PWA update

Only two more days left till the start of the PWA Freestyle World Cup event here in Fuerteventura. It will be the first event of the year for the ladies, and the 2nd stop for the men.

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It always nice to be back here and to see all my friends from Tour again. Some I have seen during the year, on a training trip somewhere, but it’s nice to have everyone reunited again.

I have been on the island for a week now, and the first days we had pretty though conditions. Somehow every year I tend to forget how difficult the conditions can get here to do freestyle. Extremely strong winds combined with gusty off shore wind and a lot of chop 😉 The last few days the wind has calmed down a bit and the forecast predicts a bit less offshore wind for the competition, which I would prefer (and I think all of us would ;)).

This year I got some special company and support, as my brother and a real good friend are visiting during the competition. I have learnt to windsurf with both of them when we were really young, and we have not been on a windsurf trip with the three of us for many years. I picked them up from the airport a few days ago and we have been sailing together a few days now. Today I have a day off, to get some rest before the start of the competition and the guys just gone sailing to Center Two, the other spot near by.

They also brought my new 2017 IDOL freestyle sails with them to the island. I already received my new board, and I’m super excited about the new gear.

I feel ready for the competition. I think I had some good training in strong wind the last month, with a trip to the Gorge in Oregon (USA) and with participating in the PWA in Gran Canaria with more than 50+ knots ( I will write a separate update about these trips as well, if you like to know more about it).

Thursday the 22nd will be the first day of the competition. We will have registration in the morning, followed by the skippers meeting and first possible start around 2pm. I will update about the event and my results on my Facebook, Instagram and my website.

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