BIC Sport at the Paris Boat Show December 2011Hall 1 Stand E89 Come and meet the BIC Sport team at the Paris Boat Show, 4th to 11th December 2011. We are showing what's new in 2012 in each of our ranges: SUP, Kayak, Windsurf, Surf, O'pen BIC Sailing dinghy and (...) |
A great European Championship for the 249 racers coming from 16 countries !Great racing conditions on the last day of the European Championships in Cagliari, Sardinia, ensured the full programme of scheduled races was completed. At the close of day 4 it was still an open championship - (...) |
Endless Summer in CagliariWhat a fleet for Techno 293 European Championships! The Registration office had to do extra time on Sunday to welcome tens of late entries. Total number of competitors jumped to 249. Under 17 and Under 15 boys (88 (...) |
Techno 293 OD European Championship in CagliariFollowing the spectacular World Championships that were held recently in San Francisco, all attention is now turned to the Europeans, which are being held in Cagliari, Sardinia, from 22 to 28 October 2011. Great (...) |
Final day: spectacular 2011 Techno Windsurfing World Championships!The fifth and final day capped what was a spectacular 2011 Techno Windsurfing World Championships.The final day was a full one with 2 course races and a long distance race on the agenda and the tension could be cut (...) |
Thrilling battles set up for tight action on the penultimate dayThrilling battles set up for tight action on the penultimate day of the 2011 Techno Windsurfing World Championships. With sunny skies most of the week it was time for a fog day here in San Francisco. As the sailors (...) |
Strong conditions continue on Day 3Whipping winds highlighted a dramatic day 3 at the 2011 Techno World Championships. The day came in like a lamb and went out like a lion as the San Francisco fog bank upped the game today hurling consistent (...) |
Day 2: wind is peaking upDay 2 of The Techno Windsurfing World Championships saw San Francisco once again deliver near perfect conditions for racing. Pictured Above Under 17 boys current leader Adam Purcell from Great Britain. With three (...) |
Fantastic first day of race at the T293 WorldsThe 2011 Techno World Championships opened up in glorious fashion this Wednesday July 20th.(all photos by waterhound.com)With bright blue skies, warm 20mph winds, and plenty of action on the race course it was time (...) |
Techno 293 One Design World's in San FransiscoThe 2011 Techno 293 World Championship, to be hosted by the prestigious St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, USA, has already attracted an entry of 200 youth racers. With 6 weeks to go before the championship (...) |
Techno World Challenge in Japan : on the way to San Fransisco.It was on 4th and 5th June last that the Techno world Challenge was organized on Lake Biwa. The prize for the winner in each class was a trip to the Techno World Championship in San Francisco. A total of 150 sailors (...) |
Highland Spring HIHO 2011 : the most beautiful of long distances !The Highland Spring HIHO is the most stunningly beautiful long distance race that has ever existed. Imagine a 100 mile raid where you make your way through the natural wilderness of the Virgin Islands in the (...) |
Techno 293 Asian ChampionshipsThe SIM 30th Open Asian Windsurfing Championship took place from 12th to 16th January 2011 in Singapore. What should have been a comfortable lead for Phusiri Sirichai after race 7 was completely overturned by Hong (...) |
The Techno 148 is test winnerThe Core 148 which has just been tested in the February issue of Planche Mag was awarded top scores for the two most important criteria in its category for utmost pleasure in light winds: planing (10/10) and (...) |
The Hong Kong Open, 21-27 Sept 2010Since its establishment in 1983, the Hong Kong Open has evolved into one of the major Asian tournaments of the Windsurfing calendar. The Hong Kong Open has excited a great deal of interest in the sport as well (...) |
Golden Generation - Youth Olympic Games - 14th to 26th August 2010This Wednesday 25th August 2010 for the final day and round of Techno 293 OD at the Youth Olympic Games, there was nothing more than a sea breeze of 6 - 8 knots at best, but enough to run this deciding round of (...) |
Ideal conditions for Techno 293 U.S. National ChampionshipThe Techno 293 U.S. National Championship crowned new champions after three days of ideal conditions at Vineyard Haven Yacht Club. Thirty-four competitors traveled from as far as Mexico, USVI, Canada, California, (...) |
2010 Worlds: a Championship to remember !Saturday 31st July, and for this last competition day at the Techno 293 OD World Championships 2010 in Martigues, the wind finally decided to calm down, allowing 2 more rounds to be run in each of the 5 (...) |
Mistral is backThe wind that was forecast for Friday made its presence felt with the anemometer never dropping below the 30 knot mark. The 360 competitors had to sit it out patiently, waiting fo the race committee decisions that (...) |
Fantastic day in MartiguesWith a moderate wind forecast, the teams, come from 30 different countries, were ready for the off. And there was quality racing to appreciate all day long on the beautiful waters of the Etang de Berre. The wind was (...) |
Two rounds of racing completed in each classThe wind may well have been showing its strength the last few days, blasting at more then 100kph, but it was a flat glassy sea, like a lake, that the competitors woke up to this wednesday for the Techno 293 OD World (...) |
Follow the 293 OD Championship on Twitter !New technology means that nowadays you can follow most big sporting events direct on the web.Techno 293 OD is well up to speed as far as all that's concerned, and is now giving you the option to follow the Techno (...) |
Big Mistral blowing on the Techno 293 WorldsA monster Mistral wind has been blowing at the spot at l'Etang de Berre near Martigues in the Rhone delta since Saturday, the spot where the 2010 Techno 293 OD World Championships are currently being held, the kind (...) |
Techno 293 OD World's: record broken!The 2010 Techno 293 OD world championships will be taking place at Martigues in the Rhone delta, south of France, not far from Marseille, from the 24th to 31st July. And there's already one record been broken before (...) |
No wind ? Go SUP !Not enough wind for funboard ? Get into SUP. The brand new SUP 11'4" ACS from Bic Surf gives you the widest range of conditions of any board on the market, a Peter Hosking signature design that will give you endless (...) |
Hi Ho 2010 : June 26-July 4One of the world's premier water sports events is the 26-year old Highland Spring HIHO, a seven-day windsurfing adventure and stage race that visits multiple islands in the British Virgin Islands. The 2010 event, (...) |
Techno 293 Champs qualify four different North American Countries for Youth Olympic GamesThe Techno 293 North American Championships held Mar 5-7 in Merritt Island, Florida saw eight tight races in 4-15 knot winds. This event was the North American country qualifier for the first IOC Youth Olympic Games (...) |
BIC Sport at current BOOT fair, Düsseldorf, 23-31 January 2010Come and see our windsurf boards at the BOOT fair, in Düsseldorf, Germany, which is currently being held until 31st January 2010. Our German distributor, Choppy Water GmbH, is at Hall 1, stands C51 and D50 (...) |
Techno 293 OD European ChampionshipThe recent Under 17 European Championship was held in Cadiz, Spain, from 27th December 2009 to 3rd January 2010. Proof of the Techno 293OD Class becoming more and more popular is the ever-increasing number of (...) |
261 young racers at the Techno 293 Worlds!A record 261 young windsurfers, from 25 countries representing 4 continents, have been in action at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (UK)- the host venue for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Games. The 2009 (...) |
JUBF makes the switch to Techno 293 ODThe Japanese University Boardsailing Federation (JUBF), has confirmed that fromthe start of the 2010 season onwards, all windsurf racing will be conducted on BICWindsurf's Techno 293 OD board and the One Design 7.8 (...) |
Total success for the Junior & Youth European Windsurfing ChampionshipsWith 195 competitors participating in the Junior & Youth European Windsurfing Championships, Lacanau, France, 10-15 April 09, the event was a total success! Competitors came from all over Europe, and even Japan, (...) |
Youth and Masters Windsurfing European ChampionshipThe 2009 IWA Junior, Youth and Masters Windsurfing European Championships will be held in France from Friday 10th April to Wednesday 15th April 2009. More than 160 competitors coming from all over Europe are (...) |
250km on the Bic Jungle, Chili, November 2008!A fantastic trip on the Bic Jungle from Iquique to Arica, Northern Chili: David Dvorquez is a Chilien sportsman (surf, windsurf, kitesurf et SUP), who is a member of our Chilean distributor's Team riders. They (...) |
New Techno Pro range: High performance in your quiverThe new Techno Pro range was presented at the Grand Pavois in La Rochelle (FR) in September 2008. It makes an ideal quiver for riding with top quality equipment in all kinds of conditions. Made from Epoxy (...) |
One Design Rigs selected for the Techno 293 OD ClassBIC Windsurf is pleased to confirm that the One Design 6.8 & 7.8 rig packages have been chosen by the Techno 293 OD Class as the rigs to be used for the 2008 World Championships, Poland, August 2008. From the (...) |
Warning on Techno 293OD mast foot JointATTENTION : Important safety notice for all Techno 293 OD sailors ! It has come to our attention that there is a very small but “higher than normal” risk of breakage on a batch of T293 OD universal (...) |