We didn’t do the two last races, as the wind was a constant 45 knots, gusting 65 – we hadn’t packed small enough kit, we were chicken ... plus a-million-and-one other excuses where those came from!
Roger Clark: “After two years of no wind this event really did live up exceed my expectations, following my first successful Defi Wind in 2007. The tenth Defi Wind went off – 1,000 competitors racing on flattish water (that many windsurfers creates a lot of chop) in windstrengths that we dream about here in the UK made it truly epic. It was a serious endurance event. Each race was over a 40km distance and completed in around 50 minutes, that’s a 30mph average – now to build up some serious brownie points with the wife so I can go back next year.”
Dan Macaulay: “The Defi Wind event was insane this year! When you're on the water it’s completely overwhelming. The scale of everything is almost too much to take in - so many competitors, so much wind. You're going flat out at 35knots and it just feels like you're standing still because there's so many sails around you. With over 80km of racing per day it's a super-tough event both mentally and physically, but there’s nothing else like it. I’ll be going back again next year for sure.”
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