Leipaja, Latvia, is playing host to 2 major events as part of an inaugural Festival of Windsurfing – the 2009 Raceboard European Championships and round one of the 2009 Baltic Sea Cup. [more] The Baltic Sea Cup is a regional series designed to develop international experience for young racers in the Techno293 and RSX Youth classes and five countries are represented here in the Techno fleets. Leipaja offers good conditions for racing from a beautiful sandy beach. A full day’s racing was enjoyed by all fleets which included 3 races for Techno 293 and the day’s winners are: T293 U15 – Paulis Voverys (LTU 718) T293 U17 – Marcin Urbanowicz (POL 011) T293 U17 girl – Karolina Zajaczowska (POL 04) The previous evening competitors,officials and guests were welcomed by representatives from Leipaja City Council and Latvian Windsurfing Association. The official opening was concluded by an innovative and entertaining performance by the Leipaja Navy Orchestra.
