Windsurfing
    Institutions

     
NJWWA -- acronym for New Jersey Windsurfing & Watersports
Association social events, launch access, esp Bayview Park Launch on LBI
LBRA -- Lake's Bay Recreation Association, launch access to Lake's Bay
BABA --acronym for Baltimore Area Boardsailing Association, provides
1) discount Fall and Spring week long group trips to Hatteras and
2) grass roots competitive racing
WET -Windsurf Enthusiasts of Tidewater, grass roots competitive racing
US Windsurfing --competitive racing where competitors are ranked
US Sailing -- parent organization of the above institutions                               

sponsor-any company, including a manufacturer, distributor or shop, that provides monetary support for a competitor or an event
team rider (local variety) a person who is supported by a store and who receives discounts on goods. The store is the first allegiance
 to this variety of team rider, and the second allegiance is to the product they use. Responsible for driving the local market
team rider (national and international variety) a person who is supported by an equipment manufacturer, who gets equipment for
 free, is paid to ride it and is responsible for design input and prototype testing.
formula (the board) a wide, stiff, light air planing board, designed to race up wind (close haul) and down wind (run). Formula boards
have no compromise for comfort, ease of use, or handling. Compare with freeride. Formula boards can plane at wind speeds that
are too light to plane a freeride board.
 formula (the class) formula class racing must follow formula class rules regarding equipment that can be used in the race.
These rules may dictate the manufacturer, the models and sizes of equipment that may be used. Formula boards are used in
formula class competitions.
Hatteras-refers to the Outer Banks (OBX) of North Carolina–a prime windsurf area because 1) there is a lot of wind there due
 to its location 2) the water is shallow on the sound side and 3) is often warmer there and 4) there is a lot of room to sail in as
 the venues are expansive.
zero-sum - a situation where the gain of one results in an equal loss for another.  A participant's gain or loss is exactly balanced
 by the respective losses or gains of the other participant(s). If is the total gains of all the participants are added up, and the
total losses of all the participants are subtracted, the result will be zero.

   
 
Release, Waiver of Liability, and Indemnity Agreement to this Great Institution I, the above named individual being 21 years of age or older,
in consideration of services which have been or will be performed by this great institution in providing travel arrangements and activities and
of being permitted to participate in the Club trips, activities, events and other functions which I recognize as being hazardous, do for
 myself, my personal representatives, heirs and next of kin, (1) hereby release, waive, discharge and covenant not to sue or hold liable this
great institution, its officers, its Board of Directors, their agents and members, jointly and severally, all for the purposes herein referred
 to as RELEASES, from all loss or damage, and any claim or demands, therefore, on account of injury to the person or property, or resulting
in death, whether caused by the negligence of RELEASES or otherwise while for any purpose participating in any event or activity; (2) hereby
agree to indemnify and save and hold harmless the RELEASES from any loss, liability, damage, or cost they may incur due to my presence
and participation during any activity and whether caused by the negligence of RELEASES or otherwise; and (3) hereby assume full responsibility
for any rise, due to my presence and participation and fault, of bodily damage, death or property damage due to negligence of
RELEASES or otherwise while traveling, participating or for any other purpose while engaged in such activities. I expressly agree that the
foregoing RELEASE, WAIVER, AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the laws of the state,
states, or countries in which the activity is conducted and that if any portion thereof is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance of the
 agreement shall continue in full legal force and effect. I have read and voluntarily signed this RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY
AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT which shall remain in full legal force and effect until such time that I notify this great institution in writing
 that this agreement is voided and such notification is acknowledged by this great institution.