VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

bwd wrote:I just haven't updated the list yet...been away for work. I will also try to do a list of sponsors, webcam hosts, helpers etc...just been busy.

BWD returns from Hudsons Hope a freshly minted and entirely new man...

Big thank you's for the website donations:

South Island Sea Kayak Assoc 8)
Mark Shepard (mshepard)
Edwin DeBeck (Ned)
Geoffrey Hall (heffe222)
Scott Finnie (snapper)
Marty Dovick (martyd)
Giles Thorp (Giles Thorp)
David Murray (DavidM) + (thanks to Tbrown and Brad for buying gear and Kus for delivery)

Also thank you to all of the website helpers, webcam hosts and sponsors.

http://www.bigwavedave.ca/donate.php

Dave

Thank you for the website donations:

Joost Buijs (Joostio)
Gina Gervais
Sandra and Rob (Sandy Beach and windsurf247)



http://www.bigwavedave.ca/donate.php

Dave

abetanzo wrote:Royal Vic yc sponsored windfest!! And I'm pretty sure Leitch n McBride / Black Line Marine sponsor BWD and they're a bunch of members there

Hi- uuh just catching up a little here, Adrian I don't think that the BWD site benefits from Windfest, it would appear to me it's the other way around? Or was there a Windfest contribution to the site?....that WOULD be great!
and yeah, sponsors are great and they pay and benefit from their ads on the website. The fact that they (and some BWD'ers like yourself which is awesome) are members of RVYC doesn't in my view equate to contributions by RVYC and their membership at large....

A large organization who has BWD latest and cam links on their lounge computer as a screensaver could be better represented by a sizable annual treasurer-driven donation on behalf of all their membership.....the fact that you and other members contribute individually is admirable, not taking away from that

bwd wrote:Thank you for the website donations:

http://www.bigwavedave.ca/donate.php

Dave

Glad we are back on track for totals, not in a small part due to DavidM (thx also for the cam support)! and the Aug/September/October push, awesome

If you haven't donated to the site as a regular user, please consider automatic basic annual donation, it doesn't need to be much if everyone does it

To be fair, most of the items I have been selling off /donating are things that I have accumulated or been given over the last several years from people who have given up windsurfing.

My daughter and I originally intended for her to continue with windsurfing and bring her new husband into the sport, thus the gear accumulation. However they have since taken up kiting and have been quite successful with it, so they are no longer interested in our side of the sport.

I feel I should be downsizing and I don't want to profit from these things so wanted a way to pay it forward. I want to thank the generosity of those who have made these sales/donations possible, ie. both those who have given me the items originally as well as the buyers/donators.

Thanks to all the contributors who support this site in their various ways

Ya I hear ya.. There was discussion on this at a sailing committee meeting but the club hasn't made a contribution in a while.. If I attend a meeting before Dec I'll bring it up again.. One thing to note is that the club is just that.. A membership fee to be a part of it so putting those fees toward a donation outside of the club is a vote worthy thing to involve all the members..

Thank you for the website donations:

Jesse Cohen (Redbaron)
Ingrid & Allan Jaretzke (in Edmonton soon to be on VI)
Betty Ann Knappett (BA)



http://www.bigwavedave.ca/donate.php

Thanks to everyone that helps out with the website. One day I will make a list, I'd just hate to forget anyone...

Dave

Thank you for the website donations:

Greg Caws (Snarfer)
Norman Ninatti
Jonathan Burrage (jbatsea)
John Klein (JK)
Chris Curran (Winddoctor)

http://www.bigwavedave.ca/donate.php

Thank you very much for the website donations:
To end 2015:
Adrian Bright (Uddereef)
John Falconer (banjohips)
Anthony Warren (Keen)
Adrian Betanzo (abetanzo)
Reed Harris (Vanman)

And to begin 2016:
Michael Neilson (Tsawwassen)
Eric Smethurst (Eric)

Thank you to all of the website helpers and donors We have a great community here.
http://www.bigwavedave.ca/donate.php

Dave

Big thanks for the website donations:

Terry and Rae Elliott t^3 (tuck tape Terry)
Seaspan Victoria Shipyards

http://www.bigwavedave.ca/donate.php

Dave

thx to all users that donate and

bwd wrote:Seaspan Victoria Shipyards

welcome and you rock

Thank you for the website donations!

David Clutton (C36)
Eric Fontaine (Funtain)
Douglas Bell (Laser sailor)
Lyle Gustafson

http://www.bigwavedave.ca/donate.php

Dave

Latest website donations...thank you

John Bridal (juandesooka)
Martin Vanderwood (Martin)
Sidney Anglers Association

http://www.bigwavedave.ca/donate.php

Dave

Awesome you donation guys and big kudos to consistent Sidney Anglers😎

Thank you for the website donations!

Jellyfish
Gene Windsor (GWIND)



http://www.bigwavedave.ca/donate.php

Dave