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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-08-25, Page 8ei Fr 'GE 8—G "t. GP141# S'TAR!,THURSDAY, AUGUST 25,1977 'Vu Randy Middel of Goderich pulls on the sail of his windsurfer craft and tries to keep his balance at the same time. The $795 craft is a surfboard with a sail on it able to rotate a full 360 degrees. It is a recognized sailing vessel and there are more than 45,000 of them around the woxid. More than 500 enthusiasts hav'e learned to keep their balance on the boats. For beginners this is like standing on a bobbing cork. If the beginner falls, the craft won't float away because its sail acts as a sea anchor. (staff photo) Neil MacTavish gets set to swing the sail of his windsurfer craft towards him so he can grab onto the "wishbone" - the oval ring encircling the sail for steering. Windsurfing is one of the newest and fastest growing sports today. It involves both sailing and acrobatic skills. From July 30 to August 6, 250 competitors took part in the North American Wind- surfing Championships in Collingwood. (staff photo) Clin ton Ali -Star A Clinton boy will be playing on the Ontario pee wee soccer team this year, after being' selected from thousands of boys at trials held last weekend. Tony Gibbings, 14, son of Ken and Mary Gibbings of RR 4, Clinton, will join 17 other boys from across the province who were picked for the team. Tony was one of three Clinton lads who went down to Toronto to try out for the team, and he received word Tuesday night that he had been given the honor of playing on the team. The Ontario team will play teams from other provinces, across Canada. Tony goes to his first practise session. this Sunday •' in Toronto. WATER DRILLING NEW HOMES and FARMS Free Estimates You and your family deserve the best of water so don't hesitate to call TOM LANG PHONE 524-6410 1 MILE NORTH ON HIGHWAY 21, GODERICH -41 •rr Win su ng s one of the the wind and waves, are w. . newest and fastest growing them, it is said t ate illtid sports in the world today. It is surfers can do justabout a sport whichdemands- both everything but water. sailing and. acrobatic -skills. The windsurfers';,craft: - W indsurfer's are windsurfe part • also called a'r and sailors, part water=skiers,and it is a recognized : Selling' part surfers -Their egtuipmment vessel. The First windsurfer r.Rr7,,s fits„.( �a :.an«,.w' ,,,1.v .ilt Z &..by'"+ „ a surf board with a sail at- computer analyst 'and surfer akthat c n otate.a full Hoyle Schweitzer; 360 edan,tj g sail is en- ` aeronautical engineer:, and circled by an oval ringof sailor James Drake, both teakwood called a "wish Californians. The plastic'hull bone". The windsurfer can .is 12 feet long and `18 inches make his boat obey hiswishes wide. It weighs 40 poundsand by gripping the wishbone and is injected with polyurethane welding his body to the wind, foam. It has enormous the sail and the water. When buoyancy and will hold 400 peunda.' The Anierl a Coastguard. Association.: regards, it as a floatation 1lte saving deviee, If the 'wind-' surfer tips, it -won't go away be.eausethe saiLacts :like a yea __anchor In; Ontarj , windsurfers must wear life are . exempt Irom wearing tiren..The •Dron' sail' is 56 square feet and almost 14 feet high. A daggerboard thrdugh the hull and a fin give directional control, ' The, daggerboard, the fin and the sail alllift out sp the;'craft is easily portable and takes little time to set up. There are 45,000 windsurfer . boats around the world and more than 500 enthusiasts in Ontario from' 7 to 70 have learned to keep their balance on the wobbly boats. For beginners, standingup on the windsurfer craft is said to be / like standing on _a bobbing cork. Evert Middel of Goderich, whose family has a wind- surfer dealership serving the area between Kincardine and Grand Bend would like to start a school for windsurfers in Goderich next summer. He claims windsurfing is the coming thing. "It's fun and you don't need gas," he says. Middel's two children Randy and Robbie have taken up windsurfing and he says It is a good ac- tivity for them in the sum- mertime: Middel himself first tried windsurfing in Georgian Bay in the month of May. He said he could keep his balance on the craft by the second day. "It takes practice. The longer you do it the better you get,” says Midde1. He says he'd swear there was ice in Four teams enter semi-final Four teams in the Goderich Men's Slowpitch League. advanced to the semi-finals after quarter final action this week. The Eager Beavers will face .the pennant winning Goderich Fireman and the Bethel. Pentecostal Taber- nacle Men's Fellowship will battle the Signal -Star Paper Leafs. Both series will be best -of -three affairs and the two winners will meet in a best=of-five final series. The Beavers gained a berth in the semi-final downing the Coyotes 10-3 in the deciding game of the series Tuesday. The Beavers took a one game lead in the series with a 8-7 victory in the opening game but the Coyotes evened the series with a 12-2 victory last Thursday. In the final game of the series the Beavers used ,. a seven run fourth inning to rout the Coyotes 10-3 to win the series. _ BPTMF and 1863 battled in a classic series : that was decided in extra innings in the final game. BPTMF won the final game 9-8 in eight innings to cap a comeback in the series after they lost .the opener 12-5 and then tied the series with a 11-9 win. The Paper Leafs wrapped their series in two straight edging the Orphans,10-9 in the second game after an opening 13-0 victory. The teams were tied at three going into final frame when the Leafs ex- ploded for seven runs and then hung on to snuff an Orphan rally on a fine fielding play by catcher Paul Steep, The Fireman and Beavers opened their series Wed- nesday and BPTMF. and the Paper Leafs begin play tonight. c oxl gn.Bay' w 'rli�ldt,% .`;' On e 4400* s can $ults.°to keep war dunktngs Saturday -several Young: -.m southeach i t ohiii+g� witld urfex `cra manoeuvre w it Bluewater' Wir 524=8673, a , win, can,.be rented f'4 The,. ;;Crafts' sei Middel is,oftenJ give lessons. Frotiii,'July 30 about' 250 °eorn . part in tile',"No` Windsurfing,;. CI More rega'tta,,ry! hotdogging corn planned for. the 1 Hotdogging is from skiers to de of balance; acrobatic skill' • while riding the; speeds up to 25 hour. An examp feat is raiiriding board of the boat on its side and a the, edge of the three inches wide dsurfer can also'r. own miniature when he spins his .circles called feats take every` balance and vis possessed by the w The latest gain dsurfers is called involves tossing o ball through a goal Windsurfing described` as an,, skill -oriented sp the joys of persona to novice and e Watch for it as t sport in the near in ri s Your Old Furnace Costing Extra $$$ .With Rising Fuel Cosi IF SO INQUIRE liBIOUT A NEW EFFICIENT SUNOCO FORCED AIR U 10 YEAR HEAT EXCHANGER WARRANTY Heat exchangers are made of heavy gauge steel for durability, sturdiness and quiet operation. Scientifically designed and proved to give maximum efficiency, long -life and dependable, trouble-free service. BACKED BY OVER 35 YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN WARM AIR HEATING!. 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