Sail Registration
By Tom
Diony is back on Maui for a few weeks enjoying some winter waves. But waves are not his only focus however, as he intends to compete in slalom as well next year. It looks likely that he will do some World Cup events and is very keen to prove he is not a one trick pony. The decision to do World Cup is not yet a final one, but in order to compete in slalom Diony must use registered production sails, and the deadline for sail registration is today, December 15th. We had not planned to register so a few days ago none of the 2009 Grand Prix Speed sails had been measured.
Unfortunately I've been having a rough time of it with a virus that just will not quit. After a doctors appointment Tuesday I was ordered to bed for a couple of days. Obviously this just could not happen if we were to make the deadline. I stayed home wednesday and snuck in to work on thursday - my fiance believing I was tucked up in bed! I managed to get the most important sizes measured with the help of Laura Martinez (sister of Andre who can be seen ripping on his 2009 Smacks all over the website - look out for a new video of him on Hot TV coming shortly). I thought I got away with it, but Anne found my clipboard with all the measurements on that I had brought home to enter in the PWA spreadsheet. Busted!
Tom and Laura measure a GPS for PWA registration.
Luckily Wednesday's rest had got me over the hump and I feeling much improved now. I finished the remaining measurements Friday and submitted all the relavant documentation to the PWA in time. The final decision will not be made until Febuary, but it looks like we will be back in World Cup Competition. We have not been in World Cup for quite a few years, but we have enjoyed two World Championships with Jessica Crisp in the past. Other past World Cup notables for Hot Sails Maui include Finian Maynard, Svein Rasmussen (Starboard founder), Roberto Ricci (RRD), and Robert Teritehau.
Diony is back on Maui for a few weeks enjoying some winter waves. But waves are not his only focus however, as he intends to compete in slalom as well next year. It looks likely that he will do some World Cup events and is very keen to prove he is not a one trick pony. The decision to do World Cup is not yet a final one, but in order to compete in slalom Diony must use registered production sails, and the deadline for sail registration is today, December 15th. We had not planned to register so a few days ago none of the 2009 Grand Prix Speed sails had been measured.
Unfortunately I've been having a rough time of it with a virus that just will not quit. After a doctors appointment Tuesday I was ordered to bed for a couple of days. Obviously this just could not happen if we were to make the deadline. I stayed home wednesday and snuck in to work on thursday - my fiance believing I was tucked up in bed! I managed to get the most important sizes measured with the help of Laura Martinez (sister of Andre who can be seen ripping on his 2009 Smacks all over the website - look out for a new video of him on Hot TV coming shortly). I thought I got away with it, but Anne found my clipboard with all the measurements on that I had brought home to enter in the PWA spreadsheet. Busted!
Tom and Laura measure a GPS for PWA registration.
Luckily Wednesday's rest had got me over the hump and I feeling much improved now. I finished the remaining measurements Friday and submitted all the relavant documentation to the PWA in time. The final decision will not be made until Febuary, but it looks like we will be back in World Cup Competition. We have not been in World Cup for quite a few years, but we have enjoyed two World Championships with Jessica Crisp in the past. Other past World Cup notables for Hot Sails Maui include Finian Maynard, Svein Rasmussen (Starboard founder), Roberto Ricci (RRD), and Robert Teritehau.
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12/15/2008 01:45:00 PM
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