The opening day of the PWA Catalunya World Cup saw the competitors registering for the upcoming competition between 10am and 11am. With a less than promising wind forecast, combined with a very quiet start to the day, not everybody was expecting to be competing come the afternoon.
However, as the skippers’ meeting took place at one o’clock the wind gradually started to increase as the local thermal effect kicked in. Shortly after 14:45 … More
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The 2013 PWA Catalunya World Cup is set to take place from the 11th to the 16th June. The elite of the slalom world will return to action as they head to the beautiful white sand beaches of Costa Brava to battle in out in the second PWA Slalom event of the year. Alberto Menegatti (Starboard / Point-7) currently leads the way after a magnificent performance in Korea and it’s going to be very interesting to see if he can maintain his place at top, or will some of the heavy weights of slalom bustle the Italian out of their way and reaffirm their authority.
The picturesque town of Sant Pere Pescador is located 150km to the north east of Barcelona and is blessed with twelve kilometres of jaw dropping white sand beaches and the beautiful blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The Gulf-de-Roses have become a world renowned destination due to its … More
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With the start of the 2013 PWA Catalunya World Cup only days away, we managed to catch up with several of the world’s top sailors to find out what they thought about their performance in the opening event of the year – Ulsan, South Korea – as well as finding out what their expectations are for the thrilling five days ahead, which are sure to be as tense as ever as the battle for the title begins to heat up.
First of all we caught up with some of the French contingent, who put together a sterling performance which saw them claim an amazing five places in the top ten, to reiterate just how strong French slalom is right now … More
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The AWT Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival victory has been claimed by Marcillio ‘Brawzinho’ Browne. This is Browne’s first wave victory and what an amazing event it was to kick off the 2013 tour. Head judge Keith Teboul fit in a full double elimination contest over three days with an insane amount of action. Let’s get into some of the specifics of what went down just so you can see how incredible this event really was.
One rider at this event landed four incredibly difficult moves that no one else in the contest even attempted. This set this rider apart to take the $1,000.00 prize for best move, which could have been … More
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