RS:X Windsurfing Worlds. It has been a long time coming. The last Olympic windsurfing world champion from Great Britain was Barry Edgington and that was back in 1992. Barry just happens to be Nick Dempsey’s [GBR1] coach. Nick is the 2009 RS:X Windsurfing World Champion. An emphatic win. The final scorboard shows Nick a full 18 points clear of second placed Nimrod Mashiah [ISR21].
Going out to the medal race Nick said that he was not bothered about the weather forecast. He would just sail in the conditions that existed at the time. He had a great start having caught Nimrod unawares seconds before the gun. As a result, Nimrod … Details
Two Australian dare-devils have claimed a world first by kite-surfing across the notoriously stormy waters from Tasmania to the mainland, despite falling agonisingly short of the finish.
Close friends James Weight and Ben Morrison-Jack braved giant swells on their 12-hour trip from the island across the 259 kilometre (161 mile) Bass Strait before winds dropped off just one kilometre from their goal.
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The European leg of the IBA World Tour wraps up this week with the final event at Supertubes, Peniche.
The sleepy little fishing village will be buzzing with the biggest names in the sport including 9 times world champion and living legend Mike Stewart (Hawaii).
At 46 years of age Mike is one of the front-runners in the race for this years IBA world title.
“Yes I am looking forward to Peniche. This area produces some of the best waves in Portugal †said Stewart.
“I would need a podium finish to replace one of my other resultsâ€.
“ It will be … Details
