DIFFICULT CONDITIOS BRING FOUR MORE RACES.
Day 3 kicked off with plenty of sun and heat again but no wind for the 12.30pm start. After an extended delay of an hour the sailors were finally sent to the water in shifty light 10-12 knot breezes before the wind decided to crank to 25-30 knots for the afternoon with no warning leaving plenty of sailors struggling with their bigger rigs.
FOUR MORE EPIC RACES ON DAY 2.
Continuing strong winds and large swells pelter the course on Day 2 of the Oceanic and Australian Formula Windsurfing Championships at Jimmy’s Beach, Hawks Nest.
The Formula Windsurfing Oceanic & Australian Championships kicked off today with ballistic winds and massive swells on one side of the course testing the 48 competitors from Australia and around the globe.
2010 marks the 25th edition of the Calema Midwinters hosted on the Banana River , Merrott Island, Florida, by Tinho and Susie Dornellas. This perennially popular regatta will take place between 4th >7th March.
Jesper, Micah and Gonzalo have confirmed their attendance; and racing will be scheduled for both Formula Windsurfing and Formula Experience
For more info visit:
http://calema.com/events/calema-midwinters-2010/
It’s countdown time to the beginning of the 2010 Formula […]
A reminder to all competitors intending to enter the Worlds in Argentina - the travel agency ( see NoR) can help with all your travel arrangements. There is an excess baggage deal with Aerolinas Argentinas; special arrangements are provided by the organisers to take you from the city to the lake each day. You can also find out more about the event amwindsurf.com.ar and Mendoza it self turismo.mendoza.gov.ar
The PORTIMAO TROPHY for Formula Windsurfing will be held in the Praia da Rocha, Portimão, from 01 to 04 of April, 2010.
The Organising Authority will be the CLUBE NAVAL PORTIMÃO with the collaboration of the Portuguese Federation, the Real Spanish Federation, the Portuguese Formula Association and the Spanish Formula Association.
The PT is a level 3 World Ranking event , which may be elevated to Level 2; full details will be published in the forthcoming Notice orf Race.
Here are some further details about the event and venue
This year top pro formula sailors will be there for the challenge Micah Buziani USA- 34 is comming back to battle for the title he won in 2007, as well as Brasilian Wilhelm Shurmann BRA-999. Other top USA formula sailor will be there to show what is new on the maket RON KERN , DAVID KASHY, PETER IFJU, EDUARDO OWEN, FERNANDO MARTINEZ, STEVE BODNER, MARTIN ABETE, ALEX MORALES , FARRAH HALL, JOHN SERCIO, BRITT and many more . The forcast is great and we will bring you daily reports / results / pictures etc on:
http://www.windsurfingtour.com/?p=975
Also - to find out more about the Bluewater Caviglia Foundation:
http://www.cavigliafoundation.org/
Steve Bodner report
The 2010 South American Championship will take place for the first time in Uruguay.
The event will be hosted by Yacht Club Uruguayo in Puerto del Buceo, Montevideo. and will take place between 12th >16th February.
The Championship is a level 1 world ranking event and has an event factor of 1.5.
see NoR
After a nervous wait wondering if the predicted NE sea […]
The IWA start a Women Windsurfing Campaign to boost the participation in, and promotion of, women's windsurfing!
The 2009 Grand Prix World Tour drew to a successful conclusion recently at the Wind Brasil Fortaleza GP. A third place in the final event of the world tour was enough for Steve Allen (AUS0) to take the tour title; crowning a fantastic year that also saw him regain the World Title in Santa Pola, Spain.