2013 American Windsurfing Tour – Goya Windsurfing Festival – Day 3 FINAL

Check out the action from the final day of Goya Windsurfing Festival in Waddell Creek.  Marcilio Browne was able to beat Kevin Pritchard twice in the double elimination to win his first AWT event of his career.   Kevin Pritchard finished second followed by Levi Siver.

Ingrid Larouche took the victory in the ladies fleet, Casey Rehrer won the Youth fleet, Joe Ray the Grand Master class, Ferdinando Loffreda the Masters class and Jerry McKay the amateurs.

Congratulations to all winners!

GOYA Windsurfing Festival Day 1

Some action from the first day of the Goya Windsurfing Festival which wrapped up yesterday in Waddell Creek.

AWT 2013 Santa Cruz Day 2 Highlights

Check out some awesome action from Waddell during Day 2 of the AWT Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival. Kevin Pritchard clinched the men’s single elimination yesterday. Yesterday the double elimination began, with more heats being run today. Check out the rankings from the single elimination below.
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Photo Friday – AWT Kicks off and around the World

Okay, we’ve only got 1 shot from the AWT Morgan Noireaux with a nice one handed backloop above Waddel, you can find more pictures from Day 1 of AWT Santa Cruz 2013 on Facebook, definitely worth a look, and like your favorites! Tons of great pics this week, with a bunch from the Epic Sessions crew down in Punta San Carlos, and a good selection from Europe.  But the cover photo this week is Kai Katchadourin smacks the lip at Waddell a few days before the contest began.

AWT Santa Cruze Day 1 Results

AWT Santa Cruz: Day #1 Results: An action packed day here in Santa Cruz with heats running back to back all day, at the end of a tiring day we have some results from the Single Elimination which will be continued on Friday as Day #2 gets underway. Stand out sailors from the day include;

Pro: Marcilio Browne & Morgan Noireaux
Women: Fiona Wylde & Ingrid Larouche
AM: Jerry McKay & Casey Rehrer
Masters: Attila Tivadar & Ferdinando Loffreda

Results are below.
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AWT 2013 Santa Cruz Day 1 Recap

The AWT kicked off with day 1 in Santa Cruz yesterday. 31 heats got completed on the first day and Marcilio Browne was able to land a few perfect double Forwards. Catch back for updates and results as the action unfolds!

AWT Kicks off!

Kicking off the 2013 American Windsurfing Tour with Tour Director Samantha Bittner, the action starts today!

Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival Wrap-up

The Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival is in the books and will be remembered for years to come as an epic contest. We had amazing wind and waves over two days of competition. What a great way to kick off the 2012 AWT tour. Davenport Surf and Sail hosted an incredible closing party where all the winners and $5,000 prize money was awarded. Thanks to everyone who helped out and supported this great event. See you all at Pistol River next month.

Head over to the AWT website for full results.

Enjoy the videos from the event!

Video: AWT 2012 – Santa Cruz – Day One

Video: AWT 2012 – Santa Cruz – Day Two 

Video: AWT 2012 – Santa Cruz – Day Three

Video: AWT 2012 – Santa Cruz – Day Four

AWT 2012 – Santa Cruz – Day One

Josh Sampiero and Francsico Goya walk us through day one and the opening party at the  Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival.

Day 1 at the Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival

The following is from the American Windsurfing Tour website:

A weak storm front rolls through the Santa Cruz area killing the wind for day 1 of the AWT’s Goya Windsurfing Festival… but don’t fear, the forecast looks great for the rest of the weekend. Skippers meeting will be at 9 am Friday so everyone will be ready for a big day at Waddell

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