Sun Windsurfing Sponsorship

Windsurfing is a young sport where success goes to the team able to combine physical and mental skills with well designed and technically excellent equipment. What better sport for Sun and AIA to sponsor?

Trevor Jones with Aloha sailor Nick

At the end of 1995, AIA was celebrating 25 years in the software business, and was introducing the AdamWeb Internet service. Sun had just successfully launched the Ultra SPARC processor chip, installed in its Ultra 1 computer. And Trevor Jones of the RYA South East Region needed new windsurfing equipment for his Under 17 team for 1996.

The parties met at Bewl Water in Kent in November and a sponsorship deal was struck whereby AIA and Sun purchased:

• Tiga Aloha board and rigs
• Tushingham 103 class rigs
• Tushingham Junior One Design rig

On the left is the Aloha race team comprising Nick, Robby and Eddy. The Tiga Aloha board shows the Sun Ultra Computing logo prominently: let us hope that it sails as fast as Sun's chip!

Aspiring young windsurfers who are keen to gain more experience with course racing should contact Trevor Jones on tel 01795 873003.

The season begins on April 20th at Ardingly Watersports Centre, then moves on to AquaSports, then Bewl Water. Also planned by Trevor are a new inter-regional event between the South East, Southern and Thames Valley, winner of last year's Twiname and the RYA/AquaSports Junior Freestyle Competitions.

The Royal Yachting Association organises regattas and racing events for dinghies and windsurfers throughout the year at many locations in the United Kingdom, both inland and coastal. Barrie Edgington, who has an international reputation, has just been appointed National Winsurfing coach, and perhaps he can persuade the RYA to include windsurfing in their Website!

For details on the Tiga range of boards, try out the Ultra Sport Website.

Alternatively in the South East ring Matt or John at AquaSports telephone 01737 644288.

For results, click on RYA below to visit the RYA SE Website!