ONE System | 17/02/2021 16:19
Storm Raider Competition (Reuven Cohen, Haifa Municipality Spokeswoman)
The ‘Storm Rider’ competition in high-wave windsurfing started this morning (Wednesday) in Haifa 8 years after it was last held in the northern port city in 2013. Dozens of windsurfers and kites from all over the country came to compete in extreme weather conditions that allow waves up to 6 meters high. For a speed of 100 km / h. The competition was held at the surfers’ beach in Haifa, where the municipality will soon establish a community water center that will open to the public in the spring of 2022. The winner of the competition was Tomer Shamgar, when Eyal Shelef came in second place.
Among the participants in the competition were Arnon Dagan, the world champion in windsurfing, who came in third place, as well as the Israeli champion, winner of the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and European champion in 2009 and 2010, Shahar Tzobari, who came in fourth place. The competition was attended by dozens of skiers from around the country who compete for the best surfing performance, combining acrobatic performance with huge jumps and 20-meter high jumps.
Director of the Maritime Authority in the Haifa Municipality, Yochai PlatzurReferring to the competition even before it ended, he said: “The competition takes place in extreme sea and weather conditions, which promise to bring the surfers to an amazing performance on the surfing beach in the Bat Galim neighborhood of Haifa, which is an international windsurfing and kite center.”
Uri Dagan, The initiators and producers of the competition, added: “The STORM RIDER event was born out of a desire to promote the sport of surfing in Israel and mark Bat-Galim Beach in Haifa on the map, as one of the strongest and most coveted sites in the world for competitions in the industry. The crazy audience is guaranteed a powerful extreme experience.”
