Formula Windsurfing 101
January 22, 2012
What is it?
Formula windsurfing is a racing class of windsurfer that is designed to plane upwind and downwind at windspeeds ranging from 7 to 25 knots.
Formula Windsurfing 101
NoR for South Americans .....
January 19, 2012
The Notice of Race for the 2012 South Americans is now published.
Formula Windsurfing European Championships 2012 in Westerland/Sylt, GERMANY
January 19, 2012
From May 16th to 20th the eyes of the Formula Windsurfing World will be focussed on Germany as the country will host the Formula Windsurfing European Championships 2012.
Day 4 live report
January 14, 2012
17:23 | No more racing today - the result stands after 4 races . Overall winner is Sean O'Brien ( AUS 120 ) - second placed overall and Asian Champion is Wang Yew Pang (SIN0)
Day 3 live report
January 13, 2012
17:07 | Sorry for loss of reports - unfortunately nothing to report on the racing . The wind began the day in the wrong direction and stayed very light throughout the day
Day two - live report
January 12, 2012
18:48 | Top 3 after 4 races - AUS120; SIN 0; SIN 36;
racing continues tomorrow from 11.00
Day one - live report
January 11, 2012
17:57 | after 2 races the leading sailors are - AUS0, SIN0, FRA11, MAS7 , SIN 45
Live report
January 10, 2012
11:20 | tonight we have a welcoming BBQ and Sean OBrien will be giving a short presentation, following on from his earlier clinics.
10:25 | So far most of the sailors are registering 2 sails and 1 fin
10:17 | the locals are used to light winds and formula is popular for recreational sailors; therefore we expect a good entry in free formula
10:15 | Registration is underway today - with late registration available from 1000 to 1100 tomorrow
10:15 |
10:15 | welcome to my first report for the Asian Championships in Singapore.
Asian Championships starts tomorrow ...
January 10, 2012
Hosted for the first time in Singapore, the FW Asians starts tomorrow with registration and equipment inspection.
Come prepared ....
January 10, 2012
Bring your Equipment Registration Form with you to the next formula championship ...
save yourself time and aggravation - think ahead .. you know it makes sense!
FW_Equipment_Form_FW_generic.pdf
NEW for 2012 - European Cup ....
January 8, 2012
The best organisers, at the best locations, in Europe, are coming together to bring you the FW European Cup.
2011 by the numbers- a windsurfing junkies recap of useless data
January 8, 2012
By Steve Bodner, USA-4
www.stevebodner.blogspot.com
I’ve had better years with close to 200 days on the water but this year was good in all respects.
84 formula and 47 slalom session this season at 4 locations using 7 sails & 4 boards at 14 regattas.
I recorded all my windsurfing sessions this season via twitter @usa4 and then at the end of the season organized all the data via daytum
In some respects, it’s a lot of useless data, but depending on how you look at it, interesting patterns seem to emerge.
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