Bournemouth NWW report......

3 May 2008

Day 2
Light winds first thing in the morning soon dropped and the pattern for the rest of the morning emerged- light SE to no wind to even lighter SW , and back again ! But at least it was sunny, although this gave way to light showers and rain in the afternoon.The forecast obviously deterred competitors; and the focus for the day was shifted to distributing promo leaflets supplied by the RYA and fielding questions from the passing public.
There is no doubting the potential of the venue- and no time will be wasted discussing future plans with Bournemouth Council and other interested parties.

Results from Day1 remain unchanged.
Freewave Series Round 1 -
1st Adam Cropper
2nd Joe O'Callaghan
3rd Seb Willis
4th Tom Parsons
1st Woman Jennifer Kesik
Slalom Open
Top Flight
1st Xavier Ferlet
2nd Dan Simpson
3rd Rich Jones
Challenge
1st Simon Langley
2nd Alex Trickle
3rd Jono Clark-Storey

Thanks to:
4 Boards & Surf Sales for supplying and manning the demo trailer.
SWA (Student Windsurfing Association) for entering a team in the freestyle.
Gary Willingham (FCWS) for negociating some deals with the local hostelry's.
Bournemouth Borough Council.

Day 1
over 40 competitors registered today for the event the UKWA promoted to kick start the new "National Windsurfing Week" initiative.
and guess what ? the wind was blowing consistantly , .. right until the warning signal for Round 1!
Nevertheless -one round of freestyle and slalom was completed for all fleets.

Results summary-
Freestyle - Adam Cropper ;1st women -Jennifer Kesik (POL)
Slalom- Xavier Ferlet ; 1st Youth -Dan Simpson ; 1st Challenge Fleet -Simon Langley.

There was good passing trade at both the RYA Information Point and the demo trailer supplied by Surf Sales, manned by "4 Boards." All good news for the sport .