2011 Downunder Pro - Formula Windsurfing Championships

10:59 PM Wed 2 Feb 2011 GMT

'Wilhelm Schurmann (BRA-999)' Downunder Pro O'Brien

The 2011 Downunder Pro Formula Windsurfing Championships first day of competition got off to a lazy start with the winds playing havoc with the waiting sailors. The first possible start was delayed three hours as the wind shifted to all points of the compass and teased at just below the minimum for racing until 4.30pm when the wind finally picked a direction and began to build to nine knots. The 49 competitors were kept on the beach in the blistering 38 degree heat but were nethertheless keen to get out on the water and rigged big for the first race ...

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by Sean O'Brien