The location for the final round of the 2010 Irish Slalom Series has been confirmed for Tracht Beach, Kinvara, Co. Galway.
Official racing will take place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th October.
Monday 25th October will be reserved for freesailing and also a free coaching clinic for everyone from the top three gold fleet competitors.
The beach is located 6 km west from the town of Kinvara.
Andre Volant, a 70-year-old windsurfer, survived a five hour night swim, in the San Francisco Bay region.
Volant was celebrating the Labor Day with quick windsurf session, when his mast broke four miles north of the Coyote Point.
As the sun went down, the brave windsurfer kept swimming past the San Mateo Bridge.
Meanwhile, the Foster City Police Department cruisers reached Volant offshore at 1679 Beach Park Boulevard.
Andre Volant had already been seven hours floating in San Francisco Bay, only to be found by the Coast Guard.
Remember to avoid windsurfing alone. Call a friend and share the ride.
The challenge covered the 22 miles by sea by 10 windsurfers and kayakers. The true sailing distance was on Ian Crafts GPS 37 miles between Bexhill and Camber (landing East of Camber at Jury Gap) taking 3 hours and 7 minutes.
So it started out light and it was long slow sail to Hastings. After Hastings the windsurfers were well and truely whipped by the sea in front of Fairlight cliffs in solid Force 5 cross offshore conditions. Where as the Kayakers had the cliffs to shelter them making it a flat water paddle to the other side.
The Tiree Wave Classic is now in its 24th year and remains the most impressive Wave event in the UK Calendar. Competitors from all over the UK will be battling against each other in the harshest conditions the UK has to offer, to win the 'Tiree Wave Classic' title. Furthermore, all sailors will be fighting hard to improve their chances of winning the coveted BWA UK Wave Championship.
With only TWO rounds remaining the field remains tight and open for any rider to snatch crucial points. Current tour leader is Ben Proffitt. We asked him how he was feeling with so many sailors snapping at his feet for the tour leader's 'yellow rashie'...
The coming weekend sees the UK Freestyle Tour's final and premier event at the Animal Poole Windfest on Sandbanks Seafront.
On the Tour this year we have been watching the development of some fine up-and-coming Freestyle talent such as Adam Simms, Will Rogers, Al Bentley and the impressive 14 year old, Oscar Carmichael.
Now comes their long awaited chance to take on the established names like Andy “Bubble” Chambers, Max Rowe, Colin “Whippy Dixon” and Ollie Scott who have just returned from their summer training in Vass.
Valerie Arrighetti claims the final event trophy of the year at the first ever all-women’s event in Almanarre, but it’s Karin Jaggi who takes home the 2010 world title on a perfect day on the Mediterranean coast.
Wall to wall sunshine and strong winds paved the way for champagne sailing on the final day of the women’s slalom season in Almanarre, allowing for the maximum number of eliminations to be raced in glamorous conditions.
Gorge windsurfers have spoken! The winners for the 2010 Gorge Windsurf Awards were announced at Sailworks’s end of season party on Sunday, September 5th.
The nominees were sent in from the windsurf community, and voted on by 164 participants.
The winners and nominees are as follows:
MOST SELFLESS WINDSURFER - This may reflect a one-time rescue or rescue attempt, or several selfless acts of kindness to fellow Gorge windsurfers.
The North Sea Cup 2010 will be held between 11–12 September and will be sailed in front of the beach club VVW Outside, in Oostende.
The event is organized by VVW Inside under the supervision of the Flemisch Yachting Federatie (VYF), the Belgian Association 4 Boardriding Competitors and the Koninklijk Belgisch Yachting Verbond (KBYV).
The North Sea Cup is a series of international windsurfing events, organised in different countries around the North Sea coast.
Two Danish surfers have developed the Cold Hawaii Surf Spot Guide targeted to new visitors wishing to find the right spot under the existing circumstances.
Klitmøller, located in Northern Denmark, is also known as Cold Hawaii because of its surf conditions and cold weather.
The Cold Hawaii Spot Guide will surprise some of the local surfers that might think they know every wave. Troels Bech Hansen and friends have unveiled a pair of new spots.
Wave sailing is back to New South Wales, Australia.
The 2010-11 NWS Wave Sailing Series promise an evolving competition structure, exciting changes and prizes.
The first stage will be Dirty Dog Spring Bash, in Illawarra, on 11th and 12th September.
If the wind is from the North East, head to Gerroa. If the wind is from South drive to Windang. If a Westerly is on the cards, then travel to Port Kembla.
The year 2010 has been again great for the Midwest Speed Quest on Lake Okabena, Worthington Minnesota. This Windsurfing GPS Speed Sailing Event runs through October 15th. The Racing Schedule is open during this time, and the racer may choose the day he wishes to Speed Sail.
Each year, the Midwest Speed Quest pays over $3000 in cash prizes, yet there are no fees of any kind. The racer may enter as many times as they wish. This has been a popular format.
The racer with the Best Ten Second Speed will win $1000 cash, 2nd is $500, 3rd is $250, 4th is $125, and 5th is $75.
Rollercoaster ride was the best description of today’s two final races of the RS:X World Championships in Kerteminde, Denmark with victory going to Poland ’s Piotr Myszka in the Men’s class and to Blancha Manchon from Spain in the Women.
Despite the short medal race courses for the top 10 competitors, there were dramatic place changes in both fleets with the final podium positions fluctuating by the minute as each race progressed. Ultimately the winner in each class ended up claiming their title, just a point ahead of second.
After eight days of hardcore, intense and epic waveriding action on the shores of the island of La Reunion, the 12 riders of the wave contest by teams “La Reunion Wave Classic 2010″ will come back home with less gear in their boardbag.
Ten ripped sails, nine broken masts, three destroyed boards and three minor injuries. Not bad.
With sailors coming from the far north, east and west coasts, the UKWA Worthing event started with a sunny first day and the potential for heats to be run in the afternoon. Sadly the sea breeze ended up fighting the days prevailing wind giving unreliable and light sailing conditions.
The freestyle was postponed until the Sunday, however the competitors had plenty to do with a few demo Turfdogs to hand. These land boards were in use all day, culminating in an impromptu Turfdog expression session, won by Adam Simms with Oscar Carmichael second. Special mention has to go to 14 year old Carmichael who managed a Turfdog spin loop early on in the session.
The hugely anticipated sequel to The Windsurfing Movie is hitting screens and is available to order online now!
Building on the award winning success of Poor Boyz Productions first action packed windsurfing movie, the second instalment follows some of the world's most radical sailors as they travel around the globe in search of the ultimate wind and wave combo seen through the eyes of Levi Siver (Dakine).
The movie is packed full of inspiring athletes and former world champions alike, including the legend Robby Naish (Naish, Naish), wave sailing and all-round waterman prodigy Kai Lenny (Naish, Naish), wave innovators Mark Angulo and Levi Siver, giant wave guru Jason Polakow (JP, NeilPryde), French big wave hunter Baptiste Gossein, and many more.
Watch a couple of teasers, HERE.
The RS:X class will be running 8 open training events between September 2010 and end March 2011. The training will be similar to the sessions run last year, there will be 4 sessions pre-Christmas and 4 post.
The main difference this time is that the Class will be hosting the Transitional Training Squad selection events; i.e. there will be no separate selection events as in the past, so if you want to be considered for the 2011 RS:X Transitional Squad the only way to qualify is to attend the three nominated selection events.
In the light conditions, her boat speed and excellent tactical sailing kept her in contention from race one, and as the Championship progressed Perinne just got better and better, finishing off with three 2nds. and two bullets.
In the boys Techno 293 competition, Israel’s Mayan Rafic captured gold (22), while Michael Cheng of Hong Kong (31) edged Great Britain’s Kieran Martin (32) by one point.
In the girls’ event, Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam of Thailand dominated with seven race victories to win the gold medal with 22 points. Veronica Fanciulli (39) of Italy was second overall, while Audrey Pei Lin Yong’s (43) third-place finish on the final day was enough to win bronze for Singapore.
Building on the award winning success of the Windsurfing Movie (2007), Poor Boyz Productions gives a glimpse into the future of windsurfing through the eyes of Red Bull Athlete Levi Siver.
X-Dance Film Festival 'Best Direct' winner Johnny Decesare and Water-Cinematographer Jace Panebianco, spent three years in production and filmed in seven countries in search of Windsurfing's new frontier.
Check the trailer of "Windsurfing Movie II", HERE.
The Windsurfing Movie II expands on the story lines of the Windsurfing Movie with legendary Red Bull Riders, Jason Polakow, Robby Naish and featuring 16-year-old phenom Kai Lenny.
Although the wind was not always on the side of the competitors at the 2010 Canadian Masters CAN-AM Challenge, the almost three-thousand spectators sure enjoyed the weather! Sixty-five competitors from across Canada and the USA participated in the successfully run three-day event held at Sandy Beach Recreational Park in Dryden, ON. Nine of fifteen races were held over the course of the weekend with good representation from silver, gold and junior fleets.
Overall men’s Masters Champion was Andy Gratton USA3 from Fond du Lac, WI was tied overall in points with Nick Cox CAN32 from Ottawa, but was edged out by earning more first place finishes over the course of the competition. Andree Gauthier CAN83 from Toronto won the women’s Master Championship with a total of 213 points. Daniel Muller CAN87 from Thunder Bay was the overall winner in the Junior fleet.
