Re: Is the sport growing?

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Not just 3rd. Crissy was so crowded you could barely get a parking spot at
2:30 and the wind was just starting to get good. There were so many people on
the water it was crazy.
 
Either the sport is attracting new people like crazy in the Bay Area, or a lot
of windsurfers are moving here. In the last year or two 3rd and Crissy have
both become at least 4 times as popular.
 
I didn't recognize half the people this weekend, I don't know where they came
from. With all the strangers around I guess it was inevitable that my friends
sail bag (with 3 North vertigos) and Mast bag (North Accelerator) were stolen
right off of his car as he was sailing.
 
As far as I am concerned it is not a question of how to get new people into
the sport, but how to deal with all the growth and the limited parking/sites
here in the Bay.
 
Thanks.
 
 
 
                                SELL SOFTWARE!!!
 
Jeff Milum
Manager DMD New England Region
415-506-0575

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     Does anyone have actual statistics on the current growth of the sport
     nationwide?
     
     Yesterday was the craziest parking day at 3rd Av that I have ever
     seen. And it was not even blowing that much. Five years ago, a dozen
     cars on a weekend at the old launch was a big day. Now we see tons and
     tons of new faces every time.
     
     Is 3rd Av getting increasingly popular or is windsurfing as a whole?
     Is it just the bay area or is it the whole country? I really don't
     know and I have not read anything about it lately...
     
     I remember back in the early 80's, windsurfing was considered the most
     popular sport in France. An estimated 10% of the population was
     practicing the sport (that's more than 5 million). This phenomenon
     faded out when the sport became more "radical" (everything is
     relative)... Did the US experience a similar thing?
     
     - Stephane

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