The Jaguar NeilPryde Racing Series finished the year in style, at the Rio de Janeiro Extreme Sailing Series™ event. Sixty windsurfers from Brazil and France competed on the universal, one-design RS:One, an ISAF-approved class.
Close your eyes and imagine a perfect tropical island in the middle of the Pacific with miles of white sandy beaches, crystal clear waters and off shore breeze up to 20 knots…
Imagine a place where you will race with your family or friends during the day and then relax with a cocktail in front or the most beautiful sunset you will ever see…
Imagine the perfect one-design race where 120 brand new RS:One sets will be available on site for an unforgettable World Championships featuring new windsurfing race formats such as long distance or the dynamic Pulsar course…
NeilPryde, the RS:One Class and the Philippines Windsurfing Association will be turning this dream into reality with the first RS:One World Championships to be held on the paradise island of Boracay, Philippines, from 10th to the 15th of December.
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The RS:One Class is the brand new ISAF One-design universal allowing windsurfers of all levels, ages and genders to compete together.
The Jaguar NeilPryde Racing Series landed in Torbole, Lago di Garda last week for its first Italian stopover. Forty-three windsurfers from Italy and Hungary competed with the universal one-design RS:One, an ISAF-approved class. The 2011 PWA Freestyle World Champion, Steven van Broeckhoven, and the Hawaiian wave rider Tatiana Howard were also part of the guest list.
The RS:One Class features a new, attractive, and dynamic race format: one sail, one board. Everyone on the same equipment, allowing male and female racers of all ages to compete together.
Courses were set in front of the Torbole Circolo surf club, just meters from the crowd, providing a unique spectator experience and allowing for some exciting close-quarter competition on water.
Racing in four divisions – female, male under 22 years (Espoir), male over 22 years (Senior) and male over 40 years old (Master) – the event comprised of two days of races with thirteen qualification heats, two fiercely contested finals held in challenging conditions with fluctuating winds.
Being a one-design class, all RS:One equipment was supplied by NeilPryde, giving an equal chance to all competitors no matter sex or age. The winners of each division and overall Super Final winner shared the prize money of US$3,000.
The Jaguar NeilPryde Racing Series will continue its journey to Nice (France), and Rio (Brazil).
Saturday Results:
Female:
1- Ginevra Gabrielli
2- Diane Detre
3- Matilde Forlin
Men Espoir:
1- Jozef Masseroli
2- Michele Nogler
3-Jacopo Renna
Men Senior:
1- Andrea Ferin
2- Fabian Heidegger
3- Fabio Calo
Men Master:
1- Ezio Ferin
2- Alexander Leupold
3- Massimo Masserini
Sunday Results:
Female:
1- Diane Detre
2- Ginervra Gabrielli
3- Verena Fauster
Men Espoir:
1- Josef Masseroli
2- Michele Nogler
3- Filippo Facchin
Men Senior:
1- Andrea Ferin
2- Fancesco Prati
3- Michael Scalet
Men Master:
1- Ezio Ferin
2- Alexander Leupold
3- Alessandro Tomasi
Super Final winner:
1- Josef Masseroli
Photo Credit: Roberto Vuilleumier
Story Credit: Neilpryde.com
