Archive for the ‘Board Sports’ Category

The North Sea Cup 2010 will be held between 11–12 September and will be sailed in front of the beach club VVW Outside, in Oostende.

The event is organized by VVW Inside under the supervision of the Flemisch Yachting Federatie (VYF), the Belgian Association 4 Boardriding Competitors and the Koninklijk Belgisch Yachting Verbond (KBYV).

The North Sea Cup is a series of international windsurfing events, organised in different countries around the North Sea coast   …  Details

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A fantastic final gave Karla Costa-Taylor the crown of the Miss Sumol Cup, held in Costa Nova, Aveiro, Portugal.

The Brazilian bodyboarder from Rio de Janeiro reached, for the first time in 15 years, the final heat of a Portuguese competition.

Costa-Taylor only secured her win in the last minutes of this thrilling bodyboarding final, with a 8.3 wave.

Maylla Venturin placed second and the German Joana Schenker was third  …  Details

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Jack Johns is the 8th World Bellyboard Champion.

The new king of the wooden boards was crowned in Chapel Porth, Cornwall, UK.

The typical summer rain and the grey skies weren’t enough to drive away the competitors from the great waves that greeted everyone.  Jack Johns was   …  Details

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The year 2010 has been again great for the Midwest Speed Quest on Lake Okabena, Worthington Minnesota. This Windsurfing GPS Speed Sailing Event runs through October 15th. The Racing Schedule is open during this time, and the racer may choose the day he wishes to Speed Sail.

Each year, the Midwest Speed Quest pays over $3000 in cash prizes, yet there are no fees of any kind. The racer may enter as many times as they wish. This has been a popular format.

The racer with the Best Ten Second Speed will win  …  Details

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Wave sailing is back to New South Wales, Australia.

The 2010-11 NWS Wave Sailing Series promise an evolving competition structure, exciting changes and prizes.

The first stage will be  …  Details

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Another frustrating day on standby leaves the PWA’s hottest female racers eagerly anticipating the return of the wind!

With glorious blue skies and a light offshore breeze, sunbathing and swimming were the main activities in Almanarre today. A slight fluttering of the flags late in the afternoon caused the sailors to leap into action, but it wasn’t long before they resumed their positions, and lay in hope for racing another day.

After an entire day spent on standby, we took the opportunity to talk to long standing PWA racer and current tour leader, Karin Jaggi (Patrik, Severne) about the world famous destination of Almanarre. Having entered her first ever world cup here, returning to this beach brings back many special memories  …  Details

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The 16-year-old Gisela Pulido has successfuly beaten a 40,000 horsepower ferry boat, linking Tarifa to Tangier.  The six-time world kiteboarding champion has fulfilled one of her dreams

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