Patrice Belbeoch has stormed the 13th edition of the Défi Wind, in Gruissan, France.
The famous Tramontane wind blessed 805 sailors in the world’s largest windsurfing marathon. In the fifth and final race, Belbeoch sealed the deal and finished ahead of Andrea Cucchi and Sébastien Bonhomme Allaire.
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Alberto Menegatti has taken out the 2013 Ulsan PWA World Cup, in South Korea.
The Italian windsurfer has secured his maiden event victory on the PWA World Tour, although having been disqualified from heat eleven, after being a little too eager to make a good start.
The last day of Slalom affair saw … More
The 2013 Ulsan PWA World Cup will be an event that Alberto Menegatti (Starboard / Point-7) will remember forever as the Italian snagged his maiden PWA event victory after a stunning performance. Whilst Karin Jaggi (Patrik / Severne) produced a superb display to be crowned the Queen of Jinha beach, as she became the first woman since 2010 to prevent Valerie Arrighetti (Tabou / Gaastra / Mystic) from claiming the top spot. Jinha beach once again showed why South Korea is one of the most challenging spots on the tour, as varying conditions pushed the men and women to their limits to cap another brilliant event.
Alberto Menegatti received his just rewards – after a winter of hard training – as he made … More
On the final day of the Ulsan PWA World Cup, a promising forecast never quite materialized as hazy skies and cooler air temperatures inhibited the local thermal effect from kicking in. With winds blowing anywhere between 3-23 knots the competitors had to wait until 5:30pm before the racing began. However, after the completion of heat nine, a combination of premature starts and fluctuating winds prevented any further heats from being finished. The sailors were released for the final time this week at 6:30pm.
With the fourth race not being completed no discards came into play, which means this week will live long in the memory of Alberto Menegatti (Starboard / Point-7) as he claims his maiden event victory on the PWA World Tour. However, the Italian was made to sweat it out for almost … Pictures and more