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Stand Up Paddle French Cup Vieux Boucau - Landes |
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By: Greg Closier
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Tuesday, 08 July 2008 |
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The second event of the French Stand Up Paddle Cup was
held in the south west of France,
the Vieux Boucau Surf Club was in charge of the organization.
A good 6 ft north/west swell gave powerful waves which
allowed the surfers to express themselves entirely despite the north wind.
In these surf conditions, with a long and difficult paddle out, wave selection was crucial to
get the good scores.
At the end we had the winner of the
first event, Jérémy BOISSON, from Lacanau who took once again the first place,
followed by Breizh rider Alexis DENIEL, David LATASTERE from Messanges and Rico
LEROY from Lacanau.
Thanks to the contestants, FFS judges, Vieux
Boucau Surf Club and to the partners: Air France, FCS, Rip Curl, UWL
longboard, C4 Waterman, Bic Surf.
The next event is fixed on Jully 17 at Lacanau.
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