The last wave competition for the year in Sweden took place this weekend in Varberg western Sweden. The forecast was promising for the weekend so windsurfers from the whole Sweden arrived Friday night before the event, to the local bar to watch a surf movie and get inspired for the weekend.

We did not get any wind on the first competition day until the evening when some wind good enough for freestyle came in to the bay, Apelviken. It was a windy night so it was hard to sleep and we all had to set the alarm early to be ready for skippers meeting at 8am. First out in the onshore conditions was the 7 girls who entered. The sails we used were around 4.0-4.4 and I had my wave rd 76, which was perfect for these conditions. The conditions were pretty hard in the onshore wind and as I injured my hand a week ago and it was still swollen and hurting I could not really give it all. So I finished 5:th.
Someone who really gave it all and showed beautiful forwardloops and waveridings for the judges and spectators was Marie Edlund Tjernberg. She won the final heat against Frida Wiraeus and the third place went to Anna Joensson. Supernice to hear was from the organizers and media who were really impressed of the level of the competiting girls, where every heat included forwardloops and radical wave riding. Coming up next in Sweden is the last freestyle competition of the year, in a few weeks.

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