Perpignan August 27th - Latest News from Championships
Last week of August the FFVoile (French Sailing Federation) was holding the Extreme Foil Sports National Championships at Leucate, near Perpignan, on the south coast of France.
It brought together the top 200 windsurf foil riders from all over France. In the Under 17 category, seven manufacturers' equipment were authorised for use, including TAHE. For the Under 15s (Juniors) a special Windfoil demo event took place during the championships, using exclusively the Techno Wind Foil 130 (TWF130). The “One Design” format means that these Juniors can compete against each other on totally equal terms on the 20 full equipment sets (board + foil + rig) TAHE has provided.
This enabled the FFvoile to test the windfoil One Design format and to demonstrate the all-round performance and quality of our Techno Wind Foil 130 combo in all conditions to all the coaches and riders present.
- Day 1: the Tramontana was gusting over 30 knots, no racing possible.
- Day 2: the wind dropped a little, allowing us to run 3 rounds of racing.
- Day 3: no wind, no racing possible.
- Day 4: a light thermal finally raised itself at the end of the day. We ran 3 back-to-back races, the Techno Windfoil 130 showed how well if flies even in lightest winds!
- Day 5: return of the Tramontana, we ran 3 more rounds of racing in over 20 knots of wind.
It was a really good week for all the competitors and for the organisers, who all appreciated the experience of the Techno Windfoil 130 One Design formula for the young guns!
FINAL RANKING
- Marius Polo (YCPR Marseille)
- Benoît Sultana (YC Mauguio Carnon)
- Luca Pires (NC Miramas)
Perpignan August 25th
The TWF 130 in a One Design demo at Leucate.
This week the FFVoile (French Sailing Federation) is holding the Extreme Foil Sports National Championships at Leucate, near Perpignan, on the south coast of France.
It brings together the top 200 windsurf and kitesurf riders from all over France. In the Under 17 and Under 21 categories the focus is on the new sport of windfoil, with 7 manufacturers' equipment authorised for use, including TAHE. For the Under 15s (Juniors) a special Windfoil demo event will be taking place during the championships, using the Techno Wind Foil 130 (TWF130). The "One Design" format means that these Juniors can compete against each other on totally equal terms on the 20 full equipment sets (board + foil + rig) TAHE has provided.
This will enable us to test the windfoil monotype format, and to demonstrate the all-round performance and quality of our Techno Wind Foil 130 combo to all the coaches and riders present.
The first day's action was abandoned due to violent wind at the competition site.
On the second day, several rounds of competition were run, with the wind still blowing in very strongly. Photos and videos of the racing will be posted on the event website and through our own media channels.