Michael Bourez Claims Vans World Cup of Surfing 2014
The Vans World Cup of Surfing at Sunset Beach held on Oahu's North Shore is a wrap. The second jewel of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, the Vans World Cup saw Tahiti's Michel Bourez to record a stunning victory in triple overhead waves. Bourez is now at No. 2 on the Vans Triple Crown series ratings behind Payne, who he turned the tables on in Hawai. It will be exciting to see who will emerge victorious at the end as their final battle has already come down to the Billabong Pipe Masters being held as of this Monday!
Although he struggled at first rounds, Bourez saved his best for last one and then laid it all on the line, completely applying himself to every turn for maximum power, deep carves and even the best tube ride of the competition. But Bourez's rivals never relented, especially Payne. En-route to the final his surfing was clearly at a level above the rest of the field. After a win at Haleiwa two weeks ago, Payne leaped into qualification contention for the 2015 Championship Tour.
Michel Bourez is one of the top world surfers at the moment
The legendary freestyle windsurfing event on lake Neusiedl is back! Since 1998 the best Freestyle Windsurfers in the world travel down to the Austrian water sports capital to compete in the European Freestyle Pro Tour. This edition, taking place
between the 27th of April and the 1st of May, will be…
His second place finish in Hawai secured his place among the elite Top 34 for next year. As the icing on the cake, the ASP also offered Payne a start in the main event at next week's Billabong Pipe Masters, giving him a shot at winning the Vans Triple Crown title - a pro surfing accomplishment that is second only to an ASP world title. Stay tuned!
Final Results:
1st - Michel Bourez (PYF) 18.13pts 2nd - Dusty Payne (HAW) 14.60pts 3rd - Sebastian Zietz (HAW) 8.93pts 4th - Ian Walsh (HAW) 4.90pts
The international top event this year is all about the new Olympic windsurfing class, foil windsurfing and wingfoiling. More than 300 world’s best windsurfers from 42 nations will compete in various foil classes on Lake Silvaplana.
The first of 16 GKA Kite World Tour events begins in Cape Verde this month.
Ten islands make up the archipelago of Cabo Verde which lies two hours south of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, due to their geographical location the islands are frequented with pumping swell and trade winds.
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