myiW Current Conditions and Forecasts Community Forums Buy and Sell Services
 
Hi guest · myAccount · Log in
 SearchSearch   ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   RegisterRegister 
Le Defi Day 3 Report - 50 knot winds!

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    iWindsurf Community Forum Index -> Europe, Caribbean & S. America, Australia & NZ, Africa, Asia
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
bil7y



Joined: 17 Dec 2002
Posts: 349

PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2010 10:44 pm    Post subject: Le Defi Day 3 Report - 50 knot winds! Reply with quote

See Day 3 below......(didn't want to clutter forum with a separate thread)

With winds from 7-30 knots Gruissan France Delivered for the 1000 windsurfers lucky enough to be on the starting line. Hard tyo get results and information as its all in french and only on facebook and twitter.

Results (its a 40km long distance race)

1/Pierre Mortefon 2/Bieuzy Mauffrey 3/Julien Quentel 4/Antoine Questel 5/Anders Bringdal 6/Pascal Toselli

The first female finisher was Valerie Ghibaudo. Valerie was in 89th place overall and was closely followed by second place female finisher Lise Vidal in 91st.

Here is a link to some pictures and an onboard video from one of the racers

http://bit.ly/co3haI

or you can go to www.waterhound.com


Last edited by bil7y on Sun May 16, 2010 12:10 am; edited 2 times in total
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
bil7y



Joined: 17 Dec 2002
Posts: 349

PostPosted: Sat May 15, 2010 1:38 am    Post subject: Anders wins Race three Mortefon wins race 2 Reply with quote

Crazy 30 knot winds and two races held. Anders Bringdal and Piere Mortefon in a photo finish in race 2. Race three sees Anders Bringdal win race 3 by 20 seconds. On the womens side Valerie Ghibaudo wins both races on the day.

The link in my first post will take you to the full story and some great photos.

Saturday forecast is for more than 30 knot winds.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
bil7y



Joined: 17 Dec 2002
Posts: 349

PostPosted: Sun May 16, 2010 12:13 am    Post subject: Gusting to 50 knots today Reply with quote

http://bit.ly/co3haI - day 3 press release and photos with link to videos

or you can go to www.waterhound.com


Podium of the fourth leg :
1° Anders Bringdal
2° Bieuzy Mauffret
3° Gérald Pelleau

1° woman : Lise Vidal
Podium of the fifth leg :

1° Pascal Toselli
2° Pierre Mortefon
3° Nicolas Reynes

1° woman : Valérie Ghibaudo

For more information you can also check out the event website www.defiwind.com

If your french is good the facebook site is loaded with video and infor
http://www.facebook.com/LeDefi?v=wall#!/LeDefi
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    iWindsurf Community Forum Index -> Europe, Caribbean & S. America, Australia & NZ, Africa, Asia All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum

myiW | Weather | Community | Membership | Support | Log in
like us on facebook
© Copyright 1999-2007 WeatherFlow, Inc Contact Us Ad Marketplace

Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group