With strong south-westerly winds forecast for the entire day, many of the competitors were at the beach at dawn getting dialled into the conditions. However, the minute the competition was supposed to begin the wind began to backed off forcing head judge, Duncan Coombs to put the contest on hold. By 13:00 it had returned enough for the first heat to start, and with the waves often reaching 2.5m in the sets, Klitmoller was ready to rock the windsurfing world.
Rain squalls and strong gusts hammered their way through the contest area every half an hour causing havoc with the sailors who found it hard to choose the correct gear. 5.7s and 5.3s were the sails of choice for the bigger guys, whereas 5.3s and 4.7s were the weapons used by those a little lighter. Board choice was extremely open and purely down to weight and personal preference with single fins, twin fins, trailer fins, thrusters, and quads all seen scattered on the stones throughout the day … Details
Peter Francis Wilkinson proved academically that no one needs money when you can go windsurfing.
His thesis for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Visual and Material Culture at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand, used windsurfing as a case study to prove athletes or wind enthusiasts may avoid shopping more than the average citizen.
“The study shows that … Details
Antoine Albeau wins the first WaterZ downwind long distance race with amazing 35 knots average speed on his JP Slalom 82 and RS:Racing EVO lll 9.5.
Sebastian Kornum takes first in the Youth Class and finishes 12th overall with his JP Slalom 65 and RS:Racing EVO ll 7.8 sail.
Vestas, one of the largest windmill manufacturers in the world, sponsored the first ever watersport event with Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, Wakeboarding and SUP in one big event … Details
Three times world champion, Kauli Seadi capitalizes on his wealth of experience to conquer the tricky conditions in Klitmoller, whilst emotions run high with some major upsets throughout the rest of the fleet!
With strong south-westerly winds forecast for the entire day, many of the competitors were at the beach at dawn getting dialed into the conditions. However, the minute the competition was supposed to begin the wind began to backed off forcing head judge, Duncan Coombs to put the contest on hold. By 13:00 it had returned enough for the first heat to start, and with the waves often reaching 2.5m in the sets, Klitmoller was ready to rock the windsurfing world … Details