Dirk Hanel scores the 3rd place at the Waterz Festival in Hvide Sande

The main event was Saturdays Downwind Race where 204 Windsurfers and 82 Kitersurfer have been registered for a rabbit start to go on the 5 exhausting long downwind legs over the fjord. The course was a good 30 to 35 kms long and all athletes started together behind the two jet skis running the starting line!
Only bad part of the day was that the weather did not give us sunshine. It got almost foggy and it was hard to see where the next mark was.

In the end it was the windsurfers again that won the race overall but there has been some close and great fighting for the places. Among the Kitesurfers, it was Björn who made the race, followed by James Johnsen Team NKB and Dirk Hanel in the Master category.

A lot of the athletes then used the organized shuttle to get back to the event side while the top kiters all decided to race back up wind through the fog. It was amazing to see amateurs and pros competing together in such a format and having so many athletes on the water.