Royn Bartholdi

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Royn Bartholdi

Sail Number:	US-221
Nicknames:	Windy-Boy, Roan-Doggy, Windy, Real-Wind, Roan-Air, Roaner
Originally From:	USA (Minnesota)
Education:	BA Mathematics, Masters in Business Administration
Sponsors:	RRD, Loft Sails, Dakine, Chinook, NoLimitz Masts, Promotion Wetsuits
Occupation:	Computer Consultant, Windsurfing Instructor, Web Master
Motto:	"Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt."
Goals:	1) Secure a sustainable career in the windsurfing industry. 2) Make www.RoynBartholdi.com the best instructional web site for windsurfing. 3) Windsurf South Africa, Cannary Islands, Egypt, Tarifa, and France. 4) Create a windsurfing video. 5) Create windsurfing art & poetry. 6) Inspire others to grow in this wonderful sport. 7) Contribute to the windsurfing industry.
Competitions:	1^st, 2011 American Windsurfing Tour Overall Champion (Masters). 5^th, 2011 Maui Makani Classic (Masters). 2^nd, 2011 San Carlos Cactus Cup (Masters). 1^st, 2011 Pistol River Wave Bash (Masters). 5^th, 2011 Santa Cruz Classic (Masters). 3^rd, 2010 Pistol River Wave Bash (Masters). 1^st, 2004 Gorge Games (Masters). 1^st, 2002 Gorge Games (Masters). 6^th, 2002 King of Bay (Professional) 2^nd, 2001 Gorge Games (Masters) 4^th, 2000 Gorge Games (Masters) participant, 2001 Gorge Games (Professional) participant, NoLimitz Innovation Competition (2001) participant, NoLimitz Wave Bash 2000 participant, No Name Games 1999
Contributions:	Lead Windsurf instructor for Vela Resorts in Los Barriles, Mexico. 2008/2009. Duties include private lessons, daily clinics, and weekly video reviews for guests. Vela Windsurf instructor in Jeriococara, Brazil. 2007/2008. Beginning and advanced windsrufing lessons. Created and directed the Gorge Freestyle Frenzy freestyle windsurfing competition. 2007, 2008. Created the www.RoynBartholdi.com instructional website. Event Director, Gorge Windfest 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 Web Development: Hifly, Windsurfing Hawaii, Gorge Windfest, Storm Warning, Gorge Surf Shop, Brian's Windsurfing, NoLimitz, and A & O Sports. Programmed the Ezzy Mast Configurator -- A tool that recommends mast configurations based on avialble quiver, available mast extensions, and most used sails. Windsurfing Hawaii: Sales Manager, Consultant, Designer Windsurfing Industry Consultant: Hifly, Windsurfing Hawaii Appeared in American Windsurfer magazine Vol 9, 2002 Professional Board Tester for American Windsurfer (2000) Appeared in the 'Revolution' windsurfing Video Appeared in American Windsurfer Vol. 8, Issue 1 & 2, 2000 Windsurfing Radio Interview
Sailing Experience:	Traveled Western Australia and windsurfed Gnarloo, Geralton, Margaret River. Resided in Maui for 5 winters. 15 summers in the Gorge.
Other Sports: (active)	Telemark Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Mountain Biking, Road Biking, SUPboarding, Kiteboarding, Tennis, Running, Swimming, Rollerblading.
Past Sports:	Soccer, White River Kayaking, Tae Kwon Doe (Black Belt), Racquetball, Hockey, Surfing.
Interests:	Art, Adventure, Reading, Learning about Technology, Writing, Travel, Sports, Health

Skill Set

Jumps

Head Layback

Nose Landing

No-Hands

One Leg

1-Hand,1-Leg

Clew First

One-Hand

Tacks

Duck

Haas

Nose

Heli

Heli: Stiffy

Heli: Clew-1st

Backwinded

Fakee

Jibes

Ghost

Backwinded

Monkey

Donkey

Jump

Duck

Duck: Backwinded

Duck: Aerial

Snap

Laydown

Laydown: 1-Handed

Classic

Cowboy

Body Drag

Body Drag: One Hand

Sail Throws

X-Stance J-Jibe

Fin First

Switch Stance

Leeward Sailing

Inside Booms

360 Moves

Gecko

Sail 360

Upwind

Flip

Carving

Carving: Clew First

Carving: Strapped

Bender

Sail-Body

Reverse Sail-Body

Frisbee

Waves

Gu Screw

Back Loop

Off The Lip

Back Side

Leeward

Switch Stance

Standard

Jump Jibe

Jump Slide

Cutback

Duck Jibe

Willie Skippers

Standard

Into Haas Tack

540

Aerials

Vulcan

Vulcan: Rail Grab

Shove-It

Shove-It: 1-Hand

Wymeroo

Cheese Roll

Table Top

T-Bone

Dark Flip

Spocks

Spock

1-Hand Spock

Spock 540

Loops

Forward Loop

Forward: One Hand

Spin

Back loop

Advanced

Grubby

Grubby 540

Flaka

Favorites:

Gu Screw, Haas Tack, Shove-It, Forward Loop, Flaka

In Progress:

Push Loop, Skaka, Ponch, Lollipop

Hopeful:

Funnel, Meev, Air-Shaka

Event Organized by Royn:

1. The 2008 Gorge Freestyle Frenzy

The Gorge Freestyle Frenzy, North America's premier high-wind freestyle windsurfing competition, returns to the Columbia River Gorge this July, announces event founder and organizer Royn Bartholdi. Top windsurfers from across North America are expected to compete. Last year's event- the only advanced freestyle competition held in North America - drew 48 competitors from as far away as Maui and Ontario.

The contest is a 1 day event to be held at the legendary HATCHERY on the first sufficiently windy day between July 6th-20th.

There are five divisions: women, men, kids, masters and the showcase division, the "Super Frenzy". The men and Super Frenzy divisions are open divisions where the Super Frenzy calls for the latest and greatest moves and the mens division is more of a gorge style freestyle format, with quality "gorge sailing" that emphasizes aerial maneuvers will win the day. The kids division isthe qualifier for the ProKids World Championships in Bonnaire.

For more information check the website at www.gorgefreestylefrenzy.com

2. The 2008 Gorge Windfest

A windsurfing demo weekend at The Event Site in Hood River, Oregon -- June 28-29

Demo the latest and greatest gear all weekend! Head for Hood River in June for the annual Gorge Windfest, the ever-popular event. You'll find a beach full of sails and boards to test drive on the water, along with a full schedule of free clinics for all abilities and free introductory lessons offered by a local windsurfing school. (Space is limited for lessons, so call ahead for a reservation.) Plus you never know who will stop by -- last year, legendary Robby Naish was on hand to hang out, talk gear and sail with the crowd.

The event, organized by longtime Gorge sailor Royn Bartholdi, will run from 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday with music, prizes, and fun activities. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow sailors and share the spirit of windsurfing. Beginners are welcome!

Visit www.gorgewindfest.com for details.

Royn's Windsurfing Journal

(selected jottings from Royn's windsurfing journal)

•	Every day I windsurf I try to learn something new, anything, something I did not know before. Perhaps a new move, a variation of a move, or I will simply change my hand positions in a move.
•	Windsurfers are a dreamy group and imagine all windsurfing sites are actually at a beach. To most of the sane world the mental image of a beach usually involves a shore with some sand. But not windsurfers! When a windsurfer says 'at-the-beach' they really mean any place where they can get into the water. This may be a rocky river edge, a reservoir high in the mountains, or a dock in a harbor.
•	If there is only 15 minutes of sailing then I am 15 minutes closer to a new maneuver.
•	Sometimes, when I am trying a new move, I will charge the move and scream like a warrior in battle. It seems to call up some primal instinct in me or, maybe I am just a little crazy. Give this a try. Being a "Nutso" goes a long way.
•	If you have asked five or more people about a move then you have enough information. Just go out and try it!
•	A great deal of windsurfing is initiated by the stomach. The stomach is the center of connection between the board and sail via you arms and legs.
•	Do not underestimate the power of visualization.
•	Windsurfing is often a form of moving meditation for me. My mind becomes empty. I am truly present. A place where my ego has died and time has been forgotten. After sessions like these I feel very spiritual.
•	I believe every maneuver has a certain and unique feeling that fuses the entire move into a single and repeatable experience. This is the act of discovery in windsurfing. Discovering that feeling opens the door to the move and enriches your experience of windsurfing. This feeling is an epiphany of sort and greatly simplifies the move to a feeling rather than the sum of a bunch of steps. This is the I GOT IT feeling; one of release and joy.
•	There are as many methods to learning as there are varieties of people. You can break a move down into parts and master each part with the hope of seamlessly connecting each part. You can watch videos and try to simulate the video in your head as you windsurf. You can follow a friend and mimic what they do (the buddy system). You can video tape yourself and deconstruct what you see. You can hammer yourself in the water, eventually forcing your body out sheer exhaustion, to learn the move. You can ask for feedback on the beech.
•	Try it all! Mix it up! Become your own problem solver. The process is as much fun as the results. In the end,it is all about the process and the person we are becoming. Windsurfing is a great metaphor for life.
•	You're obsessed and frustrated. You have been trying the same thing over and over again with no progress. You might even do a little internal cussing. Worse yet, you're having a bad hair day and are cussing out loud. Now you're angry and everyone on the water really irritates you. I am ashamed to say that I have been there and done that. Hey, windsurfing is about fun, right? If the equation is not working then change the equation. Get out of the water. Get out of your head and stop being so self-obsessed. Talk some story on the beech. Video tape a friend. Help someone on their move. Introduce yourself to someone new on the beech. Give up the ball dude.
•	Peer pressure from your friends can be fun and help you overcome the wimp factor in windsurfing. The over inflated ego can not take failure easily and harassing comments from our friends sometimes makes us do things we can not do on our own.
•	Sometimes our real friends tell us things we don't like to hear -- like 'Hey Royn, loosen up.'
•	What we think we are doing and what we are actually doing, do not always match up in reality. So if you do the same thing over and over again and expect different results, then you are heading down the road of insanity.
•	Watch out for Wind Snakes! I find them everywhere I windsurf. They are at the beach, on the water, at the bars, and in the cars. A sneaky and clever species often in disguise and waiting in the weeds. They can be shape-shifters, cloaked as your friend, a buddy, and interested student. They have a forked tongues and will ask you questions but secretly criticize your windsurfing when you are not around. Your struggling days will be highlighted as well as your weaknesses. Your accomplishments and skills will be ignored and miminmized. They have a secret and scheming purpose and that is to destroy you, eat you, and claim victory. Wind Snakes may be hard to recognize, but when found, take action. Protect yourself but with love and understanding that under the skin of every Wind Snake is a trapped adolescent, fearful and tormented.
•	One method of getting your body to do something new is to exaggerate whatever you're doing
•	Don't worry about looking stupid, or falling, or messing up, or taking for ever to learn a move, or laughing, or smiling, or being lazy, or being weird, or trying something different, or having old equipment, or doing things the wrong way. It is all about having fun. As long as you are out of the way and safe and not hurting anyone. Who cares! It is your cloud!
•	If the equation does not work then change the equation. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. So, if you're stuck in repetition and going no where then be more radical in your method.
•	Variety is so delicious. One learning methodology is to enter a different persona inside yourself so you can approach the problem from a fresh perspective. Yes, schizophrenia has a place. Sometimes this is called wearing a different hat. For example, you could wear the scientist hat -- I know it is in you. Go to the beech with notepads, a tape recorder, books, a video camera, etc... Break the move down, draw diagrams, interview people, record video, write up detailed logs with goals and accomplishments. You go Einstein!
•	I am guessing most new moves are probably unplanned...the key is to tap into the zone and start having some fun.. playing... trying... experimenting... when your in the moment... you surprise yourself... the buried artist in you comes alive..like a transclucent angel of your soul... that surrounds with an aura of freedom... this spiritiual side of you can only appear when the gates are open.. when the analytical/critical/egotistical is muted ... and that joyous and giggling etheral child plays... Your New moves are either invented by the child or the warrior. Both are worthy archetypes of ourselves.
•	There are basically two moves for every one. A maneuver on Starboard does not mean a maneuver on both Starboard and Port. One has only truly mastered a maneuver when it has been accomplished on both tacks. For example, when I visited Australia my port side wave sailing was non existent. I had to start all over again but with the confidence and experience of the Starboard side. This was great re-wiring of my brain. I really had to learn many skills on the other side. I clearly favored Starboard even on moves I knew on both tacks.
•	Sooner or later we all hit a wall while learning a maneuver. So we make adjustments to be free of the bad habit. Sometimes we exchange one bad habit for another as the lesser of two evils because the later will be easier for us to change and achieve the desired result. It is all kind of a puzzle really.