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August European Championships, Vollendam, Holland.  North American Championships in Berkeley, California. This event in the San Francisco Bay had some high winds. Mike Waltze dethrones Matt Schweitzer from his title, and Robbie Nash stunned everyone with his rail ride. Australia discovers the Windsurfer One Design and the following year establishes their own Windsurfer Class Association. Today in it's 32nd consecutive year, the Australian National Championships is the |
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longest continuous Windsurfer Class National Championships in the world. To see results and learn more about the Australian Windsurfer Class, September Japan Championships, Hamana Lake. Also, Tsuguo Tohma completed an 11-hour crossing of the Oshima- to-Enoura crossing.  Joyce Waltze running race committee at Huntington Lake, California, October, 1976. |
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 Robbie Naish riding the rail in 1976, Steve Wilkigns photo. |
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1976 World Championships held in Nassau, Bahamas. 456 entrants made this the largest one design sailing event in the history of sailing. At this regatta, many of the top sailors from around the world were introduced to the harness, which has been adapted from sailing for windsurfing to allow high performance sailors to take the sport to new heights. In 1976, 13,059 Windsurfers were sold worldwide. 11,210 in Europe, 1,507 in the U.S. and 342 in Japan. |
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