Si è conclusa in questo weekend la 30° edizione della mitica Lancelin Ocean Classic (Western Australia). La gara wave è stata vinta da Jager Stone, CLICCA QUI. La maratona di 25 km invece è stata vinta da Steven Allen, anche lui come Jaeger, rider Starboard/Severne.
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RESULTS! 2015 Ledge Point to Lancelin race winner is Steve Allen for the third year in a row!
Crossing the finish line first in the 25km windsurfing marathon for the third year running was Steve Allen from Australia, with a time of 28.17.40 minutes, beating his 2014 time of 29.59 by more than a full minute.
Following within a minute for second position was Swiss Patrick Diethelm (28.47.30) and West Australian Rowen Law for third (28.55.10). Switzerland also can claim the first female rider to cross the line; multiple world champion Karin Jaggi at 32.57.60!
Steve Allen said that the wind was perfect, “For a really fast run, conditions were perfect. I’m happy to win but I think I could have finished a little bit quicker, but my uni broke on the second reach and I had to nurse it for the whole the race.”
“I had a very average start, maybe seventh or worse but quickly I was just passing them one by one. Patrick [who placed second] is a very fast sailor, and while my start was bad luckily he’s was a bit worse!”
220 competitors attempted the 25km down wind race, taking place for the 30th time since a group of windsurfers planned a fun afternoon with their buddies in 1986. Since then, the event has expanded to take in kitesurfing, stand up paddle boarding and jet-ski competitions.
The summery heat kept the wind light throughout the earlier part of the day giving the stand up paddle group perfect conditions to undertake a group demonstration at Ledge Point and for the high octane Jet Ski race on Lancelin Beach.
With a thirty minute delay to the race start time to give the afternoon breeze time to settle in, winds blew at 15knts, gusting to 20knts creating challenging conditions for all competitors.
Previous winners:
2014: Steve Allen
2013: Steve Allen (record time: 24.38)
2012: Peter Volwater
2011: Bjorn Dunkerbeck
2010: Ben Severne
The full list of competitors and finish times is available here.
