Hi guys,
i am currently in on the beautiful island in Sylt at a top kitesurfing event- The Kitesurf World Cup.
There are over 55 male racers in the filed and it is full on, especially at the starting line :)
We had 5 races so far, unfortunately i only competed in one race so far due to my board and kites not getting here in time.
Day one the conditions were tough with very gusty offshore winds- 10-25knts.
Riders were using anything between 9m and 16m kites.
Then yesterday the winds swung around onshore at 5pm and the green flag went up, winds at around 20 knots and waves at 2-3 meters.
All racers in top 20 are on custom boards. Some very nice shapes kicking around. Will take some photos today.
Overall the US team is dominating the races big time showing the Euros and rest of the world how its done.
John Heineken (Ozone)from the United States winning 4 out of 5 races so far. More exciting was the fight for the 2nd place between Julien Kerneur (France) and Adam Koch (USA). The two racers rode side-by-side only meters before the finish. In the end, the French took the win by only a few meters.
In the overall ranking men, the top 3 come from the US-team: John Heineken at first, Adam Koch second and Sky Solbach third place.
I got 15th in my only race so far which i was super stoked about. Today the waves are about 3 meters high, its pretty cold and wind are 20-25knts.
The Brazilian Race head judge announced that a Racing World Championship will be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 with the whole Olympic committee being present in the City during that time, they are intenting to give them the final push and showcase Kite Racing to include Kitesurf racing into the Olympic program.
off to race... photos and more news coming.
HI Marvin, saw your were racing over there & good luck. Love to be there on the start line with you ...
That explains why you were a bit quite there for a while
Great effort making it there and doing well, keep the updates coming
apparently most of the Americans train together and drink piss in the San fran bay..
maybe thats the secret :)
aussie racing camp at secret spot? i bring the beers you the skills!?
9km course .... I've been smashing 7km and that's a killer. ... And changing tHe course really brings out pure racing skill ... Johnny H is the man
Great experience & work Marvin ... You Being there will get the Aussies racers to the next level. See you at the secret training sessions.
Read me wrong, no stress, it was meant as a joke and I knew what you meant too.
Secret mens business, drinking training....
Listen Heineken, I'll neck ya!
I was a little uknder the infloonce when I red it!
I was a little uknder the infloonce when I red it!
Hey Loopy, I love your gear van...........and the company motto is that with this brand you can bring Australia home.............so no need to come to Australia at all, just buy the cloths and feel like you are in Australia in Germany...sure hope it works.
Cool looking trailer
I bet they dont realise there is a toll booth on that road though
Cant see that 3m swell in the back ground though 
great question Peuetz, yeah marvin how wide was start line, was first mark 2 - 3km up wind? And 2x around?. I read the start line was 1km across and 1st mark directly up wind - 60 kites on line there must have been a wide start line. Did the 6 x Americans stick together on start line and muscle across line as a pack to make room for themselves?
