PWA Pozo Gran Canaria World Cup 2011 day 3. The women’s fleet was un-leashed onto Pozo’s rough waters to fight through the first three heats of the single elimination.
The judges opted for a late start for the third day of competition, in the hope that the turning off the tide would bring with it larger waves. Pozo didn’t disappoint, a few hours after low tide, the wind was blowing twenty knots and the waves were rolling in between waist and shoulder height.
Having not yet had   … More
US Windsurfing National Champion Steve Bodner:
Day one at the Formula Worlds was brutal with 18-20k on the course gusting up to the mid 20s. Three races were run all three lap windward leeward finishing with a short reach around the pin end to the finish set to leeward if the starting boat. The fleet is 50 strong. The course is set up between shore and a reef a 1/2 mile out with some muni reefs in between for good nature.
The starts were insanely … More
The first day on the men and women’s wave tour kicked off to a flying start as Pozo Izquierdo lived up to its reputation providing steep waves and ballistic winds for the world’s most extreme sailors to work with.
The exceptional conditions ensured the sailors were eager to hurry though the formalities of registration, rig their gear, and hit the water. Head judge Duncan Coombs announced … More
PWA Pozo World Cup 2011 is being held in Gran Canaria from 5th to 10th July.
The anticipated wait for the opening event on the men and women’s wave calendar is over, as the world’s most radical sailors descend on the island of Gran Canaria for six days of intense competition.
The internationally recognized location of Pozo will play host to the most talented wave sailors from around the globe as they embark on the opening wave event on the 2011 PWA world tour   … Pictures and more