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The 25th Calema Midwinters taking plane March 4th - 7th , 2010 marks a major milestone in our lives and a quarter century of the greatest windsurfing family reunion.
We are actively preparing for this great event and encourage everyone to spread the word and bring a friend.
For starters, the Formula racing and Kona One Design will once again bring sailors from all over the world.
The best news so far is that Starboard will sponsor the event in addition to other sponsors and we will have a fleet of Formula Experience boards and rigs ready for charter.
We know many sailors from Latin America and Europe have been waiting for these news, and we are happy to see Starboard officially involved.
WE are looking for Sponsors that can help with this event so please contact us.
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Another great news, we will be hosting the Bic Techno North American Championships in conjunction with the Calema Midwinters.
The Techno North Americans will be a qualifier for the upcoming 2010 Junnior Olympic games to be held in Singapore .
we will have Charter boards available as well.
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What are the dates?
Do you know anything about the dates of the Bluewater - Cavligia event?
Thanks
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No Idea, maybe you can call them?
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What are mid winters dates?
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THe Calema Midwinters WIndsurfing Championships and Techno North Americans AND Kona North Americans are picking up steam.
We are getting confirmations from the world's top pros. We are also very excited to see the the sailing community is taking notice and letting the world know that the Calema Midwinters is , among other things, the North American qualifier event for the Olympic games in Singapore.
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We are getting lots of calls from all over the world and the first registrations are coming in.
JEsper Vesterstrom is already booked in, as well as other international pros.
Here are some links to follow as well.
US Sailing press release
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The registrations are pouring in, and looks like we are getting lots of cold fronts and wind.
Please be sure to check our Midwinters blog under the calema Midwinters web page.
we will be making frequent updates on that page, with short videos and pictures uploaded regularly.
www.calema.com
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One week before Midwinters!! already 64 pre-registered ( last year we had 16 pre registered at this time and ended up with 101 competitors)
The weather forecast looks very good. A low pressure system will pass through Florida Tuesday-Wednesday, and a strong High will form behind it , high up in the middle of the USA, with increasing pressure gradient as the weekend progresses. This means cool temps but good winds from the North in the 15- 20 knot range.
Friday will have around 12-15 and Sunday will end up in the 15-20 range.
For those traveling, bring a shorty and a 3/2 convertible, and cold weather jackets.
Cold fronts have been barreling through Florida with abandon so we are having cooler temps. The water is quite acceptable at the moment even a shorty is sufficient, but the air temp is cooler.
I expect the temperatures to be in the high 60's to mid 70's during next weekend ( 17-21 C)
at night temperatures should drop to 45-50 F (7-10 C)
But it will be beautiful and sunny during the day!!
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Wojtek Brzozowski made a surprising appearance today, a full week before the event!! after a 5 year absence from the Calema Midwinters, it was so nice to see a familiar face!
Check our video interview with Wojtek on our Calema Midwinters blog
http://calema.com/category/calema-midwinters-updates/
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boy oh boy the forecast is looking better and better!!
Looks like 3 racing days with wind! Saturday will be all time best, Sunday we will have slightly lighter winds but still full planing conditions.
Today we had winds up to 35 knots, I am glad we are getting that out of the way...
Our Techno Juniors closed the clinic sailing in 35+ gusts with a Techno, and they were loving it!! of course they were sailing in 5.6 sails
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Awesome day today, 20-25 knots, many pros out there testing their gear, Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Arg), Matias Pinheiro (Br), Marcilio Browne (BR), Micah Buzzianis (USA), Jesper Vesterstrom (Den), Willhem Shurmmann (Br),
Wojtek Broszowski (Pol), among others. Jesper looked fast on his Severne sails. Gonzalo looks like he is pointing well upwind. It is clear this is not going to be a cakewalk for anyone.
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Sunday came and went in a flash, we had just enough wind for 2 Formula races, but were able to run all the other fleets . keep checking the midwinters updates on our website http://calema.com/category/calema-midwinters-updates/ as we will be uploading more pictures, and some cool video footage of the pros going full speed.
This will take a few days, please be patient....
OK just updated the Calema Midwinters page, and we have all galleries there , as well as a video of the pros in the water check it out!!
http://calema.com/events/calema-midwinters-2010/
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We are also very happy to see Alejandro Molinor who took our Junior Techno clinic, placing third in the Under 17 boys, and doing so, qualified Puerto Rico in the Olympic Games this August. Way to go Alejandro!!
The two countries qualified were Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Margot Sampson qualified the USA for the girls. No USA boys have yet qualified. The race in Italy will be the USA's last chance to qualify the boys.
Thanks Dan Weiss for the reminder.
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