One knot equals 1.852 km/h (1.151 mph). More than 20 windsurfers and 18 kitesurfers have registered for the most prestigious speed sailing event in the world. The Luderitz Speed Challenge 2012 will certainly break many records.
The winning formula of the Luderitz Speed Challenge lies on the quality of the speed channel. The strip of all windsurfing and kitesurfing records has been improved for the last two years to meet  … More
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On October 7, 2012 Gunnar Proppe was wind surfing about 450 yards from shore at Davenport Landing. He was using a 75 liter windsurfing board (227.5 cm long, 54.4 cm wide), 5 square meter sail clear with red and black and yellow, orange, and blue splotches on the bottom of the board. It was 6:30 PM and he had been on the water about 1 hour. It was sunny and warm with a few high clouds scattered to the South and the wind less than 15 knots. There were a few wind waves with a good swell. There were sea birds diving close to shore. No marine mammals were observed in the area.
Proppe recalled; “I had a great session and was heading in for my last tack since the wind was steadily getting weaker. I was sailing pretty slowly  … More
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A superb high quality windsurfing clip of multiple time freestyle world champion Gollito Estredo. Rewarded was filmed at Gollito’s home and birthplace of El Yaque, Margarita and on the road in Sotavento, Fuerteventura, and Tarifa, Spain.
Using the latest slow motion cameras and techniques, the movie highlights Gollito’s inspiring story from his humble childhood to becoming 5x world champion.
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The 2012 PWA World Tour is over. Antoine Albeau, Jose “Gollito” Estredo, Philip Köster, Iballa Ruano Moreno, Valerie Arrighetti and Sarah-Quita Offringa have been crowned in the Slalom, Freestyle and Wave windsurfing world champions.
The last windsurfing event of the year promised an incredible finish. The Reno PWA Sylt World Cup provided an outstanding  … More
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