Photo Credit:Jeff Jones
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Photo Credit: Sue Shipley
About United States Windsurfer Class Association (USWCA)
The USWCA is part of the International Windsurfer Class Association and was created to help guide Windsurfer Class activities in the United States. The USWCA is a volunteer organization that seeks to make windsurfing more widely available to people of all experience levels for both recreational sailing and one design class racing. Membership revenue helps support and promote class activities such as racing, social events, learn to windsurf programs, and demo days.
Design
Boats Produced: Thousands of boards have been produced for worldwide distribution since a major re-design was initiated in 2017 resulting in the current Windsurfer LT
Class boat builder(s):
COBRA INTERNATIONAL Co., Ltd.
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America?
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
East Coast and West Coast Tours started in 2023 continue to bring demo, clinic, and one design race opportunities to expanding areas. Since 2019 Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, California, Oregon, and Washington have all hosted windsurfer LT fleets in local events, with charter boards available for hire.
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker?
Ideal combined weight of range of crew: any
Boat Designed in Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer created the first Windsurfer Class board in 1967-70. In 2017 the class equipment underwent a redesign and renewal resulting in the Windsurfer LT board and sail.
Beam: 2’5″
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 33 lbs
Draft:
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