The 2012 PWA Gran Canaria Wind&Waves Festival opened yesterday. The sailors were greeted with strong winds and waves. At 14:15 the first men´s heat got started and the girls got released for this first day of competition.
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The JP-Australia Freestyle team heads to Maui for the annual JP photo shoot. Andy ‘Bubble’ Chambers interviews shaper Werner Gnigler and Steven van Broeckhoven to explain the new JP Freestyle boards. With action from Steven van Broeckhoven B72, Andy Bubble Chambers K540, Bryan Metcalf-Perez US505, Yegor Popretinskiy RUS11, Olya Raskina RUS14, Xenia Kessler D211, Ian Mouro Lemos BRA85 and Youp Schmidt H27.
Dany Bruch gives you a short intro about the PWA Tenerife event. More details can be found at www.tenerife-pwa.com. The event will take place between July 12th and 18th, and conditions have already been going off. But before that the PWA pro’s are at the PWA Gran Canaria which kicks off on Monday, the forecast is looking awesome. We’ll be bringing you updates on both events!
As stated by PWA commentator, Ben Proffitt, the PWA Tenerife has now officially been confirmed. It will take place from July 12th to the 18th, just after the PWA Gran Canaria event which was also recently confirmed.
More information about the event can be found on the event website http://tenerife-pwa.com/. The website will also feature a live stream of all the event heats.
The first PWA wave event is coming closer. The Gran Canaria Wind & Waves Festival will take place in Pozo from July 2nd to 7th. for more information check out grancanariawindandwavesfestival.com
Antoine Albeau, 19 times windsurfing world champion on the way for his 20th title in 2012.
Follow the french champion in PWA world tour, trainings, trips, actions, research & development… You can expect the finished video towards the end of this year.
The PWA have finally confirmed that Pozo will be happening. That’s pretty last minute. but it sounds like they will be making up for it in terms of the event. There will be live streaming through out, and tons of social media coverage! And we of course will bring you up to the date coverage fop the entire event! Check out the the event facebook fanpage at facebook.com/GranCanariaWindWavesFestival.
The biggest news of all however, is that the event will now be run by the Moreno twins. The Moreno twin’s are two of the best female windsurfers, and they intend to bring a fresh new look to the PWA tour stop. They have already re-named it the PWA Pozo Wind & Waves Festival. A strong prediction is the emphasis on growing the event to a scale that is similar to PWA Podersdorf or PWA Sylt.
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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Enjoy the awesome action from Days 3 and 4 at the 2012 Pistol River Wave Bash.
Check out and enjoy all the action from day 2012 of the Pistol River Wave Bash, presented by Naish.
You can read a full report on day 2 and 3 here.
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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enjoy the video from day 1 of the 2012 Wave Bash, with good action from all the competitors and big moves from the pros!
Check out the full Day 1 Report here.
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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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.
The ECWF is all about having fun. For this reason there will be no wind minimum for any of the events. As long as there is enough wind to move a windsurfer forward we’re competing. So Bring all your gear! Check in will start at 9:00 am on Saturday June 9th, adn competitors should be ready to race by noon.
Found more at ecwindfest.com
