Surf & Style
Surf & Style is the largest European surfing event on an artificial standing wave . It takes place annually in August in the MAC Forum at Munich Airport . Part of the event is the hosting of the European championships in "Stationary Wave Riding".
history
Emergence
Inspired by the Munich Eisbach, which is now one of the most famous hotspots for river surfing worldwide, Munich Airport organized the first Surf & Style together with the atv-action team in August 2011. The surfing facility in the MAC forum measures over 860 m² and has an additional grandstand. A standing wave about 1.50 m high and 9 m wide is generated by a 10-pump system. The wave height is variable and can be adjusted as required. The 200 m² pool has a total of around 1,000 cubic meters of water - making the wave module the largest mobile surfing facility in the world. The developer of the system is Rainer Klimaschewski. In addition to the professionals, surfing enthusiasts children and adults can also surf the waves at Surf & Style. There are special multi-day kids' camps and free surfing is possible for everyone in the afternoons.
development
From August 1st to 19th, 2012 Surf & Style was held for the second time. Since 2012, registrations for free surfing in the afternoons have been necessary due to the high demand. The slots are limited to three quarters of an hour each, up to ten people can surf the wave in this time window. There are slots for both experienced surfers and beginners, who can then start their first surfing attempts with the help of a pole. The slots are allocated 2 days in advance and are limited to 1 slot per day per participant. In 2013, Surf & Style will be renewed for another week due to the great popularity. The event starts on July 31, 2013 and ends on August 25, 2013, the venue remains the MAC Forum at Munich Airport.
European championships in "Stationary Wave Riding"
General / history
In 2011 the first European championship in 'Stationary Wave Riding' took place on the artificial wave in front of around 20,000 spectators. In total, prize money of 10,000 euros was distributed. Munich Eisbach surfer Gerry Schlegel secured first place, followed by Quirin Rohleder and Florian Kummer in second and third place. Sarah Czepluch from Munich was able to prevail among women. The 2nd European Championship in "Stationary Wave Riding" on August 11th and 12th, 2012 attracted a total of 80 participants from nine different countries to Munich Airport. Local hero Tao Schirrmacher, who also learned to surf at the Munich Eisbach, became the new European champion. Second and third placed were Quirin Rohleder and last year's winner Gerry Schlegel. In the women's category, the 31-year-old Austrian Kathrin Gappmayr won, and in the Masters class for over 40-year-olds, the Swiss-Portuguese José Fernandes led the way. The second European championship was already followed by over 22,000 visitors at Munich Airport, and for the first time the events were also broadcast live on the MetaTwistTower.
Judging guidelines
The waves surfed are judged according to standardized criteria. The competition rules, by which the judges at Surf & Style orient themselves, was drawn up by the international umbrella organization for surfing, the Association of Surfing Professionals (ISA). The judges pay particular attention to style, radicalism, control, creativity and variety of the surfers, as well as repertoire of maneuvers and tricks. The judges award points from 0.1 to 10.0 for each wave surfed.
- 0.1 - 2.00 BAD - bad wave
- 2.1 - 4.00 POOR - moderate wave
- 4.1 - 6.00 AVERAGE - average wave
- 6.1 - 8.00 GOOD - good wave
- 8.1 - 10.00 PERFECT - perfect wave
Winner - Chronology
2011 winner
Men: 1st - Gerry Schlegel, 2nd - Quirin Rohleder, 3rd - Flori Kummer
Women: 1st - Sarah Czepluch, 2nd - Nadine Rossman, 3rd - Antonia Deventer
Masters: 1st - Rainer Litz, 2nd - Matthias Ramoser, 3rd - Fritz Hollweck
2012 winner
Men: 1st - Tao Schirrmacher, 2nd - Quirin Rohleder, 3rd - Gerry Schlegel
Women: 1st - Kathrin Gappmayr, 2nd - Angelina Schuelting, 3rd - Stefanie Pirron
Masters: 1st - José Fernandes, 2nd - Alex Schwab, 3rd - Fritz Hollweck
2013 winner
Men: 1st - Tao Schirrmacher, 2nd - Gerry Schlegel, 3rd - Quirin Rohleder
Women: 1st - Kathrin Gappmayr, 2nd - Stefanie Pirron, 3rd - Mareen Scholz
Masters: 1st - Fritz Hollweck, 2nd - Markus Knöringer, 3rd - Carsten Kurmis
2014 winner
Men: 1st - Lukas Brunner, 2nd - Gerry Schlegel, 3rd - Jan Vogt
Women: 1st - Karina Rankine, 2nd - Stefanie Pirron, 3rd - Kathrin Gappmayr
Masters: 1st - Robert Beetz, 2nd - Simon Bitterlich, 3rd - Alex Schwab
Groms: 1st - Noah Beschen, 2nd - Moritz Wienecke, 3rd - Simon Bitterlich
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de: August 19, 2011 - Surf competition at Munich Airport. One and a half treacherous meters
- ↑ eisbachwelle.de: August 22, 2011 - Eisbach Munich Surfer is the winner of Surf & Style 2011
- ↑ eisbachwelle.de: August 15, 2012 - Results Surf & Style European Championship at Munich Airport 2012
- ↑ riversurfen.tumblr.com: August 14, 2013 - Surf and Style 2013 - the review behind the scenes.
- ↑ riversurfen.tumblr.com: August 12, 2014 - Surf and Style 2014 - the review behind the scenes.