Reinout Smit is een van de vaste gasten tijdens de Europese Junioren Kampioenschappen voor het kitesurfen in Frankrijk, elk jaar gaat hij trouw die kant op om de nieuwe generatie kiters aan te moedigen en op foto vast te leggen:

Dit jaar is Vera Klabbers kampioen bij de dames en Dylan vd Meij is 2de geworden bij de heren 16-19 jaar.

For this year’s edition of the EJKC i travelled together with fellow dutchie’s Dylan van der Meij and Noud van Schie to the south of France. For Dylan it was his last year at this competition due to his age and for Noud it was his first international competition.

It’s always nice to see some of the regular competitors back here at the EJKC like the Bridge Family, Noè Font, Javier Jimenez, Vera Klabbers, George Dufty. And every year some new faces appear who have been training hard to show of their level of riding which is getting higher and higher at this event.

Since the area is kinda know for it’s gusty conditions the riders where in for a day where the kite size could really make a difference. We have seen every size form a 5 till a 14m on the water during the day.

For the 16-19y and the girls it was possible to run a single and double elimination. The 9-13 and 14-15 where run in a dingle elimination format.

Results for the EJKC:

16-19 year old boys
1. Arthur Guillebert (Fra/Flexifoil)
2. Dylan Van der Meij (Ned/Flysurfer)
3. Olly Bridge (Gbr/North)

14-15 year old boys
1. Noè Font (Esp/Best)
2. Denis Zurik (Pol/Slingshot)
3. Guy Bridge (Gbr/North)

9-13 year old boys
1. Tom Bridge (Gbr/North)
2. Javier Jimenez (Esp/F.One)
3. Nino Liboni (Fra/Best)

Girls
1. Vera Klabbers (Ned/Mutiny)
2. Pauline Valesa (Fra/F.One)
3. Rita Arnaus(Esp/Best)

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