04.01.08 | Saintes Maries delivers good conditions
The best conditions of the day were at the beginning of the session from 11am until 1pm with winds of 35-knots with higher gusts of 40-knots and a good angle of 125. The 'big' winds that were predicted throughout the weather circles for the later afternoon unfortunately did not materialize and the normally fluid southeast was tempestuous and moody with wide scopes of change in the wind strength measured at the start, middle and finish by the race crew.
This made getting the right moment difficult. Hats off to Antoine Albeau for a very good performance and for being in the right place at the right time. His speed of 47.69 is the third fastest of all time. Record holder Finian Maynard had an off day as he was unable to find the right tuning, gust or pick the right gear in the constantly changing conditions.
Personal bests were attained by David Garrel (45.96), Cedric Bordes (45.94), Thomas Gaudiot (42.71), Markus Poeltenstein (40.40) and Valerie Ghibaudo (39.93). Congratulations.
The live coverage on windsurfjournal.com was well received and the web media cooperation was a success. A big thanks must go out to the organization on the ground in France who all worked very hard to make yesterday happen.
Pictures of the day will be posted very soon.
The race for 50-knots is alive and well and we are looking forward to our next session here in Saintes Maries in the quest for this magical goal."
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