Sunday saw the last day for the 2012 Pistol Rive Wave Bash, and the best action was seen! A west swell brought logo high waves all day for the final two heats of the Pro division as well as an expression session for a Chinook boom.
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Day 2 and 3 are now complete, with the final day, and pro final happening right now! Day 2 saw smaller and less consistent waves than before. So the focus was on the amateurs, women and youth divisions, with the pros on hold. Day 3 the Pro division saw some sweet action, continue reading to find out more.
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The Pistol River Wave bash kicked off yesterday. The contest was once again blessed with good wind and waves as the Junior started things off. Conditions continued to build and were just blasting for the Pro class!
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The first official RRD CLOTHING WEBSTORE is now up and running: http://store.robertoriccidesigns.com/
From the 12th to the 17th June, Costa Brava shall once again play host to the stars of the windsurfing world, as the third event of the men’s PWA Slalom World Tour takes place. The rankings remain unbelievably tight at the top after the close fought encounter of Korea, ensuring that the PWA Catalunya World Cup will be another mesmerizing event, packed with highs, lows and non-stop drama.
If you’re not familiar with the NeilPryde Ø-Grandprix competition, let me quickly break it down for you: it is a windsurfing and kiteboarding series of long distance races that take place around the Danish Islands. Anyone, on any type of gear can participate. So kiterboarders and windsurfers gather and take part in a fun competition.
A total of 47 riders enjoyed 18-24 knots of wind and blue skies, during the fantastic 25-kilometre race around the beautiful island Venø. Winner Sebastian Kornum has beaten the record with an incredible 25 knots of average speed on his JP Formula and Neil Pryde EVO 4. He was followed by Danni Jakobsen and another JP/NeilPryde teamrider Christian Justesen on third.
The event also allowed time and perfect conditions for a full freestyle competition and a speed trial measured with a true police detector. In freestyle Rasmus Øgelund won the competition with Jonas Knudsen in second and Sebastian Kornum in third. In speed, Danni Jakobsen made the fastest ahead of Justesen.
A few more pics and full results after the jump.
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The windsurfing world is getting treated to the release of a new equipment ranges for 2013 this week. Britain’s own freestyler Andy ‘Bubble’ Chambers has recently been spotted in Dahab on the latest JP/NeilPryde set up.
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Sam Bittner (organizer of the AWT wave tour), the CGWA and a group of Hood River locals have launched operation “Rescue the Nationals”! and…
The US Nationals take place at the Event Site in Hood River, Oregon from July 23rd-26th. Classes for the event include Slalom, Formula and the Freestyle Nationals. Entry fees are $100 before July 1st, and $150 after, a second discipline is $50. So pay now and you’ll have a few extra bucks to buy a little something extra from the sponsor Big Winds.
It is presented by the American Windsurfing Tour with sponsorship from Big Winds, Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association, and Sailworks.
Registration is now open at http://americanwindsurfingtour.com/windsurfing-nationals/
A very successful 2012 North Sea Cup series comes to a conclusion. The series spanned 4 countries where competitors competed in Techno 293 Class, Formula and Formula Experience.
The 2012 North Sea Cup Series finished last weekend with the fourth, and final, round held at Herne Bay in the UK. One hundred and forty eight (148) young racers participated in the Series – which spanned 4 countries: Netherlands, Belgium, France and UK.
Full results after the jump
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The first event of the 2012 Maui race Series the North Sails Slalom took place on July 2nd at Kanaha. A total of four races where held, with USA-34 Micah Buzianis taking first place followed by Peter Slate, and Pieter Bijl, respectively, in Pro Division. The top 3 women were Tamara Bockius, Argentina Jimenez Bonilla, and Sam Bittner. The next event the DaKine Classic takes place on June 16th.
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The Following was posted on the US Windsurfing Facebook page under an hour ago:
US Windsurfing regrets to inform you that the 2012 US Windsurfing Nationals in Hood River will NOT be taking place. A variety of organizational issues has lead us to make this difficult decision. Rather than continuing to struggle to pull together a poorly organized event, we decided that it would be best to cancel the event far enough in advance for travel plans to be adjusted. We deeply regret the inconvenience and trouble that this will cause to the people who have already made unchangeable arrangements to attend. At least you still be in a fantastic place for windsurfing at a great time of year. The Formula windsurfing National champion will instead be crowned during the Formula Windsurfing North American Championships that are being held in San Francisco from July 19-22. We also encourage you to attend the American Windsurfing Tour San Carlos Cactus Cup wave event which will be held from July 28-August 4 in Baja, Mexico. Planning is underway for the 2013 US Windsurfing Nationals, we will announce the location soon. Thank you all for your membership and support of windsurfing events in the United States.
Martin Ervin has claimed the 2012 NeilPryde Baltic Cup, which took place over from 25-27th May on the Curonian Lagoon, in Kintai, Lithuania. The event is a worldwide Formula Windsurfing cup consisting of three stages. The points gathered at the 2012 NeilPryde Baltic Cup are added into the Formula Windsurfing world rankings. In total 47 participants took part in the event from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia.
After further study of ISAG regulations and submissions regarding the decision by council determining windsurfing and kiteboarding, I have conclusions and recommended actions for ISAF. I’ll first state that I believe kiting has a very good future in the Olympics and this shouldn’t be intended to take away any of the great qualities of Kiteboarding. Herein lies in what I believe was an error in ISAF to correctly situate both windsurfing and kiting in the new regulations that it had just adopted.
Chris Bond, a recent convert to Formula windsurfing shares and explains why the often hidden side of our sport can be a lot more fun than you may think.
Everyone has heard of Slalom Racing, Wave sailing and Freestyle; we’ve seen the photos, watched the video footage and know the stars. But who knows much about the Formula windsurfing scene? The aim of this article is to explain what Formula windsurfing is all about (including the race scene), to banish some of the myths and explain the benefits to promote this little spoken about part of our sport.
Robby Naish is the patron of Red Bull Storm Chase. He coined the tagline for the event, which still holds true: “Windsurfing in storm surf separates the men from the boys.” And he’s still one of the best riders out there.
Will he face the storms himself? Find out more in this Q&A from the Red Bull Storm Chase.
