UKWA News

Represent your beach at Camel Cup

As part of the 2006 Camel Cup, held at Club Dahab between the 5th - 12th March, you have the chance to represent your local sailing spot and take on Pro teams from the top UK brands and shops.

Junior Windsurfers Cross Channel Attempt

UKWA Juniors Dan Simpson of Oxfordshire and Richard Jones of Derbyshire are planning to windsurf across the English Channel this spring. They aim to become the youngest windsurfers to achieve this feat and to raise a lot of money for the NSPCC and the Oxford Children's Hospital Campaign, see Dan's site for details.

Indoor Championship results

Ricardo Campello and Daida Moreno prolong their London titles. Nik Baker's Domination of the slalom wasn't quite enough to get back his overall title, Ricardo's 2nd slalom and 1st in the jump sealed the overall result.

Camel Cup 2006

The Camel Cup is back, once again hosted by Club Dahab. If you missed out last year, you won't want to again. Come and join in the fun. Go faster than you've ever been as you race against your mates and with some of the UK's top slalom Pro's.

What did you do before Christmas?

Well, if you are Ross Williams you step off the plane from the Formula Worlds and join Robby Swift and John Skye at lanes... check it out on Robby's photo album.

Formula Windsurfing World Championships Report

Seven races were held over 5 days in Melbourne Australia. Unfortunately the wind didnt settle into the normal sea breeze pattern so the full 15 races could not be completed, but at least one race was held on each day of the regatta.

Calendar for 2006

The calendar for 2006, a full range of Racing, Wave, Slalom and now Speed as well:
Calendar 2006.

RYA Announce One Design Sail

Following extensive testing the RYA announce that they have selected the Tushingham TK 68 and TK 78 as RYA One Design sails for the Bic Techno O.D. fleet. Internationally the rigs are on the approved list for racing within this class and will be available worldwide through the relevant distributor.

LWA Young Windsurfer of the Year

15 year old Dan Simpson, a member of Oxford Sailing Club, rounded off a good season by being awarded the LWA ‘Young Windsurfer of the Year' title along with a cheque for £100. Dan enjoys racing in the LWA Summer Series and Icebreaker Series along with National and International events.

RYA Youth and Junior Pathway announced

Following on from the recent ISAF decision to use the Olympic RSX board as the Youth board at the ISAF Youth Worlds Championships the RYA is pleased to announce the new Youth and Junior pathway.

BBC Sportsman Nomination for Keith Atkinson

The BBC have recognised Keith Atkinson's outstanding achievements this year in both the UK and abroad, he's made his mark in numerous prestigious international competitions by taking some top results, and gaining this BBC South East sports awards nomination.

Membership 2006

Hopefully everyone has received their renewal form and calendar now, if not, you can download the 2006 membership form (70k PDF), or read through the membership information.

Windsurfer of the Year

The UKWA Windsurfer of the Year Trophy is awarded in recognition of the windsurfer who has made a significant contribution to the sport of competitive windsurfing in the year.

Race Prize Winners & Champions 2005

Congratulations to all the prize winners... Here is the final list of champions and winners of the 2005 Racing, Inlands, and Slalom Championships.
If you are a winner but were unable to collect your trophy at the Ball contact Ceri on racing@ukwindsurfing.com, with address details and your trophy will be forward to you.

Techno 293 recognised by ISAF

The ISAF Council met in Singapore and approved the submission made by the Techno 293 Class to become a 'recognised' ISAF class. "The Techno 293 Class is devoted to fostering the development of windsurf racing for competitors nder the age of 17 around the world through the promotion of an inexpensive racing format".