An incredible day of kitesurfing took place at the Pingtan Kiteboarding World Cup in China yesterday. Alex Pastor from Spain won the 2013 PKRA freestyle world title, Christophe Tack and Gisela Pulido won the Pingtan event, and Reno Romeu set a Guinness world record. The conditions were extreme with 20 knots of wind and a solid 3 to 4 meter hurricane swell. The competition started with the double elimination where Aaron Hadlow won 6 consecutive heats, defeating the new world champion, but eventually losing to Christophe Tack in the final. Gisela Pulido defended her second-place finish and then went on to defeat Karolina Winkowska twice to win the event and take a commanding lead in the overall PKRA points rankings for 2013 … Pictures and more
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Sorry, this is not California 🙂 S+ elite surf team riders Francesco Maffei and Stefano Gentili show how it’s done here in Italy. Enjoy the ride!
As tensions run high in northern Egypt, James Boulding heads south to work on his pipe dreams.