CCWA Board of Directors meets, discusses newsletter
Aug 2, 2008 - Executive Surf Club. Four members of Board of Directors attended. Newsletter editor Kyle Krebs is planning to publish a newsletter this month. Board members discussed the 2008 calendar of events, with the big event being Discover Windsurfing Day set for October 4. The club will need lots of volunteers to make it a success so please save the date.

Board combines three events into the 'CCWA Big 3'

May 3 2008 - This year, the CCWA Board of Directors decided to combine three annual events into one "Big" day, reasoning that if club members and out-of-town windsurfers needed to save only one day on the calendar for CCWA, participation would increase. The three events included the 2^nd annual Water Sports Swap Meet, the Screamin' Reach Long Distance Fleet Rally and lastly the Party & Shrimp Boil.
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CCWA members featured in newspaper for volunteer efforts
April 2008 - CCWA members Joe Lynch, Florence Tissot and Carrie Robertson volunteered with the City of Corpus Christi's Storm Water Stenciling program on March 29 to help increase awareness that rain water sweeps trash from city streets into the bay. The CCWA volunteers joined others from Surfrider Foundation to mark storm water drainage inlets near the Oleander Point neighborhood. Walking through the streets dressed in bright yellow vests, the volunteers glued plastic placards reading, "No Dumping - Drains to Bays," onto the top of the storm water drain inlets. The placards educate residents that trash tossed from vehicles, grass clippings, plastic bags and hazardous waste that lands in the inlets ends up in the bay.  Read the full article online at the: Caller-Times
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CCWA member organizes Oleander cleanup
April 2008 - CCWA member Philip Keyserlingk organized a cleanup at Oleander Point, one of Corpus' most popular windsurfing launches, as part of the Texas GLO's Adopt-A-Beach Coastwide Cleanup on Saturday, April 26. Volunteers from State Rep. Juan Garcia's office joined in and "together we were able to make a dent," said Keyserlingk, a Vice President at Value Bank. About 10 people joined in despite a cold front that brought cooler temps and north wind. They filled 8-10 large trash bags. The GLO's next coastwide cleanup is September 27, 2008.
Website: GLO Adopt-A-Beach

CCWA sandbaggerspose with the sandbags they filled during March 21 Bird Island Basin sandbagging event. Volunteers needed for second event set for April 12. The bags will be used to control erosion at the BIB launch site.           PHOTO: Jim Kerns

CCWA completes Bird Island sandbag project on April 12
by Mike Murphy, CCWA's Bird Island Basin Launch Advocate

April 2008 - CCWA and other volunteers participated in the Bird Island Basin sandbag project Saturday, April 12. Joe Escoto, PINS Park Superintendent and Larry Turk, Facility Manager asked if the CCWA could provide volunteers to assist in filling sandbags for placement along the beach at Bird Island.

The reason for the sandbags is that the PINS staff is concerned with the erosion of about 300 feet of beach along the RV parking lot and road to the north end. They received Corps of Engineers approval to use 1,000 sandbags to help control erosion.

The CCWA and other volunteers worked about 40 hours and completed 75 percent of the sandbags needed (VIEW PHOTOS) before the final project day on April 12.

VIEW PHOTOS FROM MARCH 21, 2008 BIB SANDBAGGING PROJECT

CCWA FORUM DISCUSSION ON THIS PROJECT

CCWA Board of Directors meets, plans events
Feb 16, 2008 - Executive Surf Club. All members of Board of Directors attended. Newsletter editor Kyle Krebs is planning to publish a newsletter sometime in early March 2008. CCWA newsletters are moving from being published monthly to being published quarterly this year. Board members discussed the 2008 calendar of events, especially focusing on May 3, when three CCWA events are all being planned for one big day.

Meg Jones breaks speed record at Bird Island Basin
April 1, 2006 - CCWA member Meg Jones beat her personal best to set a new Bird Island women's speed record of 36.7 mph on a 2006 F2 Missile board. Her husband Bill Jones holds the men's all-time speed record of 41.6 mph. On April 15, using the same F2 Missile, Meg did it again by pushing the women's record to 38.6 mph. Meg says that her husband's 41.6 is her next objective.
View more Bird Island Basin race information on the CCWA Race Results page.

Beach closing passes
Supporters of open beaches may push for May election
By Brandi Dean Caller-Times
Excerpt from Caller-Times article:
October 19, 2005 - The City Council voted Tuesday to close the beach along the Padre Island seawall to vehicles after hearing more than 30 opinions and saying its members can't be accused of not listening. But opponents of closing the area to vehicles are seeking a wider audience - city voters.
Read entire article online at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

Corpus featured prominently in Windsurfing Magazine

Corpus Christi windsurfing has been in the news lately, as witnessed by four recent clips from Windsurfing Magazine below. In the May and June 2005 issues, Corpus was listed as one of four of the sure bets for wind in the U.S. In the Fall 2005 issue, Eric Sanford recalls a windy trip to Corpus, and the City of Corpus Christi places a half-page advertisement. The article and ad each included a photo by Corpus Christi photographer and windsurfer (and CCWA's webmaster!) Carrie Robertson.

Three CCWA members were also mentioned in the Fall 2005 issue of Windsurfing: Bill Jones, Meg Jones, Trucker Bob Conace and Robert McGonigle for their top GPS speeds set in 2005 (page 33) and Alissa Inman for being one of windsurfing's Fresh Faces (page 51).

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