Kite Course Racing Worlds 2011 - Heineken and Bridge crowned champions

9:35 PM Mon 4 Jul 2011 GMT

'The fleet is heading out to the start line - Kite Course Racing World Championships' Axel Reese

Kite Course Racing World Championships 2011. After twelve races and three discards in more than challenging conditions, with winds up to 25 knots and breaking seas of three+ meters, John Heineken (USA, Ozone) and Steph Bridge (GBR, North) are the new world champions in kite course racing. Both riders did it in great fashion, resulting in a perfect score of 6.3 points each! While Johnny Heineken dominated his competitors from the very first race, Steph Bridge had some problems in the beginning, when Katja Roose (NED, Airush) scored the first two bullets in 20 knots offshore wind and flat water. ...

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by Markus Schwendtner