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Matt Pritchard sneaks past Swift to claim victory in Lanzarote

No change at the top as wind fails to hold long enough for final heats. Swift continues to hold on to number 1 despite solid challenges from Albeau and Pritchards.

Swift falls at the final hurdle, but just clings on at the top as Pritchard pulls up just behind him.

Swift stands proud ahead of the competition as Albeau’s grip on the Super X tour is weakened.

DAY 4

After 4 days of intense competition the sailors would be required to contest the rankings one more time. After a quiet night relaxing in the Sand Beach Resort Apartments the sailors were at the beach early preparing to do battle for the final…

DAY 4

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The heat is on as the freetyle discipline draws to an exciting climax. Although Ricardo Campello is looking safe in 1st position, Kauli Seadi could still tie for first place.

"Sea-Fever"

I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,

And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,

And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey…

DAY 3

Round 3 of Freestyle discipline has gone off in fine style here in Lanzarote. Think of a move and it has probably been pulled off during the competition today.

Good Morning from Costa Teguise. Guess what, it’s windy! The competition continues into its third day. The format now returns back to single elimination with all sailors starting in the first round and working towards a final.

Action in excess here in Lanzarote this afternoon. The spectators were transfixed on the water as the world’s best windsurfing freestylers pulled out all the stops to impress the judges here on the east coast of Lanzarote at the 2004 PWA Freestyle Grand…

30 knots of wind and mast high swell have certainly made the first day of The PWA Lanazrote Freestyle Grand Slam an epic affair.

The winds are howling, the flags are flying and the judges tower is being lowered into position, the waiting is over, we are only hours away from the start of the competition here in Lanzarote.

Andy’s memorial service will be held on the beach at Seaford on Tuesday 6th July at 10.15 am followed by the cremation service at Eastbourne Crematorium at 12.15 pm, we will then return to the Beachcomber on Seaford seafront to have a farewell drink for…

The bay of Las Chucharas, in Costa Teguise, Lanzarote will be the exiting new venue hosting the next stopover on the PWA World Tour. Commencing on July 7th (Registration day) and running through until the 15th, the worlds elite sailors in both men’s…

Andy has been returned to us.

The sea has given us back our beloved son. His body came ashore yesterday about 20 miles up the coast from Seaford at Bexhill on Sea during the biggest June storm since just before the D Day landings in 1944.

We would…

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