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Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>A 14-year-old Seychellois windsurfer, Jules Kandasamy, is representing Seychelles at the 2023 PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup, taking place in Alacati, Turkey from October 3 to 8.<\/p>\n

Kandasamy will be competing at the tournament for the second time and is aiming to do better this time around.<\/p>\n

“Last year, it was tough, and I made some mistakes, but now I do think that I will do better,” said Kandasamy.<\/p>\n

The inaugural event held in November 2022 at the Cagla Kubat Windsurf Academy was a huge success with over 80 competitors from around the world. For 2023, the Alacati Windfest returns with the PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup with talented young sailors from around the world to come and compete against the best that Turkey has to offer.<\/p>\n

For Kandasamy, the training has gone well over the past months and he has trained with other top windsurfers of Seychelles, including Jean-Marc Gardette and Jacquelin Languilla, in preparation for the competition.<\/p>\n

Kandasamy (middle) will be participating in the competition for the second time. (Jean-Marc Gardette) Photo License: All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n

“I will be going all out to win a gold medal at this competition, I will be going against opponents that I think I can do well against,” said the confident Kandasamy.<\/p>\n

At last year’s event, Kandasamy was the only non-Turkish competitor in his category, and he managed to produce some good results to finish seventh overall in the standings.<\/p>\n

Kandasamy, who started windsurfing at the tender age of six, has impressed many people recently, especially after bursting onto the scene last year, to come out third in the Mahe-Praslin windsurfing competitionnin Seychelles.<\/p>\n

He was just 13 years old at the time and finished behind the more seasoned Jean-Marc Gardette and a few seconds off from Jacquelin Languilla who was second.<\/p>\n

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