About the event
Fleet 8 and Kona Midwest are proud to host Lola’s Lakehouse 2012 Kona North American Championships on Lake Waconia. Lake Waconia is the most popular high-wind lake in the Twin Cities metro area and has been the site for over 60 windsurfing regattas starting with the Windsurfer District 5 Championships in 1978. Our venue will be the Lake Waconia Regional Park on the southeast shore which offers all the amenities for a great championship regatta. In a little over six years, Kona One-design has brought new life to the windsurfing race scene. With everyone sailing on the same board and a sail size to match their weight, the playing field is level and balanced, letting true racing skills define the finishing order. As one World-class sailor stated, ‘I believe the Kona One is the fairest sailing class today – even with all dinghy classes included.’
Sport / History
Early History of Windsurfing, From the Twin Cities to Worldwide Merely a crazy idea in early 1967, the first production Windsurfers hit the market in late ’69. Several of those boards made it back to the Twin Cities. Windsurfer Fleet #8 was formed in 1972, the same year that the first Windsurfers were shipped to [...]
Site Information
Event Host City: Waconia, Minnesota Waconia is a far western suburb of Minneapolis founded in 1857. This lakeshore town of 10,000 people embodies the spirit of hometown hospitality and people from all over come to enjoy Lake Waconia – one of the largest and cleanest lakes in the area. Waconia has a thriving downtown, just [...]
Results
These are the official results. We hope to provide a more complete edition soon. Name Home Class Regatta Score Overall Joachim Larsson Motola, Sweden M 188 1 Kajsa Larsson Motola, Sweden W 183 2 Arden Anderson Fond du Lac, WI M 181 3 Steve Johnson Shoreview, MN H 176.5 4 Adam Anderson Eagan, MN H [...]
Past Events
Nevin Sayre Wins U.S. Nationals The Kona class has been present at the prestigious Calema Midwinter’s for the past 4 years, and the fleet has been steadily growing. This year’s event counted as the US Nationals, and broke the record with 28 competitors from 6 countries, including Canada, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Norway and Sweden. Not [...]
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