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Patrik Windsurf Bris Vegas Windfoil Pro by Mitch Pearson 3 Feb 09:52 UTC 30-31 January 2021
The Patrik Windsurf Bris Vegas Windfoil Pro saw some spectacular action over the weekend. Hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, twenty-seven sailors competed over three days on beautiful Waterloo Bay in varying conditions. Sailors were competing across six divisions including Formula Foil, IQ Foil and the hotly contested free foil division.
Day one saw a variable fifteen to twenty knots easterly fill in early, allowing the maximum six windward leeward races to be completed. While the wind allowed fast paced action large seaweed lines made the game as much about luck as skill and tactical nous. The use of gates at the bottom mark put more impetus on tactical knowledge as each side of the course provided different amounts of chop and weed while varying wind shifts meant large gains could be made over your closest rival if you tacked at the critical moment.