Thomas Traversa, Daniel Bruch, Julien Taboulet, Marcilio Browne, Victor Fernandez Lopez and Robby Swift have advanced to the second mission of the Red Bull Storm Chase.
Judges of the Irish stop of the Red Bull Storm Chase decided that there is no winner in the land of the Guinness beer, but it was Thomas Traversa who scored the highest overall of the day.
“It’s either more than 60-knots, or the wind is  … More
The bravest wave windsurfers in the world have been given green light to kick-off the Red Bull Storm Chase, in the heavy slabs of Ireland.
Ten windsurfers have answered the call to assemble within 48-hours from locations as far afield as Hawaii, the mainland US, the Marshall Islands, South Africa, Chile, Morocco, France, Germany and Spain’s Canary islands.
The mission is almost impossible  … More
Windsurf racing has new rules and will take effect between 2013 and 2016.
For example, to define board tack we had to look at the board side, but according to new definition we have to look at the competitor’s hand. So, which hand – in normal position – is closer to mast: that is the board’s tack.
In all windsurfing races – expect … More
These guys ride what could be the most high-tech ice surfers in the world. Custom made of carbon and epoxy, the boards can easily tack and gybe, and routinely reach speeds of 2 to 3 times the wind velocity. Warm weather and a few inches of rain, followed by sub-zero temperatures, produced some of the best conditions in years.