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WINDSURFING DIVA CLUB
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The Windsurfing
Diva Club was started by parents Linda Stott and
Denise Vetromile to promote the sport of
windsurfing among girls ranging in age from 10
to 16 years old. The club meets once a week at
Kanaha Beach Park (Wednesdays). Guest speakers
are invited to provide the girls both land-based
and on-the-water lessons. For additional
information, please contact Linda Stott at
808-575-2266.
Photographs by
Harry Wiewel |
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Linda
Stott: "I meet with the girls every
Saturday (winter months!) and they are
very much enjoying their time on the
water. The purpose of the club was to
gather the girls together, to practice
together, each motivating the other.
Since being able to waterstart is a
requirement, it pushed some of the girls
to achieve this skill, to gain entrance
to the club. In the "club" format, they
could meet at least once a week,
frequently with a female pro sailor
(Junko Nagoshi, Jennifer Henderson, Nori
Hubbs, Annick Violette, Arjentino), to
inspire them to achieve the levels that
are possible in this sport." Also Robby
Seeger and Josh Stone did show up to
push the girls. Push
them to work harder and develop skills
quicker, always being excited who will
be the first to pull off a new move. |
The
club is based on Maui, the girls
meet at Kanaha Beach Park most of
the time. Having started as a club
of eight and with ages ranging from
11 to 14, Linda and Denise hope to
attract even more girls in the
future. Linda: "We made wonderful
Diva ID cards just for fun and all
bought pink rashguards after a bake
sale at the Hawaii State
Championships." Good idea: The girls
made enough money selling cookies to
buy 12 rashies. Time management
seems to be one of the main
challenges, though. With school,
soccer, ballet, cheerleading and
plenty of homework projects, the
girls are sometimes just to busy for
scheduling playtime.
No problem after
all: "When I`m windsurfing and the
wind is in my hair, I feel free,"
Windsurfing Diva Club member
Kanza Stott
explains. "I like to fly over the
waves and break through the silky
waters. Windsurfing is a great life
lesson because it teaches me to have
patience with myself."
Anyone who is
interested in joining the club -
even if just in Maui for a short
while - is welcome, the only
requirements being the waterstart
and own gear. Info:
divas@mauisportsunlimited.com
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