gabrielb wrote:...watching the heavy-soiled washing cycle of a wave, after a wipeout, with a 75-liter board+ mast+boom... it makes me doubt the fun factor of the sport...
This thread is about the Aloha Classic, a premier professional wave event. One purpose of world cup events is to showcase the best of the best. These are not recreational windsurfers cruising around just to have fun.
This year, only pros and youths were entered. There were no amateurs and masters.