Just checked out some footage on Facebook "World Of windsurf" of this years Defi,the camera was on the start boat it it was flying great action! don't know how to get the vid here though
Provisional General Ranking after 3 races:
1. Mortefon Pierre
2. Bringdal Anders
3. Julien Quentel
3. Pascal Toselli
4. Bieuzy Mauffret
5. Pelleau Gérald
Valérie Ghibaudo. is leading the women
there's another 3 more video's of the event(not on you tube yet) which are simply awesome to watch,love the guy doing freestyle in the foreground though
they had 40-50knt winds today
from Loft FB:
DEFI WIND: Antoine Questel is 6th position after finishing 6th and 8th in today's races in 40 - 50 knots riding Loft Blade 4,9m2 for the first time.
click on link then scroll down in guru
www.windguru.cz/242
from Loft FB:
its a great race... I was there in 2005 when Bjoern and Antoine (+ all the french guys) were racing in it. That year we had 35-45kts (with gusts measured to 55kts on the first marker boat in one race). I got smashed on my 5.6m and super loose speed board. Was hard to get in top 10. The water has really hard chop due to the wake of all those sailors and the shifting winds. A lot of the race can be upwind depending on those wind shifts. Its a very gusty place to sail. I remember sinking and swimming in at the start of one race because the wind dropped out in the bay a few minutes before the start, but on the course it was still gusting to 25+. There was a wind line about 100m from the start line that the guys on floaty boards could bob up to. The rest of us were swimming for 10 minutes. About 15 minutes after the start the wind filled in again.
The starts are awesome. You never know exactly when the rabbit boat is going to take off so you get quite a bit of stalling on the line. I got a couple of cracker starts in the races I did by holding back a little bit and charging the pin end as soon as I saw the boat start moving... thats what most of the top guys seemed to be doing. Its pretty risky because you have to assume that you will find a way through the front stalling pack. And dont get in front of the boat or they will run you over.
This year they are missing most of the pros due to a timing clash with ulsan PWA slalom. Shame they couldnt coordinate...
ditto that guys
Definately a "bucket list" item - Would love to experience the Defi Wind once in my lifetime.
Just back from 2 days at the Defi Wind in Gruissan south of France. Awesome spot and insane wind:
The spot (already 30 knots on this pic!):
The winner, Pierre Mortefon, very consistent in these extreme conditions, up to 50 knots at the jybe mark on the Saturday:
Pascal Toselli flying on the 2 windiest races on his AB+ 54, more than 800m lead on the last race :
Jules Denel finishing 14th on his new Exocet RS2 (235*55*85L) and 5.2 XO Gold:
While the "Defieurs" were battling it out on the race course, others where testing new products in the lighter 30+ knots 
The new Exocet RS range (from left to right, RS1 55 wide 84L, RS2 59 wide, 91L, RS4 69 wide 110L, RS5 73 wide 115L):
And the new Warp SL range (Warp SL 56, 61 and 66):
Results of the first 50 can be found here:http://www.windsurfjournal.com/virtual/2/Documents/pdf/TOP50DEFIWIND2010.pdf
Big congrats to all "Defieurs" and thanks to Exocet (Patrice Belboech), Mistral-AB+ (Anders Bringdal) and Deboichet (Oriana Fiorentini) for their time and availability to test some gear.
Cheers,
Remi
They look a bit like a modern shoe...
Just add an uphaul rope int he middle
Nice shoes though.
i wonder how dirty the wind is in the main pack must be a pain but when you get out should be fantastic
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You don't see a scrore like this very often!
Name ...................Heat 1..H2..H3..H4..H5...H6 TOTAL
MAUFFRET, BIEUZY ........2 ..6 ..5...2..1001..4 .....19
Just as well they had a drop!!
