At the 5th stop of the PWA Slalom World Tour in Hvide Sane, Denmark, the PWA had to ‘batten down the hatches’ when the sailor’s equipment tent nearly blew away in gale force winds. In some of the wildest slalom racing in years the sailors battled the elements as well as themselves. The colder, stormy conditions compared to the turquoise waters and warmer temperatures of Fuerteventura bring their challenges. Armed with his thermos flask, wellington boots, woolly hat and gloves, John Carter was dispatched to interrogate the world’s slalom elite on how they cope with cold water competition!
Words Ross Williams, Antoine Albeau, Matteo Iachino, Pierre Mortefon, Sarah-Quita Offringa, Lena Erdil // Photos John Carter
Originally published within the November ’17 edition.
