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The 2013 US Windsurfing National Championships will be held at Cabrillo Beach, California, between August 4th-9th.

The windsurfing competition will feature Course Racing, Slalom, Freestyle and Long Distance divisions. Three classes will sail at the Southern California winds: Formula Windsurfing, One Design and Open Class   …  More

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The NeilPryde Windsurf Racing Series will kick-off its 2013 season in Myanmar, between 4th-7th April. The global tour will have nine stops.

The NeilPryde Windsurf Racing Series delighted fans in 2012 as the main warm-up act to the Extreme Sailing Series, with world-class windsurfers including three-times RS:X World Champion and Olympic silver medalist Julien Bontemps and Olympic bronze medalist Bryony Shaw amongst the competitors.

“The popularity of windsurfing is on the up and   …  More

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Philip Koster has been named Sailor of the Year 2012 by the Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA), in the first edition of the Islas Canarias PWA Excellence Awards.

Koster was honoured for both his performance on the water and the amazing coverage for windsurfing he has generated outside the specialized windsurfing media.

Daida Moreno and Andre Paskowski   …  More

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Ten of the world’s best windsurfers from eight countries completed a demanding competition in Kerry, Ireland during the first mission of the Red Bull Storm Chase – the most-challenging windsurfing contest of all time. Despite recorded storm-force gusts of up to 74 knots (137kmh) and fierce 20-ft waves, after possibly the most radical day in windsurfing history the top 6 surfers move on to the second mission. It were Victor Fernandez (ESP), Thomas Traversa (FRA), Julien Taboulet (FRA), Robby Swift (GBR), Marcillio Browne (BRA) and Dany Bruch (GER) who showed the best overall impression displaying superior wave selection and super high aerials.

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