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ISWC Speed Windsurfing World Championship Fuerteventura 2008: Final Report |
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Saturday, 02 August 2008 |
  Antoine Albeau (FRA, Starboard) and Karin Jaggi (SUI, F2, North) are the speed windsurfing world champions 2008. After 7 rounds of speedsailing in challenging conditions, Albeau took the victory with a perfect score of 3.5 points.
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ISWC Speed Windsurfing World Championship Fuerteventura 2008: Day 7 |
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Friday, 01 August 2008 |
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The riders experienced a day of waiting today, with very variable wind that never reached a suitable strength. It is all up now for the final day of the competition to get the second discard of the day in.
Skippersmeeting will be tomorrow at 10:00, with a first possible start at 11:00. Fingers crossed that the wind will be there !
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ISWC Speed Windsurfing World Championship Fuerteventura 2008: Day 6 |
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 |
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Another two rounds of speed sailing have been completed today in epic conditions. Antoine Albeau (FRA, Starboard) and Karin Jaggi (SUI, F2, North) are now leading the overall ranking after six rounds and one discard.
The day started already windy, and all sailors were aware of what would follow. The first start was scheduled for 11:00 then, and the 63 competitors were off on the water.
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Fred Haywood was the first Windsurfer over 30 knots, an unbelievable barrier in 1983.
50 competitors, including world champion Antoine Albeau (FRA, Starboard) and vice-world champion Valerie Ghibaudo (FRA, Loft Sails) just registered for the 2008 Karpathos Speed:World:Cup, which is the European Championship at the same time.