The Kerteminde rollercoaster ride - Gold Medals for Poland and Spain
Rollercoaster ride was the best description of today’s two final races of the RS:X World Championships in Kerteminde , Denmark with victory going to Poland ’s Piotr Myszka in the Men’s class and to Blancha Manchon from Spain in the Women. Despite the short medal race courses for the top 10 competitors, there were dramatic place changes in both fleets with the final podium positions fluctuating by the minute as each race progressed. Ultimately the winner in each class ended up claiming their title, just a point ahead of second. Continue Reading…
Showing that experience pays in this class, so today veteran windsurfer and quadruple Olympic medallist Alessandra Sensini from Italy pulled into the lead at the RS:X World Championships, being held at Kerteminde, Denmark. Following Wednesday’s layday, today was the first of the second round/final series with racing getting underway on time at 1100 local for the Men and Women’s Gold fleets in good breeze and sun, following a windless, overcast start to the morning. Continue Reading…
Posted on Sep 02, 2010
Van Rijsselberge soars ahead at the RS:X Worlds
Dutch sailor Dorian van Rijsselberge has launched himself into the lead today at the RS:X World Championship, with the final two qualification series races held off Kerteminde, in the centre of Denmark. Continue Reading…
A shallow, slow moving depression crossing western Scandinavia, made for a challenging opening day at the RS:X World Championships in Kerteminde, Denmark. While one race was sailed for the Men’s Yellow fleet in the morning, everyone was then returned to shore and it wasn’t until mid-afternoon after a rain squall had passed through, that racing could continue. Two races have now been completed for each of the 60 strong Men’s fleets, but none for the Women’s. Continue Reading…
Posted on Aug 29, 2010
RS:X World Windsurfing Championships - Event Schedule
2010 RS:X World Windsurfing Championships - Event Schedule
“We are extremely proud that HRH Crown Prince Frederik honours the 2010 RS:X World Championships in Kerteminde with a visit. For quite some time we have been working hard on the staging of this major championship in the prestigious Olympic windsurfing RS:X class. By attending our event, Crown Prince Frederik’s implicitly supports Danish sport and the 2010 RS:X World Championships and we are pleased to welcome him to Kerteminde,” says Race Director Flemming Kold from Sail Event Kerteminde Sejlklub.
At the 2010 Kerteminde RS:X World Championships in Denmark, participants have to be very careful to rehydrate after each race. So the local organisers, Sail Event Kerteminde Sejlklub have organized unrestricted quantities of fresh, clean, cool drinking water... Straight from the tap! At the same time, they will be collecting charity donations for children in Third World countries so that they too can have clean drinking water. Continue Reading…