Kona's in the quiver make life easier
One more year has arrived and the winter at the Canary Islands is here – with its unpredictable conditions. Where to go, what equipment to use.?
Before having the Kona boards in my quiver it was a real gamble for me – as you never know what to expect. With conditions so variable I was traveling around for hours to decide, and I always ended up in the same bad place.
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Breaking News The Kona One Design Class gets ISAF recognition
We are extremely pleased to announce that only in its 4th season as an established class, the Kona One met the ISAF criteria's and was acknowledged with an overwhelming 11 to 2 majority vote
at the 2009 ISAF conference last November - among the 13 international delegates..
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KONA 380 ELITE This pure raceboard is an evolution of the Exocet Warp X380, a proven concept and top contender in the Raceboard class.
The "blueprints" inherited from the prominent Warp X380 was key when developing this exiting concept. All the positive characteristics of the previous design have been preserved and the conclusion is outstanding.: read more :
The 2009 Kona Gold Cup had it all.
Motala, Sweden - August 16th. 2009
The 4th. Kona Gold Cup had winds from 4 to 40 knots, extremely competitive racing,
a record number of 86 competitors from 11 countries, great parties and a fantastic
organization - both on and off the water. Additionally, and for the first time in the history of the
class, - the Cadets (U14) was included with a separate start. The Swedes demonstrated their superiority already from race one - with sailors of all age groups -
from 15 year old Adam Holm, to 49 year old Hans Nystroem fighting for the podium positions. : read more :
4th. Kona Gold Cup, - Motala, Sweden
Day four, August 16th.
The competitors woke up to a sunny day with roaring south westerly winds – gusting to 30 knots. Another 3 races were scheduled as well as the slalom finals.
Despite the rough conditions, the organizers went on with race 8 as planned. : read more :
4th. Kona Gold Cup, - Motala, Sweden
Day three – August 15th. It was Long distance.
The third day of the Kona Championships was dedicated to fun races and social
activities. A spectacular long distance race – with beach start, was organized, and although
not included as an official event – it turned out to be a hard fight for the top
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