NK Windsurfing Formula series
May 15, 2008
NK Windsurfing Formula series Championship in Scheveningen, Holland, May 10-12.
Final day...
May 10, 2008
18:50 | 2 rounds of slalom: steve and wojtek each won a round.
Slalom overall results -1st AUS0; 2nd ARG3; 3rd POL10.
Prize giving at the beach tonight at 19;00 local time
13:41 | so the top five here in Sines Formula:
ARG 3; AUS0, DEN111, BRA999 (first light) POL16..
first master-ITA415; first youth GBR32
13:24 | that is thelast race for formula . one hour on the beach - then into slalom.
Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (ARG3) wins the first world tour event ,here at the Sines-Portugal Grand Prix.
13:22 | at the finish - BRA999,AUS0, ITA456, POL11, POL10... something happened to gonzalo!
13:18 | at second windward -POL10,ARG3,AUS0,ITA456
09:12 | after 1 lap- big lead for ARG3, ...AUS0, POL10, BRA999
13:09 | atfirst windward -ARG3, POL10, DEN111,BRA999
13;00 | 4 minutes to start ofrace11
12:55 | Wind is average 15 knots, with ocasional gusts to 19/20
12:46 | 20 minute race for the winner - one more race to complete this formula series , and give competitors a 3rd discard
12:39 | oops -mistakes in last report !
at the finish -ARG3 , POL25, POL11,AUS0, DEN111
12:34 | 2nd windward-ARG3,AUS0, POL10, POL25, DEN111
12:25 | after 1 lap -ARG 3 ; AUS0 who overtook DEN111 before the mark..POL10
12:16 | clear start...
12:11 | AP down onthe committee boat , Claudio Alessandrello (RO) will start race 10 in 6 minutes
12:00 | Last night the competitors were treated to a fantastic dinner at a beach side restaurant. Steve Allen,on behalf of the sailors, thanked Isabel and Jose Guimaraes(Overpower Club) for their hospitality- and their usual, efficient organisation
11:55 | good morning from Sines. good wind again this morning !
the plan is 2 formula races followed by 2 slalom rounds.
wind is averaging 15 knots -and could build to 20 knots this afternoon
Day one
Willhelm report...
May 7, 2008
Day one… The first Formula World Grand Prix event started […]
Day one.
Ceri's report
May 6, 2008
19:00 | No more racing today. The wind stayed around 5/6 knots, and not from stable direction .We now prepare for the opening ceremony at the beach.
Skippersmeetin tomorrowat 10.00 . first start 11.00
Olympic windsurfing.. by Svein Rasmussen.
May 1, 2008
FWOD for 2012 ?
The Formula Windsurfing Class have joined forces with Starboard to offer a Formula One Design concept for the 2012 Olympic Games. The proposed equipment will be raced throughout 2008 at international events and championships; debuting at the Sines - Portugal Grand Prix from 6th to 10th May. Read what Svein Rasmussen has to say about his vision for the olympics.....
General Rules for Grand Prix World Tour 2008
May 1, 2008
General Rules for Grand Prix World Tour published ....