- WA_2016_002
- Fundo
- [c. 1990?]
Photographs of windsurfing in Whistler and the Sea-to-Sky region.
Photographs of windsurfing in Whistler and the Sea-to-Sky region.
Parte de Paula Shackleton Fonds
Captions on verso:
WA_2016_002_01_03_004_02: "Paula Shackleton sunset sail always a Rainbow at Rainbow Park - Founder & Program Director Whistler Kids Windsurfing"
WA_2016_002_01_03_004_03: "Paula Shackleton"
Parte de Paula Shackleton Fonds
Photographs of instructors teaching children how to windsurf on Alta Lake.
Captions of verso:
WA_2016_002_01_03_006_01: "Instructor teaches from a MISTRAL ONEDESIGN windsurfer and a 7.0 metre sail. Students sail behind one at a time 1st with a tether attached between instructor [?] and student [?] (to allow freedom for student to self power or be towed)"
WA_2016_002_01_03_006_02: "Learning balance is the first step & how to uphaul the sail & get into 'sailing position'"
WA_2016_002_01_03_006_03: "This is the 'neutral position' each foot on centre line of board and astride the sail with sail pointing downwind so no power in the sail."
Parte de Paula Shackleton Fonds
Photographs of children learning to windsurf with Whistler Kids Windsurfing summer camps on Alta Lake with mountains in the background.
Captions on verso:
WA_2016_002_01_03_011_01: "These are BIC windsurfers W[histler] K[ids] W[indsurfing] had 14 complete rigs in varying size for different ages & strengths - MINI BIC with 1.3 m - 1.7m sales [sic - should be 'sails'] 3 metre - 4 metre - 4.5 and 5 metre"
WA_2016_002_01_03_011_02: "Thishttp://whistler.ica-atom.org/0owlm/edit# little chap is in sailing position : lead toe beside the mast foot - Back foot over the dag[g]erboard"
Parte de Paula Shackleton Fonds
Photographs of children learning to windsurf with Whistler Kids Windsurfing at Lakeside Park on Alta Lake.
Captions on verso:
WA_2016_002_01_03_019: When there was no wind, we had a list of games and skills to learn. Paddling on the board builds arm strength & is part of the self-rescue position -paddling races -balancing games -practice on our simulator - a wooden platform w[ith] sail that spins/ turns"
WA_2016_002_01_03_020:
Parte de Paula Shackleton Fonds
Photographs of someone windsurfing on Alta Lake and a windsurf board.
Captions on verso:
WA_2016_002_01_03_022_01: ""As you can see balancing on choppy water gets easier when you have more wind and sailing with a bit of power"
WA_2016_002_01_03_022_02: "Some equipment arrives with damages - W[histler] K[ids] W[indsurfing] had a dealership agreement with BIC and some Whistler families bought equipment through us after learning to sail"
Parte de Paula Shackleton Fonds
Photographs of children learning to windsurf with Whistler Kids Windsurfing on Alta Lake, based at Rainbow Park.
Parte de Paula Shackleton Fonds
Photographs of a child learning to windsurf with Whistler Kids Windsurfing on Alta Lake.
Parte de Paula Shackleton Fonds
Photographs of children learning to windsurf with Whistler Kids Windsurfing on Alta Lake.
Captions on verso:
WA_2016_002_01_03_038_02: "The proper way to tether new students in a windsurfing chain is to the rope from instructors UJ (universal joint) to ea[ch] student UJ. That way there is no interference of movement of board & students must demo slack in rope (they aren't being pulled!) B4 graduate to free sail."
Parte de Paula Shackleton Fonds
Photographs of a windsurfing instructor towing 3 children on windsurfers on Alta Lake with Whistler Kids Windsurfing.