The 2008 Mondial du Vent
Wind sport festival - Leucate-La Franqui beach - 12th - 20th April 2008
Mondial du vent - Leucate, La Franqui
Leucate opens its door for a week to lovers of the sea, the waves and the wind. All the extreme sports meet up for the 2008 edition of this yearly event. On the programme this year will be funboard, kitesurf, sail-carting, demos and participation in roller skating, kite flying...... and many related forms of entertainment throughout the week..... with a bit of help from the Tramontane of course
This year the Mondial du Vent will host a leg of the Coupe du Monde (the first in France) for freestyle of the PKRA World Tour, as well as the Raid Pro Amateur, a long distance race.
Programme
Kitesurf Freestyle
World Tour PKRA
Competitions from 12th - 18th April
10h - 18h depending on weather
Kitesurf longue distance
Longue distance Amateur
Competitions from 12 au 15 avril
10h - 18h depending on weather
Windsurf longue distance
Raid Pro Amateur
Competitions from 16th - 20th April
10h - 18h depending on weather
Tryout Salon
Kitesurf, sand yachting , kite buggy....
12th - 15th April
10h - 18h
Tryout Salon
16th - 20 April
10h - 18h
More than 100 professional competitors from all over the world are coming to take part in the various events scheduled for the 2008 Mondial du Vent.
BMX, skating, sand yachting, and equipment tryouts await the over 160 000 spectators around the Leucate waters, giving the opportunity to discover and familiarize oneself with sports such as windsurfing, kitesurfing, sand yachting , kite buggy, ...