A new season championship for youth windsurfers, to be known as the Kendall Cup, was announced today by Dave Mackay of the NZ Techno class association.
“Windsurfing is New Zealand’s top Olympic event of the last 25 years, with seven medals from six Games including three Golds†said Mr Mackay. “Yet we don’t always get the profile and participation we’d like. We want to get more kids into the sport, and see them spending more time on the water, to ensure that we have the talent to remain top performers in the world in years to come. That’s what the Kendall Cup is about, and we’re delighted that both Barbara and Bruce Kendall have got in behind this initiative.â€Â … Details
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The directions we had weren’t too great: “ It’s just across the border in Irun, Spain. You drive over the bridge and you’ll see it right there.†Now we had three options. Either drive to Spain over the motorway, the Route National, or drive down from the beach. We opted for the Route National but did not find anything when we entered Spain. Next up was leaning towards the nearby motorway but driving along like that you could either be Lucky or drive around forever.
After a couple of turns looking out for either a guy who looks like a skater or a BMX-er, we saw a sign that sent us back to Hendaye in a way we had not used. The third option turned out to be the right one. Next to the train station, near a bridge we spotted some fresh new concrete  … Details & Pictures
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The European leg for the 2010 IBA World Tour is all locked and loaded and the promoters are just waiting to pull the trigger.
Thethree leg series will kick off at Sopelana in Spain with the BBK Pro and this year Gonzaga and his team will just focus on the Men’s event.
From there the tour will move to Praia Grande for the Sintra Portugal Pro  … Details
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A new season championship for youth windsurfers, to be known as the Kendall Cup, was announced today by Dave Mackay of the NZ Techno class association.
“Windsurfing is New Zealand’s top Olympic event of the last 25 years, with seven medals from six Games including three Golds†said Mr Mackay. “Yet we don’t always get the profile and participation we’d like. We want to get more kids into the sport, and see them spending more time on the water, to ensure that we have the talent to remain top performers in the world in years to come. That’s what the Kendall Cup is about, and we’re delighted that both Barbara and Bruce Kendall have got in behind this initiative.â€Â   … Details
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