Today at the PWA Sylt World Cup, there was a brief period of flukey cross-offshore wind as cooler air and wet weather hit Sylt, this didn’t deter the crowds from flooding into the event area however. In the tricky racing conditions, the opening round of the third slalom elimination was completed, before the wind dropped at 13:15, from here the sailors spent the remainder of the day on hold but in the end it was to no avail. As the evening approached the forecasted wind arrived to provide superb conditions for the night session, with a stunning sunset beforehand to act as the perfect curtain raiser on the competition.
After three attempts the first heat was eventually completed as  … More
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Maurice Owens took the first place in the Gold fleet of the 2012 Surfdock Malahide event of the Irish Slalom Series.
Round 4 of the 2012 Irish Slalom Series proved to be a challenging event. The penultimate stage of the year was held in the newly built Malahide Yacht Club, offering amazing facilities.
Notable performances in  … More
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The fastest windsurfers and kiteboarders are flocking to the 40th Weymouth Speed Week, to be sailed between 6th-12th October, 2012.
The oldest and longest-running speed sailing event in the world is held annually since 1972 and challenges sailors to sail as fast as they can over a distance of 500m. A competitor’s speed is  … More
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