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June 24, 2011 - Jul. 1, 2011
Hurricane-force winds, the best riders in the world, a mythical spot that has already made windsurfing history. Red Bull Rockets holds its first edition from June 24th till June 30th in Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria (Spain).
For the first time in Spanish windsurfing history, Red Bull Rockets brings the 16 best national and international riders together in a competition where the winner won’t be decided by a panel of judges. This time the rider who achieves the biggest jump of all will be determined by a measuring system based on real-time 3D motion tracking technology. This system, the most objective one so far, has been designed by Epicsessions.tv, which has brought this kind of technology to a new high by allowing the data to be sent live. Every rider will have a device like this in the arm during the competition.
The event will take place in the striking location of Las Salinas de Pozo Izquierdo, in Gran Canaria (Spain), where world top riders will fight for the big prize of this vibrating competition. Pozo Izquierdo is an emblematic spot of the windsurfing scene, as several trials of the world championship have been taking place there for more than 25 years. This location has hardened many heroes of this category, such as Björn Dunkerbeck or Philip Köster. Köster himself will be one of the “rockets”, as well as Víctor Fernández, the current windsurfing world champion.
Besides the prize for the biggest jump, there will be another prize for the best trick and a third consolation prize for the best wipeout, and both will be determined by a panel of windsurf experts.
In the time of the year when the event will take place, trade winds blow up to 50 knots. The exact day of the competition will remain unknown until two days before the beginning, as optimal wind conditions must be guaranteed. Updated information on this issue may be found daily in www.redbull.es/rockets.
Riders:
Philip Köster
Víctor Fernández
Kauli Seadi
Jonás Ceballos
Darío Ojeda
Kai Lenny
Eleazar Alonso
Marcilio Browne
Ricardo Campello
Yannick Anton
Danny Bruch
Klaas Voget
Robby Swift
Josep Pons
Marcos Pérez
Bryan Metcalf Pérez
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