Formentera, the windsurfers' Island of the mediteranean see
The island of Formentera...a meeting place for the world’s best windsurfers – FormenteraMany world-class windsurfers are coming to the island of Formentera and its crystalline and transparent waters to prepare for the coming season, prior to the 2008 Olympics.The links between windsurfing and the island of Formentera are growing by leaps and bounds. The popularity of this water sport in the smaller of the two Pitiusan Islands is soaring, good proof of which are the many world-class windsurfers who are coming to the island of Formentera and its crystalline and transparent waters to prepare for the coming season, prior to the 2008 Olympics. Windsurfing in Formentera is popular all throughout the winter season and its superb conditions have not gone unnoticed by several of this sport’s stellar figures. José Luis Piñama, member of the Spanish Olympic windsurfing team, has been the main advocate for this initiative to bring together the world’s greatest windsurfers on the smaller Pitiusan Islands, including Germany’s Wilhelm (eighth place in the latest international championship), Italy’s champion Fabian Giheideggen, Portugal’s Joaop Rodrigues (two-time Olympic champion), Austria’s Thomas Kargl, Greece’s Byron Kokalanis and Switzerland’s Richie Staffacher (sixteenth place in the latest international championship), in addition to four more windsurfers from the Austrian youth team along with their trainer, Peter Krimbacher. José Luis Piñana was also Spain’s Olympic class runner-up and placed ninth in Holland’s 2006 Olympic Week and first in the 2005 National Freestyle Championship. Formentera has become a first-class destination for many internationally famous racers, all of whom emphasise the enormous importance of being able to train with people from other countries in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. According to Piñana, the island of Formentera boasts excellent infrastructures and superb conditions for windsurfing. He also stressed the excellent sailing conditions in the smaller Pitiusan Island, which make it a privileged place for this sport. As Formentera is a very small island, it is possible to come by boat one day and to settle on a hotel in Ibiza or an apartment in Ibiza or to find an accommodation in Mallorca. Enjoy your stay in Balearic Islands!