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SECTION HERALD Wrtaetday MayM Pige Glen shop rides sports wave of popularity By CHRIS Herald SUN Writer In less than genera lion has moved from a sporting oddity one might expect to see only on California beaches to a leisuretime activity that caught on worldwide like a house boat on fire It Is revered by Cans da downhill racing team and has so impressed Olympic games officials that two classes will be demon strated In the ISM Los Angeles Olympics One European gentle man recently featured in Windiport Canada crossed the Atlantic on a board about twice as long us a mans body but hardly two feet wide Meanwhile a Glen Williams couple the boardsaiilng bug last year opened their own store In me village cater ing to established board- sailors and continually making new converts to the sport Helmut and Jan Kron officially opened their store Satur day at the Prince and Main Streets junction There may not be bodies of water near by but the store is sand wlched between the Georgian Bay play ground and Lake On La do two spots which draw thousands of each year Windspuit sell equipment and Dufour is backed by the traditional quality of lis parent company Blc Marine Ltd Inside the store there are shelves with the sport accessori es and visors In the late 1960s James Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer both sailboat specialistsbegan work ing on a sailing craft comprised of a surfboard and a sail Patents were taken out in 1973 and an American company Ten Gate Ltd began marketing the Windsurfer There are now over 100 brands and even more models to choose from and the sport is popularly known under a variety of names including boardsaiilng freesailing and referring to the manufacturer a brand name windsurfing EXPLODING The boardsaiilng craze in Canada is exploding Mrs told The Herald last week Compe tition rules Instruction standards and training levels are established by the Ontario Sailing Asso ciation and the Canadian Yachting Association While boards may be made from and other plastic compounds Mrs says the boats in the Wind- spirit inventory are made from ABS plastic design ed to resist deterioration from the sun remain extremely strong and accommodate repairs easily if something puncture the hull Generally the boards average feet in length and are a little more than two feet across They weigh very little despite their strength and can be tossed on a car roof or In the back of a truck for a trip to the The mast is about is feet tall and is fixed to the board by a universal joint which enables the board- sailor to position the board to get most out of the wind Sailors on boards can reach or style to another It a good Idea to rent equipment first before buying Mrs said and then take lessons the sport popularity lies in Its cost Rigs which include the mast wish bone the tiny keol to aft underwater daggor board a small balancing keel and sail as well as the board itself cost around for good merchandise JUMP BREAKERS looking for a little more excite ment can buy boards specifically designed to Jump over breakers and enable them to perform spectacular acrobatic feats on the water More and more competitions are announced each year and Canada is hosting the North American Board sailing Competition at Beach Sept to 1 When the ski season ends Steve Dave Murray and Ken Read stay In shape by Earlier this year Christian Marty sailed from Senegal Africa to Guyana South America perched on a board and shadowed by a yacht The trip which covered over miles took days Inventiveness has now allowed boardsaiilng to cross seasonal barriers and when lakes are frozen solid masts and sails are removed from the plastic boards and stepped into specially designed Ice boardsallors now search for smooth blemish freo surfaces along Ice boaters run just like larger sailboats with fixed masts but the wobbly universal joint enables the mast to collapse safe ly if the boardsailor Is dumped and can be ed up or down along the hull depending on how windy conditions are BODY BALANCE A controls the board movement through a combination of body balance and moving the sail which is laterally fixed to a wishbone on oval like loop The became hooked after trying It out dining a trip to the Caribbean When they returned to Canada they began to shop for equip ment but found they had to do a lot of their own research on what to look for because salesmen dldn t appear to know much more about the i sport than they did Although husband has mastered basic boardsaiilng skills Mrs Kron said she Is Just a beginner and finds her attempts delightfully frustrating like a new skier out on the slopes for the first few times Nevertheless he have imbued them selves In the sport gobbl ing up the latest bits of information on and new equipment The range of equipment on the market is much like the variety of skiing equipmentIt plentiful enough to ensure that buyers can find quality and It varied enough to allow boardsailors to pro gress from one board TV Centre on the move Formerly housed with the offices Aden Community Services regional branch of the region health and social services departments the legal clinic and the community a popular council have a storefront location on Mill Street East at the former location of the Gals and Pats store BUSINESS DIRECTOR ACCOUNTANTS Goebelle Wagner MacAdam FRANK J JOHNSON Taia GullslDI in ASSOCIATE TAX CONSULTANTS Income Tax Return Preparation Guelph St Cornet 8772217 HERALD 877 Clipsham Limited Surveyors Consufflnfl Engineers Wit 94X1 HID Boards are available for rent at Milton Kelso Lake and Windspirit through the Ontario Sail Association will offer lessons June to July at Fairy Lake In Acton The ninehour session coats per person For more information call the at TIGHTEN UP Balance Is very Important in boardsal Mrs said A lot of people tighten up when they get on the board and the wind tends to blow you over Once you ve got a feel for the board and the wind the rest just comes Newcomers to the sport she added probably feel the effects of the first couple of tries through their arms Part of the reason for There will be hundred more enthusiasts on Ontario lakes this will have visited a new Glen Williams business catering specially to relatively new sport taken the like hurricane Jan Kron above runs the store with her husband Helmut who became hooked along with her on the sport which Is barely It years old after a trip to the Caribbean where they tried and decided U get some equipment of their own when they returned to Canada There are a number of lakea In the area such as Acton a Fairy Lake Lake which are Ideal for novice and Lake Ontario and Georgian Day are reasonably close as well Herald photo by Chris Aagaard The Regional Municipality of Halton PUBLIC NOTICE ROAD CLOSING NOTICE Council the Ron nton da to pass a by law to close and convey a pot I Ion Ron Road 3 Mountain view Road North Part 1 on Plan OR 5440 and located In Iho Town Halton H I This portion of has boon doomed surplus to needs and so land 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