Saturday 11th Oct – First Day of Competition

Tiree is known well by the windsurfing elite for waves and lots of wind, and that is exactly what they are hoping to experience from Friday 11th to Saturday 18th October.

In preparation for the competition over the last few days, many of the riders have enjoyed warming up in some of the most spectacular conditions ever experience. Tiree has proven itself yet again, as one of the best places for windsurfing. The riders are looking for the ultimate conditions - massive waves and lots of wind, the practice sessions have got the competitors excited, where they have already experienced world class windsurfing.

The sun was shining today for what was the first day of official competition and the wind and waves were perfect for a full round of Amateurs, Masters and Ladies competition. These fleets run alongside the Pro rider competition. The Pros were using the valuable time to warm up.

Waves and good surf are the order of the day and the weather forecast for the rest of the week is promising. Maybe that is why there were so many smiling and happy people on the beach.

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Team 15 Success

Oct 15

The Tiree Team 15 Junior Racing Event was a great success at Loch Bhasapol on Wednesday 14th.

17 rounds of racing were completed with the junior racers prior to finally announcing the winners of the event.

A big thank you to everyone who came along on the day and contributed in some shape or form. Additionally a special thanks to George Shillito and Chris Murray from Tushingham/Starboard who were kind enough to come along with demo equipment from their sponsors. The boys also got in the water and completed the final race of the day with the kids prior to teaching the children how to perform some pretty sporty freestyle moves!

Overall the day turned out to be a great success, even with the light winds that we had over the course of the day. This is an event which we hope to grow for next year to involve more young windsurfers in racing and give them the opportunity to interact with the top stars in the sport. Watch this space for 2010!

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