PWA Aruba Hi Winds Grand Slam 2011 day one saw tropical thunderstorms put a damper on on the Caribbean trade winds which left the sailors waiting anxiously on standby in Aruba’s blazing sun.
The first day of action in Aruba was greeted by overcast skies and a gentle offshore breeze, which offered up a relaxed feel to the registration and skippers’ meeting. As the morning progressed the 42 men and eight women sailors   … More
The NeilPryde Racing Series made it’s second stop last Monday in Dunkerque, France, where it featured it’s new concept of city center windsurf racing. The Racing Series merges NeilPryde’s RS:One (the universal and inter generational one design rig and board) with the 2016 NeilPryde Olympic RS:X Evolution concept.
The challenge to  … More
Cologne/Germany, June 18th 2011 – German wonderboy Nico von Lerchenfeld wins in Cologne, upsetting fellow Liquid Force rider Shawn Watson and Keith Lidberg, who got second and third place. Von Lerchenfeld convinced the judges with two runs close to perfection. His first run included a snowboard inspired combo on the first gap, a huge melon air out of the quarterpipe and a switch toeside frontside 900 to top it off. When he hit his own signature obstacle in his second run, he did a perfectly executed backside 270 to switch noseslide and secured the win in this years OʼNeill Wake The Line edition. Shawn Watson proved to be the most consistent rider, laying down top level runs all evening including his signature move, an olé toeside 540. Third place went to Keith Lidberg, who showed excellent riding all evening but couldnʼt maintain the same consistency as his opponents.
For the wakeskating part, 13 year old Daniel Grant from Thailand amazed everyone when he first hit the course. He quickly turned from a little Asian kid into an extremely consistent wakeskating machine, putting pressure on big names such as Nick Taylor (USA) and Leo Labadens (FRA). In his final run, Grant exploded and laid down the best line of the day, topping it off with a clean heelside frontside 540. Second place went to last years winner Jan Kissmann from Germany, who got followed by Andy Kolb, also from Germany.
PWA Aruba Hi Winds Grand Slam 2011 is now gearing up for explosive action as the world’s finest freestyle and slalom sailors assemble in Aruba for the second leg of Caribbean competition.
The stunning island of Aruba embodies a rich tapestry of windsurfing history due to the fact that they had hosted PWA (then PBA) events for ten consecutive years  … Details