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бугор · 26-06-2014 10:27

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African Kite Racing Championships in Soma Bay Day 2

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Soma Bay, June 25, 2014: The African Kite Race Championship 2014 stayed true-to-form on the second race day at 7Bft Kite House in Soma Bay with more exciting competition between some of the world’s top kite racers.

The winds were strong again and gave the kiters the chance to really show off their skills. Following the first day’s races, indisputably dominated by Riccardo Leccese and Elena Kalinina, Florian Gruber and Steph Bridge, their top competitors, plotted their strategy for Day 2. Everyone’s been watching their fellow kiters’ strategies and today they came well prepared to match them.

Leccese came in first in every race on day 2, leaving him with a perfect score. While confident in his skill, he knows Gruber is serious about winning this championship and would not make it an easy race today. Florian Gruber is holding second place but is confident that with 3 days to go in Soma Bay he is still primed to reach his goal.

Riccardo Leccese / Italy: “Today was another amazing day for me. Usually your competitors always watch what you do so you have to compensate your strategy. Today I noticed they were playing my game and it was working. I’ve been training and I was committed to what I had to do today so I changed my game as well. It worked. Catching up from behind is really important for me and it builds my confidence.”

Florian Gruber / Germany: “The first 2 days are over and I am currently on a solid second rank. This is super as it was my overall goal to occupy at least one of the first three places. Now we will see if I can attack Riccardo who is currently first, I am going into doing some fine-tuning and it will be a tough couple of days ahead for me.”

Likewise, Kalinina from Russia was pleased with today’s results. After a successful morning, she briefly fell behind only to emerge victorious in the final race and is enjoying the rivalry with last year’s defending champion, Steph Bridge, who does not deny that Kalinina is a tough and worthy competitor. Kalinina: “Today were good races for me. I have a great fight with another girl from England, Steph Bridge, and it was good because we were racing together.”

Steph Bridge / UK: “For me I got 2 better results and 2 OK results against Elena the Russian girl who seems to be kicking my butt here in this event and I think we are fighting harder and its getting tougher.”

This year’s top riders are familiar with Soma Bay’s kite conditions which provided them with an amazing race in 2013. It seems tomorrow will take an interesting turn as the winds will become lighter and the racers will have to change their strategy once again, a challenge they are looking forward to.

Kalinina: “The forecast says tomorrow and the day after tomorrow the winds will be lighter. I train a lot on such conditions so I hope it will be a good race for me.”

Leccese: “When I left Egypt last year I said I had to come back to this amazing place because the conditions were epic. Last year there were some strong wind and some light wind days. I think that is very important for the competitors. I hope to run through all the conditions. I will prepare my formula to keep leading.”

Изменено бугор (26-06-2014 10:48)

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Kirill Kirillov · 26-06-2014 11:11

ну что, новый день, опять результаты о гонках.
Мальчики начали массовым фальшстартом

Race 9 Men: Florian Trittel (UFD), Alejandro (UFD), Florian Gruber, Rikki, Olly

на Женском фронте все стабильно. Ленка продолжает строить заборчик из первых приходов.

Race 9 Women: Elena, Steph, Aga

Kirill Kirillov · 26-06-2014 11:54

накаркал
Results Race 10 Men: Olly, Alejandro, Flo Gruber

Results Race 10 Women: Steph, Elena, Aga

Kirill Kirillov · 26-06-2014 12:48

второй день...
оператор в шлеме около верхнего знака - нервная работенка.

Kirill Kirillov · 26-06-2014 12:55

У Леночки подсели батарейки ?

Results Race 11 Men: Rikki, Olly, Flo Gruber

Results Race 11 Women: Steph, Elena, Aga

Kirill Kirillov · 26-06-2014 14:53

протоколы за сегодня

https://www.facebook.com/download/previ … 7292851661

Изменено Kirill Kirillov (26-06-2014 15:06)

Kirill Kirillov · 26-06-2014 15:05

20 -26 кнот - парафойлов думаю не было. Скорее Леночка подустала.

бугор · 26-06-2014 15:07

Kirill Kirillov пишет:

20 -26 кнот - парафойлов думаю не было. Скорее Леночка подустала.

Да ветер хороший..

бугор · 26-06-2014 21:14

Denis Taradin · 26-06-2014 21:45

Для меня день был сегодня не удачный, все валилось из рук, пару раз не вырезался на знак и завалился на оверштаге два раза и чуток не замесил пару райдеров. Надеюсь, что завтра будет более позитивно. Да и еще сегодня снес плавник об Риф

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Denis Taradin · 26-06-2014 21:47

А так отгоняться осталось два дня, в последний день организаторы хотят параллельно с платиновым флотом (топ 10) запустить остальных 11 человек, как второй флот!

Kirill Kirillov · 26-06-2014 22:12

Денис, не переживай. Гонки в такой ветер всегда хороший опыт . Плавник конечно печаль - их надеюсь не все три сразу теперь менять ??

бугор · 27-06-2014 07:08

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African Kite Racing Championships in Soma Bay Day 3
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Soma Bay, June 26, 2014: The African Kite Race Championship 2014 continued for its third day at 7Bft Kite House in Soma Bay. The day saw the possible come-back of Florian Gruber and offered some surprising twists, proving this championship is still any man's game.

Florian Gruber was determined to reclaim the course and grabbed first place in two of Day 3's races. Riccardo Leccese was not far behind, placing first in the third race of the day. Slowly sneaking up on Gruber and Leccese is emerging young talent Oliver Bridge, son of last year's defending champion Steph Bridge. Oliver Bridge landed in third by the end of Day 2 and surprised everyone by effortlessly winning the second race of Day 3.

In the women's division, Elena Kalinina began to lag behind Steph Bridge who dominated the day, winning three out of four races. After some serious defeats by Kalinina earlier in the week, it seemed Bridge was about to accept her fate of placing second to Kalinina, but with still two race days left to go it is obvious she will not give up this championship without a fight.

Day 3 was risky from the start as Gruber had fallen ill and Leccese decided to make some unconventional choices with his kites, opting for an 8 meter kite which proves to be more challenging on lighter wind days. Still, both found themselves thriving in these unfavorable conditions.

Quote Florian Gruber / Germany: “The 3rd day of the African Championships had not started so well, I had a bit of an ear- and headache but as soon as I got myself on the water I was fine. I won twice, which gives me a push for tomorrow and I came third another 2 times. I know that I can be on top of the race and will put even more wood on the fire tomorrow.”

Quote Riccardo Leccese / Italy: "In the third race, all my other competitors were on a 10 meter and I finished neck and neck with Florian. That means even if I'm underpowered I can keep the rhythm and I don't back off: I always push to the limit."

Midway through the race, it is clear there is still a lot of tough competition between these riders and the title. Adding another twist to the week's events is the introduction of the TwinTip:Racing challenges on Day 4.

It was an eventful race day in Soma Bay and after really pushing to prove themselves on the course, the riders are happy to polish off the day with some rest and relaxation.
Quote Riccardo Leccese / Italy: "I'm looking forward to going back to The Breakers. A swim in the pool would be great and to sit around the bar."

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Изменено бугор (27-06-2014 07:15)

elf · 27-06-2014 10:24

У нас опять дует! Метров 10 с усилениями. В такой ветер можно нести и Джо-5 7 и Эдж-7. В Египте поменялось время - на час назад.
Вчера обучал Олли и Стэф Бриджей пользоваться Джо. Им понравилось. Ничего так Олли джайбы и оверштаги мочит на гидрофойле!

У нас гонки на час позже, а сейчас старты в классе "твинтип"!

Изменено elf (27-06-2014 10:48)

Kirill Kirillov · 27-06-2014 15:50

На чем пошла Леночка ?
Маркус похоже утсал постить в фейсбуке информацию о гонках, так что пишите больше с места событий !

Kirill Kirillov · 27-06-2014 22:27

Опубликовали протоколы сегодняшнего дня ( сори не получается с планшета опубликовать результаты)

Ваня выдал в крайней гонке 6 приход , Макс сделал два 10 прихода, и один dnc в результате только 15 .
Леночка судя по все у хорошо отдохнула и снова 1111 , а Стеф схватила один 3 приход.

Завтра медал рейс - интересно как это будет у девушек ? В троем гоняться будут ?

бугор · 28-06-2014 14:53

Как там по поводу гонок на парафойлах? кто чего расскажет ?

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African Kite Racing Championships in Soma Bay Day 4

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Soma Bay, June 27, 2014: The African Kite Race Championships 2014 saw some dramatic moments on Day 4 at 7Bft Kite House in Soma Bay as only two more race days remained. The competition is getting tougher as Florian Gruber still has a chance to defeat Riccardo Leccese, but Leccese’s drive to win is only getting stronger.

Riccardo Leccese/ Italy: “Since I came here I had the podium on my mind. I want to win this competition. Last year I was injured and I have been getting ready for this. I have been telling to myself that this year is my year. I haven’t backed off, I am pushing it every day and it has not been easy but 11 bullets on the score make me feel that I can win this competition. I have good scores and tomorrow I will make it harder for my opponents so I think I can win this and I am looking forward to tomorrow.”

Florian Gruber / Germany: “Ricky has gained a big lead in the first 2 days, it is hard to catch up with him now, but not impossible. I will give it a 100 % and if he makes a couple of mistakes, everything is possible. If he presents a solid race then I have to accept the 2nd rank and that one I will not give away.”

In the men’s division, the three main players – Leccese, Gruber and Oliver Bridge – are still in the lead. In the women’s division, Elena Kalinina is ranking first just above Steph Bridge. None of these kiters are ready to let their competitors take their place on the podium on the final day and are using every ounce of skill to make sure of that.

Steph Bridge/ UK: “I got beaten today in all of the races by Elena who was on her 11 meter kite which seems to be pretty quick in these winds. However, we still got a final day tomorrow which is gonna see slightly lighter winds and it’s the medal races, anything can happen and for sure I will give it 110 percent.”

The morning rounds ended with a dramatic scene when several kiters crashed early in the race, including Leccese, who made a miraculous recovery and raced to finish second, just behind Gruber taking first.

Gruber: “The 4th day today went well, I am happy that I could win 2 races. At the second race there was a big crash at the start but I got out of this and could catch a lead. That gives me a lot of motivation for tomorrow, tomorrow is the last day and all the 10 top racers get together. My 2 wins give me a huge push. I will see how I can grill Ricky and will give my best.”

The UK’s Oliver Bridge, at just 16 years old, competed in the 2013 championship in Soma Bay and has since become a contender for races around the world. After ranking 23rd in last year’s race, he’s currently close on Gruber’s tail in third place.

Oliver Bridge: “Last year in the African Kite Championships I was still quite young and not very experienced. After that I did a lot of training and practicing a lot and in July I won the Men’s European Championships which I was very happy with, later that year I kept on training a lot in Hainan for the World Championships so I came 4th which I was very happy with too, and also managed to win the Youth World Championships. For this year, hopefully, I am gonna be able to win the World Championships in Turkey in August.”

The top kiters in 2014 are already very familiar with Egypt as prime kiting destination and Soma Bay as a perfect venue. With the participation and sponsorship of the Egyptian Sailing and Waterski Federation for the African Kite Race Championships 2014, everyone is looking to improve sports tourism in Egypt through this wonderful collaborative effort.

Commander Hassan Luxor / Chairman of Jury Committee / Egypt Sailing and Waterski Federation: “The area and the wind make the competition – without wind, no competition. The Egypt Sailing and Waterski Federation has chosen this place and the organizing committee (IKA) has also chosen this place because it is wonderful for the participants to come here. The Federation is helping very much with all our ability, all our efforts, all our facilities.”

Изменено бугор (28-06-2014 15:16)

Denis Taradin · 28-06-2014 17:08

Ну в общем, в гонках на парафоийлах в платиновом флоте 3 надувастика. Сегодня провели все две гонки из-за сбабого ветра, все были на 15-18 парафойлах.

Я из своих двух заездов в золотом флоте оба проплавал. У меня к сожалению нет строп длиннее чем 23 метра, поэтому мне сегодня не очень повезло с 17 Дино А так моему сопернику не хватило 1 очка чтобы обойти меня. Причем мы как-то сним зарубились на финише и я его выйграл - вот она и разница в одно очко!

Изменено Denis Taradin (28-06-2014 17:10)

бугор · 28-06-2014 17:49

Denis Taradin пишет:

Ну в общем, в гонках на парафоийлах в платиновом флоте 3 надувастика. !

А подробнее ... как там россияне + итоговую таблицу?

Denis Taradin · 28-06-2014 19:19

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бугор · 28-06-2014 19:51

Тут интересная "заруба" была у дЭвушек... интересно на чём гоняли соперницы Лены и чем объяснить её последние места на парафойле?
Поздравляем Лену с общим первым местом!

Arkan · 28-06-2014 20:33

Да действительно условия были Ленены на чем были соперницы?

бугор · 29-06-2014 07:57

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Leccese and Kalinina win African Kite Racing Championships in Soma Bay

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Soma Bay, June 28, 2014: The African Kite Race Championship 2014 began its fifth and final day with one last twist: with a significant drop in wind, the kiters seized their last opportunity to defeat their top rivals with a new challenge.

It had been a tough four days between German world champion Florian Gruber and his rival Riccardo Leccese. Leccese's determination to take the title from Florian Gruber was his drive in this competition and on Day 5 he achieved his goal.

Riccardo Leccese / Italy: “We just finished the African Championships and I am stoked I won the event, I can’t be more happy than I am right now. This event was very important for me and for my sponsors because it was the first event of the year where we are using the new gear. Soma Bay gave us the best conditions because we went through all the sizes and all the situations, like pretty strong and gusty winds and on the last day on the finals, we got pretty light wind, so we went through all the sizes and everybody had the chance to ride in their conditions and I managed to keep my head clear, the excitement down and I am pretty stoke that my scores were almost pretty clean all the way, 11 bullets, and then I was consistently second and now I am happy that I got the title and hopefully good things are coming from now.”

Florian Gruber / Germany: “Today was the last day, and it was going great for me. I won the first race and in the second race I came 4th, my final result is runner-up, I am super happy with that, now we are going to the award ceremony and straight afterwards I will start training for the next races. I had a great time here."

In the women's division, Steph Bridge found herself thriving in the light wind conditions of Day 5 and overtook Elena Kalinina in both medal races. Overall, the week's challenges and conditions proved to be in Kalinina's favor and she defeated seasoned pro Steph Bridge placing first.

Elena Kalinina / Russia: “The African Championships are finished now, it was a really good competition, we had a lot of good races. I was racing with Steph Bridge and Aga from Poland and we were always fighting but finally I won, I am very happy about this and I wish that next year we will have this competition in the same place here.”

Steph Bridge / UK: "After five days of racing we finished today with two medal races. The girls were in the platinum fleet. I was really happy because the wind was about 7 knots. I was on a tube kite and won the first race and I got second in the second medal race. That brought me closer to Elena but it wasn't enough to beat her so I'm overall second with Aga in third. To be honest it's been the most fantastic event because we've had a mixture of wind and light wind so it's been really good training for the world championship."

Oliver Bridge, who came in 23rd in 2013, made an amazing comeback in 2014 and held a steady 3rd place for a majority of the week. However, the light winds did not favor Bridge on the final day. Spain's Alejandro Climent Hernandez had been close on Bridge's tail and finally overtook him and landed himself in the third rank overall.

Alejandro Climent Hernandez / Spain: “I am 5th in the world ranking, I worked really hard towards this event, I finished third in the African Kite Championships and I am very happy about that because in the first days I did not feel so well and came on the 5th or 6th position and then I did all my best to take the podium.”

Oliver Bridge / UK: Today we had some light winds so we were using big kites. I had some OK results, I got one 5th place and one 7th place. It wasn’t too good for my ranking, I dropped down on to 4th in the overall ranking, I was not really able to keep up with the guys on the big foil kites so I got pushed down to the 4th place.”

It has been an exciting week in Soma Bay as The Breakers Diving & Surfing Lodge, 7Bft Kite House, the IKA and the Egyptian Sailing and Water Ski Federation came together to take advantage of the incomparable kiting conditions of Egypt and the world-renowned skill of some of the world's top kiters to create an amazing week of heavy competition and pave the way to the World Cup final.
Markus Schwendtner / IKA: "It's the second time we are in Soma Bay for the African Championships. It has been a fantastic event. Four days full of wind, the last day was unfortunately a little bit light but it was good racing: the top riders in the world are here. Everyone was very excited and everyone wants to come back. This year we have a very nice event together with the Egyptian Sailing and Water Ski Federation and again we had great support from Soma Bay. Logistics, boats, everything worked out well."

Stefan Reichl / GM The Breakers Diving & Surfing Lodge: "Five days of racing are now over and we consider this as a really successful week for the racers, for Soma Bay and for sure Egypt. There was a lot of wind and it was a lot of fun and I think this is the most important part for all. I want to say thank you to the Egyptian Sailing Federation, Tourism Ministry, Ministry of Youth and Sports, and for sure to 7Bft Kite House and The Breakers for hosting the event and to all the riders. We will have tonight the prize ceremony and we are looking forward, with the band and the DJ, to have a nice evening together."

Изменено бугор (29-06-2014 09:54)

elf · 29-06-2014 08:02

Вчера ветер стихал очень быстро. В первой гонке Лена задержалась на старте и еще не вырезалась на знак
А дистанция очень короткая. Во второй гонке, ветер стих до 5-7 египетских узлов, с провалами. Оказалось, что для Лены это сложные условия. Она с трудом доехала до финиша. Но всего четверо финишировали. Матчасть решала, если не было крупных ошибок. В этот раз они были
Блажко Озог очень хорошо ехал на Джо-18. В первой гонке пришел на верхний знак с отрывом, но уронил кайт на повороте, что простительно для первого выхода на фойле. А вторую гонку уверенно выиграл, даже упав один раз. Вторым пришел Риккардо на Хроно-18.
Очень круто едет Оливер на надувастике. Все время в лидерах. Чуть не занял третье место.
В общем отличные соревнования, с космическим уровнем участников. Удалось много поработать в условиях сильного и очень сильного ветра, что обычно сложно сделать.
И 1-е место на Чемпионате Африки!

Arkan · 29-06-2014 08:35

Мои поздравления Лене и Роме, а так же всем Российским участникам!

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