This year edition of the Defi Wind, over a thousand competitors.....
Check the start line, unreal !!!
Nice of the boat to speed across in front like that![}:)] I know they were taking film but..
Now that looks more like the type of conditions I could survive..
flat water not too strong a wind..not like the LO****oo many competitors though.I wonder how many pile ups there were..
The boat is the starting line.... you've got start behind him 
if I remember well, it's 20 km down and the 20 km back.
In 2010 they held the same event in 30/35 knots.....
I agree with you !! Nice flat water, you better get first at the jibe or you'll be stuck in heavy traffic.....
i believe that is the start boat, you must sail behind it to start.
the idea being it starts at the downwind point of the line and travels upwind where it is farorable to start but will be delayed due to the time it take for the boat to reach you.
may be wrong, anyone confirm this?
Hang at the back, then yell out 'starboard' at everybody as they come back on the return leg.
flat water not too strong a wind..not like the LO****oo many competitors though.I wonder how many pile ups there were..
was lucky enough to do it in 2005. I think 400 people on the start that year. Loads of wind. 7 races from memory. A couple were nuking. One of them got winds gusting to 55kts on the far marker boat and I got smashed on my 5.6m. A lot of guys on wave gear. Pretty sure AA and Dunky were on 5.1s.
The start is awesome. If you are up for it the pin is the best place to go. Just dont go in front of the boat 
It also gets mighty crowded down there.
The water is flat if you pinch upwind to the beach and are up the front on the first leg. After that its nasty sharp pyramid chop with all the wake. And super gusty. Much nicer in lighter wind but 25kts+ it gets messy. Looks flat from a helicopter though Found the fastest line for me was out to sea to avoid the carnage. Faster to sail straight to the markers and thats what the top guys seem to do. Crossing the sailors coming the other way is full on.
Each leg is ~12km. 2 laps on some of the races- making ~48km. Punishment.
What country is it held in..
What country is it held in..
