Défi Wind "Dead or Alive"

[Papounet]

The first race was incredible, the hardest of the world !!!!!!!

Inscriptions started on The 20/02/08

Only 800 racers selected for the other races on the water....

50 place reserved for VIP

1 500 inscriptions posted in one week !

The happy few :
http://www.gruissan-windsurf.com/defi/LISTE%20INSCRITS%20DEFI08.pdf

- 20/02 > 703 inscriptions posted ( yeeeeeeessssssssssss )
- 21/02 > 167 inscriptions posted
=> 47 OK + 120 KO

= 800

2007 results ( 700 riders )
http://www.gruissan-windsurf.com/img/defi07/general2007.pdf

http://www.gruissan-windsurf.com/img/diapodefi/Defi%2005%20028.jpg

[rgugli]

Wow...I would love to be on that event

best luck
Ricardo Guglielmino

[Papounet]

Somme Pics of last year

http://picasaweb.google.fr/windsurfilles/DEFIWIND2007ParFredBONET

http://picasaweb.google.fr/windsurfilles/DEFIWIND2007CELINED

http://hwo.free.fr/defi-wind-2007_site/index.html

And in the evening, after the race...

Just 2 or XX Ty-Punch
http://perso.club-internet.fr/blevenez/CI_Albums/Gruissan_Defi_2007/CI_Bande_de_Pochetrons1.jpg

Before the night
http://www.sooruz.net/checkpoint/images/events/defiwind07/soiree.jpg

Arrrrrgggghhhh 9 AM skipper meeting, it's time to go guy's
Get out of the vans
http://perso.club-internet.fr/blevenez/CI_Albums/Gruissan_Defi_2007/CI_Zone1.jpg

And the winers are :
http://www.sooruz.net/checkpoint/images/events/defiwind07/podium-final.jpg

The only place where you can run with :
A²
A.Bringdal
B.Dunkerbeck
F.Maynard
D.White
P.Bijl
M.Buzianis
J.Angulo for the first time this year
D.Ellis
P.Dielthem
K.Pritchard ?????????????
P.Mc Gain
G.Cribb
P.Maka
B.Van der Steen
R.Swift
D.Garrel
F.Pendle
P.Belbeoch
E.Thieme
A.Menegatti
C.Moussilmani
C.Bordes
J.Quentel
F.Renard
N.Akgazcyan
P.Toselli
V.Ghibaudo
K.Jagy
And a lot of other names in the 50 VIP....

If you want to be in the first 100, be a killer..................

4 days of race
2 or 3 races by day
20 to 40 km runs
15 to 45 Knots of wind ( 62 but only for Pro last year, to dangerous )

[Unregistered]

Papounet, I cannot see any entry form on your website ? Are the entries now closed ?
Thanks.

[Papounet]

Papounet, I cannot see any entry form on your website ? Are the entries now closed ?
Thanks.

Yes, entries are closed for this year, except if you can take a wild card as a VIP

http://www.gruissan-windsurf.com/

http://www.gruissan-windsurf.com/defi/DEFIWIND08.jpg

[Jean-Marc]

Registrations are closed for now. Big news made above is 1 month too late, unfortunately. Come back next year and do register on the 1st open registration day if you want a slot for the race for sure, otherwise forget it...

Cheers !

JM

[Papounet]

"The Défi" is a permanent GPS Virtual Race too (-;

See there ( Sorry in French )
http://transjai.free.fr/LD%20Gruissan.htm

Just one important thing to know !
If you want to test the run, never go alone, or stay along the beach.
The wind is Off Shore, if you break anything good morning Africa......