Downunder Pro - Formula Windsurfing Championships Warm-Up Event

7:41 AM Tue 1 Feb 2011 GMT

'Chris Ting (AUS-5) - Downunder Pro 2011' Downunder Pro O'Brien Click Here to view large photo

As an important tune-up event for the Downunder Pro Oceanics & Australian Championships this week, 47 competitors from all over Australia and the world arrived at Hawks Nest for the two day competition which served as Heat 5 of the NSW Windsurfing Series. The talent included Downunder Pro defending champion Wilhelm Schurmann from Brazil, Multiple time Australian Title winner Jesper Vesterstr?m from Denmark and defending Australian Champion Sean O?Brien from Australia as well as a bunch of sailors as far as France, Japan, Great Britain, Guernsey, Greece and New Zealand on top of all the local Aussie contingent. Greeted with ...

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