Winds of up to 25 mph propelled dozens of windsurfers forward at Waddell Beach on Friday afternoon, their wakes slashing like contrails in the sky as the gusts surged them forward across the waves.
The flurry of activity at the beach north of Davenport was much changed from Thursday, when light winds left nearly all participants in the 2011 Santa Cruz Classic stranded in the parking lot.
However, heavier winds in the late afternoon kicked up enough  … Details
PWA Surf World Cup 2011.
Belgium’s Steven Van Broeckhoven secured his first ever world cup victory on the waters of Lake Neusiedler.
Since it’s inception in 1998, the Surf World Cup has juggled with slalom, super cross and freestyle, but one variable has remained constant over the 13 years of competition history; Lake Neusiedler has always been … Details
Steven Van Broeckhoven has conquered the 2011 PWA Surf World Cup, at Lake Neusiedler, Austria. The European windsurfer secured the first world cup victory of his career. In the last day of competition, sailors were greeted with side shore winds gusting between 10-17 knots to finish up the double elimination.
“It feels like I’m dreaming! I’m really happy, and … More
PWA Surf World Cup (Podersdorf) – The freestyle discipline witnesses a changing of the guard, as European charger Steven Van Broeckhoven stands firm to secure the first world cup victory of his career.
Competition’s final day in Austria kicked off bright and early with a 6.00am skippers meeting, which hoped to take advantage of the tail end of the passing weather system, which had brought the previous day’s wind.
It proved to be …Â Pictures & More