The Jaguar NeilPryde Racing Series finished the year in style, at the Rio de Janeiro Extreme Sailing Series^TM event. Sixty windsurfers from Brazil and France competed on the universal, one-design RS:One, an ISAF-approved class.

The RS:One windsurfing class features a new, attractive, and dynamic race format: one sail, one board - everyone on the same equipment allowing male and female racers of all ages to compete together.

Courses were set inside the Extreme Sailing Series^TM  nautical stadium in the Flamingo bay, the 2016 Olympic sailing venue, in front of the famous Sugarloaf mountain. The action was just meters from the crowd, providing a unique spectator experience and allowing for some exciting close-quarter competition on water.

Racing in four divisions - female, male under 22 years (Espoir), male over 22 years (Senior) and male over 40 years old (Master) - the event comprised of two days of racing with 13 qualification heats and two fiercely contested finals held in challenging conditions with fluctuating winds of between 3 to 22 knots.

Being a one-design class, all RS:One equipment was supplied by NeilPryde, giving an equal chance to all windsurfers. The winners of each division and overall Super Final winner shared the prize money of US$3,000.

See you in 2013 for another exciting year of competition!
 
Results
Female:
 1- Patricia Freitas
 2- Bruna Mello
 3- Carmen Rosas
 
Men Espoir:
 1- Yago Carvalho
 2- Felipe Alencar
 3- Diego Souza
 
Men Senior:
 1- Ricardo Bimba Santos
 2- Albert Carvalho
 3- Martin Hagl Ribeiro Cordioli
 
Men Master:
 1- Gustavo Carilo
 2- Ricardo Conde
 3- Raymundo Baptista
 
Super Final winner:
Ricardo Bimba Santos
 
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View Photos by: Mark Lloyd