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Monday, January 4, 2010
December Training Camp 2009
Many of the people may not know this, but this was actually the first major event for our newly-formed Windsurf committee since the taking over, which kinda bonded us all to work together for the first major common goal. And I'm glad to say that the camp turned out to be an great event!
At the first sound of the title, it may seem like a very exclusive camp where windsurf racers come together to hone their skills, but that is misleading!
Basically this camp is for everyone, yes EVERYONE who wants to improve their personal proficiency in windsurfing. I was extremely happy to see many new learners signing up for the camp because passion is one main fuel to this sport.
The format of the camp is 3D2N, which may leave many thinking that the actual effective surfing time is at most 2 days' worth. In that case, what's the big deal right?
The measurement of quantity is correct, but the quality is totally different. Usually on our weekend surfs, you get to go out, explore the ocean with your windsurf and come back, period.
But during the December training camp, we reinforce their theory, plus provide senior surfers on standby to attend to any questions that you have, may it be on how to uphaul properly, or how to do an impressive gybe. We encourage participants to all ask as many question as possible and try out new boundaries that they usually wouldn't have tried on their own. It's a controlled environment where you can try out all the skills you want to master, with experts on the sidelines to attend to your questions whenever you want.
On top of that personalized attention that we provide during the camp, we also set up courses for you to try out a specific directed windsurfing. It may seem fairly easy to move, but when you have a specific target to hit, you will realise mastering of all your basic skills is essential to an efficient course movement. During this year's camp, many surfers managed to get a good grasp of their basic tacking skills and by the end of day 2, most could go out into the ocean and come back to shore with ease, as compared to day 1 where majority was drifted far away. In light of the good results, I reiterate again, the quality of time spent in December training camp is totally different from any other normal surfing time.
But putting the sport aside, I have to say the overall bonding of this camp's participants is extremely satisfying as well. The natural pace of the event set the surfers to bond thru games and interaction easily such that by day 2, many of the new acquaintances were already friends who are able to share their personal life stories and secrets. The aftermath of the camp led to and explousion of activity on facebook and it was heartwarming to see that friendship did not die with the end of the camp, in fact it was just a new beginning.
The measurement of quantity is correct, but the quality is totally different. Usually on our weekend surfs, you get to go out, explore the ocean with your windsurf and come back, period.
But during the December training camp, we reinforce their theory, plus provide senior surfers on standby to attend to any questions that you have, may it be on how to uphaul properly, or how to do an impressive gybe. We encourage participants to all ask as many question as possible and try out new boundaries that they usually wouldn't have tried on their own. It's a controlled environment where you can try out all the skills you want to master, with experts on the sidelines to attend to your questions whenever you want.
On top of that personalized attention that we provide during the camp, we also set up courses for you to try out a specific directed windsurfing. It may seem fairly easy to move, but when you have a specific target to hit, you will realise mastering of all your basic skills is essential to an efficient course movement. During this year's camp, many surfers managed to get a good grasp of their basic tacking skills and by the end of day 2, most could go out into the ocean and come back to shore with ease, as compared to day 1 where majority was drifted far away. In light of the good results, I reiterate again, the quality of time spent in December training camp is totally different from any other normal surfing time.
But putting the sport aside, I have to say the overall bonding of this camp's participants is extremely satisfying as well. The natural pace of the event set the surfers to bond thru games and interaction easily such that by day 2, many of the new acquaintances were already friends who are able to share their personal life stories and secrets. The aftermath of the camp led to and explousion of activity on facebook and it was heartwarming to see that friendship did not die with the end of the camp, in fact it was just a new beginning.
Overall, this year December training camp not only brought our skill levels higher, it also raised our passion for the sport and our care for fellow surfers :D
Hong Jing