Der PWA CATALUNYA WORLD CUP 2012, Tramontanslalom

Ok, habe ich nicht gewusst, dann gute Besserung.
Wenn ich verletzt bin, bleibe ich zu hause und kuriere mich aus.

Wie sah er sonst in dieser Saison aus? Auch nicht viel besser...

Das war Tag 4:

Zitat von PWA

PWA Catalunya Windsurfing World CupDAY 4 : DUNKERBECK DOMINATES WITH BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES
Costa Brava came to life early on day four as the wind arrived before twelve o’clock and an action packed day ensued. After six high-octane hours on the water, two and a half eliminations were completed. As the racing came to a close it was Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / Dunkerbeck Eyewear / Chris Benz) who stole the show, as he became the first man this season to win back-to-back eliminations after a brilliant display of sailing.
Elimination Three
Winners’ Final
The first winners’ final of the day started under dramatic circumstances as yesterday’s race two winner, Antoine Albeau (RRD / NeilPryde), went over the line early. This left to door wide open for Dunkerbeck to hit straight back at the Frenchmen, and the terminator took full advantage of the opportunity presented before him to claim the first bullet of the day. Dunkerbeck led the pack into the first gybe and from here he just went from strength-to-strength as he flew down the course, without putting a foot wrong, to open up a substantial lead over his closer challenger, Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde). The Frenchmen managed to overtake Bora Kozanoglu (Starboard / Severne) and he held on for the remainder of the heat to claim second place. Eventually Kozanoglu had to settle for fourth after Ludovic Jossin (Patrik / Loft Sails) also managed to squeeze past the Turk.
Losers’ Final
In heat fifteen Wojtek Brzozowski (Starboard) just edged the start, but by the first mark Ross Williams (Tabou / Gaastra) had stormed into the lead. Just like Dunkerbeck in the winners’ final, the Brit went onto extend his lead throughout the heat to finish in first place. As the rest of the fleet approached the third gybe mark, Pascal Toselli (RRD / Point-7) occupied second place, but Micah Buzianis (JP / MauiSails) out maneuvered Brzozowski to move into third, with the Pole completing the top four.
In the opening round of elimination three, the majority of the big guys survived unscathed, however in heat one Patrick Diethelm (Patrik / Loft Sails) and Peter Volwater (Fanatic / Avanti) were the early casualties. Meanwhile in heat eight France’s Tristan Algret (Patrik / Loft Sails) did well to qualify from a tough heat.<o:p></o>
The quarters saw a few of the big names fall. Finian Maynard (RRD / Avanti), who has been battling a leg injury for the duration of the event, qualified for the quarters but this is as far as he would be going on this occasion. Other notable names missing from the semi-finals would be Jimmy Diaz (Starboard / North), who sailed so well yesterday just missed out in fifth after a battle with Ross Williams in heat ten. Ben Van Der Steen (Starboard / Loft Sails / Mystic) also failed to not make the semis. The other notable sailor to be missing from the next round would be Antoine Questel (Starboard / Loft Sails).<o:p></o>
Elimination Four<o:p></o>
Winners’ Final<o:p></o>
Bjorn Dunkerbeck made a great start to the second winners’ final of the day and multiple world champion continued to look phenomenally quick, so much so that by the first gybe he had already opened up a ten meter gap over Ben Van Der Steen, Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / North) and Matteo Iachino (F2 / Challenger / Mystic / AL360), who were his closest challengers, whilst Albeau was in fifth. However disaster soon struck for the Frenchmen as he fell upon entry of the second gybe to find himself bringing up the rear of the fleet. Albeau wasn’t the only one to go down though as Van Der Steen suffered a similar fate at the final gybe. This saw the Dutchman drop from second all the way to the back as Mortefon, Quentel and Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / Severne / Mystic) all bypassed him to complete the top four. The glory was left for Dunkerbeck though, as he became the first man this season to win two eliminations in a row. The most decorated sailor in windsurfing’s history looked almost untouchable as he combined his ridiculous top speed with flawless gybes to dominate again.<o:p></o>
There were further upsets in the early rounds of race four. The first shock came as Questel failed to qualify for the next round after being hugely overpowered in heat six. The next big name sailor to fall was Ross Williams, who dropped his gybe to drop out of the qualifying positions. Unfortunately for the Brit he wasn’t quite able to recover as he narrowly missed out in fifth. As the competition headed into the quarterfinals, the major story was that Finian Maynard was taken out by Pieter Bijl (JP / NeilPryde) in the gybe. This ultimately proved to be the beginning of the end, as neither of the two sailors were able to recover. Waiting in the wings were Mortefon, Brzozowski, Cyril Moussilmani and Iachino, all of whom went onto qualify for the semis. Julien Quentel sailed brilliantly to make yet another winners’ final as the Frenchmen continued his rich rein of form.<o:p></o>
Elimination Five<o:p></o>
With two eliminations already completed today the competitors took a forty-minute break before the fifth race began. Once the action was underway there was plenty of drama once again. In the second heat Questel collided with Kozanoglu. At that time Kozanoglu was qualifying for the second round, however, unfortunately for the Turk he was unable to recover from this unlucky mishap as both of them missed out. The next substantial sailor to fail to qualify was Ross Williams, who is usually so on point with his starts, crossed the line early to be disqualified from heat three. The quarterfinals weren’t without their upsets either as Alberto Menegatti (Starboard / Gaastra) and Micah Buzianis both failed to escape from heat nine. Advancing would be the hugely impressive Quentel along with Andrea Cucchi (Patrik / Point-7), Bijl and Taty Frans (Starboard / MauiSails / Mystic / Ultra Fins) grabbed the crucial fourth spot. In the last quarter final of the day, heat 10, Antoine Albeau easily booked his place in the semi-finals with an assured display, finishing clear of the rest of the fleet. Joining him in second place is Pierre Mortefon, whilst Jimmy Diaz and Steve Allen had a tussle for third and fourth. Eventually Diaz came out on top to claim third.<o:p></o>
Winner’s Quote<o:p></o>
Bjorn Dunkerbeck speaking after becoming the first man this season to win back-to-back eliminations this season, to cap a simply brilliant day.<o:p></o>
“It was the perfect day today, I made no mistakes. I started the day on the big kit, 9.6 then 8.6 before finishing on my 7.8. I felt really fast and good on all three sizes, which is a testament to the kit. I have to say that that today was probably the best day of racing we have had this year. This gives me a lot of confidence and satisfaction for the future events. Today was great.”<o:p></o>
Tomorrow’s forecast is very similar to today’s, which means at the very minimum we should see the completion of race five, but in reality we should have another day of perfect slalom. Tomorrow’s skippers’ meeting has been called for 10:30 am, with the first possible start at 11am. Be sure to tune into the live ticker to follow another enthralling day of competition.<o:p></o>
Men’s Slalom Standings After Elimination 4<o:p></o>
1st Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / Dunkerbeck Eyewear / Chris Benz)<o:p></o>
2nd Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde)<o:p></o>
3rd Antoine Albeau (RRD / NeilPryde)<o:p></o>
4th Steve Allen (Starboard / NeilPryde)<o:p></o>
5th Ludovic Jossin (Patrik / Loft Sails<o:p></o>

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Es geht weiter, gleich das erste Finale. Aktuell laufen die Halbfinale...

Dunki mit zu kleinem Segel...

Ergebnis:

1. Quentel (1. Elimination Sieg überhaupt für ihn, sauber!)
2. Albeau
3. Diaz
4. Moussilmani C.
5. van der Steen
6. Dunkerbeck
7. Allen
8. Rutkowski

6. Elimination läuft, aber mangels Wind nach dem ersten Heat unterbrochen...

Das war der gestrige Tag, heute letzter Tag:

Zitat von PWA

PWA Catalunya Windsurfing World Cup

DAY 5 : MAIDEN VICTORY FOR QUENTEL AS HE RISES TO THE TOP

For the fifth day in a row Costa Brava produced the goods as elimination five was completed. The racing commenced just before three o’clock in winds of eight to fifteen knots. However, today belongs to Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde), the Frenchman claimed his first ever victory after another hugely impressive performance, and he currently holds second place overall.

Elimination Five

Winners’ Final

Heat sixteen saw Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / Dunkerbeck Eyewear / Chris Benz) come screaming across the line to take an early lead and by the first mark he had a clear advantage over Quentel in second. You wouldn’t have been blamed for thinking that Dunkerbeck would now cruise to victory, after the form he showed yesterday, however that’s not how the final unfolded. Quentel still harbored hopes of catching the terminator and by the third mark he managed to do just that, as he stole the lead. Antoine Albeau (RRD / NeilPryde) also managed to squeeze past Dunkerbeck, to move into second place leaving Dunkerbeck in third. As the leading pack headed into the final mark, Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / Severne / Mystic) gybed down the inside of Dunkerbeck to move into third along with Jimmy Diaz (Starboard / North). Dunkerbeck was now stuck in a wind hole and struggling to get onto the plane, to add insult to injury his team mate Steve Allen (Starboard / Severne) then collided with him, which resulted in Dunkerbeck finishing sixth. Quentel, however, was clear of all of the commotion behind him and the Frenchman showed no sign of nerves to claim a memorable maiden victory. Albeau finished second ahead Jimmy Diaz and Cyril Moussilmani, who were the main beneficiaries of Dunkerbeck’s mishap.

Winner’s Quote

Julien Quentel speaking after winning his first ever elimination.

“I’m feeling super happy. I made a good start in the final and thankfully I managed to overtake Bjorn. Once I was in the lead I was feeling confident rather nervous and as I crossed the line I just felt delighted. “

Losers’ Final

Matteo Iachino (F2 / Challenger / Mystic / AL360) made the best start of the fleet in the losers’ final, but by the first mark his Italian counterpart, Andrea Cucchi (Patrik / Point-7) had marched into the lead with Ludovic Jossin (Patrik / Loft Sails) and Taty Frans (Starboard / MauiSails / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins) in hot pursuit. Despite their best efforts Cucchi continued to extend his lead, and by the third mark he was cruising to victory of heat fifteen. Behind him though there was plenty of action as Patrick Diethelm (Patrik / Loft Sails) forced his way into the top four and managed to move all the way up to second, Frans still occupied third place but Iachino was now in fourth. This proved pivotal and the top four remain unchanged as they crossed the finish line.

Elsewhere in race five, Maciek Rutkowski (Patrik / Loft Sails / Maui Ultra Fins, sailed particularly well today and the Pole was rewarded with a place winners’ final after some superb sailing, Rutkowski showed his potential today and he’s definitely a sailor to keep an eye out for in the coming years. Taty Frans was unfortunate in his semi-final, the Bonaire man crossed the line in first place but Quentel clipped the clew of his sail, which saw Frans drop the back of the pack. Frans tried to stage a comeback but he didn’t quite make the final qualifying spot as he finished fifth.

Elimination six

At quarter past four the sixth elimination was started, however only one heat was completed as the wind soon started to deteriorate. In heat one Cedric Bordes (Tabou / Gaastra / Mystic) nailed his start and the Frenchman held his lead into the first mark with Ross Williams (Tabou / Gaastra) and Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Fanatic / North) just behind. Surprising Bjorn Dunkerbeck found himself in sixth place, but the terminator kept his composure and battled back to third by the finish line. Bordes lead from start to finish as Williams finished second. Costa Hoevel though was pipped to fourth place by a flying Taty Frans.

Tomorrow’s forecast has the gradient wind in the correct direction, but we’ll be needing the assistance of the thermal top up to see the completion of race six. The skipper’s meeting has been called for ten thirty tomorrow morning, with the first possible start being 11am.

Men’s Slalom Standings After Elimination 5

1st Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / Dunkerbeck Eyewear / Chris Benz)

2nd Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde)

3rd Antoine Albeau (RRD / NeilPryde)

4th Steve Allen (Starboard / NeilPryde)

5th Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / Severne / Mystic)

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Der Wind nimmt langsam zu, aber die Zeit läuft davon. Next announcement 15.15 Uhr, first possible Start 15.30.

Ich glaube kaum noch dran, daß die noch mal starten. Siegerehrung muß ja auch noch abgehalten werden und es gab genug Rennen. Es müsste eine komplette Elimination gefahren werden, bisher gab es ja nur den ersten Heat der 6. Elimination. Dauert auch 90 Minuten etwa, wenn es glatt läuft.

Heat 2 steht kurz vor dem Start...

Wenn die so weiter machen, schaffen die diese Elimination nicht mal in 2h, obwohl Heat 1 schon gestern gefahren wurde. Diese Elimination dürfte wohl in die Geschichte eingehen als die Elimination, die am meisten Neustarts erforderte...

BTW: Dunki steht bereits als Gewinner fest von dem Worldcup, selbst wenn die noch eine Mitternachts 7. Elimination fahren...

Steve Allen fährt also Neil Pryde
Aaaah Soooo.

Zitat von bernie b

Steve Allen fährt also Neil Pryde
Aaaah Soooo.

Wer lesen kann, ist klar im Vorteil!
Steht ja im Absatz darüber auch noch mal richtig.

Zitat von Dr. Spin Out

Wer lesen kann, ist klar im Vorteil!
Steht ja im Absatz darüber auch noch mal richtig.

Und ich hoffe lesen krieg ich grad noch hin.
Armselig wenn man offizielle Pressemitteilung seitens der PWA abgibt mit Ranking und da dann falsche Sponsoren stehen.
Ich glaube darum sponsort man Fahrer damit man auf Pressemitteilungen auch die Marke vertreten sieht.

Ich ärgere mich auch maßlos über schlampige Pressemitteilungen. Das können andere Verbände aber genauso gut. Da kommt fast immer 10 Minuten später eine Korrektur hinterher, weil man alles nur halbherzig zwischen Tür und Angel macht.

Die Zusammenfassung des Events:

Zitat von PWA

PWA Catalunya Windsurfing World Cup

EVENT SUMMARY : DUNKERBECK REIGNS SUPREME

The 2012 PWA Catalunya Costa Brava Slalom World Cup was a huge success, with the beautiful white sands of the Golf-de-Roses producing wind on every single day. By the end of the event Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / Dunkerbeck Eyewear / Chris Benz) had managed to win three out of the six eliminations completed, as the most decorated sailor in windsurfing history dominated the proceedings. This week though will stay in the mind of Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde) for the rest of his life, as the Frenchman claimed his maiden victory in race five, to take second overall. The French look a dominant force in the slalom world at the moment and Antoine Albeau (RRD / NeilPryde) completes the top three.

Men’s Eliminations

Elimination One

The first elimination saw a Starboard and Severne top two as Bjorn Dunkerbeck sailed faultlessly to take the opening race and in doing so, he firmly re-established his bid for the world title, having exited the event in Korea prematurely due to injury. Second place went to Australian Steve Allen (Starboard / Severne), who looked very dangerous in the light conditions, whilst Pieter Bijl (JP / NeilPryde) and Antoine Albeau completed the top four.

Elimination Two

In the second race Antoine Albeau managed to hit back immediately to thwart Dunkerbeck’s perfect start, as the big Frenchman reveled in the stronger winds on day three to claim his first elimination victory of the year. Steve Allen made the best start of the fleet, but Albeau was a man on a mission and he came flying out of his first gybe to move into second place. From here on Albeau went from strength-to-strength, his greater board speed and fluid gybes eventually saw him overtake Allen to finish first. Bjorn Dunkerbeck managed to squeeze past Allen on the final gybe to move into second as the Australian was left to settle for third place. Julien Quentel continued his super consistent form to finish in fourth.

Antoine Albeau speaking after claiming his first elimination victory of the year:

“I’ve definitely been waiting for my first victory so it’s nice to do that today. The wind was really good at the end, so in the winners’ final I was on my 7.8 and medium board. At the start I had a big fight with Bjorn because we were all late apart from Steve Allen, who had a killer start. I was behind both of them into the first turn but I managed to perform a really good gybe at the first mark to move Bjorn, which was great. By the end I was feeling very confident, I felt I had good speed and that I was gybing well. I am delighted with how today went.”

Elimination Three

On day four Costa Brava truly was a slalom sailor’s paradise as the wind kicked in early to allow six hours of high-octane racing. The winners’ final of race three started under dramatic circumstances as Antoine Albeau jumped the gun, to present Dunkerbeck with the perfect opportunity to reassert himself at the top of the rankings. The terminator made no mistakes as he opened up a clear lead by the end of the race to claim the first bullet of the day ahead of Julien Quentel. Meanwhile Ludovic Jossin (Patrik / Loft Sails) out maneuvered Bora Kozanoglu (Starboard / Severne) to move into third place.

Elimination Four

Race four saw the wind build with gusts of up to twenty-five knots being recorded. As the wind increased Dunkerbeck began look like he was in a league of his own as he combined his phenomenal top speed with beautiful planing gybes to dominate against the rest of the fleet. By the first mark Dunkerbeck had opened up a ten-meter lead and from here on no one could get close to him. The main significance of elimination four was the fact the Dunkerbeck became the first man this season to win back-to-back victories. Antoine Albeau and Ben Van Der Steen (Starboard / Loft Sails / Mystic) both fell during the winners’ final to leave the door open for Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / North), Julien Quentel and Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / Severne / Mystic) to all make the top four.

Bjorn Dunkerbeck speaking after becoming the first man this season to win back-to-back eliminations this season, to cap a simply brilliant day.

“It was the perfect day today, I made no mistakes. I started the day on the big kit, 9.6 then 8.6 before finishing on my 7.8. I felt really fast and good on all three sizes, which is a testament to my equipment. I have to say that that today was probably the best day of racing we have had this year. This gives me a lot of confidence and satisfaction for the future events. Today was great.”

Elimination Five

Race five was concluded on day five of the event, but this time we had a new name at the top, as Julien Quentel claimed his first ever elimination victory to mark a memorable day. Dunkerbeck was out in the lead, however, Quentel was in hot pursuit of the terminator and he had soon moved into the lead. The Frenchmen showed no signs of nerves as he came down the home straight, and he was rewarded with his maiden victory. Behind him though there was utter carnage at the final mark, Dunkerbeck stalled after being overtaken by Cyril Moussilmani. Things only got worse here for Dunkerbeck as his team mate Steve Allen collided with him, meaning they finished in sixth and seventh respectively. Antoine Albeau went on to claim second, whilst third and fourth were occupied by Jimmy Diaz (Starboard / North) and Cyril Moussilmani.

Julien Quentel speaking after winning his first ever elimination.

“I’m feeling super happy. I made a good start in the final and thankfully I managed to overtake Bjorn. Once I was in the lead I was feeling confidant rather nervous and as I crossed the line I just felt delighted. “

Elimination Six

Micah Buzianis (JP / MauiSails), who won the last event in Korea, won the final race of the 2012 PWA Catalunya Costa Brava World Cup. The winners’ final was missing a key name though, Antoine Albeau, after the Frenchman dropped his third gybe in the semi-finals to go from first to last. Buzianis sailed superbly in heat sixteen as he led from start to finish. The American flew across the line in first place and no one was able to catch him. Dunkerbeck was on Buzianis’ tail as they approached the third mark but the American exited his gybe with substantially more speed than Dunkerbeck to open up a clear lead. Dunkerbeck ultimately finished the race in second place with Britain’s Ross Williams (Tabou / Gaastra) and Australia’s Steve Allen completing the top four.

The sixth race witnessed a total of eleven false starts, which resulted in heats two and eleven not needing to be sailed, due to the fact four sailors crossed the line early to create a free pass to the next round for the remaining sailors. Elsewhere Brit James Dinsmore (Starboard / Severne) did well to qualify for his second quarter final of the event, having finished fourth in heat five. Despite everyone’s best efforts the losers’ final was unable to be completed as the wind began to deteriorate. The decision to end the event came shortly after six o’clock to conclude an epic event, which has seen warp speed-racing everyday.

After the conclusion of the action we spoke with our event winner Bjorn Dunkerbeck:

“We’ve sailed everyday, which is not normal for Costa Brava. We’ve had fully powered up 7.8 weather that I really enjoyed, but it was really good to have a variety of conditions this week. Having injured my foot in Korea this was the perfect comeback for me. I managed to win the first race of the week and obviously the two bullets on day four really helped to maintain my confidence. I feel really fast in all conditions and I’m super happy with my Starboard and Severne equipment. This week has been great.”

The 2012 PWA Catalunya Costa Brava World Cup Overall Standings : Men’s Slalom

1st Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / Dunkerbeck Eyewear / Chris Benz)

2nd Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde)

3rd Antoine Albeau (RRD / NeilPryde)

4th Steve Allen (Starboard / Severne)

5th Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / Severne / Mystic)

Where’s Next?

The next stop on the PWA Slalom World Tour will see the slalom fleet heading to howling Fuerteventura from the 20th to the 30th of July.

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Ich glaubs ja nicht. Gerade im Fernsehen kam ein kurzer Bericht zum Event. :O