Review of the 2010 Cabrinha Nomad with Dan Sweeney while in Barbados

The 2010 Vegas is already flying around.

Welcome to day two on the KPWT Movistar Kite Pro Tarifa 2009. After a chilled party and dinner held at Pacha Mama last night all riders appreciated the 10h30 skippers meeting this morning.

The wind was not at competition requirements this morning so the next skippers meeting was held after lunch at 13h30. Yesterday saw four exciting course races and results for the day are posted below.

The first rounds of the men’s single elimination started off competition day 2. The heats began at 14h15 and continued up until 16h00 with the first round for men completed.

At 16h30 the HAVAIANAS board off competition was held! The huge flip-flops/ boards were dragged into the water and attempts were made to pull off the best maneuver possible.
Abel Lago (SPA RRD), Jose Luengo (SPA, LIQUID FORCE), Alvaro Onieva (SPA, BEST) and Antoine Auriol (FRA, KITELOOSE) participated in the men’s competition. With the final between the two Spanish riders, Alvaro and Abel doing their absolute best with the heavy boards in front of an excitable crowd!

It was quite the spectacle and brought thousands down to the beach.
Alvaro managed to do just enough to win the final heat against Abel and the 900euro prize money on offer!

For the women, Kari Schibevaag (NOR, OZONE), Gisela Pulido (SPA, MOVISTAR), Fabienne D’Ortoli(FRA, NAISH) and Ania Grezlinska (POL, NORTH) took part in this unique event. Gisela handled the heavy board as best she could and managed to take the final heat and the 600euro prize money on offer!
Thank you to HAVAIANAS for their support and this “BOARD OFF” competition.

The wind had dropped off by 18h00 and an attempt was made to run the women’s first elimination rounds. Unfortunately there was not enough wind and after heat one the day was called off. What a fun and unique day on the KPWT Movistar Kite Pro Tarifa 2009!

Course Racing 1st July Results

Race One Men:
1. Bruno Sroka (FRA, CABRINHA)
2. Abel Lago (SPA, RRD)
3. Sean Farley (MEX, NORTH)

Race One Women:
1. Fabienne D’Ortoli (FRA, NAISH)
2. Licariao Aguiar (BRA, TRUZZ)
3. Ainhoa Garcia (SPA, AIRUSH)

Race Two Men:
1. Bruno Sroka (FRA, CABRINHA)
2. Sean Farley (MEX, NORTH)
3. Abel Lago (SPA, RRD)

Race Two Women:
1. Fabienne D’Ortoli (FRA, NAISH)
2. Licariao Aguiar (BRA, TRUZZ)
3. Kari Schibevaag (NOR, OZONE)

Race Three Men:
1. Abel Lago (SPA, RRD)
2. Sean Farley (MEX, NORTH)
3. Bruno Sroka (FRA, CABRINHA)

Race Three Women:
1. Licariao Aguiar (BRA, TRUZZ)
2. Kari Schibevaag (NOR, OZONE)
3. Fabienne D’Ortoli (FRA, NAISH)

Race Four Men:
1. Bruno Sroka (FRA, CABRINHA)
2. Sean Farley (MEX, NORTH)
3. Jesse Richman (USA, CABRINHA)

Race Four Women:
1. Licariao Aguiar (BRA, TRUZZ)
2. Fabienne D’Ortoli (FRA, NAISH)
3. Ainhoa Garcia (SPA, AIRUSH)

Presentation video of the 2009 Portimao Kite Masters in Portugal, Algarve. This was a course racing and freestyle invitational event.

For 2010 Best kiteboarding reivented the Nemesis. it out goes the flat SLE plan shape and in comes a much more aggressive Freestyle orientated C-kite shape.
The Twister Tech and the aggressive canopy profiling will be kept so the Nemesis NXG is still going to be a handful for fully powered kite-loops.
Also kept from the previous model is the huge depower and light bar feel so you can still session the Nemesis all day.
This new Nemesis was tunned trade a tiny bit of upwind ability and hangtime potential for much improved low wind and unhooked handling.
This will be the definitive Freestyle kite in the 2010 Best kiteboarding line up.

The Wainman Hawaii Rabbit gang was in Germany and blest with good winds!

Next weekend we will travel to Faro to participate in the second stage of the Portuguse Kitesurf Championship. The event will take place at 4 - 5 June at Praia de Faro.

KPWT Movistar Kite Pro Tarifa 2009
Kiteboard Pro World Tour
1st – 5th July 2009

The first day of the KPWT Movistar Kite Pro Tarifa started today with a skippers meeting at 09h00.
The wind is definitely of Spanish origin taking it’s time to rise in the morning.
The draws for the Freestyle men and women were done regardless and the rules were clearly announced by the race director for all the riders.

A further skippers meeting was held at 14h30 and the race director instructed all riders to prepare for the course racing discipline. The wind increased up to 12 knots and all riders launched their kites in anticipation for the first race of the event.

Race one saw over 45 riders take to the water. Each race included one lap around the strategically placed buoys. Abel Lago (SPA, RRD) started well and worked the conditions perfectly to push ahead of the pack and looked comfortable to win. Bruno Sroka (FRA, CABRINHA) thought otherwise and took the right channel at the perfect time flying past him in the home straight. Great start to the day setting the tone for the races to follow. He went on placed first in 3 of the 4 races for the day.

Fabienne D’ortoli (FRA, NAISH) placed well in all four races and is sitting nicely to further herself within this discipline. Kari Schibevaag (NOR, OZONE) pushed hard in the races and looks determined for the overall title within the next few days, so watch out for the women!

After race four the wind dropped off and the day ended due to light winds.
It was a good day overall and all are looking forward to day 2 on the KPWT Movistar Kite Pro Tarifa!

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