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08/01/2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Event Organizer: Royn Bartholdi
Sport: Windsurfing Dates: July 10th Location: Spring Creek Fish Hatchery, aka The Hatchery Region: Columbia River Gorge Tel: (541) 490-0366 Email: royn@roynbartholdi.com Web: www.gorgefreestylefrenzy.com
HOOD RIVER, ORE.—Several of North America’s top freestyle windsurfers
descended on the Columbia River Gorge in July for the 2nd Annual
Gorge Freestyle Frenzy, the nation’s largest high-wind freestyle
windsurfing event. Tyson Poor of Orinda, Calif., claimed the crown
in the “Super Frenzy” division—the professional division allowing the
most difficult tricks—wowing the crowd with double-forward loops and
other advanced maneuvers.
With classic Gorge winds reaching 35 mph at the Spring Creek Fish Hatchery,
the day featured impressive windsurfing action on the water and a big crowd
of spectators all along the shore. Along with Poor, other first-place finishers
were: Men’s Division, Jake Miller, Makawao, Hawaii; Women’s Division,
Ingrid Larouche, Bingen, Wash.; Master’s Division, Peter Najim,
Hood River, Ore.; and ProKids Division, Jordan Reid, Pleasanton, Calif.
Because of his top finish in the ProKids division, 15-year-old Reid automatically
qualified for the ProKids Worlds in Bonaire. Complete Frenzy results are listed below.
Just in its second year, the Gorge Freestyle Frenzy has been covered by a
variety of national media, including a two-page article in the July issue
of Men’s Journal magazine. The Frenzy is a locally produced event,
founded and organized by Royn Bartholdi of Hood River, with the help of
volunteers from the community.
This year’s Frenzy drew 45 competitors from throughout North America,
and showcased why the Gorge is one of the top recreation destinations
in the world. For more information on the Gorge Freestyle Frenzy and
participating athletes, visit www.gorgefreestylefrenzy.com.
2008 Gorge Freestyle Frenzy Results:
Super Frenzy 1st - Tyson Poor, Orinda, Calif. 2nd - Whit Poor, Orinda, Calif. 3rd - Wyatt Miller, Berkeley, Calif. 4th - Rob Warwick, Hood River, Ore.
Women
1st - Ingrid Larouche, Bingen, Wash. 2nd - Zoe Najim, Hood River, Ore. 3rd - Katie Crafts, Hood River, Ore. 4th - Roxanne Christensen, White Salmon, Wash.
ProKids
1st - Jordan Reid, Pleasanton, Calif. 2nd - Jonathon Poore, Santa Cruz, Calif. Men
1st - Jake Miller, Makawao, Hawaii 2nd - Mitch Gingrich, San Diego, Calif. 3rd - Sean Aiken, Hood River, Ore. 4th - Patrick Bergeron, Haiku, Hawaii Masters
1st - Peter Najim, Hood River, Ore. 2nd - Sofien Sehiri, Berkeley, Calif. 3rd - Dan Thompson, Freelton, Ont. 4th - Derek Rijff, Carrying Place, Ont. # # #
photos/images are available upon request.
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04/20/2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Event Organizer: Royn Bartholdi
Sport: Windsurfing Dates: July 6th – July 20th (First windy day, One day event) Location: Spring Creek Fish Hatchery, aka The Hatchery Region: Columbia River Gorge Tel: (541) 490-0366 Email: royn@roynbartholdi.com Web: www.gorgefreestylefrenzy.com
The Gorge Freestyle Frenzy, North America’s premier high-wind freestyle windsurfing
competition, returns to the Columbia River Gorge this July, announces event founder
and organizer Royn Bartholdi. Top windsurfers from across North America are
expected to compete. Last year’s event—the only advanced freestyle competition
held in North America—drew 48 competitors from as far away as Maui and Ontario.
The one-day competition will take place at the Spring Creek
Fish Hatchery in Underwood, Washington. “The Hatchery is a world-renowned
windsurfing venue, famous for big winds and big swell—in other words,
epic Gorge conditions,” says Bartholdi. It also offers ample seating
for hundreds of spectators. Admission for spectators is free.
The Frenzy is slated for the first sufficiently windy day in the
two-week period from July 6—20. Working with local weather
forecasters, Bartholdi will make the determination each morning
by 7 a.m. whether the event will take place that day. Participants
and spectators can check the day’s decision by visiting the Gorge
Freestyle Frenzy website, www.gorgefreestylefrenzy.com, or calling
the Frenzy hotline, TBA. Last year, the event took place
on the first day of the two-week window.
Windsurfers will compete in five divisions: Super Frenzy,
Women, Men, Kids, and Masters. Super Frenzy is the showcase
division, the most demanding with the biggest prizes. It summons
all competitors to push their limits and promises to deliver a
wild display of aerials, tricks and wipe-outs. The Kids' division
(17 years and younger) was a crowd favorite last year, and
is the North American qualifying competition for the Starboard
ProKids World Championship; the winner qualifying to enter
the international freestyle competition held in Bonaire in
July. The Men’s and Women’s division focus on "Gorge Style"
sailing, with a stronger emphasis on aerials and classic Gorge
maneuvers. The Masters' division is for men age 35 and older;
some of the best and most experienced sailors are now sailing in this division.
Competition will begin at 9 a.m. A panel of judges will rate contestants on overall impression, and
each sailor is guaranteed a minimum of two seven-minute heats.
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photos/images are available upon request.
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