Conditions were not suitable for formula racing today. Strong winds , directly onshore, meant Sylt got as unfriendly as it could get for windsurfing competition. However the 16 wave riders , including 10 also entered for the formula championship, lined up to compete with one of the best wave sailors in the world, from Germany, Klaas Voget (GER4).
17:45 | more photos and equipment list to follow very soon.
18:43 | Another wave round tomorrow morning,; for racers the skippers meeting is at 12.00 , first possible start at 13.00. We also extended the time of last possible start tomorrow.
17:42 | No racing today, but a very entertaining round of wave sailing was completed- and with dead onshore conditions it was really difficult for those guys also.
14:16 | The organiser has included a wave event in the Summer Opening programme - and the heats are underway. You can follow on the Summer Opening live ticker.
12:48 | But... we have just recorded gusts of 40+ knots; and it could increase further!
12:46 | We have postponed the racing until later this afternoon . The next announcement will be at 16.00 - with a short skippers meeting. If racing is possible it will not be before 17.00
10:49 | We have gusts of wind recorded at 38knots - and intermittent rain and even light hail !
10:44 | Skippers meeting will be at 11.00; we will publish an entry list as soon as possible; and the equipment list will follow later today.
10:41 | We have 60 competitors registered including a team of 5 from Brasil. As you would expect for a major championship we have a very high level within the entry list - with many past world and european champions,
10:40 | good morning from Sylt. We have 20+ knots and full onshore! Not good conditions for Formula. The forecast is for the wind to strengthen , but maybe swing to cross-onshore.
May 15th was registration and preparation day, but unfortunately there was not enough wind to allow the racers to practice on the water.
The 2012 Formula Windsurfing North American Championship will take place from 18th >22nd July in San Francisco.
Pre-event started on 0 day, day 27/04/2012, with the arrival of some Spanish guys, and the preparation of the organization to have a good organized Championship. The French guys allready had arrived in the day 25/04 to train and to know the racing zone. By the end of this day everything was ready to start the Championship on the next day.
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Unfortunately there was not enough wind to race today - the forecast looks good for the last day.
Meantime, this evening the competitors, officials and friends can enjoy a barbeque and concert .
Dennis Littel wins round 1 of 2012 North Sea Cup. Check out the results of the event that took place in Grevelingen, Netherlands.
For now we have 41 competitors pre registered, tomorrow will be the first day of the event, with registration and(we hope) races. The first possible race will be at 15h00, depending on the wind.
The train company DB AutoZug SyltShuttle is partner of the Rollei Bullet HD Summer Opening which incorporate the Formula Windsurfing European Championships on Sylt. Due to this partnership all participants of the European Championships are granted special discount rates for the SyltShuttle which carries all vehicles including equipment and riders to the island.