Thomas Traversa has conquered the Carro Wave Classic 2013, in France.
The small Mediterranean fishing village saw massive waves rolling in, at mast high, with side-shore winds peaking at 50 knots. Carro was ready for intense wave sailing action.
The format of competition  … More
Ben Severne has taken out the Australian National Wavesailing Championships 2013, in Gerroa, New South Wales.
The Australian National Wavesailing Championships have been held since 1986. Last year, the title was won by Jaeger Stone, who managed to beat Ben Severne, in a close final.
This year, and after eight days of competition   … More
What happens if a Kite-Girl in her new Beetle Cabriolet snatches away a parking space from Windsurf Word Champion Philip K̦ster? A battle starts! Spectacular maneuvers, jumps and moves Рwho is the better one on the water?
In the strong winds (Force 9) of the past two days, kitesurfers Alexandre Caizergues and Rob Douglas have linked together a number of runs at over fifty knots on the 500m ‘Volkswagen Transporter Arena’ course in France’s Salin-de-Giraud. The best performance so far this year has gone to the Frenchman with a speed of 54.84 knots (101.56 km/hr), whilst the American World Kitesurfing record holder reached 54.35 knots.
They have yet to improve on Rob Douglas’ record of 55.65 knots, but in the space of two days … More