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Two racers keep their balance but one has to pick up his sail after a collision along the course. It‘s not just club members who use the lake. Here, one water enthusiast paddles a kayak while another practices catch some wind and some waves. w’i‘il-é;’vl:é“e)'('[;e_l:ieâ€"l_{câ€"ea_i;b-a\fd'éailérs â€"â€" members of the Waterloo Regional Boardsailing Club â€"â€" and they take to the water in a regular racing program that begins the first Wednesday in May and ends the last Wednesday in Sepâ€" tember. â€" Race organiser Dave Hobson explains that has its social as well as competitive aspects and that can be seen on a calendar of events that includes a bicycle hike, weiner roasts, boardsailing cireus, tacky tie regatta and photo night. _ Races are conducted well out on the water beyond where novice boardsailers practice and some club members go to large scale regattas on weekends. _ Some club members appear so confident of their ability to keep their balance even when their boards are down that they don‘t always wear wetsuits, and that is in contrast to the beginners. _ L k _ Every Wednesday Dave and the gang go to the Laurel Conservation Area to A wetsuit costs about $200 and a sailboard sells for around $1,700. All a board! Plenty of thrills and chills catching the waves and wind Peter Marrek stays along the shoreline to film racers in progress. Richard O‘Brien photostory The "starting gun"‘ is an air horn that can be heard over the necessary distance. Race organiser checks his watch before signalling the start to a race. WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1987 â€" PAGE 6