Gran Canaria Worldcup Pozo Izquierdo Wave, Slalom Freestyle

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gibbet eigentlich schon ne Materialliste???

Ja, habe ich irgendwo. Ich schau nachher mal nach...

Mist, nur 5. am Ende...

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gibbet eigentlich schon ne Materialliste???

Hier ist die Liste. Steht zwar Lanzarote drin, ist aber die von Pozo...

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The pozo hi wind slalom is on www.pwaworldtour.com

at the moment after 3 slaloms 1.antone 2. Bjorn 3. kevin

saludos Bjorn

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The 2007 Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam – Day 5

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Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde) takes victory in the women’s freestyle double elimination after slugging it out with Daida Moreno in a nerve-racking final re-sail. Antoine Albeau (Starboard / NeilPryde) screeches through the fleet to take a third straight race win and build on his event lead after the first race discard.

First on the agenda today was the women’s freestyle double elimination.

Women’s Freestyle Double Elimination

After struggling in the single elimination Iballa Moreno (North) dug deep and battled through pain in a gritty double elimination fight back. After no less than 6 consecutive heats Iballa’s assault on a place in the final was halted by her sister Daida Moreno (North).

Yesterday I had shoulder problems after an injury I picked up in Lanzarote’ explained Iballa. ‘I went to the Doctors straight away after competition yesterday and had some treatment. I was still suffering this morning, and feeling quite negative, but in freestyle you need to be really positive. Daida came and talked to me really full on and snapped me out of it by explaining that it’s all in the mind and that I should focus my mental approach. It helped as I forgot the pain and just took it heat by heat and that worked really well for me. I’m super-happy to have performed better and gone that far’

In the final Sarah-Quita Offringa and Daida Moreno once more went nose-to-nose to settle their dual here on the Moreno’s home turf.
Moreno came out of the blocks flying as Offringa fell a fair bit. Local knowledge prevailed this time and so, under the double elimination system, that set-up a re-sail to decide the winner.
Moreno’s confidence may well have been too high as she tackled the technical moves but crashed allowing Offringa the final say. Reviewing the two heats the young Caribbean star said ‘I didn’t think I was nervous in the first final and I sailed OK but fell a few times and then became fairly anxious. I was on a 4.0 and fully powered-up and it was nice and flat without too many waves – saying that though I saw her get a ramp for a backloop. In the re-sail I thought ‘This is double or nothing’. I had great support on the beach from Karin and Astrid and my Mother but I didn’t start so well. But after I made the switch-chacho and heard them all screaming for a flaka, which I then pulled nicely. As heats go it was a solid one, but not as good as yesterday’s. It’s totally unexpected for me to be on top as I never though that at Pozo I’d keep the tour lead’

Women’s Freestyle Results after 1st Double Elimination

• Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde)
• Daida Moreno (North)
• Iballa Moreno (North)
• Laure Treboux (Naish / Naish)
• Silvia Alba Orozco

Slalom Race 4

Albeau was in danger of throwing the 4th race final away, but recovered well after a mistimed start. ‘I was too early approaching the line in the final seconds of the countdown and had to slam on the brakes’ the 2006 champ described. ‘I actually crossed exactly on the green flag, but I was nowhere near top-speed going into the first leg. I was also far too upwind because the sun was in my eyes and I was aiming at the harbor instead of the first mark. That meant I had to point far downwind and when I saw the others rounding the buoy ahead of me I went for a gybe to take the inside line. I was really luck that there was any space at all and shot through the hole and accelerated away really well. I’d taken a 7.8 sqm sail and my 111-liter board, which was a wise choice in the end as I think most of the others were on 7.2’s or so. At the second mark I snuck inside Kevin and Finian then took Micah’s win on the third reach to take the lead and win the race’
The 4th race signified a landmark as the fleet earn their first discard and the chance to throw away their worst result so far.

Race 4 results

• Antoine Albeau (Starboard / NeilPryde)
• Micah Buzianis (JP / NeilPryde)
• Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / MauiSails)
• Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1 / North)
• Finian Maynard (F2 / NeilPryde)

Overall Results after 4 Races

• Antoine Albeau (Starboard / NeilPryde)
• Bjorn Dunkerbeck
• Kevin Pritchard

The first start tomorrow is at 10.30 and the plan is to run slalom in the morning and to start a 2nd freestyle single elimination in the afternoon.

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PWA Announces third new Wave World Cup of the 2007 season, with the addition of the 2007 Mormaii Ibiraquera Wave Contest to the competition calendar.

Continuing the growth and development of the PWA World Tour, the PWA is proud to announce that the tour will be returning to Brazil for the first time since 1999. The event will take place from the 9th to the 16th September at Ibiraquera, approximately 80km South of Florianopolis ? hometown of former PWA World Champion, Kauli Seadi.

Prevailing conditions that can conjure up anything from side onshore starboard tack jumping, to mast and a half high side offshore port tack wave riding, promise to make for an excellent addition to the comprehensive 2007 PWA Wave Tour. With very successful events already completed at Cape Verde, Guincho (Portugal) and Gran Canaria, all eyes will now fall on South America as the who?s who of professional wave sailing congregate to do battle once more.

In this, its first year as a PWA World Cup, the Ibiraquera Wave Classic will feature a men?s world cup counting for full ranking points towards the 2007 Wave World Title.

Kauli Seadi said of the announcement ?We are really happy to be able to come back to Brazil for a PWA event. There has been a lot of hard work to make the event happen and now with the support of Mormaii and of the government, we are finally in a position to make the event a reality. The conditions in Brazil are fantastic and we hope to make the event a regular stop on the PWA tour.?

Richard Page, PWA Tour Manager said, ?2007 is a fantastic year for wave sailing and the PWA Tour as a whole. The season started in style, with what has been unanimously described as the best contest in history at Cape Verde and now, as we announce the third new wave event to be added to the calendar this year, we can be confident of providing a full and varied competitive arena of seven wave events, through which a true World Champion will be crowned. Returning to Brazil and the excellent conditions it offers is something that we are very excited about. This event is just another clear indicator of the growth and renewed interest in windsurfing and the massive potential the sport has right now.?

Entry forms and full information for competitors will be available in the next few days from entry@pwaworldtour.com. For further details of this and other events, check out www.pwaworldtour.com

Heute sind Bedingungen nach Dunki's Geschmack, Hardcore Wind, Welle, kleine Segel...
Er hat beide Slaloms gewonnen, jetzt müsste er auch im Gesamtranking etwas besser darstehen. Mal sehen, bisher nur noch 4. gewesen...

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gibt es max. 2 Streichresultate???

Ja, leider...

Nun ist er gesamt nur noch 4., und das bei seinem Heim-GP...

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']The 2007 Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam ? Final Day
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Antoine Albeau (Starboard / NeilPryde) holds his nerve to secure the event title after a nerve-racking final race showdown. Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / MauiSails) swoops to take the final race win and second overall ahead of his brother Matt Prichard (Tabou / Gaastra) who bagged third. Wave sailing winner Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Simmer) clinches the El Maquinola Super-Session with a trademark double forward loop in the dying seconds.

Solid 30-40 knot wind conditions meant another banquet of high-wind slalom was on the table for the final day feast to settle the event title. Two races were placed on the schedules and a short testing course was set with a finish near the beach in the building swell.

Using their smallest sails most of the riders were stacked on sails of around 5.0 sqm and really at their limit of control.

Race 13

The 13th race was unlucky for some as quite a few top names struggled around the course. Those botching their attempts at making the final included Ross Williams (Tabou / Gaastra) and Patrik Diethelm (F2 / North). Benoit Moussilmani (F2 / Simmer) however made up for his shortfall by winning the loser?s final ahead of his brother Sylvain Moussilmani (F2 / Simmer).

A lot of the top seeds played it safe in the final but one player was determined to make this race count. Dutchman Ben Van Der Steen (Exocet / Naish) lived-up to his growing reputation for gaining consistency by taking his virgin PWA race win. (Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1 / North) was cursed as he catapulted going over the start line and subsequently losing his final shot at the event crown)

The energized Van Der Steen described his approach to victory. ?I started a few places up from the pin ? you just can?t get near Matt Pritchard (Tabou / Gaastra) and Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / MauiSails) at the downwind end of the line. I?d heard from some people watching the starts that most of the guys were not really pushing it that hard so I went for it and crossed in first. I was surprised to keep the lead at the first mark as normally Antoine comes down on you from on top really hard there. I simply kept the lead from then as I was fast on my 5.0 and the Naish 54 and even though I?ve not had much time on that small sail before I was stoked to take my first ever bullet?

Kevin Pritchard took a vital second place ahead of brother Matt to pile the pressure on event leader Albeau and to virtually eliminate Bjorn Dunkerbeck?s chances of a podium finish. ?I was just stoked to qualify? explained Kev. ?I fell at the first mark in the semi-final and had to gybe my way back up to 5th. In the final I got tangled-up with Antoine at the second mark and that kind of worked-out better for me than him. The I saw Matt was overpowered and so I took him inside as he gybed safe and wide and claimed second?

Albeau gave us his take on the second mark drama and how the barometer rose after his fall cost him the chance of sealing the event title before the ultimate race. ?Yeah at the second mark Kevin pushed me out and I didn?t really think it was that cool. I ended-up in 8th and so I started the last race a little bit stressed?

Race 13 Results [/FONT]

• [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Ben van Der Steen [/FONT]
• [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Kevin Pritchard [/FONT]
• [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Matt Pritchard [/FONT]

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Race 14

The tension was rife before the final of race 14 due to the hair- breadth point?s difference between Albeau and Matt and Kevin Pritchard.

The final was stacked full of elite names who gave their all to make the final. Of those missing out Cedric Bordes (Tabou / Gaastra) rounded-off a solid event by taking the loser?s final win and putting his hand up as one of the PWA?s future racing stars.

No one really pressed the line too hard at the start of the final but the fleet was even all the way along the first reach. Albeau was amongst the podium pretenders at the first gybe and in his words ?Just took it easy. I knew I had enough speed to be in the top 4 or so, so I rounded without any risks and stayed calm and tried to avoid any mistakes?

Race winner Kevin Pritchard however was a little more determined and that shone through as he screamed along every inch of the course to bag the victory. ?Bjorn had messed-up in the race before so the pressure was off, but still it?d all come down to the final race. I really needed a good start and to just beat my brother really. I was disappointed not to have scored a 0.7 for a first after 13 races, so, I switched-down onto a 5.1 which helped me gybe better. I got an OK start and kept the hammer down and we all rounded the first mark together but I came out of the turn fastest and away she went?

Albeau rolled-in second to consequently take the Pozo event win and strengthen his grip on the tour lead, and Matt Pritchard bagged third to guarantee himself the runner-up?s trophy.

[/FONT][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Race 14 Results[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'][/FONT][/FONT]

• [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Kevin Pritchard [/FONT]
• [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Antoine Albeau [/FONT]
• [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']Matt Pritchard [/FONT]

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Matt Pritchard was over the moon with his final placing. ?Stoked. I haven?t played with these guys for ages. I?ve really enjoyed grabbing some gear and doing well with equipment I know works great and I?ll always enjoy coming in as the underdog?

Kevin Pritchard reflected on his third place for the event, which has slid him into second overall for the year. ?It feels good to get podium and to now move up into 2nd for the year to date. I liked it when it came to pressure cooker time that I could step-up and take a bullet, as succeeding under pressure is always a good feeling. Next week in Fuerteventura I?m just gonna play my own game and concentrate hard on getting the points lead back?

Albeau once again showed us here that he can play the full deck of cards when it comes to competing, from total domination to a safe and conservative approach. ?I?m happy to have three wins in a row, plus I have third from Korea. With three events to go I don?t feel too much pressure as I already won the title last season, so it?s not quite as vital to me as in 2006. That said I?ll be trying my hardest to win in Fuerteventura and to keep the momentum going? said the modest multiple world champion.


El Maquinola Super-Session

Canary Islands surf sports magazine El Maquinola sponsored a jumping-only Super-Session to round off an epic Pozo Grand Slam event. Two men?s qualifying heats, a women?s heat and a junior section entertained the crowds with an array of off-the-wall stunts.

Daida Moreno (North) won the women?s category with her insane Pushloop-tabletops and Philip Koster (Starboard/ Severne) showed why he?s a future star of the PWA scene with his amazing performance of high backloops, shakas and forwards in the junior division.

Victor Fernandez claimed the win after landing a perfect, high, planing double forward in the dying seconds. The level of tricks was though the roof, but the Spaniard won despite stiff opposition from Ricardo Campello (JP / NeilPryde) and Kauli Seadi (Quatro / Naish). Seadi failed to land his Push-loop forward loop and Campello was on fire with his doubles and Pushloop tabletops.

There is a glamorous prize giving and closing ceremony tonight for the competitors at the Gloria Palace Hotel, the official event accommodation partner.

Congratulations to the winners Daida Moreno (North) Antoine Albeau (Starboard / NeilPryde) and Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Simmer)

The tour rolls on to the neighboring island Fuerteventura and Sotavento beach for the 2007 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam from July 20th through 30th

Please feel free to join us at [/FONT][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']www.pwaworldtour.com[/FONT][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif'] where you can follow the action with our live event ticker, daily news summaries, video footage, awesome photo galleries, online elimination ladders and more!

Or, for more information contact the PWA office via [FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']info@pwaworldtour.com[/FONT][/FONT][FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']



Š PWA / Brian McDowell

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