Outstanding result from the Team in Korea
We all beleive that when Antoine Questel took the lead winning the 4th elimination. But a mistake during round 5, while leading he´s semi-final and going to wrong mark open the victory door to Micah Buzianis. With the secong place … Continue reading
Antoine Questel Wins First French Slalom Event !
The first event of the French championship took place in Brittany during the last week. Gusty wind of 10 to 18 knots offshore. Antoine said about his first win : “A very good start for me since the last heat … Continue reading
Gautier Bourgeois on fire !
Gautier Bourgeois is leading the GPS Speedsurfing junior ranking with an average speed of 43,01 knots and a Vmax of 46,23knts !!! Racing Blade 4.9 and Patrik Speed 43, Gautier impressed many giuys that day on the beach. Congratulations !
here is results of the day :
Interview with Anders Björkqvist
It is almost a year since the Swedish speedrider Anders Bjorkqvist joined the Loft Team.
What is the overall impression on the water with The Loft Racing Blades?
I must say that all the Loft Sails that I have tried, they delivers immediately. And I like that they are so robust in the construction, still light in the hands.
How has the rigs improved your sailing?
Easy to answer! They have extremely good low-end acceleration for a racing sail from speeds 12-25 knots. A neutral feeling when you are powered up, around 30-35 knots of speed, and when I hit the big gusts and get overpowered, I feel secure. Very easy to sail when it gets ugly. Then I’m able to focus on the water rather than anything else. Compared to my previous sails I am about 2-3 knots faster in the whole register. All thanks to the sails.
Any trim tips?
I use SDM´s on from 7,0-9,5. But the setting is different depending of the spots. In some locations I need more acceleration, some other less. I use often around recommended downhaul or up to 1-2 cm more, and quite a lot of outhaul. Often neutral. And of course I use the adjustable trim a lot.
Favourite sail?
The Racing Blade 8.6 has been magic. That’s almost the only sail I use at home and it works well in winds up to 25 knots and in speeds up to 37-38 knots. On smaller boards too. And the 9.5 work also very well. I think Loftsails has a competitive advantage on the big sizes.
Any memorable moments of the past year?
A few days before the European Championship Speed Tour in Germany I fell and hurt a few fingers badly. Still I went to Germany. I sailed well and was in shared lead after 2 heats. But when I crashed in the third I not only broke my sail but also a finger. Still I managed to win the fourth heat and the whole event. That was sweet! Also the 3 weeks in Karpathos was something extra. Dirk Jan Knol added another dimension and I am not sure that he will win so much next year!
Are you happy with the past year?
Everything has worked very well. I have continued to sail on Carbon Art boards and the SP63 that I have designed together with James (Dinnis) is a smash-hit. I have also begun to use their slalom boards. But at the Swedish Championship in October I made a mistake and was seriously hurt in my head. That has affected the last months sailing. My ear is still not healed. I participated in Weymouth.
Looking forward?
The recession in the world affect us. I would like to have a Speed World Championship as we had on Karpathos in 2009. But I guess that none are able to raise the resources and do the effort to arrange that. I hope we at least will have a competitive international speed tour. I will do all I can to support that. I will try to travel and sail abroad about 7-8 weeks next year too. And next year in Weymouth I want to meet them all. It is the event 40-year anniversary and I hope to see Maka, Haywood, Hönschied, Dunkerbeck and Bringdal on the water next year in Portland Harbour, and at the pubs!
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