Bruno Sroka wins the 2010 European Courseracing Championships

Bruno Sroka from France and Katja Roose from the Netherlands to win the SEAT Kitesurf World Cup 2010 in the discipline of Race. Despite too little wind for freestyle decisions we do have some video.(all photos www.kitesurf-worldcup.com)

Editors note – translated from German so sorry for any sketchy translation.

66 participants from 13 nations celebrated their winner of the SEAT Kitesurf World Cup, Sylt. Race in the discipline in the course of the week 14 single positive decisions have been extended. The Frenchman Bruno Sroka was his favorite role as leader of the world rankings just had six races in the lead and was able at the end of the overall World Cup choose. His toughest opponent was the Dutchman Rolf van der Vlugt, the individual wins narrowly defeated the Frenchman had to give five with him. Finished in third place Julien Kerneur also from France.

Gunnar Biniasch (32, Bad Soden / Frankfurt placed) to be the best German in fifth place. As a start-tournament favorites, was Dirk Hanel from Kalchreuth at Nuremberg under his expectations: Overall, it was enough for a seventh place overall. A successful World Cup debut managed the young riders Jannis mouse from Oldenburg. The youngest participant aged landed the 14-18th on the positive Overall.

In the women dominated the Dutch Katja Roose, she won six races and referred the Frenchwoman Caroline Adrien Steph Bridge and the Brit, who finished second and third. The best German participant’s race veteran Kathrin Borgwardt (42, Neubrandenburg) to fifth place.

Patiently waiting for the freestylers on the corresponding winds, but unfortunately remained for spectacular discipline required from the winds this and prevented an official result for the freestyle competitions – full report below.

From 22 – 27 June 2010 turned the beach promenade in Westerland to SEAT Kitesurf World Cup – Village. A total of 82 000 spectators during the week visited the event site. With bright blue skies saw the lively program with live music, parties and fun contests for entertaining guests

Rank Name Sponsors Total Nett 1st Bruno Sroka cabrinha/ Hoalen / Peace & Sport / Aguer 80.2 19.2 2nd Rolf van der Vlugt Airush / Woody Cookie / Protest Boardwea 55.5 19.5 3rd Julien Kerneur Takoon, Freeboost, Slash, Mystic 40.4 25.4 4th Abel Lago RRD/RRD/Dwarf8/TFC 49.5 33.5 5th Gunnar Biniasch Flysurfer / Flyboard / Kitefix.de / Fuer 70.0 48.0 6th Blazej Ozog North kiteboarding / North kiteboarding 86.0 61.0 7th Dirk Hanel NorthKiteboarding, Matador, ION, Oakley, 90.0 64.0 8th James Johnsen North kiteboarding, FOX clothing, ION, C 117.0 70.0

Rank Name Sponsors Total Nett1st Katja Roose KPN, Protest Boardwear, Airush, Ion, Woo 23.2 14.2 2nd Caroline Adrien cabrinha, npx, corto bello, notik 37.8 16.8 3rd Steph Bridge North Kiteboarding/EdgeWatersports/Xcel 35.4 24.1 4th Kari Schibevaag ozone, karitraa, varme og bad 54.2 35.2 5th Karthrin Borgwardt F One, Anton Boards, Islakite, Surfers H 93.0 66.0 6th Kristin Boese Best,Dakine,Kiehls 100.0 73.0 7th Sabrina Lutz Bestkiteboarding, Balance, Bebe young ca 119.0 92.0 8th Simone Klug Dudesurf / Julierpalace 124.0 97.0

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Complete Results

Freestyle Report

Patiently, the freestylers have been waiting for this day. Finally, it should reset, so that the first freestyle competitions of the SEAT Kitesurf World Cup could be played 2010th At noon it was done: Heat 1 was started. Stefan Permien, Jan Rogge, Jerrie van de Kop, and Leonard Rose dueled in the competition area. But then a burst of wind, the single elimination had to be postponed.

Despite the poor wind conditions the kite freestylers were dancing again in the afternoon the skies of Sylt. The casino Westerland donated 500 € prize for the most spectacular freestyle maneuvers of the day.

For men, the Brazilian Neto Alexander secured the prize money of 250 €. On a Wave Board, he conjured a pop to blind handlepass in the shaft.

The ladies were creative: the Swede Sofia Lennartsson and Briton Nicky Rudd presented themselves in a double on a Stand Up Paddle Board. The successful surface handle pass the Briton on the board brought the team victory.

For the racers again won two more races will be extended. A head-to-head race is in the offing for tomorrow’s final. After fourteen races will remain the Frenchman Bruno Sroka with wafer-thin lead over the Dutch Rolf van der Vlugt.

Even the third place at the time could theoretically still Julien Kerneur intervene in the title fight. Gunnar Biniasch is still the best German as fifth-placed in the field.

In the women caught the British woman Steph Bridge a perfect day. She went undefeated after two races from the water. In the overall it still remains in third place, behind the leading Dutchwoman Katja Roose, and the Frenchwoman Caroline Adrien

Original Story on Kitesurf Europe

After 12 races at the European Kite Racing Championships at Sylt/Germany, the top three men are separated by less then three points, with the leading Bruno Sroka (FRA, Cabrinha) and runner-up Rolf van der Vlugt (NED, Airush) only 0.3 points apart.

With possibly more races tomorrow and the last discard tensions are high who is getting the European Championship crown in the end.

After a nice and sunny, but windless day yesterday, the forecast promised good winds for today that would allow the freestyle competition to get underway. Unfortunately the wind never became strong enough for the more than 40 freestylers from all over Europe to show their talents on the water, but provided perfect conditions for another seven course races to be completed.

After the 10:00 hours skippersmeeting, the first warning signal of the day was made at 10:30 hrs sharp and the fleet sent into two rounds box course with a difficult downwind leg. The shifting winds made it even more difficult for the riders to find the perfect line. Three races where run back to back before the Race Committee gave the riders a break.

The lunch break was used to bring a new course on the board, this time a windward/leeward with a leeward gate. This proved to be a good call as the following four races, again sailed back to back, gave the riders some more options for tactics on the second upwind leg.

Standings after 12 races (3 discards), before protest hearings:

Men
1. Bruno Sroka (FRA, Cabrinha) 16.5 points
2. Rolf vd Vlugt (NED, Airush) 16.8 points
3. Julien Kerneur (FRA, Takoon) 19.4 points
4. Abel Lago (ESP, RRD) 24.5 points
5. Gunnar Biniasch (GER, Flysurfer) 36 points

Women
1. Katja Roose (NED, Airush) 9.2 points
2. Caroline Adrien (FRA, Cabrinha) 12.8 points
3. Steph Bridge (GBR, North) 22.7 points
4. Kari Schivebaag (NOR, Ozone) 27.2 points
5. Kathrin Borgwardt (GER, F-One) 51 points

Complete Results

The participants of the SEAT Kitesurf World Cup gathered yesterday together with many spectators to watch the German national-team, entering the final of the last sixteen. Right in the front of the Westerland’s beach, when the golden sunball dipped into the north sea, Özil scored and caused wild exultation. Right after this idyllic soccer coverage the kitesurfers met in the American Bistro to party till sunrise.

Today the exhausted athletes has had enough time to recover. Again bright sunshine but too less wind to start another competitions. Instead of kitesurfing the athletes take up the Fanatic Stand-Up challenge.

Wire-to-wire win for the British Steph Brige. She was the lucky one with the best start. Her compatriot Nicky Rudd has to settle for second.

The men-contest: Frenchman Bruno Sroka  and the British Callum Edge batteld it out. Nip and tuck- race – Bruno has had the best start and was able to break away, but Callum could close the gap. At the same time both athletes sprinted out of the water. Callum Edge finally reached the finishing line while diving for the win

After an almost windy kickoff yesterday, with several unsuccessful starting attempts, five races could be completed today.

Bruno Sroka (FRA, Cabrinha) took the lead ahead of Julien Kerneur (FRA, Takoon) in close battling, Rolf van der Vlugt (NED, Airush) closely behind in third.

In the womens fleet the battle is on between Katja Roose (NED, Airush) in the lead, then Caroline Adrien (FRA, Cabrinha) and defending world champion Kari Schibevaag (NOR, Ozone).

The day kicked off with little hope for suitable wind, but the competitors from all over Europe where welcomed by a nice 11 knot seabreeze. Racing commenced at 10:40 with a two round windward-leeward course, and three more races followed back to back. After a lunch break the course was changed to a large box, and with the wind dropping to 8 knots along with pretty strong current it took the winner slightly more than 30 minutes to complete the race.

Racing was cancelled then for the rest of the day as the wind was further dropping.

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Mens Results

Fleet Rank Lycra Name Sponsors NAT R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total Nett
Course Racing Men 1st 53 Bruno Sroka cabrinha/ Hoalen / Peace & Sport / Aguer 2.0 0.7 0.7 (3.0) 0.7 7.1 4.1
Course Racing Men 2nd 39 Julien Kerneur Takoon, Freeboost, Slash, Mystic 0.7 2.0 2.0 (5.0) 5.0 14.7 9.7
Course Racing Men 3rd 41 Rolf van der Vlugt Airush / Woody Cookie / Protest Boardwea 3.0 (4.0) 3.0 0.7 4.0 14.7 10.7
Course Racing Men 4th 59 Abel Lago RRD/RRD/Dwarf8/TFC 4.0 3.0 (6.0) 2.0 3.8 RDG 18.8 12.8
Course Racing Men 5th 45 Gunnar Biniasch Flysurfer / Flyboard / Kitefix.de / Fuer 5.0 (6.0) 4.0 4.0 2.0 21.0 15.0
Course Racing Men 6th 99 James Johnsen North kiteboarding, FOX clothing, ION, C (10.0) 5.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 34.0 24.0
Course Racing Men 7th 78 Blazej Ozog North kiteboarding / North kiteboarding 7.0 (8.0) 8.0 8.0 3.0 34.0 26.0
Course Racing Men 8th 32 Dirk Hanel NorthKiteboarding, Matador, ION, Oakley, 6.0 7.0 (10.0) 7.0 6.0 36.0 26.0
Course Racing Men 9th 56 Harry Hensen NOMAD / CABRINHA 9.0 13.0 11.0 9.0 (28.0 DNC) 70.0 42.0
Course Racing Men 10th 36 Callum Edge North Kiteboarding 12.0 (19.0) 14.0 11.0 7.0 63.0 44.0
Course Racing Men 11th 64 Erwin Gruber North, Ion, Nutcase, SkyRider(Club Mistr (15.0) 10.0 9.0 13.0 12.0 59.0 44.0
Course Racing Men 12th 72 Bram Hoogendijk woodycookie kiteboards (18.0) 9.0 RDG 16.0 10.0 10.0 63.0 45.0
Course Racing Men 13th 55 Darian Rubbel Kitefactory/Anton/ Rip Curl 16.0 11.0 12.0 (28.0 DNC) 9.0 76.0 48.0
Course Racing Men 14th 44 Sebastien Cou 13.0 15.0 13.0 12.0 (28.0 DNC) 81.0 53.0
Course Racing Men 15th 96 Maxime Nocher 11.0 (28.0 DSQ) 7.0 14.0 28.0 DNC 88.0 60.0
Course Racing Men 16th 46 Vito Brabetz Best, Anton, Surfer’s Paradise 21.0 14.0 15.0 15.0 (28.0 DNF) 93.0 65.0
Course Racing Men 17th 57 Lukasz Ceran Gaastra, Diverse Extreme Team 8.0 12.0 18.0 (28.0 DNC) 28.0 DNC 94.0 66.0
Course Racing Men 18th 24 Tomek Janiak xenon; activevent 17.0 16.0 17.0 (28.0 DNC) 28.0 DNF 106.0 78.0
Course Racing Men 19th 92 Roy Rodwald NKB 14.0 (28.0 DNF) 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNS 11.0 109.0 81.0
Course Racing Men 20th 37 Morten Hansen 19.0 17.0 (28.0 DNC) 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 120.0 92.0
Course Racing Men 21st 98 Wojtek Issel NKB 22.0 18.0 (28.0 DNC) 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNF 124.0 96.0
Course Racing Men 22nd 90 Jannis Maus TKC 23.0 20.0 (28.0 DNC) 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 127.0 99.0
Course Racing Men 23rd 73 Henrik Baerentzen Handy Moving 20.0 (28.0 DNC) 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 132.0 104.0
Course Racing Men 24th 26 Nik Ressig R&S Kiteboards (28.0 DNC) 28.0 DNS 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 140.0 112.0
Course Racing Men 24th 35 Hans Moeller (28.0 DNC) 28.0 DNS 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 140.0 112.0
Course Racing Men 24th 49 Andrej Ozog (28.0 DNC) 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 140.0 112.0
Course Racing Men 24th 19 Groebert (28.0 DNC) 28.0 DNF 28.0 BFD 28.0 DNC 28.0 DNC 140.0 112.0

Womens Results

Fleet Rank Lycra Name Sponsors NAT R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total Nett
Course Racing Women 1st 69 Katja Roose KPN, Protest Boardwear, Airush, Ion, Woo 0.7 0.7 0.7 (2.0) 1.0 RDG 5.1 3.1
Course Racing Women 2nd 86 Caroline Adrien cabrinha, npx, corto bello, notik 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.7 (9.0 DNC) 15.7 6.7
Course Racing Women 3rd 25 Kari Schibevaag ozone, karitraa, varme og bad (4.0) 3.0 4.0 4.0 0.7 15.7 11.7
Course Racing Women 4th 18 Steph Bridge North Kiteboarding/EdgeWatersports/Xcel 3.0 (4.0) 3.0 3.0 3.3 RDG 16.3 12.3
Course Racing Women 5th 31 Karthrin Borgwardt F One, Anton Boards, Islakite, Surfers H 6.0 5.0 (9.0 DNS) 5.0 9.0 DNF 34.0 25.0
Course Racing Women 6th 89 Sabrina Lutz Bestkiteboarding, Balance, Bebe young ca (9.0 DNC) 9.0 DNC 5.0 6.0 9.0 BFD 38.0 29.0
Course Racing Women 7th 81 Kristin Boese Best,Dakine,Kiehls 5.0 (9.0 DNC) 9.0 DNC 9.0 DNC 9.0 DNC 41.0 32.0
Course Racing Women 8th 50 Simone Klug Dudesurf / Julierpalace 7.0 (9.0 DNC) 9.0 DNC 9.0 DNC 9.0 DNC 43.0 34.0