IKA News:

15 year old kiteboarder Oliver Bridge dominates fleet of 130 kites, windsurfers, sailors at Engadin Wind

Being one of the longest running events in Europe, this year the Engadin Wind attracted more than 130 kiteboarders, windsurfers and sailors.

In the end, both the world famous “Engadin Surfmarathon” and the "Best of 3" competition (a combination of Speed, Slalom and Course Racing) were dominated by the kiteboarding fleet.

15 year old Oliver Bridge (GBR, North) won the 35th edition of the "Engadinwind Surfmarathon" in 46 minutes and 27 seconds ahead of fellow kiteboarders Dirk Hanel (GER, North) and Martin Mike (SUI, North/Ozone). Best Windsurfer was Nicolas Warembourg (FRA, JP/NeilPryde) in 5th with 48:31 minutes, best Sailor on his Moth was Philip Käsermann (SUI, Mach2/KA) in 4th (47:14 minutes)

The "Best of 3" competition was also dominated by kiteboarders, with Dirk Hanel taking victory ahead over Patrik Diethelm (Italy) and 41-time windsurfing world champions Bjorn Dunkerbeck (SUI).

More information can be found here: http://www.engadinwind.ch/

Pictures: http://www.marcvanswoll.ch/#!engadinwind-media-pics

Need to change that title Toby to Ollie Bridge.

Seems the course racing is what won it for the kiters this year.

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Well done Dirk Hanel for first overall, and to Ollie and Steph Bridge(who finished well ahead of Karin Jaggi this year in the ladies event) - good result for kite racing.


Its a good contest and as long as its done in a friendly rivalry - same with the Lord of the Wind - its interesting to see how the two sports compare in various wind strengths.

This was a good video from last year after the event, when the windsurfers won the overall and the kiters won the speed. Hopefully there will be a good video for this year.

Good to see the Kitesurfers being the fastest again after last year being beaten by windsurfers =)

Check 4:52 ....a pack of sharks devouring their prey!!!

... of course this supports the complaint of the ex-Olympic windsurfers that nobody races kites and no young people kite ...