2010 Membership fees are now payable. The discount period ends March 31, 2010.   November 2009 Newsletter (downloadable .pdf file) If you did not receive this newsletter by email or snailmail, contact Caren Craig: carencraig@gmail.com June 2009 Newsletter (downloadable .pdf file) If you did not receive this newsletter by email or snailmail, contact Caren Craig: carencraig@gmail.com Join the Google Egroup. Lost & Found: Found: seat harness at Soda Lakes on Sunday, June 7th, 2009 at the end of ‘Learn to Windsurf’ event. This item was left behind and is looking for its rightful owner. If it's yours and you can describe it, please call Andy at 719-229-1385.   Upcoming Events (Last revised: 2/18/10)   March 2010: Spring Membership Meeting: 7pm, Saturday, March 20, at Larson's Ski & Sports, Wheat Ridge. Refreshments compliments of Larson's. Any questions call Ryan Hurley, 303-423-0654 April 2010: Cold Water Classic (RMWA Race #1): Noon, Saturday, April 24, at Boulder Reservoir. Any questions call Andy Spellman, 719-229-1385 The Google Egroup The old Yahoo group is now an "orphan" and all members of that group who are interested in Colorado area windsurfing chatter should sign up for our Google group. Instructions for joining the Google Egroup: Go to http://groups.google.com/group/colorado-windsurfing In the list of items on the right-side of the page is a link to "Apply for group membership". Click on that link. In the process of completing the form, make sure to identify who you are in the "Comments". You won't be able to join the list until I (or Mark Scranton) approves you, and we don't allow anonymity. If you already have a Google Account, go ahead and log in. If you do not have a Google Account, you will have to create one. So click on the link that says "Create an account now". Follow the instructions to create your Google account. In the process of doing that you will provide the email account you will be using to access the egroup and receive egroup emails. Once you have created your Google account, go back to the egroup page using the link shown in the first bullet above. Follow the instructions in the second bullet above. If you have problems, send me an email and try to describe where things went awry: Chuck Mawhinney:  mawhinnc@mscd.edu. Learn to Windsurf 2009 Wrap-up (submitted by Chuck Mawhinney) The morning began with sunshine, but lived up to the forecast of cloudy, scattered showers and a high of 70, which no doubt held the crowds down. There were approximately 35 club members in attendance, and 21 potential new members took an introductory lesson. Many thanks to Karen Marriott for running the lessons, and for Larson's Ski & Sports for providing the equipment. I didn't keep tabs on who all was helping to instruct, but I know for sure that Randy Allen and Mike Charbonneau played key roles. The potluck went well. We had hotdogs and chipotle chicken done on the grill by yours truly, with ample side dishes provided by the attendees. The fix was in (again) and yours truly won the major doorprize of a stand-up paddle (just a paddle, not a board). The storms held off until we were in the three minute count-down for the first race, then all hell broke loose. Most of us never made it to the starting line. 9-meter sails are just a little too big in 35mph gusts. Eventually it settled down and we did get in three races before calling it a day. Eventually we will get the official results posted... (Right, Andy?) Pictures of this event were provided by Jerry West. I think that some of the pictures in this set were taken on a different day at Soda Lake.