009 includes
Chip DuCrest as commodore, Kyle Krebs as vice commodore and Trina
Haley as Treasurer/Secretary. Thanks go to Joe Lynch, Tamay
Tipton and Richie Newton for their service as CCWA board members
during the past two years. Carrie Robertson will continue on as
webmaster for the fourth year. A newsletter editor has not been
chosen yet. Anyone interested?
VIEW PARTY PHOTOS
October 5, 2008 -
Canal Crawl Circumnavigation
Windsurfers jockey for position
at the start of the 2008 Canal Crawl.
By Mike Murphy - This original (sorta) annual series began in
2000 and this year was the fifth year for the Corpus Christi
Canal Crawl held on October 5 at the boat ramp on Whitecap and
Caravel in a residential neighborhood on Padre Island.
Last year Windsurfing magazine dubbed the event as
“Windsurfing’s Weirdest Race” (March 2008) and this year
participation grew by 50 percent to include a total of seven
participants, including a kayak. Of the 6 windsurfers the women
almost swept the event, with Angela Hurley and Alissa Inman
taking first and second place respectively. Other windsurfing
participants in order of finish were Mike Murphy, Dave Hasti,
Carrie Robertson and Don Gentry. The course was the same as last
year (see
GPS tracks) with Angela, a former US Formula board race
champion and Worldwinds team rider, beating last year’s time by
15 minutes.
Everyone seemed to have a good time and a couple of
out-of-state regular windsurfing visitors have expressed an
interest in participating in the next event.
The "crawl" is intended to be fun and to give
windsurfing a little more exposure but it is also a race of
sorts, complete with traveling trophy that will be collecting
dust at Worldwinds this year. Thanks to Michelle Hasti who took
some additional photos during the race which can be viewed in the
CCWA's Photo Gallery.
All participants gather for the
presentation of the traveling trophy being given to the winner,
Angela Hurley, by last year’s winner Mike Murphy.
October 4, 2008 -
Discover Windsurfing Day
Don Jackson, CCWA member and
Worldwinds
owner, volunteered to organize this annual event which was held
for the first time this year at
Bird
Island Basin on Padre Island National Seashore. It has been held
in June during previous years but this year it was pushed to
October when the water's still warm but the hustle and bustle of
summer is over. CCWA members and Worldwinds employees volunteered
their time to promote the sport of windsurfing and the CCWA by
giving free windsurfing lessons all day during the event.
Worldwinds donated equipment and two instructors, CCWA members
worked to set up tents, give lessons on dry-land simulators, give
lessons on the water, do safety patrols via kayak and help clean
up and break down everything. At the end of a long day, about 50
people got a free taste of windsurfing, most for the first time.
VIEW CALLER-TIMES ARTICLE & PHOTOS
CCWA's BIG: Swap
- Sail - Party! - May 3, 2008
SWAP MEET PHOTOS
SCREAMIN' REACH PHOTOS
The idea for the "CCWA Big 3" came about during the Feb 16 Board
Meeting. We thought that to draw people in from out of town for
events, it would be more appealing to action-pack the weekend
with three events, as opposed to spacing them out. For visiting
and local sailors alike, everyone's lives are so busy with other
commitments. We thought asking members to reserve only one day
out of the spring for CCWA would be easier than getting them to
commit to several different events.
1.
SWAP MEET (morning)
The 2nd annual Water Sports Swap
Meet took place beside the Corpus Christi old Coliseum
like last year. Entrance was free for buyers and $5 for sellers
who were invited to sell their used windsurfing gear, surfboards,
kiteboard gear, fishing gear, kayaking gear, etc. CCWA Commodore
Joe Lynch organized the event.
2. SCREAMIN' REACH LONG DISTANCE FLEET RALLY (afternoon)
The Screamin' Reach, a traditional
event from long ago, got a new name and a new format in 2008. The
Screaming Reach Long Distance Fleet Rally
took place May 3 and drew a handful of racers from New Mexico,
along with a few local sailors who met on the sandy shore of
North Beach. Launching off the
beach, they sailed together downwind in light NE winds to
Texas A&M Beach on a deep broad reach. They traversed the
entire width of the Corpus Bay, travelling something like 5
miles. Two of the sailors sailed back upwind to return to their
vehicles, while others got a shuttle ride back. One kiteboarder
named Dieter went alongside the windsurfers and a jet ski
followed the group to deal with emergencies (which there weren't
any of). One sailor, Mike Johnston, was missing in action at one
point but was later located.
The CCWA hopes to repeat the event in 2009. CCWA newsletter
editor Kyle Krebs
organized the rally and was one of the local participants.
3. PARTY & SHRIMP BOIL (evening)
The CCWA Party & Shrimp Boil was
held at Bob Hall Pavilion out on the Gulf coast. CCWA treasurer
Tamay Tipton organized the party.
Feb 16, 2008 - CCWA 1st quarterly board meeting
READ MORE
CCWA Christmas
Party 2007
The 2007 CCWA Christmas party held Dec 15 brought 40-50 club members
to The Bay Yacht Club to share conversation and a catered turkey
dinner organized by club member Tamay Tipton. Board elections were
held, resulting in Carrie Robertson remaining as webmaster and Kyle
Krebs becoming the new newsletter editor, following Alissa Inman who
is stepping down after holding that position. Commodore Joe Lynch
thanked Alissa for her hard work in producing the newsletter during
the past two years while going to Texas A&M.
View Photo
Gallery Slideshow.
CCWA 3rd Quarter
Meeting - June 30, 2007
About 30 people showed up to the "Blue Moon" 3rd Quarter CCWA
Club meeting held at Richie and Teresa Newtons' house on Baffin
Bay. Some were club members, some just friends and neighbors.
Folks were on the water riding windsurfers, kiteboards, and a
Hobie cat. They were fishing from the dock, chasing balls in the
yard, jumping on the trampoline, drinking beer and wine, doing
tequila shots, visiting, eating BBQ and enjoying the view at the
Newton's incredible home on Baffin Bay. A few windsurfers even
went night sailing under the full moon, equipped with glow
sticks. View photos in the
GALLERY.
CCWA 2nd Quarter
Board Meeting - April 11, 2007
The CCWA Board of Directors met at
the Executive Surf Club on Saturday morning, April 11, to discuss
upcoming events and club policies. For more information, visit the
CCWA Board page.
CCWA Holiday Party -
Dec 8, 2006
About 50 CCWA members gathered at the Bay Yacht Club in the
Corpus Christi Marina on Dec 8 to celebrate the holidays, enjoy
brisket and BBQ chicken, visit and elect new board members. New
board members for 2007 are Joe Lynch, Tamay Tipton and Richie
Newton. Returning for their second year are webmaster Carrie
Robertson and newsletter editor Alissa Inman. Arlene Ward and
Larry Haas organized the event. Members brought gifts to donate
to Toys For Tots charity. View photos in the
GALLERY.
CCWA 4th Quarter
Meeting - Oct 28, 2006
The CCWA appreciates the hospitality of Pam and Chester for
hosting the fourth quarter 2006 CCWA club meeting at their home
on Saturday, October 28. This was the last business meeting of
the year. The meeting was very short (as promised by Commodore
Don) which met with the spirited approval of the membership. A
neighborhood electrical power failure did not interfere with a
great party. Thanks again to Pam and Chester for their continued
support of windsurfing and the CCWA.
CCWA 3rd Quarter
Meeting - June 24, 2006
Larry Haas photo - June 24, 2006
The third quarter 2006 CCWA club meeting at Pete
and Carrie's house brought about 20 members to the outdoor
picnic table for club business, socializing and BBQ.
The main topic of discussion was the upcoming Discover
Windsurfing Day to be held on the JFK Causeway on Saturday, July
15. See the CCWA HOME page for more
info.
