December 5 2009
             CCWA Christmas Party
The CCWA Annual meeting/Christmas party will be BYOB. We'll have food, sodas and water but please bring your own alcoholic beverage if you plan on drinking. Party is at the residence of CCWA members Pam and Chester Hulme. The annual meeting will be from 6-6:45 pm, with the party to follow afterwards. There are two board positions open this year, so those who are interested in becoming a CCWA board member, be sure to attend. Also, if you have ideas for next year's event schedule, please feel free to share it with one of the board members present.
Location: 3730 Shore Drive (off of Laguna Shores in Flour Bluff).

CCWA PAST EVENTS

October 31 2009 - Canal Crawl with Halloween theme

Participants in 20009 CCWA Canal Crawl     VIEW MORE PHOTOS
Seven CCWA members spent the afternoon of Halloween this year windsurfing through the canals of Padre Island while dressed in costumes for the sixth Annual CCWA Corpus Christi Canal Crawl Circumnavigation. Organized by CCWA's Mike Murphy, the event, dubbed by Windsurfing Magazine as “Windsurfing’s Weirdest Race” (March 2008), was open to any non-motorized water craft. All participants rode longboards, needed to handled the inconsistent, shifty and calm wind throughout the course, which can turn almost anyone into a beginner and make for lots of lead changes and close-quarter dueling.
  PICASA PHOTO GALLERY BY MICHELLE HASTI

September 26, 2009 - Discover Windsurfing Day
The Corpus Christi Windsurfing Association and Worldwinds Windsurfing worked together to organize and put on the 4th annual Discover Windsurfing Day at Bird Island Basin on Sept 26. Celebrating the 93rd anniversary of the National Park Service (National Public Lands Day), volunteers helped about 75 newbies get stoked on our great sport of windsurfing. Worldwinds Windsurfing donated equipment and some of the instructors for the event, while CCWA members helped out by providing instruction, safety and registration. Padre Island National Seashore waived the $10 entry fee to the park for this anniversary day so everyone got in free.
2009 DWD GALLERY PHOTOS
2008 DWD CALLER-TIMES ARTICLE
2007 DWD GALLERY PHOTOS

 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 2^nd 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
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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

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.

CCWA 2005 Christmas Party