Slalom highlights from the PWA World Cup Sylt 2012! It’s all about speed! .Antoine Albeau is looking strong and disaster for world champion Björn Dunkerbeck.
Awesome video of Friday nights, night session. Four competitors hit the water, Ricardo Campello, Victor Fernandez, Alex Mussolini and Daniel Bruch. Ricardo Campello came out on top.
Thanks to cough ummm… continentseven for putting this video together.
The double elimination of the freestyle is already over and Gollito Estredo has rocked to the top, Tonky Frans also showed he was there to compete finishing in 2nd. We’ll hopefully have a video of that for you shortly. But in the mean time here’s a highlight reel form the first round of competition, including freestyle and wave.
Watch the highlights from the first 3 days of the wave competion in the 2012 PWA World Cup Sylt.
Adam Sims landed a burner 900 at West Witterings during the 5th round of the UKWA Freestyle Tour. Pretty sick.
The Wesh Centre have announced their event the King of the Wesh. All disciplines seem to be covered and just check out that f-ing massive kicker! There’s got to be something in the snails that these guys are eating down there, however, if that is what turns you on then head on down to this open invite contest, free entry so free use of the kicker… more on www.weshcentercrew.com
As if it knew it was time to stop, the wind dropped for the closing day of the 2012 Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup in Klitmøller on Sunday, after a week of tough competition between the best 43 wave windsurfers in the world. After three successful years of competition, Klitmøller, for decades a place of pilgrimage for the windsurfers in the know, is now firmly on the professionals trail.
“It’s an established part of the tour now,” Rich Page, the PWA tour manager, said. “Klitmøller was an event that that had been years in the development phases working with Rasmus Johnsen (head of new media and technology at the Active Institute at the University of Aarhus) and then later with Robert (Sand, the event manager). So that when it came to fruition it was very well organised.
The ‘T’s had been crossed and the ‘I’s dotted and that gave it a solid foundation. It was never going to be a flash in the pan. That hard work has paid off and we expect it to continue to grow.”
And grow it has, driving a digital revolution in the sport. In their inaugural year in 2010, the organisers of Cold Hawaii brought live streaming video technology to the windsurfing World Cup for the first time and this year the introduction of live scoring by the PWA has helped revolutionise the sport.
The official summary video of the 2012 Defi Wind, which took place from May 17 -20 in Gruissan on the Mediterranean Sea. The event had 850 participants for the largest global gathering of windsurfers, with pros and amateurs mixed on the same starting line.
The video is in French but has English subtitles, enjoy.
Day 6 of the PWA KIA Cold Hawaii World Cup saw the superstars of the wave sailing world deliver a spectacular display, as the City Lift Super Session took place at 1pm. Light starboard tack winds and small waves provided ideal conditions for the competition, as three heats were run before the final, with the top two men from each heat advancing.
The super session final consisted of three English sailors, John Skye (RRD / Mystic / MFC), Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins), Jamie Hancock (Tabou / Gaastra), the Brazilian boys Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) and Kauli Seadi (JP / NeilPryde), and finally Spain’s, Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / North).
In the light winds and difficult jumping conditions Victor Fernandez was able to gain an early lead as he landed a tabletop forward, however his lead was short lived as Marcilio ‘Brawzinho’ Browne landed an amazing air chachoo. The Brazilian then went one better as he rotated his way through an outstanding one footed backloop to cement his place at the top. Browne’s fellow countryman, Kauli Seadi, completed the top three as he also landed a brilliant air chachoo to wow the crowds on the beach. The deteriorating wind in the final minutes of the heat meant that none of the sailors were able to land any more moves, and Marcilio Browne was crowned the super session champion.
The fourth day of the PWA KIA Cold Hawaii World Cup saw the double elimination completed as Thomas Traversa (Tabou / Gaastra) took on the 2011 and 2012 PWA Wave Champion, Philip Köster (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) in the super final. With the conditions looking marginal throughout the morning the sailors and the crowds had to wait for a few hours before the action began. Shortly before 1pm the wind picked up a touch and after a brief warm-up session to check the conditions head judge, Duncan Coombs, made the call to begin the final. With the light winds and waves, the super final consisted of the best two waves over a duration of twenty-five minutes. This is a film produced during the KIA cold hawaii PWA World Cup in 2012.
The third day of the KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup proved to be one of, if not the most dramatic day of the 2012 PWA World Tour. The sailors and the committee arrived at the beach for 7am in anticipation of the forecast wind, and unlike yesterday, the wind Gods delivered. The day saw an epic marathon, as the competitors battled it out over the duration of twelve hours, as the single elimination was completed by the early morning, which saw a maiden elimination victory for Thomas Traversa (Tabou / Gaastra). Meanwhile, in the double elimination, there is only the super final to sail, between Thomas Traversa and Philip Köster (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins). The biggest news of the day though, without doubt, belongs to Köster, after he came storming back through the double elimination to secure his second PWA Wave world title in a row, at the age of just eighteen. This is a film produced during the KIA cold hawaii PWA World Cup in 2012.
Expectations for day 2 at the 2012 Kia Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup were high. Storms disrupted the wind patterns, and a tornado even rolled through. Unfortunately no heats were completed. With the competition in standby mode for the entire day the PWA caught up with the local hero, Kenneth Danielsen (F2 / Simmer) for a quick chat about yesterday and the prospects for tomorrow. Read the entire interview with Kenneth Danielsen.
Check out this awesome video from the 2012 AWT Hatteras Wave Jam.
Camille Juban Wins the 2012 AWT Hatteras Wave Jam
The final day of the Hatteras Wave Jam saw a solid swell hit the Island. With only a few hours left in the contest window the wind gods smiled on the AWT once again providing incredible port-tack conditions to run the Pro, Women and Youth heats… plus an Amateur/Masters Expression Session for a Chinook Pro-1 Carbon boom.
Pro heats were set for 15-minutes and the judges score cards were quickly filled up as there were plenty of waves providing long and rip-able rides. The final heat came down to an epic battle between Camille Juban, Fabrice Beaux and Morgan Noireaux. It was a super close contest with Juban’s Goiter (photo above) giving him the edge over the smooth sailing Beaux and slashy Noireaux.
The first day of the Kia Cold Hawaii PWA Worldcup is complete. The best wavesailors in the world got warmed up with 6 more days to go riding on the now legendatry North Sea in Klittmøller. Winds where on the lighter side, as the riders began to battle in the single elimination. Brunch, Koester and Ferdanaz all impressed as did other riders expected to advance, advancing, with no big upsets or surprises.
Enjoy the video by Fanatic for high lights of Day 1. And check out a full write up of the Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup Day 1 from Chris Yates at the PWA.
Trailer for the EFE organised EFPT event in Six Fours les plages, South France, from 27th to 31st of October.
Find out more on their website efe-sixfours.com or our Facebook page : facebook.com/EuropeanFunboardExpression. And check back for more video updates during the event.