Ibiraquera Beach offered perfect two meter waves and strong East and NorthEast winds.
In the first heat of the semifinal, Roberto Vieira, from Bahia, was better and beated Alexandre “Magrinho” Takeo, from Sao Paulo.
After a brief interval, Magrinho returned to the water for the third place match against the young Felipe “Frajolinha” Ferreira.
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Current tour leader Victor Fernandez fights his way back to the final and takes first blood, but it’s three times former world champion, Kauli Seadi who claims the Klitmoller wave crown after a spectacular second showdown!
With the forecast calling for nuclear bolt onshore winds and pumping swells – which would make it near on impossible to run a world-class contest – it came as a relief to the sailors when they arrived early in the morning to find the wind blowing cross onshore with head high waves. During the first few heats the guys were on 4.7s, but the wind quickly backed off making 5.3s and 5.7s more the norm … Details
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The countdown to the culmination of the Auto-Sleepers British Bodyboard Tour is well underway, with the final event on the 4 competition tour (the British Nationals) looming large on the horizon.
The Auto-Sleepers Nationals are scheduled for the 2-3 October at Porthtowan and feature the usual wealth of divisional competitions, with opportunities to compete from under 14 right through to the over 35s.
Rich Hall said: “The 2010 Auto-Sleepers Tour has been a fantastic success so far, 3 different events in varying conditions have given us 3 different winners. The result at … Details
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The Florida Wave Challenge is a series of judged windsurfing events held on Florida’s coasts when wind and waves allow. The next contest is to be determined on the first windy weekend day beginning November 6th, 2010.
There are three locations: Jetty Park (Port Canaveral), Beachside Park (“Picnic Tables”, Patrick Air Force Base) and Cherie Down Beach Park (Cocoa Beach).Â
The wavesailing contest will be a one day event on the first windy day of the days scheduled.
A decision to compete will be posted on this website the day before the event if the conditions are promising … Details
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