The first day of racing at the Downunder Pro - Formula Windsurfing Oceanic & Australian Championships had sailors on the water for 4 races in shifty, tactical conditions with Queenslander Sean O’Brien leading the event ahead of former World #1 Jesper Vesterstrøm from Denmark and Nathan Hohnberg.
The Formula Series makes a welcome return to Loutsa Bay near Athens, Greece.
The event is confirmed for 25th to 28th September...
This years North American Championships took place at Ransom Everglades School, on Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida, from 20th to 22nd December.
Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (ARG-3) just won the Formula Experience World Championships title in Brazil and the South American Formula Championships in his home country Argentina.
The formula windsurfing fleet were eventually able to complete 2 races on day 4.
The location for the 2014 Downunder Pro Formula Windsurfing Championships is back on Botany Bay in Sydney. One of the glamour locations for Sydney windsurfing and suitable in all directions of wind; this is one of Australia’s premier racing locations.
Praia de Vitoria will be the focus of the windsurfing world for 3 weeks next spring
After a long wait for the SE winds to come in the racers head out on the water at 1700 for three races back to back in 8-13kts.
A very competitive fleet is assembled in Buenos Aries for the 2013 Formula South American Championships; with 33 competitors from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Peru and Latvia. After yesterdays, and today's, early morning registration, we head into the water at 1400 hs with a nice breeze from the E-SE from 8-13 kts
but two new events in 2014 Euro Cup calendar:
May 27 > June 1 – Rollei Summer Opening, Sylt, Germany
July 22 > 27 – Volvo Surf Cup, Sylt, Germany