The event starts tomorrow ... so yesterdays post was 'Day -2' (minus two) and today is Day -1 ...
I've just been down to the site and the place is really starting to buzz ...
Mark ('Sparky') Hosegood is one of the PWA judges for the event. He's based here in El Medano and is very happy to be a five minute stroll from his casa instead of somewhere the other side of the world ...
Danny Bruch, one of the top wavesailors in the world, also lives in the town and has been involved in organising the event. He'll have the locals' support and perhaps some 'local knowledge' will help him to do well here ...
Danny's kit
Dario Ojeda recently quit as a pro because of the lack of financial support for professional windsurfers these days, and then went on to get a podium finish (third) at the recent event at his home beach of Pozo. The PWA judges were impressed with his fearless waveriding there, so he could have a point to prove and be one to watch here ...
Klass Voget
Klass's board
I've just been down to the site and the place is really starting to buzz ...
Mark ('Sparky') Hosegood is one of the PWA judges for the event. He's based here in El Medano and is very happy to be a five minute stroll from his casa instead of somewhere the other side of the world ...
Danny Bruch, one of the top wavesailors in the world, also lives in the town and has been involved in organising the event. He'll have the locals' support and perhaps some 'local knowledge' will help him to do well here ...
Danny's kitDario Ojeda recently quit as a pro because of the lack of financial support for professional windsurfers these days, and then went on to get a podium finish (third) at the recent event at his home beach of Pozo. The PWA judges were impressed with his fearless waveriding there, so he could have a point to prove and be one to watch here ...
Klass Voget
Klass's boardNikki took some pics of the women windsurfers competing here ...
I watched them free-sailing for a bit (4.7m sails) and along with some very stylish stunts there were plenty of big wipeouts and visits to the rocks. This place is not easy to sail well and it doesn't take prisoners when you get it wrong !
I watched them free-sailing for a bit (4.7m sails) and along with some very stylish stunts there were plenty of big wipeouts and visits to the rocks. This place is not easy to sail well and it doesn't take prisoners when you get it wrong !
Daida Moreno
Eva Ophuis Oude and Fanny Aubet
Karin Jaggi
Tsape Evi
Justyna Sniady
Julia Meijer
Laurie Treboux
1 comment:
I knew that Nikki had taken some great photos but this is the first time I found to sit and look at them all! Wow! I can see why you guys love this sport so much. What I really would like to know, though, is how the girls stay so glam-looking in the wind and the wet??
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