WINDSURF / REGATA COPA MÉXICO
The combination of two passions

March 7 – 10, 2012

Windsurfing, a classic among water sports will join the excitement that the Regata Copa México Edición Olímpica will bring to spectators, who will enjoy watching the greatest exponents of this discipline off the beaches in front of Flamingos and Bucerias.

Windsurfing combines the best elements of two passions: sailing, and also the thrill of riding over the waves on a board. Its history goes back to the early 30's, when the great pioneer of surfing, Tom Blake, got tired of paddling with his arms in search of good waves and thought it would be a good idea to be propelled by the wind. After experimenting a bit, he inserted a very basic rig to his table and named his creation "sailing surfboard".

However it wasn't until 1968 when Californian surfer Hoyle Schweitzer met with the talented aeronautical engineer and sailor Jim Drake, that windsurf was shaped like we know it today.

There will be four categories for the windsurfing competitions, which will join the Nautical Extravaganza in Riviera Nayarit: Olímpica Juvenil, Olímpica RSX, Fórmula Experience and Abierta. To determine the top three places in each category, there will be ten races with two elimination heats (one for every five races).