Robby Naish and Naish team riders ridding the new 2011 Naish gear
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This past weekend the Maui Race Series was completed with the annual Hawaii State Slalom Championships sponsored by Neil Pryde. Three MauiSails riders stood out – Tamara Bockius completing her perfect season winning the Women’s Open division, Mike Yasak shining once again winning in the Men’s 50-59 age group, and current US National Champion Phil McGain winning both the Men’s Pro division and Men’s 40-49 age group.
Winds at Kanaha had finally kicked in for the final race of the season, with gusts well over 20 knots and the chop at Kanaha creating challenging Slalom racing conditions … Details
Windsurfing World’s 2010 update: Cercle de Voile de Martigues (CVM), France, last week hosted the largest windsurfing championships in recent memory. The entry, 435 competitors, exceeded the previous record established at last years Junior, Youth and Masters Windsurfing World Championships in Weymouth, UK.
It was particularly satisfying to see an increase in both age divisions, boys and girls, in the Techno 293 Championship – the class supported by all windsurfing classes for the junior (under 17 ) development pathway … Details
The quarterfinal action was very intense during the whole morning. The first heat of the morning was between Maira Viana and Luz Marie Grand. Luz Marie didn’t find the rhythm and ended up taking only one wave. On the other hand Maira was in full rhythm with the ocean and got a great barrel to roll and one of the biggest bombs of the day to take the heat and moving to the semi 1.
The next heat had the last Mexican in the competition. Local girl Sol Fernandez was up against the seeded number two, Eunate Aguirre. Fernandez started with a couple of low scores, but Eunate’s strategy was to wait for the biggest waves … Details