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BEN VAN DER STEEN – PERSPECTIVE
TARIFA June 2014
// After the PWA Korea event was cancelled, Ben Van Der Steen was busting to get out there and race so he headed to the Slalom IFCA worlds in the Azores. He’s probably glad he made that decision, since he came back with a World Title! Back at home, John Carter sent him out in 40 knots to sail in front of the ‘Sacred Heart of Jesus’ statue in front of the Tarifa Harbour entrance so he could capture this photo. Ironically, the statue faces out towards Africa, as if to welcome immigrants into Spain. This is also the spot where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean, the southernmost point in continental Europe and a mere 11 km. across the straits of Gibraltar to Morocco.
Photo John Carter