The first event of the Spain WingFoil League of the season has left us epic days of sun, wind and competition in La Barrosa Beach.
The west of Chiclana gave us incredible conditions for the riders to display their full potential on the beach of La Barrosa in the first stop of the Spain WingFoil League.
From Athens Beach to the rest of the world, an incredible cast of riders have shown that the national WingFoil has risen a lot of level. The different disciplines have been full of competitiveness and motivated athletes offering a show worth seeing in first person.
Saturday was dedicated one hundred percent to the Freestyle discipline. A quality wind allowed us to see a display of spectacular tricks. The three categories held their finals to culminate with those who will be the best of this discipline in junior, senior and women.
Sunday served to squeeze the westerly wind to the maximum with the slalom and race events. All sails in the water and all riders offering their maximum potential. We have seen competitors literally flying over the sea, with some very tight finishes that have made the large audience that continues to accompany us enjoy the most.
On Monday we continued with the slalom races. The fleet was divided into two groups; on the one hand senior men, and on the other hand women and juniors. Slalom downwing type, and with the increase of wind power ended with a very competitive upwind type sections. Competition super evenly matched at the top and with great technical level of the participants.
International athletes like Nathan Berguer or River Moore, as well as national athletes like Ancor Sosa, or the world champion Nia Suardíaz, have competed in each category displaying a talent difficult to see live today.
It has been a huge success the debut of the Downwind discipline in a national championship. A premiere that has offered us two tests, in a course of about four kilometers across the sea with the only help of a paddle, and a board with a foil adapted for long distance.
Riders like Xavi Madevall, Yann Quilfen or Fred Bonnef have shown an incredible physical potential, and have made everyone enjoy with some exciting race finishes. It seems clear that Downwind is here to stay, and we will see this discipline in new national and international events.
After the celebration of all the races, the final results were as follows:
WingFoil Men´s Race
- Ancor Sosa
- Martín Tieles
- Jeremy Rodriguez
- Ángel Candel
WingFoil Women´s Race
- Nía Suardíaz
- Regaliz Sollom
- Isabel Triviño
- Lucía Triviño
WingFoil Women´s Freestyle
- Nía Suardíaz
- Regaliz Sollom
- Isabel Triviño
- Lucía Triviño
WingFoil Race Junior
- Nathan Berger
- River Moore
- Manuel Morillo
WingFoil Freestyle Junior
- Benjamin Castenskiold
- Nathan Berger
- River Moore
WingFoil Men´s Freestyle
- Jeremy Cloetens
- Nathan Berger
- Ancor Yone Sosa
- River Moore
Downwind
- Yann Quilfen
- Xavi Masdevall
- Fred Bonnef
Andalucía Championship
WingFoil Men Surf Freestyle – Jerome Cloetens WingFoil WomenSurf Freestyle – Nía Suardíaz WingFoil MenSurf Slalom – Manuel Sánchez WingFoil Women Surf Slalom- Nía Suardíaz WingFoil Junior Surf Slalom – Nathan Berger