The king and queen reign supreme on the third day as three times Pozo champion, Victor Fernandez takes down Philip Köster, and twelve times Pozo champion, Daida Ruano Moreno claims victory ahead of her sister in the single elimination.
A return of the relentless winds in Pozo allowed for a full day of sensational world tour competition with a single elimination completed for both the men’s and women’s fleets, and the first two rounds of the double down for  … Details
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The breeze certainly shuffled the pack in the RS:X European Women’s Windsurfing Championships. The top three from yesterday took the down elevator to finish the day in the bottom half of the top ten.
The new leader is four time Volvo Youth ISAF World Champion, Laura Linares [ITA] who thanks to her bullet and a tenth place has taken over the number one spot on equal points with Marina Alabau [ESP].
Just two points cover the top five with  … Details
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Former New Zealand Olympic champions, Hamish Carter and Barbara Kendall announced their positions as Athlete Role Models for the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
Their new roles will see both Carter and Kendall attend the Youth Olympic Games to inspire and encourage the team of 58 promising New Zealand athletes.
The Youth Olympic Games aims to provide young athletes with … Details
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Brazilian Wilhelm Schurmann and Californian Lance Erickson won their respective classes in the Highland Spring HIHO 2010 event. Schurmann, who took top honors in the 2008 event, won each leg of the 5-stage event. Erickson traded wins with fellow Californian racer Ernie Johnson but won the final race around Sandy Cay to take top honors.
The weeklong event took racers from 11-countries on a tour of the BVI’s. Daily windsurfing & paddle races pitted competitors on long-distance inter-island paddles. A combined 100-miles of competition were  … Details
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