Nine years after his first Title, Brazilian Phil Rajzman has taken out the 2016 Jeep World Longboard Championship presented by Wanning. Rajzman overcame Steven Sawyer in the Final, which was held in 3-5-foot waves at the left hand point break at Riyue Bay.
Rajzman surfed a solid event but left his best performance till last displaying huge commitment to nose rides and smooth flowing power turns to post a huge heat total of 17.34 (out of a possible 20). Sawyer, needing an excellent single wave score of 8.85 (out of a possible 10) took a number of waves under priority but was unable to find the score he needed, leaving Rajzman to take his second WSL Longboard World Title.
“This does not feel real,” Rajzman said. “I feel like it won’t hit me properly for a few days. This event is so amazing because us Longboarders only catch up a few times a year and we are like a big family. Coming and seeing everyone is great and then to win and have all of this support is just unbelievable. I am just so happy.”
Rajzman made history in 2007 becoming the first Brazilian Surfing World Champion. Nine years later he has done it again and believes this one is the sweetest.
“In 2007 I was young and didn’t work too hard for it and didn’t think to much about winning the Title. This one is different - it’s nine years later and I have been working so hard to keep surfing at a high level. All of the work has paid off and it is so important to me, this is the greatest win of all.”
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La newsletter américaine Scuttlebutt (N°984) a réuni quelques premières réactions suite à la présentation par les membres du Défi Français pour la Coupe de l’America 2003 de son contrat de sponsoring avec le groupe Areva (Cogema et Framatome).
Un stage en altitude est programmé pour les groupes France et France Jeune qui se réuniront du 14 au 18 janvier à Font Romeu. Il s’agit d’un premier stage « Esprit Olympique » avec les coureurs de onze séries qui seront réunis.
De gauche à droite : Pierre Mas, Jean-Pierre Champion (président de la FFV), Jacques-Emmanuel Saulnier (Areva), Xavier de Lesquen et Pascal Hérold. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
La conférence de presse de ce vendredi n’a pas seulement été l’occasion de présenter le nouveau partenaire titre du Défi mais aussi de faire le point sur sa préparation. Pendant que la majeure partie des autres challengers naviguent, le Défi reste confiant dans sa stratégie centralisée à Lorient.
Le Dir Com du Groupe Areva présente son entreprise lors de la conférence de presse. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
Vraie fausse nouvelle puisque les pourparlers avaient été dévoilés le mois dernier, c’est bien le groupe Areva que est le partenaire principal du défi français pour la Coupe de l’America 2003. Un Défi qui devient par la même occasion Le Défi Areva.
Surprise en vous connectant ce matin, la maquette de SeaSailSurf.com a (encore) changé. Si vous connaissez cette adresse depuis le début (le 17 février 1999), vous y êtes habitué(e). Mais cette fois-ci, le changement est de taille.
At a Press Conference held at the Royal Ocean Racing Club in London, on 9 January 2002, the Commodore Peter Rutter was delighted to announce an exciting new format for the 2003 Admiral’s Cup.
Peter Rutter, Commodore du Royal Ocean Racing Club a annoncé à Londre le format de la nouvelle Admiral’s Cup dont la dernière édition avait été annulée faute de concurrents. Le ‘championnat du monde de course au large’ devrait revoir jour en 2003 selon un nouveau format.