CRAZY RACING and CATAPULTING at 70KM/H 💥 | Daily Report 2/4

[@alexandergordt105]

Crazy action! Thumbs up for your motivation of ignoring the neck and still giving 100% in the race. The drone footage is absolutely stunning and shows the action out there. 👍💪

[@Type1FunDay]

Amazing! Love that you can get Ben's commenting of the races for your videos, it just makes it so much more engaging!

[@Sbijmolt]

Really love the recap’s Nico and Lars! Great way to follow what’s going on in the Pro-windsurfing scene. Keep it up!

[@doctorzykov]

Good luck Nico. Slalom at 70 becomes more and more dangerous. It looks like a protective collar, a detachable hook becomes a necessity. Could you please tell me which company produces the detachable hook?

[@arnold1964able]

70? I think Nico Prien is a lot younger!

[@migedit4868]

@@arnold1964able 70 km/h

[@M.Bo.]

Wow, mad respect for what you guys are doing out there! From the drone angle, it makes it look quite easy but when you are out there with huge chop and super strong gusts, I can really imagine how tough it is. Hopefully everyone can make it through the competition healthy and with the least amount of catapults. Keep it up, rooting for you, Nico! 👍And Lars, you are a machine. I don't know how you can put this together every day & night. Great video! It's so cool, thank you for the coverage!

[@Vini.OliveTree]

Fantastic short documentary! Loved the drone footage with Ben commenting and the interviews. Good luck tomorrow Nico.

[@fonsvandenhove]

Lars is amazing. All the riders are amazing. How incredibly exciting this PWA competition is!!! There's just nothing else like it...anywhere!

[@peterretep2904]

What a day with up's and down's! Really admire your toughness to continue after the first crash and going into full risk nevertheless. Your reports are absolutely inspiring and though I haven't been windsurfing for 30 years now I actually think about returning to it. I hope you found a good Physio and wish you all the best for the next race!

[@andreslarrain2790]

That was so exiting. Thank you so much! Congrats for the better results on that second day and for the perseverance with the neck.

[@andrewrichardson5604]

Awesome riding Nico! Thanks for pushing through and bringing us this awesome racing despite the injuries.

[@klimaanlagenjochen]

Hey Nico, great comeback after that huge catapult. Amazing. The action ist really awesome. Honestly I also really like the Interview parts. You are fighting so hard (but fair) during the races but in the interviews the atmosphere looks really friendly. Jochen

[@noohohno]

Thanks! Hope you are recovering. Maybe neck brace time to reduce the rearward movement of the head?

[@MarkBridgeman-gh6vl]

Brilliant footage, so fast, drone captured it a treat, thanks for bringing it to us, lots of hard work on and off the water for you guys, respect for carrying on, hope you can rest the injuries, that final you were robbed, good luck for tomorrow 👍

[@n-c2384]

Hi Nico Great Sailing, looks insanely on the edge most of the time, for all you guys. Great Update, i love the background parts 👍🏼👍🏼 Keep up the Amazing Sailing and the Great updates

[@Messerschmid]

Die Musik fittet so gut zu den Ausschnitten aus dem Rennen 👌

[@gilliebilly]

Sucks about that hard catapult Nico. Will the physio be busy? In Pozo there were several who wore a neckbrace? Do you think that would help?

[@toine007]

Great recap with super nice footages and your really nice inside comments 🤙🏼 Hope your neck doesn’t hurt too much today

[@ordinaryswedishwindsurfer]

thanks for a great summary again! nico, what earphones is that u use?

[@VixenSailing]

Really great to watch!!!! Keep up the good stuff!!!

[@urmastiirik]

Hope you can do a “How to crash” video sometime in future. I’m riding on fin and would really like to know how to crash as safely as possible. Everytime I catapult I feel like I’m gonna break my arm by keep holding on the boom while crashing. Waiting forward to next day updates! Really nice videos of the action :)

[@magnusberglund5565]

Great videos nico and lars, so exciting to watch!! Good luck with the racing!!

[@Andy_XT]

Congrats, Nico. You showed a true champion spirit!

[@sharewavestv]

Great to see the skill of the top 20! Everybody can be in the winners final or has to be happy to race in the losers final for the only single digit result. And you are in the mix 💪🏼🚀👍🏼

[@stevenl3411]

Sooooo Much fun to watch these crazy races! Keep giving it a 100% and you will get a few more podiums 🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@aapeaape]

Great comeback, showing super persistence & speed! Go get 'em!

[@Gryffins90]

Really good coverage, thanks to both you and Lars! Keep pushing 💪

[@Joey-xc3xb]

Love these race reports! 17:41; no way that's a legal dive bomb...

[@Team33Team33]

Ben Proffitt = Legend. He's correct. The PWA athletes are now more or less all standardized. 190cm minimum and 90/100 kg. Back in the days it took experience and skill, now together with the experience and skill you need to be built like a lumberjack if you're going to be competitive. Pity that so many of the "lumberjacks" think that making themselves stick out like sore thumbs by having ludicrous hair styles and oversized sunglasses is part of the game. Waiting for the moment one of them transitions to sailing with the women because of lack of results in the men's league and has decided that "he" is now a "she". LOL. BEFORE that happens, please - pretty please - PWA; vote that no transgender will be allowed to take part in the women's category but that 'IT' will be allowed to race/compete against any other transgender athlete AND stipulate a minimum quota for that race to be validated. Say 10 transgender windsurfers minimum taking part in THEIR own competition. OTHERWISE: Woman's windsurfing will be ruined. Amazing skill to sail at those speeds though ! Maybe a neck protector similar to F1 with those kind of speeds ? Its like hitting a wall at 70km/h ! with nothing to stop your neck from snapping forward ...

[@superdaantje]

Awsum race! I love that the the max speed on the Fin is way higher than on the foil but riders still choose the foil. Must be the exit on the jibes.

[@ginkas7264]

Hello Nico, i got goose skin during watching your video about the racing! What a good feeling! Inspiration to get to the water and windsurfing! Say thanks to Lars!

[@philippevdvoort]

Awesome performance Nico 💪🚀🧨 & respect for all riders that inspire us amateur windsurfers every day 💪

[@davidlolli4854]

Daje Nicooo , faje vede....masacrali

[@stevesummerfield1731]

Great content. Really enjoying the coverage. Thanks Nico.

[@ned8782]

Beastmode is on 🔥 Nico. Such a nice video again!

[@Phil-ry2ux]

Hope you are ok for today. Maciek's pass was a bit over the top, it would have been a good pass if he hadnt knocked you into the drink. Foiling is a bit dangerous as it is without contact. They shouldnt have let that one go. 3'50 in the PWA highlights video shows it from the drone.

[@alvarocoment1230]

Is like see a film!! what a high quality videos!!! with a story a amazing shots!!! congrats!!!

[@windaddict]

Wow. Amazing video. Pushing through the neck pain must have been tough! Unfair move there from Maciek! Overall I feel like the foils in PWA added a lot more risk. To be competitive you have to push so hard that you risk catapults at any point. So in the end it's a coin toss many times. I wonder if foil development can improve in a way that makes them more controllable at the highest speeds.

[@oostormsoo7637]

That catapult! 🤯 And to be able to carry on! Least it didnt break mast boom and sail this time! Good luck today 🙏👑

[@claudiovendra3867]

Nice job. Great racing. Did you miss no having a smaller front wing?

[@Nico_GER7]

Of course I do

[@WindsurfGenerationX]

Great drone pictures and interesting story telling.

[@christianandrich4255]

Great video, many thanks! Wish a great recovery and good luck for next races 👍

[@kapdesipia]

Great sailing and great save! Keep pushing! 💪🤙

[@ArmelPrigent]

Great! Thank you! Keep going, Nico!

[@pierre-antoinequeloz1980]

Thanks for sharing Nico. Amazing action 😍 I hope you get well soon 💪

[@candidagomes2774]

Hard race... big and nice adventure!!😊🌊🌊 Congratulations by the motivation and resilience!! 👍🌅💐🌊🌊🌍

[@boyvanderveer4302]

Keep it up Nico you are doing great. Thx for your honest commentary

[@ukr91taras]

😅😅😅тримайся і удачі Ніко!😮😊

[@iPoriel]

"Like the game on windows you know" ahah :-) Nice vid !

[@anthonystanden5073]

Great racing nico hope your neck is OK, Fantastic go see the recap of the day Good luck for today

[@NicolasValentinScotland]

Very beautiful . Brilliant filming .

[@CATTLEWASH]

Nice come back Nico, you did well.

[@schobihh2703]

great videos. I like watching even it is mostly foiling. So dangerous. You guys have fun. That is so nice to see.

[@aisimeon]

well done man. keep pushing

[@timokkhan9020]

Money shot: 5:45 at apparently 37.2 knots (68.9 km/h). But don't forget to enjoy the rest of the video!

[@richardjones7769]

Gutsy riding Nico in extreme conditions 💪

[@weetwiki]

Michele wears a hand made leatt brace for his neck ?

[@lexdepauw9706]

Crazy, awesome racing!

[@tilmann13]

Trapezhaken immer mit der Öffnung nach oben - dann hakt man sich beim Sturz automatisch aus.

[@ThanosSofroniou]

I think all foilers need the gokart neck brace thing that Becker wears 12:08 . Those impacts are very dangerous for the neck

[@ArubaSailing]

I was the VERY first manager of the beach hut Back in;89. The water was a kilometer away from the water, look at it now !! wow

[@floeis7145]

Realy crazy ....up till now I didn't x the 30 knots with the Foil...I'allways get 😰 at the high speeds down the wind with high waves...don't get too high😮....pretty sick ...I hope none get's killed. Michelle Becker wears something around his neck. maybe thats a good Idea neat the helmet

[@bigi-hm4nj]

Hoffe, deinem Nacken geht es heute besser. Krass zu sehen, wie Ihr auf der allerletzten Rille übers Wasser nagelt.

[@floeis7145]

Realy great to whatch - nice work❤

[@nikolaysirakov3523]

Nice video as always, Niko! Hope your neck will be fine!

[@haukee.4000]

Thx for the Video Nico and Lars👍

[@markrudd8265]

Good luck Nico, maybe time to get a neck guard the same as Becker 🤙

[@ridetheliger4176]

Keep fighting, Nico!

[@theoutsider6191]

Those foil boards look difficult to manage.....

[@dark-fins]

Super rywalizacja 💪

[@frankstrobel4350]

Hard to tell is is everyone wearing impact vests under the shirt ?

[@Nico_GER7]

Yes we are!

[@frankstrobel4350]

@@Nico_GER7 one more que. Are the helmets /vests mandatory to race ? Or just helmets…or anything ? It is good to see everyone wear the gear…( I think I would be wearing a full face helmet 😁)

[@simongodfrey3765]

Hope your neck is OK and you feel better tomorrow. Please don't take any chances with your neck! Make sure you're OK.

[@richym2020]

Great racing!! Hope you can see a physio for your neck.

[@rickydlayaute5387]

Wahaaaaaa..m.what a warrior!! 👏👏👏👍😎🇫🇷🏁

[@janhoffmann4122]

Respect! Where is your Team-Mate from Croatia?

[@lucstephan6574]

Keep pushing like a boss after the crash 👏💪

[@dairyairman]

Wow! What a day! It just shows you that if experts like you and the others are crashing, it must be really difficult! For sure, I know all about foiling catapults having taken many myself, but not nearly at these speeds! I wonder if the fact that you're wearing a helmet had anything to do with your neck injury. I can imagine that wearing a floaty helmet might keep your head from penetrating the water to a degree and that might cause a kink in your neck on impact. Maybe a neck brace is not such a bad idea, like others were saying. Anyway, congrats on persevering in the face of adversity and coming out of it with a very decent result!

[@garybrowne5438]

Well done great racing

[@marcosgallodgp]

Damn that hurts! 😢 Hope you are good for tomorrow

[@slogo8879]

Still room for improvement 😉! Nice to see the behind the scenes... 🤗

[@nicolasniermann1986]

Great story, great way to tell it

[@Brechtwillems91]

5:47 is such a shitty feeling... you know you're gonna crash and nothing you can do about it.

[@niclaskarlin]

Great racing! Hope your neck is better now.

[@sabrinad.2153]

Wow, what for a race😮..stay healthy nice❤

[@nikolausseiringer7211]

du musst nach risco del paso du fahren es ist nur eine 10 Minuten Fahrt und die Konditionen sind und beschreibbar 😊😊😊😊

[@skipgonsalves81]

At the 14:42 mark of the video was one of the greatest saves of all time. 😆

[@BruceSpedding]

Crazy, now I understand the neck braces

[@AlexSurf]

Mal ganz kurz auch dicken Respekt an Lars, ich find die Videos werden echt immer besser🙌🏽

[@LarsWcmn]

Dankeschön! ;)

[@mariong4912]

Respekt, Junge….🤙🤙

[@gereccius]

Man, I was watching the RACE Just the moment you have this huge catapult! I screamed loud: Nooooo!!!! All my co-workers watched at me and I: Just loose all my work .... 😂😂😂

[@tbgamingandchess2681]

great windsurfing though

[@tjarkmchenky]

I don´t know who is the machine here. Either Lars or Nico but probaly both. 😅🔥

[@slickvisualpoetry]

Fingers crossed that the whiplash isn't too bad. Michelle knows why he is going for a protective collar. Benedetti took the idea of "no rules" quite literal when he jibes insight. Fingers crossed everybody can finish the competition in one piece. If you compare the bearings your bodies are taking to other professional sports, the money your making is a joke really.

[@BlueCoyote007]

Great drama good luck guys

[@СергейНетылько]

Съёмки и нарезку, должен делать человек, участвовавший в соревнованиях, а не любитель ЛОХ! Финешь, супер!

[@johanna1415]

craaazy :)

[@galensk]

😮😮😮😮wooowie🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@SirKilmore001]

Stay safe man, there will be more races. But you only have one body

[@martinlloyd5376]

Ben profit bitty 😂

[@surfavision1697]

Wahnsinn

[@aleksanderwodkowski8965]

👍👍👍