Fuerteventura Windsurfing & Kiteboarding World Cup
MONDAY, 23 JUNE 2008
Fuerteventura - When Fuerteventura calls, they all come. The island, situated in the
Canaries, has got the wind the windsurfers and kiteboarders need. Guaranteed. Plus, there's the bonus of white sandy beaches, blue skies, and summer-like temperatures.
The athletes race across the water with an acceleration which would leave a sports car standing, performing spectacular stunts worthy of an aerobatics team. And all with no exhaust fumes or motor noise. The efficiency with which the sportsmen and women use the wind is formidable. A modern windsurfing sail develops more horsepower per kilogram transported than a car equipped with an 800-horsepower motor.
René Egli, initiator and organizer of the World Cup, says, "I'm very pleased that, with the Windsurfing & Kiteboarding World Cup, we are able to offer not just an annual sporting highlight, but also an event of increasing interest to spectators and the media. The interest in windsurfing and kiteboarding as a spectacular, clean sport, in tune with nature, is greater every year."
From 18th July to 2nd August 2008 on Fuerteventura, windsurfers and kiteboarders will try to measure up in five different events with world championship status. As ever on Fuerteventura, the spectators are right up close to the action. They can make direct contact with the riders.
There is also plenty to keep body and soul together and a wide-ranging program of related events. Spectators can chill on the beach with drinks and music in a 1,000m˛ lounge area whilst watching the ongoing competitions. In the evenings, thousands of tourists, locals and, for the prize-giving ceremonies, riders will mingle at the legendary World Cup parties in the 2,000m˛ party marquee.
Organizer information: The World Cup on Fuerteventura is held under the auspices of and is sponsored by the municipality of Pájara (Fuerteventura) and the Spanish government. Fuerteventura has a special relationship with the wind. The island is a pioneer in the field of wind energy. As long ago as 1996, there were 45 wind turbines with a combined output of more than 10 MW in Pájara, a town of 20,000 inhabitants.
The schedule in detail:
19.07.-23.07.2008 - Windsurfing PWA Slalom 42 Grand Slam
Inscription & Opening ceremony: 18.07
Prize giving ceremony: 23.07
Prize money: 45.000 €
Info: Slalom 42 is a racing discipline which will always sail in a 'downwind' or 'figure-eight' slalom course.
Competitors are allowed to use a maximum of four sails and two boards.
19.07.-23.07.2008 - Kiteboarding PKRA Speed Grand Slam
Inscription & Opening ceremony: 18.07
Prize giving ceremony: 23.07
Prize money: 10.000 €
Info: The world elite of kiters match together over a 500-metre speed course, always on the prowl for the world record of 88,75 km/h, held by Alexandre Caizergues (France).
24.07.-28.07.2008 - Windsurfing PWA Freestyle Grand Slam
Inscription & Opening ceremony: 23.07
Prize giving ceremony: 28.07
Prize money: 45.000 €
Info: Spectacular manoeuvres and extreme jumps, that's Freestyle! Every heat will sail in a knock-out system.
26.07.-02.08.2008 - Windsurfing ISWC Speed World Championship
Inscription & Opening ceremony: 25.07
Prize giving ceremony: 02.08
Prize money: 35.000 €
Info: Over a 500-metre course, the world elite of speed surfers reach maximum speed on the prowl for the world record of 90,91 km/h, held by Antoine Albeau (France).
29.07.-02.08.2008 - Kiteboarding PKRA Freestyle + Course Racing Grand Slam
Inscription & Opening ceremony: 28.07
Prize giving ceremony: 02.08
Prize money: 45.000 €
Info: Freestyle: Just as in windsurfing, the craziest moves and jumps, up to 15 m high and 70 m long, are judged.
Course Racing: Course Racing, the high-speed racing around a triangle course.
Visit www.fuerteventura-worldcup.org for more information.
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