Defiwind 2022 Race No. 3 - 3ème course UNCUT | POV Andy Laufer GoPro Hero10

As this one was one of the best races I ever did ‪@thedefiwind‬ , I had to put it online as it is, uncut and raw.
For the last 7 years I always started right in the middle of the starting line and went straight to the beach to look for flat water.
Yesterday in race no. 2 I started the 1st time right down within all the PWA riders. Had clear water and could go 2-3 knots faster than on the 1st day. Thanks for the tip ‪@JordyVonkNED69‬ !
So in race no. 3 I started right down below again, very close to the boat. Was early so I had to slowed down a bit. Some other sailors just passed my right at the start wich didn't matter as I catched up after a while.
I got faster and faster on the 1st leg, catched up lots of places even if I couldn't go 100% as my fitness level is pretty bad.
Arrived at the 1st mark in 12th position, overtaking Tristan Algret as he went for a little swim :) So I rounded the buoy in a superb 11th place juhuuu!
Accelerated pretty good, got faster and faster, concentrated on the waves and on those 1240 guys coming straight torwards myself. Suddenly there was Johan Søe D-37 right down below, we almost crashed into each other as I didn't see him coming upwind. Sorry for that ‪@johansoe37‬ :)
After a while there was former Defiwind winner Nicolas Warembourg pushing from behind as I got weaker and slower. I started pushing a bit, could even gain some meters again but I felt in my arms that I coulnd't push until the next mark. I decided to let him go, took it easy to spared some energy for the 2nd jibe.
Arrived there in a good 12th position when Antoine Albeau passed me inside. Right after that jibe I saw Pierre Mortefon pushing from the top. I started pushing as well, but after a while had to spare some energy again. Pierre decided after about half way to go upwind into the sandbanks to find some flat waters to gain some speed. That was a good decision as he overtook me on that run.
Right before mark no. 3 there was Malte Reuscher passing me downwind as I couldn't go full speed anymore. Cramps, pain, stiffness in basically all my body. Only "Les Defieurs" know what I am taking about :)
Arrived in a still very good 13th position at mark no. 3. - when Matteo Iachino just passed me right there. Still came out in 14th place, one more leg to the finish!
Didn't had the energy to push as hard as in the 1st reach. So I heard Maciek Rutkowski coming from behind. Could push a bit to keep him away for a while but was to weak to keep the speed, too exhausted. So I let him pass and went to the inside, looking for some flat waters again. That was the biggest mistake of the race as the finish line was much more downwind than mark no. 2.
So i ended up very too far upwind, had to go downwind a lot, got slower and slower, GPS readings was even under 20 knots :)
Just before the finish line 5 more guys passed me downwind as they went straight into the finish - Armand Genevois, Andres Boje, Ingmar Daldorf, Alex Cousin and Bruno Martini.
Anyway I ended up in a superb 20th place, suuuper happy with that! The wind was between 20 and 40 knots. Used my ‪@jpaustraliacom‬ 62 Slalom and my new ‪@NeilPrydeWind‬ EVOXIII 5.8 and a NoLo Fins Model 5 32.5cm. That combi seems to be incredibly fast.
All shots taken with my ‪@GoPro‬ Hero10
Hope you enjoy the video.
Cheers Andy

[@glennfield]

i always love seeing uncut footage from Defiwind, really shows how physical these races are. Awesome run Andy!

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks mate

[@wouterdobbelaere]

Just excellent! Thanks for sharing!

[@olibob1969]

Thank you so much for sharing, that was amazing !

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks for watching

[@M.Bo.]

Sick footage! Thank you so much for taking us along the ride!!! And congrats to the great achievements!

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks mate

[@simongodfrey3765]

Thanks Andy, that was really great footage!

[@AndyLaufer]

Thanks Simon!

[@theswedishwhale8377]

Loved it! Makes me want to try it out next year. Thanks for the great videos, as always.

[@AndyLaufer]

always worth a try :)

[@cedrichenrissat9226]

Best video on a slalom race I've ever saw. Thank you very much, amazing

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks a lot Cedric!

[@zrlattvanx2856]

what a race , thanks for the feeling of an amazing battle !

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks for watching :)

[@deans.8659]

Jaws dropping! Unbelievable! Respect!👍🤙

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks mate

[@Gryffins90]

thanks a lot for the full uncut race! Amazing speed and great result. The reach is so long :o

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks mate

[@ChocoSindos]

I was cramping up just watching that, long legs and very rough, well done, great sailing.

[@AndyLaufer]

hehe just like me :)

[@tfelix999]

Großartiger Lauf! Deine Erläuterung fast noch spannender als das Vid!--) Danke dafür und herzlichen Glückwunsch!!

[@AndyLaufer]

Danke Felix

[@mmilhazes]

Awesome footage and loved your race description in the comments!! Well done!!! Very good place!! 👏👏💪💪🚀🚀🏆🏆

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks Mario

[@pierrearmand2793]

Fing nuts. Crazy. Great footage. Feel like I'm there.

[@neilm4236]

Loved every minute of it, Thank you Andy. Felt the pain of every chop and the relief of the flatter water. Great race mate 👍. As an old boy who started windsurf in 1980 and it been a big part of my life ever since, You and your videos inspire me to get out on the water when I'm feeling soft and need a kick in the ass. You are a beast of a sailor🤙 ( even if our body's will not give us as much as they used too).

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks a lot Neil, really appreciate your feedback! keep pushing :)

[@keytes]

Fantastic to watch

[@AndyLaufer]

Thanks Mike!

[@byengeltube]

Very nice footage! Thank's for sharing your nice race!

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks Michael!

[@reinhardgross1074]

🚀, Saugeil, und schon fühle ich mich wieder besser. Super Video 👍🏼

[@twopaste]

Wonderful !

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks

[@flacmurry7830]

Man I could feel the burn in your front left arm just by watching, but still great race congrats!

[@1987deepfire]

Really nice Video!!! I'm loving it!

[@AndyLaufer]

thank you!

[@martijnmobach2514]

Thanks Andy, great video and race report, myself I was happy to be on 5.0!

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks mate

[@martinbailly573]

Marathon ! Impressive speed sustain for such a long time and in pretty rough conditions ! Kudo Andy !

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks Martin

[@jeroen-surf]

Totally insane! 😀😀😀 Awesome man! Great result also. Next year I will join the race too! 🤙🤙🤙

[@AndyLaufer]

sound great Jeroen, thanks a lot!

[@hanslosert8172]

Hatte schon gewartet ob es denn wieder, eines der legendären Andi Laufer unplugged Defi races auf yt gibt. Hammer ! Der raw uncut! Und herzlichen Dank, fürs teilhaben lassen. Muss jetzt erstmal die Umkrampfung am Kaffeebecher lösen.

[@AndyLaufer]

Hehe vielen Dank Hans! Es kommen noch 2 weitere Defi Clips. LG

[@lionelraobelina3158]

Incredible stability 👍

[@Crimeanland]

У меня аж рука заболела пака смотрел покатушки ,супер!!!! Молодец!!!!! Настоящее зрелище !!!!!!

[@joelerin7727]

Well done Andy. When you cross the rest of the fleet at full speed, that's so impressive and so scary. I would definitely buy a 20th place, but I'm far too slow to even think about Defiwind. This video is juste like if I made it myself :-). Cheers.

[@AndyLaufer]

Thanks Joel, really appriciate your feedback :) Cheers

[@isaacent]

Fantastic

[@matteodellafiorentina2794]

amazing andy!!!!!!

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks Matteo

[@eamonncoady9823]

So exciting to watch. will have to pospone bedtime as im buzzing. Raw and uncut footage does it for me. Thanks Andy for posting this and congrats to everyone associated with the Defi .

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks a lot Eamonn

[@stevemagnuson7051]

My arms and back were hurting just watching! Amazing run and experience! At 62, my high speed windsurfing days are limited, but I still enjoy my 98L Naish board with a 5.3 on the Delta near San Fran!

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks Steve

[@AEKok]

thanks for allowing me to be on board. It felt like I was surfing the race myself (in a better version of me)

[@tayronachan]

thx, i watched the whole thing

[@pepijngeraedts4914]

Love to see the raw uncut footage. This way you can really see how intense the Defi wind is:)

[@AndyLaufer]

yes exactly. those 36 min. feel like ages when you're out there :)

[@pepijngeraedts4914]

@@AndyLaufer huge respect man!

[@Sequoiaandpines]

Great vídeo 😅

[@user-rs5eg2ik7f]

Sweet ❤

[@shmish]

That was a great race. You really pushed through some pain. To finish like that and not have great fitness speaks to will power and technique. That first reach looked insane.

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks Doug!

[@hossor123]

Thanks a million for this uncut footage! Really great! A 360 camera would be interesting to use in those races.

[@AndyLaufer]

Up next, in the making. Will be online soon :)

[@j.a.physio6221]

Sick ride! And looks like you have great control all the way of the 40 kilometers.

[@AndyLaufer]

Thanks mate. I would have needed a Physio in between the jibes :)

[@posegidon]

What a footage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks mate

[@77procha]

Wowwww!!!

[@obktownposse]

Aaaalter! Ich kriege schon beim Zuschauen Krämpfe in den U-Armen 😀 Toller Fight und cleverer Kurs, besonders wenn du beim 2. und 4. Schenkel ausweichpflichtig bist und zum Schluss noch massenhaft überrunden musst 👍👍👍 Viele Grüße aus Norddeutschland 👋

[@AndyLaufer]

danke Ralf!

[@FLYBIRD38]

It's perfect the beautiful images can't wait to be able to do the defiwind just a little music it will be cool.

[@TheMartinchostar]

Uncut windsurfing footage rocks! Amazing speed...

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks Marty

[@WindsurfGenerationX]

Sehr eindrucksvoll!

[@AndyLaufer]

Dankeschön

[@hpefr1111]

awesome

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks mate

[@steffenernst3234]

Voll krass, mann. Die Geschwindigkeit die du die knappen 40 Minuten durchhälst ist ja schon beeindruckend. Und du beschreibst in deiner Videobeschreibung du warst nicht fit. Echt Wahnsinn. Thumbs up man!!! 💪

[@AndyLaufer]

Dank Dor Steffen!

[@dengordo]

That looks so intense! I could feel your pain in the front arm. Was the harness line too far back? Well done Andy, massive effort and insane speed in those conditions.

[@AndyLaufer]

Hey Den, thanks a lot. Yes they where slightly too far in the back. At Defiwind, you always have to put them further forward.

[@user-kh7mg7rg2f]

so exaiting surf on oncoming traffic

[@MAXIMBOARD]

Отличное видео, спасибо! Здоровья и удачи!

[@AndyLaufer]

Большое спасибо :)

[@lyallm331]

That is a awesome result with all the PWA boys there. Arm pump looked bad! *Short arm wetsuit next time and brave the cold 😆

[@nilsbuer]

Very impressive video. It must be really hard to keep the energy over such a long top speed run.

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks Nils, yes indeed

[@nicwohlgemut4159]

Congrats Meischter 😉

[@AndyLaufer]

danke Nic

[@ElectroHouseFanXXX]

thx a lot for uploading ! would be so cool to see the actual speed , do you track your runs? should be possible with gpx files? anyway great footage and good race for you!

[@AndyLaufer]

speeds in straight line between 25 and 36 knots mostly atound 32 knots.

[@mjschrod]

A great video. I try to understand how all your muscles and tendons were in tension for that long time. Impressive result! Last year I did an Ammersee crossing from Eching to Diessen in one ride. I was dying multiple times. :) Naja, so bisschen. Meine hintere Wade war aber total fertig...

[@AndyLaufer]

thanks Matthias!

[@MrReivilo38]

Amazing ! it was so hard that day ! i was sailling between two heats....hard time with your harness lines on the left side no ?

[@AndyLaufer]

Yes Francois, they where slightly too far in the back. Cheers

[@richardm9688]

Amazing - Thanks for this footage! How was each leg to they buoy. It seemed like several km's?

[@lionelsimon8567]

Hi Andy, it seems that sail tension top to bottom was light, I saw some small folds in front of your wish, that adjustment was for improving power instead of softness?

[@ingotaraske6996]

Reminds me of the desert sand rally of “fear and loathing in Las Vegas”.. how do you even know where the next mark is?

[@AndyLaufer]

just leep on going straight :)

[@jbllala3595]

You’ re awsome !!! What sail you had? Hope your left arm is ok 🤙

[@Phil-ry2ux]

Well done, and great video. Was the wind at 90 degrees or was it a little upwind on the 2nd leg? Would it be a good idea to have 2 sets of harness lines so you could hook into 1 a little further forward to take the pressure off your front arm? Or would that just make your back arm ache more?

[@AndyLaufer]

The wind was mostly at about 90 degrees. But shifting a lot within the race. 2 sets of harness lines might be a good option yes. Thanks and cheers

[@ThierryCiot]

Wow that's awesome. It's a little miracle that there are no accidents when there are so many riders going in the opposite direction. Or are there?

[@AndyLaufer]

no accidents, fortunately :)

[@JordyVonkNED69]

I like the part after 07:15 😜🔥🔥

[@AndyLaufer]

haaa yes indeed, rollin from the top :))) you finished top5 this one right?

[@JordyVonkNED69]

@@AndyLaufer 4th🤟

[@AndyLaufer]

sogeil!

[@marvelgrey]

Hi, what was avarage and top speed?

[@Clint_Moto34]

Are there diffrent classes for foils ?

[@ukr91taras]

how many barrels in m / s?

[@mark051262]

I could feel the lactic acid building up in my forearms from just watching the video 😃

[@AndyLaufer]

hahaaa true :)

[@HughSheehy]

A trim question....your front hand seems (to me) to be really close to the mast, forward. No?

[@eriii276]

Gutes Rennen, Andi. :) Darf ich fragen, warum gerade die Fahrer mit Point7 Segel am Anfang vorbei gezogen sind? Warf das Technik, oder Equipment? Grüße vom Wörthsee ;)

[@AndyLaufer]

Danke. Das war ein anderer Kurs. Deshalb bin ich an der 1.Tonne wieder bei bzw. vor denen :) LG

[@eriii276]

@@AndyLaufer A Hund is er scho

[@cosmo2002]

my only concern was that your gps watch dont get loose...last hole and no security loop. THAT was extreme.

[@garybanks5007]

Awesome Video, you should make a short starting 20 secs before start boat and Helicopter cross in front of you, you will get a lot of views

[@garybanks5007]

To where the 2nd Guy cuts across in front of you

[@mtumix]

Sehr beeinruckend. Nicht böse gemeint: Was ist der Grund, warum einige noch einiges schneller sind? Bzw. gerade am Start so davongeflogen sind?

[@AndyLaufer]

Die kommen von Luv mit dem tieferen, schnelleren Raumkurs. In diesem Fall nicht ganz so sinnvoll, da sie danach wieder hoch ziehen müssen und langsamer werden.

[@AndyLaufer]

Die kommen von Luv mit dem tieferen, schnelleren Raumkurs. In diesem Fall nicht ganz so sinnvoll, da sie danach wieder hoch ziehen müssen und langsamer werden.

[@mtumix]

@@AndyLaufer Aber beim Torstart sind sie ja von der Distanz automatisch hinter dir, wenn sie in Luv starten. Somit ist Luv kein Vorteil. Sonst würden ja alle beim Torstart in Luv starten....

[@HKPsoschautsausCarlymarioualfi]

Echt cool mit deinem Alter

[@AndyLaufer]

merci

[@windsurfingtwins7197]

Erster 🥇 Cooles Video und Gute Gopro Aufnahmen 👍🏻

[@AndyLaufer]

Dank Dir :)

[@matteo.righettii]

Point-7 harness lines?😪

[@future_horizon]

66.66 km/h

[@alejandrogalvani4592]

Wheare is this championship ?

[@BarpTheWire]

11:50 close call (or rather shout lol)

[@beninstone1824]

Where’s the commentry, Ben managed to talk his whole way around. (-;

[@AndyLaufer]

hahaaa Ben's clip is hilarious, love ot too!!

[@neilm4236]

Ben can talk under water too 😁

[@Str8representing]

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