At the World Windsurfing Championships in Cadiz, it didn’t take long for the Race Committee to pull the plug on racing. The committee boat anchored and with a few minutes, their bowroller was bent out of shape as the first 40 knot gust came through. White caps transformed into vapor as the sea became streaked with white lines…
The AP over A went up and racing was … More
The Luderitz Speed Challenge 2012 season has been opened. All world speed sailors have been invited to register for another year of impossible winds and world records, in Namibia.
In the last two years, organizers have tried to improve and upgrade the event. Since its foundation, the Luderitz Speed Challenge has yielded 45 National Records and six world records.
In 2007, kitesurfers and windsurfers battled for … More
At the 2012 World Windsurfing Championships in Cadiz, the Gold Fleets were able to get out on the water and complete three races for the day whilst the Silver Fleet were unable to race. Wind speeds were solidly in the mid 20s and topping out over 30. This world championship is turning into a war of attrition. Attrition on the sailors. And attrition on the equipment.
Yesterday Toni Wilhelm went to  … More
At the 2012 RS:X World Windsurfing Championships, there was a break from normal practice in which the RS:X men’s gold fleet was accompanied by their compadres in the silver fleet for the first day of the final series. It was Przemyslaw Miarczynski [POL] who was the most consistent posting 1-2-5 to move up the rankings to take over sixth spot overall.
But tonight it is Dorian van Rijsselberge  … More