A long day on the beach for the competitors produced just 2 races in light and shifty conditions on the final day of the Downunder Pro - Formula Windsurfing Oceanic & Australian Championships. Jesper Vesterstrøm managed to hold on to his 2 point lead to take the event win ahead of the newly crowned Australian & Oceanic Champion, Sean O’Brien.
A building breeze today gusting up to 27 knots allowed 5 more races on Day 2 of the Downunder Pro - Formula Windsurfing Oceanic & Australian Championships. Jesper Vesterstrøm clawed his way back in to the lead by 1 point ahead of teammates Sean O’Brien and Luke Baillie.
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.