Author	Thread - Neil Pryde Baltic Cup
Heikki myTrims admin	Posted: 6.8.2004 at 11:32 Tomorrow (today), the top event of the Baltic surfers’ competition season, Neil Pryde Baltic Cup, starts The largest and most popular surfing competition in the Baltic Neil Pryde Baltic Cup is drawing near. The finals of Neil Pryde Baltic Cup start already tomorrow in Estonia, Tallinn. The competition will take place August 6 to 8 on Pirita beach. Neil Pryde Baltic Cup has been the top event of the Baltic windsurfing season already for the past four years. In the previous year the number of participants reached over 200, including the best from the entire Baltic region, as well as Finland and Sweden. In addition to competitors from neighboring countries, many from the very top of the world’s surfers have visited the competition. The names include, for instance, the top-class freestyler Ricardo Campello, one of the world’s top professionals, course racer Jimmy Diaz, the manager of the world’s leading sail producing company Neil Pryde and many others. Also the two-time world champion in freestyle Josh Stone has visited Estonia before and will come again this time. Tomorrow Stone will show his new tricks and jumps. On Sunday he trains Estonian kids. The schedule of the three-day surfing festival will include serious racing, demonstration of the top surfers of the world, partying and just having fun on the surfing board. The journalists interested in covering the competitions can watch the competition also at sea, from the speedboats of judges. For this, a previous arrangement with the organizers is needed. For more information: http://team.extreme.ee/?newsid=349 Erno Kaasik Chief Organiser Erno@extreme.ee Kylliki Aarma Press Office Manager Kyllikiaarma@hotmail.com
Heikki myTrims admin	Posted: 12.8.2004 at 13:19 Latvian Ansis Dale took the victory on Neil Pryde Baltic Cup On the coast of Estonia the top event of Baltic surfers’ competition season – Neil Pryde Baltic Cup was held on 6-8. August. Neil Pryde Baltic Cup has been the top event of Baltic windsurfing season already for the past five years. In the previous years the number of participants reached over 200, but this year only 110 surfers dared to enter due to the bad weather forecast. Unfortunately this forecast happened to be true and first two days wind was only 0-1 m/s. Still the legendary public competition Extreme Sport Aegna Marathon was held on the second day. When start was given, wind was blowing barely up to 1 m/s, during the race it raised up to 4-5 m/s but then dropped again. The best in these difficult weather conditions was Latvian Martins Grobins (Lat-777). Estonian Kaijo Kuusing (Est-155) and Latvian women Ilona Grinberga (Lat-18) followed him. On the third day the wind raised to up 6-8 m/s and one race was held, which were the finals of Neil Pryde Baltic Cup 2004. Estonian Juhan Peedimaa took the victory on that, but this didn’t change his overall ranking. Janis Preiss (Lat-23) was second and Martin Ervin (Est-202) third. In the overall six best in Neil Pryde Baltic Cup 2004 are Ansis Dale (Lat-13), Janis Preiss (Lat-23), Kristjanis Tutans (Lat-168), Erno Kaasik (Est-2), Martin Ervin (Est-202) and Juhan Peedimaa (EST-47). In masters division the best is Martinis Grobins (Lat-777), second Bruno Strauss (Lat134) and third Markus Huhtinen (Fin-10), all competing with Starboard and Neil Pryde. Neil Pryde Baltic Cup has including the best from the entire Baltic region, as well as Finland, Sweden and Belarus. In addition to competitors from neighboring countries, many from the very top of the world’s surfers have visited the competition. The names include freestyle champion leader Ricardo Campello, one of the world’s top professionals, course racer Jimmy Diaz, the manager of the world’s leading sail producing company Neil Pryde and many others. This year it was time for Neil Pryde Team Rider and two-time world champion Josh Stone, to visit Estonia again and share his wisdom. He gave two training sessions every day for Baltic top-surfers as well as special training for children. For more information: Kylliki Aarma Press Office Manager Kyllikiaarma@hotmail.com Tel + 372 56 4646 24 Erno Kaasik Chief Organiser Erno@extreme.ee Tel +372 56 500 201
Heikki myTrims admin	Posted: 13.8.2004 at 09:40 Pictures you can find here: http://team.extreme.ee/pildid2/?album_id=55

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