Yannick Laousse takes the Karukera Challenge, Franck Fifils wins the Tour. Yannick Laousse of France took the final leg of the Caribbean Surfski Tour 2011 with Walter Bouzan of Spain and Stephane Roudault of France in 2nd and 3rd place. Conditions for the race were perfect, with the first few km fairly challenging but the middle 20km providing easy runs in a 1.5m sea. Full tour report to follow shortly. First leg has been decided Franck Fifils of Guadeloupe won the Soualiga Challenge today for the third time in its 7 year history. Stand by for a full report shortly, results and photos are up on their respective pages. First the bad news ... The
Antigua Downwind Classic has been canceled due to the fact that we
didn't get enough entries. This is really sad and we will have to do
more to promote this race next year. As a result, there will be no
discard in the series and to be eligible for the overall prize, you need to complete both the Soualiga Challenge and the Karukera Challenge.
Now the good news ... Prize money has been set as follows:
Soualiga Challenge.... Male open - USD 500 - USD 250 - USD 150 Female open - USD 250 Under 23 - USD 250
Karukera Challenge.... Male open - 2000 Euros - 800 Euros - 600 Euros - 400 Euros - 200 Euros - 100 Euros Female open - 600 Euros - 400 Euros - 200 Euros double open - 800 Euros - 400 Euros - 200 Euros Under 23 - 500 Euros - 400 Euros - 200 Euros SUP - 300 Euros - 200 Euros - 100 Euros
All of these prizes are on condition that there are at least 3 entries in each category.
In addition, there will be an overall prize of 3000 Euros for the winner of the 2011 Caribbean Surfski Tour
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The 2011 Caribbean Surfski Tour will take place over a period of 14 days from 16 to 30 October. With $3000 in overall tour prize money, $8500 for the Karukera Challenge and $1000 for the Soualiga Challenge, the Tour is sure to attract some major players from the region. Come on out and paddle in some of the best surfski conditions in the world. We are particularly aiming at getting all our regional paddlers in the water this year and encourage paddlers from North America, Europe and the rest of the world to come and see what this up and coming surfski destination has to offer. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR SOUALIGA CHALLENGE TO FOLLOW. |
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First question we always get asked.... "What about craft?" Well in St Maarten we have a variety of craft available for visitors to use. They are not always new, some may have a few battle scars but they are all seaworthy and there are some top class surfskis available. Let us know your preferences and we will try to accommodate you. Unfortunately there are very few surfskis in Antigua.... but we will be providing transport for surfskis from St Maarten to Antigua and back for a nominal fee. Guadeloupe is now THE place for surfski in the Caribbean. With a purpose built clubhouse and training centre, fully equipped with brand new state of the art surfskis from all the top manufacturers, paddling here is no problem. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR KARUKERA CHALLENGE TO FOLLOW. |
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