
Day 1,July 29
Today it was the first day of the 2010 IFCA Pro Kids Junior and Youth Freestyle World Championships in Sorobon, Bonaire.
60 competitors in ages between 9 and 19 years are competing to be IFCA World Champion Freestyle .
At the start of the event the wind conditions where very poor. The Race organization decided to postpone all races. At about 14.30 the wind picked up a little and the U11, U13 and U15 where send afloat. With very poor wind conditions they showed their low wind tricks. The judges had a hard job with the high level of the competitors.
In the U13 and U15 Steven Max came back after losing heat 3 and heat 7. In the U11 Oscar Etmon did the same after losing heat 3.
The winners of the first elimination:
U15: Amado Vrieswijk, Steven Max, Nicolas Hibdiche.
U13: Steven Max, Stephard Gustowski, Aron Etmon.
U11: Alex Halank, Oscar Etmon, Tuur Buedts.
For the U20 and U17 the wind conditions were still to poor. The Race organization decided to hold them ashore and wait for more wind for planning conditions.
Day 2,July 30
The day began again with almost no wind. For Bonaire these are very strange conditions. The Race officer Viktor Wijnand decided to run a Flow Style competition for all competitors. This was a great succes thanks to Cesar Finies who shows his cool tricks on the blue waters of Sorobon beach, everybody tried to copy him.
I got in 3d behind Steven Max and Stepherd Butowski.
At 17:00 the wind picked up to planning conditions and the Under 20 and Under 17 could start the first elimination rounds. Unfortunately some competitors did not expect a start so late and left the racing area already and missed the start of the first elimination.
Fortunately most competitors showed up in time to participate in the second elimination for the U20 en U17, which will finish tomorrow.
The results:
U20: 1st Hendryck Balentien, 2nd Rick Jenrusch.
U17: 1st Rafael de Wind, 2Nd Rick Jendrusch and 3rd Milan Gielingh.
Day 3,July 31
Again the day started with low wind. This day included rain and thunder. The race officer decided to keep the competitors ashore.
Like yesterday the wind picked up at 17:00. To use this wind optimal the Freestyle elimination of the U17 and U20 of yesterday was finished.
The winners:
U20 1. Hendryck Balentien, 2. Rick Jendrusch and 3. Enzi Heymans.
The overall leader is Hendryck (1.4 pnts) followed by Rick (4 pnts).
U17 two finals where necessary to have a winner. 1. Dylan Robles, 2. Amado Vrieswijk and 3. Rick Jendrusch. The overall leader in the U17 is Rafael de Wind (4.7 pnts) followed by Rick (5 pnts).
At the same time the Slalom of the Men, U11, U13 and U15 was raced. I was the winner of slalom U13.
Day 4,August 1
Today there where no freestyle and slalom races for me.
The final results:
Freestyle:
Class U13
1 Max, Steven
2 Gustowski, Stepherd
3 Etmon, Aron
Class U11
1 Halank, Alex
2 Etmon, Oscar
3 Buedts, Tuur
Slalom:
U13
1 Etmon, Aron Cur 2 (me)
2 Gustowski, Stepherd
3 Stomp, Noa Cur 777
U11
1 Hanlank, Alex AUS 2001
2 Etmon, Oscar Cur 211
3 Buedts, Tuur B 1