It was Britain’s Olympic windsurfing bronze medallist Bryony Shaw who put in the most consistent performance on day 2 of the Princesa Sofia Regatta, an ISAF Sailing World Cup event, in Palma. In taking the overall lead on aggregate after 4 races in the RS:X women’s fleet in Palma, she has proved that she can get the better of the world beating Spanish dream team of Marina Alabau and Blanca Manchon on their home waters.
It was a long day for competitors and race management alike … Details
The first round of the Irish Slalom Series was completed at Newtownards Sailing Club last weekend (March 27th – 28th 2010).
The overall event win went to bigsurf.ie team rider Pearse Geaney (MauiSails / RRD), who sailed consistently in winds gusting up to 30 knots using his 9.2m and 7.6m TR6-XT.
“We had a fairly poor winter here in Ireland for wind…cold conditions and gusty wind directions meant …Â Details
This summer Troy Henkels (Alaska) and Geza Sholtz (Switzerland) will make an unprecedented attempt to kiteboard across the Bering Strait from Russia to Alaska.
Although only 56 miles (90km), this crossing comes with its own subset of difficulties: extremely strong currents, violent storms, strong winds, fog, cold water, and international politics, just to name a few.
Plans are …Â Details