Midwest Speed Quest

The 2005 Midwest Speed Quest - Final Report

The 2005 Midwest Speed Quest is officially over. It is time to announce the winners.

First place goes to Chris Lock of Plainview, MN with a speed of 38.8 mph.

Second Place goes to Adam Anderson of Elkhart, Wisconsin with a speed of
36.8.

Jeff Adamski of Elk River, Minnesota took third place at 36.3 mph.

The official results can be found on our website: www.midwestspeedquest.com

Craig Bergh is working post our race results on the leading International Speed Sailing site. So far we have several sailors posted. Go to: www.gps-speedsurfing.com. Click on the "Rankings" Page, then click on the "Max Speed" link. It is exciting to see American sailors listed. It is also good to see Lake Okabena listed as a speed sailing location. Many thanks to Onno Pierek, the administrator of this site for allowing to include our results with the fastest sailors in the world!

The Midwest Speed Quest was well received by the racers. Speed sailing is a new and exciting form of Windsurfing competition. We are proud to have provided a event of this caliber.

Our event is unlike any other in the concept of the flexible race schedule. There were three scheduled race days. But every sailor also had the opportunity to select their own race day. We had a team "on-call" to meet the sailor at the time and location of their choosing. This was a enormous commitment of time and manpower. But this contributed to the success of the event.

We want to thank all the many visiting sailors who competed in our event. There was a spirit of deep comradery and fine sportsmanship among all our racers. Windsurfers should be proud of this.

The event was the result of hard work of our Speed Quest Team. The Team donated their their time and effort to making this event a success. We would like to thank Jeff Hegwer, Jason Swanson, Craig Bergh, Pam Bergh, and Carissa Bergh for donating their time to meet visiting sailors and record the speeds. Thanks to Bill Keitel for his input and ideas to this event.

Thanks to The Speed Quest Team for providing great beach side picnics to the visiting sailors. Thank you to the Kremers for providing free lodging to the visiting sailors who needed it. A special thanks to Jeff Hegwer for the 2 outstanding Beach Side Barbeques. The sailors shared the responsibility of periodically turning the 6 pork roasts whenever anyone came in off the water.

Thank you to the local newspaper "The Daily Globe" for their coverage of this event

through news stories and the many photos. We also want to thank The Globe for their continuous support of Worthington Windsurfing Regatta year after year.

Thank you Worthington Anesthesia Services and Worthington Okabena Windsurfers for their financial sponsorship of the Midwest Speed Quest.

Thank you to the City of Worthington and the Convention and Visitors Bureau for their continuous support of Speed Quest and the Windsurfing Regatta.

Thanks to Eddy Patricelli, editor of Windsurfing Magazine for including a report and early race results in the Fall 2005 Issue. And thank you for the fine article on the Worthington Windsurfing Regatta.

Windsurfing Magazine has supported and covered the Sport of Windsurfing in the Midwest. Now is a good time to remind Windsurfers to support Windsurfing Magazine by renewing your subscription. See the link for Windsurfing Magazine on this "Windsurfing Links" page of this website. And let them know you appreciate their great reporting of Midwestern Windsurfing Events.

We would like to recognize the 3 young windsurfers who competed in the Speed Quest: Jason Swanson age 18, Lisa Kremer age 17, and Carissa Bergh age 13. It is important we all encourage and support young Windsurfers. They are the future of the sport.

Lisa Kremer is a member of the Formula Experience Juniors Team. She has a dream of representing the United States in the 2008 Olympic Games. Our best wishes to Lisa.

We are already planning the 2006 Midwest Speed Quest.. A great deal of time

and effort went into 2005 Speed Quest to make it a success.

We look forward to 2006.

The Midwest Speed Quest has a goal of offering a $1000 FIrst Prize in 2006!!!

For up to date news on the Midwest Speed Quest please see our web site:
www.midwest speedquest.com

We invite interested sailors to attend the 2006 Windsurfing Regatta and Unvarnished Music Festival June 9, 10 and 11, 2006 . See their website (www.worthingtonwindsurfing.com) for schedules and registration forms.

A final note; We have tried hard to create the best Speed Sailing Event in the United States. If there are sailors who would like to write about their experiences in our event they are encouraged to email them to cbergh@iw.net.

Sincerely,

The Midwest Speed Quest Team
Sailboard Beach
133 Lake Avenue
Worthington, Minnesota 56187

Speed MPH	Name	Sail	Board	Wind Speed	Date
38.8	Chris Lock Plainview, MN `55.8 miles sailed on 9/10`	Ezzy Infinity 6.0	Starboard Carve 111	26-37	10/5
36.8	Adam Anderson Elkhart, WI	Gaastra Slalom Foil Pro 6.2	Mistral Energy CHS	26-37	10/5
36.3	Jeff Adamski Elk River, MN	Neil Pride 6.5 V6	Horney 77 Liter	26-37	10/5
35.8	Randy Johnson Forest Lake, MN	Loft O2 5.0	Bic Saxo 270	26-37	10/5
33.5	Ed Melechson Omaha, NE	Ezzy Super Light 6.5	F2 Stoke 117	18-25	9/5
32.5	Randy Moon Minneapolis, MN	Neil Pride 8.7 Z1	Bic Vivace	16-22	10/2
31.9	Jason Swanson Worthington, MN	6.5 Sailworks	Bic Nova	28-32	6/30
31.6	Barry Peterson Plymouth, MN	Ezzy 5.5	F2 Ride 102 Liter	26-37	10/5
30.9	Robert Richardson Freemont, NE	6.5 Aerotech Rapid Fire	HiFly 262 98 Liter	18-22	7/23
30.4	Jeff Hegwer Worthington, MN	9 meter Sailworks Retro	Starboard Carve 155	28-32	6/23
29.9	Lisa Kremer Worthington, MN	Sailworks Retro 5.5	WinDance 630 designed by Brian Caristrom	18-25	9/5
29.2	Herve Deve Minneapolis, MN	Neil Pride 7.2 RX2	AHD Diamond Race	18-22	7/23
29.2	Jay Milbrandt Sioux Falls, SD	Neil Pride Shock 7.0	Bic Astro Roc	18-28	7/19
28.9	Joe Shea Lakeville, MN	Ezzy Axis 2000 6.0	HiFly Free 262	18-25	9/5
28.7	Rick Cucci Minneapolis, MN	Ezzy Infinity 7.5	HiFly 122	18-25	9/5
28.5	Kevin Jewett Pewaukee, WI	9.0 Sailworks Retro	Mistral One Design	29	7/1
27.5	Craig Bergh Worthington, MN	Prodigy 8.5	Mistral Prodigy	22	7/2
26.9	Todd Spence `Coon Rapids, MN`	Gaastra 1X 7.5	Bic Vivace 290	15-22	8/17
26.5	Paul Baker Brookings, SD	Gaastra Nitro 7.4	Bic Formula 1.4	18-25	9/5
25.4	Tony Trussel Sioux Falls, SD	Neil Pride V8 10.5	Starboard GO 165	18-22	7/23
25.2	Glenn Kremer Worthington, MN	Sailworks Retro 7.5	Bic Techno 2 160	18-25	9/5
25.1	Eugene Melechen Omaha, NE	Pacific 7.1	Mistral Prodigy	18-25	9/5
24.8	David Reeves Worthington, MN	Aerotech Aerolite 6.5	Bic Techno 2 160	25-44	9/10
24.7	Bill Keitel Worthington, MN	8.4 Gaastra	Free Formula	18-25	9/5
24.7	Arnie Cleveland Prescott, WI	Mistral One Design 6.6	Mistral One Design	10-16	10/6
20.7	Noah Keitel Minneapolis, MN	8.4 Meter Gasstra	Bic Electric Roc	16	6/27
19.2	Kevin Behr Iowa City, IA	Neil Pride V8 7.5	Starboard Free Formula 376	12-15	9/4
17.5	Craig Creeger Woodbury, MN	Loft 02 7.5	AHD Zen	10-12	8/27
16.9	Renee Kremer Worthington, MN	North Drive 4.2	Bic Techno 2 160	18-25	9/5
10.0	Carissa Bergh Worthington, MN She is 13 yrs old	Sailworks Retro Ripper 4.2	Mistral Prodigy	5-8	10/8
8.7	Jennifer Rogers Minneapolis, MN	Gaastra 4.5	Mistral Prodigy	16	6/27
7.1 First Time Windsurfer	Christian Morgan Worthington, MN	Sailwork Retro 4.2	Mistral Prodigy	18-25	9/5
	John Hass Omaha, NE	6.0 North Sting	HiFly 98 Liter	18-22	7/23
	Dan Bair Sioux Falls, SD	8.7 Gaastra	Starboard Carve 155	18-22	7/23