Windsurf – August 2019

28 AUGUST 2019

PWA FOIL RACING

JULIEN BONTEMPS FRA-6

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t was fun to try all the different courses and see how it all worked, especially the slalom. I think a lot of riders enjoyed the slalom

foiling. The wind we had on the second day was just crazy; a lot of chop and gusty winds. It was really hard to hold the gear

because the gusty winds made it much trickier to stay stable. It was challenging, but racing was possible and we were pushing

the limits. The slalom guys showed us how it is done in that format. They knew where to be at the start and how to manage the first

gybe. For me and the RS:X guys we have to learn more about this. They can also learn from us in the upwind and downwind legs.

“WE WERE PUSHING THE LIMITS.”

NICOLAS GOYARD FRA-465

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t was all great racing. The variety meant you had to totally change your mindset every day. If it had stayed 50 knots I think we

would have been destroyed. It was great to try slalom, there were less tactics but it was still fun and entertaining. With two

wings and three sails we could pretty much handle everything. I don’t think we can reach across the wind in much more than

18 knots. A 8.0m was too big as a small sail and the wings we had were too big as well. If we had one more wing like a 550 or 600

we could go much further with the 8.0m. With that we could reach across the wind in up to 25 knots wind I think.

“THE VARIETY MEANT YOU HAD TO TOTALLY CHANGE

YOUR MINDSET EVERY DAY.”