No valid races on the last day of the 2013 Qantas Downunder Pro – Formula Windsurfing Championships with 50 knot squalls battering the event for the entire day leaving the total at 5 races over the regatta.
The Qantas Downunder Pro - Formula Windsurfing Oceanic & Australian Championships had sailors caught in a long day on the beach with no racing, as a large southerly front travelling up the New South Wales coast played havoc with the weather dumping torrential rain, 50 knot gusts and even some hailstones!
Racing at the Qantas Downunder Pro - Formula Windsurfing Oceanic & Australian Championships kicked off on Day 2 today with scorching temperatures and a building NE’erly breeze which reached 25 knots by the late afternoon allowing for 5 races for the day.
The first day of racing at the Downunder Pro - Formula Windsurfing Oceanic & Australian Championships had sailors caught in a long day on the beach with no valid race, as a low pressure system which had flooded the event site in recent days, disappeared taking the wind with it.
The organisers of negotiated a good package for travel with TAP. This info and additional news about accommodation can be found here in PDF
5 races in building winds allowed the competitors for the Downunder Pro, Formula Windsurfing Oceanic & Australian Championships a chance to warmup during the Official Warmup Event before the Championships begin on Wednesday.
Eight events have been confirmed for the 2013 European Cup Series.
They include some established events, some new dates, some new venues.
We are only a few days away from the high light of the Australian Course Racing season.
the Qantas www.DownUnderPro.com
With over 70 competitors already registered, and windy conditions forecast, we should be in for some classic racing...
Congratulations to Singapore Open winner, Jesper Vesterstrom, and to 2013 Asian Champion Sakulfaeng.
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Andrea Cucchi, the man behind Point7 looks back at the development of their new formula windsurfing sails, which are sure to send more top class sailors to more race wins.
Andrus Poksi, ISAF IJ from Estonia, has very kindly put together this short summary of changes to WCR in the RRS 2013>2016 edition.
The beautiful island of Terceira in the Azores Archipelago will play host to the 2013 European Formula Windsurfing Festival.