2nd racing day in Finland
At 1pm the AP flag was finally lowered but as the riders started sailing towards racing area the wind dropped again.
At 1pm the AP flag was finally lowered but as the riders started sailing towards racing area the wind dropped again.
21 Formula riders found their ways to European Cup event in the best windsurfing beach of Finland.
Rollei Summer Opening presented by Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge
The main focus on three of the event days was on the discipline Formula Racing. After eleven races Sebastian Kornum from Denmark could decide the discipline ranking of Formula Racing in his favor.
The fourth day on Sylt welcomed the competitors and spectators with 17 to 25 knots. Furthermore the competitor had to deal with onshore wind and huge waves.
Just as in the days before the wind blew everybody away and offered perfect conditions for windsurfing. This enabled us to race four Formula Racings with constantly wind force four to five.
The second day of the Rollei Summer Opening presented by Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge welcomed the guests with a lot of sunshine and about 3 to 4 Bft.
Bright sun, strong wind and weather temperature rising up to 30ºC – such forecast reminds African weather, but almost 100 competitors from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia were delighted by suchlike conditions last weekend in Svencele.
Seven Bft and offshore conditions welcomed the competitors at the Rollei Sumer Opening presented by Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge on Sylt.
Formula windsurfing is a box class for course-racing: 1 board, 3 sails and 3 fins.
Highlights of 5 days of racing in challenging conditions in Praia da Vitoria.
Britain's Ross Williams was crowned today Formula Windsurfing World Champion in disputed evidence in Praia da Vitoria on Terceira Island, Azores.