ESSAOUIRA  KITESURF CONTEST june 99

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MOROCCO - 11th-16th of June, 99

Certainly a most professional and successful kitesurfing event.

20 men and 6 women were competing, from the USA (including Hawaii), France, Germany, England and New-Zeland.

Douzains of journalists covered the event including several TVs.

The winds varied from 20 to 30 knots for 4 days and from 5 to 15 knots one day.
The wind was gusty in Essaouira Bay and the water almost flat.

The wind was steady and the waves 6 feet high at Safi beach, where the event went for one day.






360° beginning

 

Brief

 

Mogador Cup

 
 

   Frantz Olry











The races :

- Free-Style : 3 riders sailing together in a square area for 30mn, noted by 3 judges.
- Long Distance : one downwind in 30 knot wind and one upwind in light wind.
- Boarder cross : 3 or 4 riders running together and making 2 jumps before crossing the finish line.


The results

Among the first 10 riders, 8 used inflated kites and 2 rigid frame kites.
Among the last 10 : 6 parakites and 4 inflated kites.





 

Strange view-point?

  

Essaouira beach

 

Christopher Tasti

 
MEN Place Kite Long Distance Slalom Free Style (coef. 2) TOTAL
Flash Austin 1st Naish 4 0.7 1.4 6.1
Cory Roeseler 2nd Kiteski 0.7 7 10 17.7
Christopher Tasti 3rd Wipika 9 5 4 18
Pete Cabrinha 3rd Naish 10 2 6 18
Kane Hartill 5th C-Quad 5 7 8 20
Frantz Olry 6th Wipika 7 3 12 22
Don Montague 7th Naish 2 4 18 24
Christophe Roussin 8th Wipika 12 5 12 29
Peter Fleischauer 9th Wipika 13 9 16 38
Sylvain Hoceini 10th Wipika 11 9 24 44
             
WOMEN            
Anne-Laure Pegon 1st Concept'Air 0.7 3 1.4 5.1
Kate Tracy 2nd Wipika 2 2 4 8
Stephanie Gamble 3rd C-Quad 2 0.7 6 8.7