Steve Bodner provides an update on USA 4’s windsurfing campaign which is currently underway:
San Francisco Bay has experienced one of the windiest springs I can remember. Last month we saw a week of 25k+ topped off by two days of 35-45k inside the golden gate.
I should have learned my lesson and just left the whole quiver of sails in the van as the sail you need most is always the one you’ve left behind in the garage.
That was the case again this past weekend … More
Sebastian Kornum has stormed the first event of the Danish National Windsurfing Series, held in Copenhagen.
The 20-year-old windsurfer won both disciplines, Slalom and Formula, in the inaugural stage of Denmark’s national racing competition.
Kornum had been … More
On day four of the 2013 Ulsan PWA World Cup, the choice to hold an earlier skippers’ meeting was duly rewarded as Jinha beach was transformed into a port tack slalom sailors playground, which allowed an epic – but grueling – eight hours of racing to be completed.
The usual thermal winds – which so often grace South Korea’s number one windsurfing beach – were replaced with a frontal cross shore wind from the left. By the end of the day, two eliminations for both the men and women were completed, whilst the first round of the men’s race four was also sailed. Today’s action saw four separate winners’, firstly the two reigning world champions Antoine Albeau (RRD / NeilPryde) and Valerie Arrighetti (Tabou / Gaastra / Mystic) both claimed their first … More
Day three of the Ulsan PWA World Cup started with extremely light winds in the morning, however, over the course of the morning the wind swung cross-shore and the conditions started to look much more promising. The wind continued to tease the competitors over the duration of the day, but extremely gusty winds put a spanner in the works and no heats could be completed today. After a long day on hold the sailors were eventually released at 5pm.
With the sailors playing the waiting game we caught up with Josh Angulo (Angulo / Gun Sails) – who was involved in one of the most talked about incidents of day two … More