{"id":13390,"date":"2022-08-30T13:58:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T13:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/windsurfing-kitesurfing-airtel-praslin-slalom"},"modified":"2022-08-30T14:37:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T14:37:11","slug":"windsurfing-kitesurfing-airtel-praslin-slalom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/windsurfing-kitesurfing-airtel-praslin-slalom","title":{"rendered":"Windsurfing \u2013 Kitesurfing: Airtel Praslin Slalom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>Jean-Marc Gardette keeps the windsurfing title home<\/b><\/p>\n

Praslinois Jean-Marc Gardette is the winner of the windsurfing competition hosted by Airtel Seychelles to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Mah\u00e9-Praslin crossing, while the Mauritian trio of Jean Leopold, Allan Ricaud and Jean Jolicoeur dominated the kitesurfing competition, clinching the top three spots overall.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by local telecommunication company Airtel Seychelles, the three-day event \u2013 baptised the Praslin Slalom \u2013 gathered surfers from Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles.<\/p>\n

Gardette dominated the windsurfing competition, emerging on top with a nett three points, finishing ahead of Mauritian Julien Maurel who accumulated a nett six points.<\/p>\n

Pierre Wartelsteiner finished third overall with a nett nine points, ahead of fourth-placed Walter Ester who accumulated a nett 15 points.<\/p>\n

Danny Adeline was fifth overall with a nett 17 points.<\/p>\n

In kitesurfing, Leopold accumulated nett four points to top the group, ahead of compatriot Ricaud and Jolicoeur who finished second and third on nett five and 11 points respectively.<\/p>\n

Seychellois Bertrand Lablache finished third overall on a nett 11 points, finishing ahead of Rajiv Tevanee of Reunion who was fifth overall after accumulating a nett 18 points.<\/p>\n

The winners received their prizes during a special ceremony held on Saturday night at the Indian Ocean Island Lodge at Grand Anse Praslin, where some of the six surfboarders who made the first crossing in 1982 were recognised.<\/p>\n

The final ranking for windsurfing<\/b><\/p>\n

Jean-Marc Gardette (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 3 points<\/p>\n

Julien Maurel (Mauritius) \u2013 Nett 6 points<\/p>\n

Pierre Wartelsteiner (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 9 points<\/p>\n

Walter Esther (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 15 points<\/p>\n

Danny Adeline (Seychelles)\u2013 Nett 17 points<\/p>\n

Julius Morel (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 18 points<\/p>\n

Jules Kandasamy (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 18 points<\/p>\n

Chris Isaac (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 22 points<\/p>\n

Jacquelin Languila (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 28 points<\/p>\n

Unass Esther(Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 29 points<\/p>\n

Eros Barallon (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 29 points<\/p>\n

The final ranking for kitesurfing<\/b><\/p>\n

Jean Leopold (Mauritius) \u2013 Nett 4 points<\/p>\n

Allan Ricaud (Mauritius) \u2013 Nett 5 points<\/p>\n

Jean Jolicoeur (Mauritius) \u2013 Nett 11 points<\/p>\n

Bertrand Lablache (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 11 points<\/p>\n

Rajiv Tevanee (Reunion) \u2013 Nett 18 points<\/p>\n

Wilfrid Latchman (Reunion) \u2013 Nett 19 points<\/p>\n

Sitraka Ramanantsoa (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 22 points<\/p>\n

Mathieu Ferrari (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 23 points<\/p>\n

Alvin Waye-Hive (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 28 points<\/p>\n

Alex Simon (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 28 points<\/p>\n

Alvin Benoiton (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 29 points<\/p>\n

Neddy Radegonde (Seychelles) \u2013 Nett 35 points<\/p>\n

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