Gabi Munoz lands the worlds first ever double backflip on a streetboard on the goliath ramp at NASS 2009
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It’s been nearly 18 years since a world championship windsurfing regatta has plied the waters of San Francisco Bay but that’s just what is set to happen this upcoming July 17-24 2011 as the Bic Techno 293 (T293) Worlds roll into town.
The last World Championship level windsurfing event on The Bay was the 1993 IMCO worlds but that’s set to change soon. The upcoming Techno worlds will be hosted by the prestigious St. Francis Yacht Club and the estimated 200-300 T293 sailors will be treated to all the trappings of an America’s Cup-style regatta. With the strong sea breezes found on San Francisco Bay in July, full-planing racing is … Details
Kristin Boese has announced the ten venues that will be part of the 2011 KB4Girls World Tour. After the success of the first season, the kiteboarding champion wants to step up the project to a whole new level.
The KB4Girls Foundation, a non-profit organization registered in Hood River/Oregon, will be the support of the kiteboarding clinics. “The year 2010 has truly been amazing and extremely motivating for me. Seeing all the happy faces in our events and feeling the support from all the local communities and female kiters around the world has shown me that there really is an objective and a future to KB4Girls.”, says Kristin Boese  … Details
The final day of the 2011 Rolex Miami OCR was a challenging one. It was medal day and everybody wanted to windsurf straight to the podium. Reserved for top-ten fleet racing finishers, the medal races count double points so when differences are marginal as they were for the bronze medal positions in the RS:X windsurfing fleets anything can and does happen.
In RS:X Men’s windsurfing 37 board fleet, Dorian van Rijsselberge (NED) kept his early regatta lead to finish … More