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And as would say Pierre Godet, co-organizer, elected as "best local competitor" for the 2nd time this year: « The Reunion island was recently listed as UNESCO’s heritage site. It can now be listed in the heritage of the best windsurfing spots in the world! ».
So see you next year for another « Reunion Wave Classic » event!
The riders also had to say a few good things about the event. We decided to present their impressions together with photos showing them perform in these perfect lefts. Continue here for the photo story.
For a some practical info about windsurfing on La Reunion check Steven Pichot´s little guide.
These guys helped to make the event possibe: Région Réunion, Orange Réunion, Peugeot, Quatro, Association Bleu Océan, Nestlé, la Cilam, Oxbow, Reunion Windsurfshop.
Ah, and just to make this complete, here´s the
Final results:
•Winner Team: Pierre Godet / Fabrice Beaux / Julien Taboulet - 39 points
•2nd place : Nicolas Zabala / Camille Juban / Jamie Hancok - 35.5 points
•3rd place : Steven Pichot / Thomas Traversa / Zane Schweitzer - 28 points
•4th place : Loïc Frappat / Francisco Porcella / Jean-Baptiste Caste - 20.5 points
•Best rider (voted by the riders): Thomas Traversa
•Best Local rider (voted by the riders) : Pierre Godet
•Best move (voted by the organization) : Thomas Traversa, with a landed off the lip « grubby »
•Best crash (voted by the beach public) : Fabrice Beaux
•Best rookie (voted by the organization) : Zane Schweitzer, 16 years old !
All photos © Calvet/Open Ocean Media
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