KA Sail  www.kasail.com  /  WindsurfDeal  www.WindsurfDeal.com  :
heartfelt thanks and welcome to one of the most passionate promoters of our sport, Jurg Schnorf, who came through with great gusto and a terrific line up, spread among our masters, sport and open champions: a KA Sail 7.0 Kult Bump and Jump wave sail, Select Fin SL7 Slalom speed fin (37 cm) and a $250 voucher for an AHD windsurf board of choice.

  GOYA  www.goyasails.com  :   thanks to star, pro-sailer Jake Miller, who began his windsurfing career here in San Pedro working for Captain Kirk, Goya came through again, with one of our most exciting prizes, a GOYA FSR 5.9m sail, awarded to our open champion.

MAUI SAILS  www.mauisails.com  :  thank you to Rick Whidden for coming through again with an awesome Pursuit 5.5 sail and to Casey Hauser for introducing us to Rick. This prize went to our women champion.

Captain Kirk Windsports  www.captainkirks.com /
Ezzy Sails  www.ezzy.com  :  the GODFATHER of this event Kirk Robinson came through yet again in partnership with Ezzy, with an Ezzy 460 RDM mast, awarded to our 2nd place Open racer. Thank you!

SAILWORKS  www.sailworks.com thanks to Bruce Peterson for his longstanding support and lots of cool gear. Most importantly CONGRATULATION ON YOUR LATEST WIN!

 

Streamlined Windsurfing  www.streamlined.us  :  well known and loved for its awesome, superb quality gear, Streamlined (through founder Dave Dominy) stepped up again this year with a mast base and extension, a prize awarded to our third place open racer.
 

DAKINE  www.dakine.com  : a long time supporter of the event came through again (thanks to Bill Morrissey), providing LOTS of great prizes and cool jerseys.
 

CHINOOK  www.chinooksailing.com  :  thanks to Andy at Chinook for a cool and very generous selection of gear and tools awarded to our 3rd place open racer.
 

HYDE-uR-STIK  www.hyde-ur-stik.com  :  a brand new San Pedro-based startup, hyde-ur-stick makes the coolest Velcro enhanced towels for surfers and water sports enthusiasts. Thank you to the Haase family for pampering us with towels, shirts and hats.

Kevin Knight Designs  kknightdesign@pacbell.net  :  thank you for sponsoring our trophies, and donating a hand-made wooden paddle awarded to our 12 foot and under SUP champion. 

Let it be known that prizes are what keep racers coming back but that
our local sponsors are ultimately those who make the event happen,
with some very large $ and infrastructure contributions.
 

Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse  www.cabrillobeachbathouse.org  :  the Boosters are a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the resurgence and vitality of Cabrillo Beach. They are well known locally for spearheading the spectacular 4th of July fireworks, a titanic fundraising and logistics task. Gary Dwight and Allan Johnson are at the helm and the Boosters paid the vast majority of the bills related to this event: lifeguards, music, food, flyers, banners, boat fuel, and a bunch of miscellaneous “stuff” that adds up. The Boosters also provided considerable administrative assistance with the very talented Kelly Signorelli. Kelly and her husband Mike also went way above the call of duty for contributing countless volunteer hours. The contributions of the Boosters were supported by added funds from a number of local and regional organizations including San Pedro Coastal, Central, and Northwest Neighborhood Councils, the Port of LA and Councilwoman Janice Hahn’s 15th District Office.

Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse  www.cabrillobeachbathhouse.org /
City of Los Angeles Recreation & Parks  www.cityofla.org :
our event has been blessed by the support of dynamic and visionary City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks officials including, Deanne Dedmon, Mark Mariscal, Bara King and Robert Jones.

Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club  www.cbyc.org  :  we are grateful that the Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club again let us use their top notch race committee boat and opened their doors for Happy Hour on Saturday. Thank you to Jib Kelly and Sharon Terrones for your enthusiasm.

Numerous behind the scenes sponsors played a leading role this year,
with a major upgrade to our graphics, advertising and web interface.

Hauser Advertising  www.hauser-advertising.com  :  thanks to Cliff Hauser for creating the new gorgeous event graphics pro-bono, and to the whole family, including son Casey and wife Janice, for being such spirited supporters of our event.
 

iWINDSURF  www.iWindsurf.com  :  if you’ve visited iWindsurf’s great site and forums, you may have noticed a cool, whimsical event banner ad bobbing up and down; the premium online space was donated thanks to George Haye of iWindsurf.

WindJunkie  www.windjunkie.net  :  we thank Debi and Spencer Thompson for their tireless enthusiasm, and for Debi for her outstanding website work and support throughout the year.
 

A number of other local sponsors kept us hydrated,
fed and well rested throughout the event.

Albertsons  www.albertsons.com  :  thank you to Paul Bauman for a generous supply of snacks and bottled water enjoyed by all. Thank you for all that you do for us and the San Pedro community at large!
 

Baja Fish Tacos  :  another San Pedro institution was back with its grill this year, treating us to their famous fish, shrimp and meat tacos. Thank you Carlos!

 

South Shores Meat Market  :  Darko and Mark Scracic, talented owners of the extraordinary, classic meat shop at 25th and Western kept our volunteers well fed and happy with their yummy sandwiches. What a treat, thank you! !

The Letwin Family  :  donated their boat and fuel for our trial race .
Thank you for your generosity and willingness to help on all parts of the event.
 

Last but not least, we would like to thank and acknowledge
the multitude of volunteers and staff who have mobilized around this event: