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Sylt PWA Grand Slam
Staszewska Dominates And Pritchard Sneaks In!
The weathermen must be in conspiracy with Kevin Pritchard (Bic/Gaastra)! Antoine Albeau (AHD/Neil Pryde) must be thinking, "What else do I have to do, make a sacrifice to the wind gods?" Antoine sailed an impeccable regatta with no premature starts, no disqualifications, three first places, one second, third and fourth, and two fifths. His (...) -
Sylt PWA Grand Slam
Pritchard slips into pole!
A Light and variable breeze teased the racers this morning as we waited for it to settle down to the northwest direction and build to suitable conditions. The situation remained the same until 2 O’clock this afternoon when a steadier 7 to 14 knots was registering at the start boat drawing the men out first to catch up with the (...) -
Sylt PWA Grand Slam
Albeau Victorious Once More!
Frenchman Antoine Albeau (AHD/Neil Pryde) banked yet another victory here in Westerland after coming from behind with a little gamesmanship from countryman Xavier Huart (Mistral/North) over a second placed Kevin Ponichtera (F2/Arrows) and Levi Siver (F2/North). Dutchmen Peter Bijl (JP/Neil Pryde) and big Ben van der Steen (Fanatic/Neil Pryde) (...) -
Sylt PWA Grand Slam
Pritchard Closes In On Albeau
Rain was the alarm call this morning but by the time skippers meeting was underway for the wave sailors at 10 a.m. the skies had cleared. The swell was similar to yesterday, so almost enough for wave competition were it not for a distinct lack of wind. All hold again for the wave sailors, time to take up positions in the dunes and get ready to (...) -
Sylt PWA Grand Slam
Pritchard Holds The Big One To Come First!
Another different picture greeted the sailors on Wednesday morning at the 8.30 skippers meeting. The swell has increased but last nights strong winds have backed off just too much to put the wave sailors on the water. Some of the keener competitors did however manage a little dawn patrol action to stretch the muscles and clear the (...) -
Sylt, PWA Grand Slam
Pritchard Shoots Off, Antoine Albeau Still Leader
The third day of competition here in the resort town of Westerland began quietly with a 5-knot onshore breeze keeping racers and wave sailors on the shore and relaxing in the hospitality tent. -
Sylt, PWA Grand Slam
Less challenging conditions than yesterday
The day started with glorious sunshine, and light northeasterly breeze. Most likely a racing day. Many competitors busied themselves with essential repairs after yesterday’s heavy conditions took their toll on the Formula equipment. By 11am the wind was reasonably consistent at 14 to 17 knots side to side-offshore and with considerably (...) -
Sylt, PWA Grand Slam Preview
Winds are already blowing here in Sylt
The island of Sylt on the northern coast of Germany will be hosting one of the longest running and most respected events on the PWA tour calendar. Sylt can be truly radical venue where nobody can predict the weather conditions. Recent years have served up anything from light winds and sunny summer weather to 50-knot winds and temperatures (...) -
Ireland PWA Wave Grand Prix
PWA Wave World Champion To Be Crowned In Co. Kerry
The 2002 PWA Irish Wave Grand Prix, presented by Bord Fáilte, will take place off the Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry from 3rd to 10th October. Over 80 professional windsurfers from 20 countries, including Ireland’s best, will be descending on Castlegregory and Brandon Bay, to compete for the prestigious title of Wave World Champion and (...) -
La Coupe des Isles
Baker and Pritchard are joint winners as the Magdalen’s deliver the goods!
Nik Baker (Mistral, North) and Matt Pritchard (AHD, Gaastra) have shared the overall victory here in the Magdalen’s after a dramatic closing double elimination of La coupe des Isles, PWA, 2002 Freestyle Grand Prix. Baker and Pritchard finished in second and third positions behind Josh Stone (JP, Neil Pryde) of Hawaii who took his first (...)
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