Sail-World.com : RS:X World Windsurfing Championships underway + Video
RS:X World Windsurfing Championships underway + Video
'2012 RS:X World Windsurfing Championships'
Vincenzo Baglione
The RS:X World Windsurfing Championships are now underway in Cadiz, Spain. The men went out into a building breeze for a 1200hrs start. The wind was 8-18 knots along with big holes, shifts and testing times to say the least.
It was the orange group who started first and Shahar Zubari [ISR11] who lead on the first upwind and all the way down to the bottom of the outside loop. Nick Dempsey [GBR1] was close behind in second with Dorian van Rijsselberge [NED8] in hot pursuit.
2012 RS:X World Windsurfing Championships - Vincenzo Baglione
But it was Julien Bontemnps [FRA6] who got back at the end. He blasted into the lead at the top of the second upwind and went on to take the gun and, truth be told, was the most consistent racer on the day posting a fifth in the second and another bullet in the third.
Over in the white group, Nimrod Mashiah [ISR21] took the first race followed by a fifth and a sixth. OK but not good enough in this company. The 2012 RS:X European Vice Champion, Byron Kokalanis [GRE8] won the next two races and now occupies second place overall on the same points as Toni Wilhelm [GER3].
2012 RS:X World Windsurfing Championships - Vincenzo Baglione
Hold on to your hats, it's is gonna get windy. When the men came ashore they were instructed to put their equipment in the new high performance centre equipment store under lock and key. The Levante is coming in tomorrow and survival conditions are scheduled so the women's fleet will be tested to say the least having enjoyed the best of conditions today.
Lee Korzits [ISR], Zofia Klepacka [POL] and Blanca Manchon [ESP] are all tied on five points at the top. Blanca won the first race in the blue group then followed up with two second places. Lee kicked off with a third and then pressed her advantage home by firing in two bullets which is exactly what Zofia Klepacka [POL] did over in the yellow group. No one over there could match her consistency not even Marina Alabau [ESP] who went 5-2-5.
2012 RS:X World Windsurfing Championships - Vincenzo Baglione
It's the women who go out first tomorrow, Friday, to start at 1200hrs. If today is anything to go by, they may get a race or two in before the wind really pipes up for the guys who will not race before 1430hrs. It's going to be a 'big' day. Everyone will have Saturday to recover before racing resumes on Sunday in the finals.
PS. The RS:X Worlds micro-site had 20,000 UNIQUE visitors ... Thanks for your support!
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