As we all arrived up at lake Potrerillos, we could feel it was going to be a cold day.
The wind was blowing early, but around noon it backed of a bit and we were on hold until 1pm, by 1:30pm we started the first race.
We had two days so far for the south americans.
Organization has been great and we are close to 40 competitors from Chile, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil.
After 2 days and 8 races in the 2012 South American Formula Windsurfing Championships, Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (ARG3) leads from Paulo dos Reis (BRA3333) and Wilhelm Schurmann (BRA999).
The conditions both days were similar, wind between 10 and 18 knots. Gonzalo is very fast, has won all the races, then Paulo and the rest.
Tomorrow and the rest of the days are expected the same conditions.
Potrerillos is proving to be ideal for these competitions !
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After a few quiet years on the Formula Scene in NZ, the 2012 Nationals had some real buzz about them.
Event will take place from 15th to 20th October.
The NSW Windsurfing series is the premier Formula race series in Australia.
We had seven great races with only one general recall and no black flags, some very tight racing and close scores to the finish.
Sean O’Brien has won the Penang International Regatta as well as the annual Marathon event in Penang, Malaysia, hosted by the Penang Swimming Club.
Sarah Hebert has abandoned her 2012 Trans-Atlantic windsurfing challenge due to extreme dizziness and anemia and vowed to retry.