Beiträge von Totti-Amun

Tag 4 erneut ohne Ergebnis. Stellt sich mir die Frage nach der Notwendigkeit solcher Events, die keine besonders sichere Windstatistik aufweisen.
Genauso der folgende Event Korea hat eigentlich noch nicht wirklich durch gute Winde glänzen können. Hauptsache die Kohle ist sicher, anscheinend...

Zitat von PWA

2009 Dwarf8 PWA Surf World Cup, Podersdorf, Austria – Day Four

Day 4: Blazing sun provided a hot but frustrating backdrop to day four, as the wind firmly refused to blow.

With the wind failing to deliver the goods, day four of competition was spent waiting patiently in the hope of suitable conditions arriving to start race 5. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be, and another day passed with no racing completed.

During the afternoon’s wait, we talked to 3 x PWA World Slalom Champion and current event runner up, Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) about competition and the season that lies ahead.

PWA: You’re currently ranked second here in Austria behind Ross Williams. Would you be happy to finish there, or are you only satisfied when you win?

AA: “No, I would be happy because second is a good place to finish, it’s not a disaster you know. And it shows my new board sponsor, JP, that I can go fast as well, and that I’m still in the game.

For sure Ross is racing good, but Bjorn also won one race you know, and for example in the first three finals there were only three guys who made all three. It just goes to show that the level is really high. The most consistent guy will be first at the end of the year, so second here would be really good.”

PWA: With such depth and such a high level within slalom, do you think retaining your title this year will be harder than previous years?

AA: “I think the general level of sailing is coming up, but it hasn’t been easy winning over the past three years. It’s only the start of the season, I need to practice more, and work on the tuning of my new boards and for sure I’ll start getting quicker. Before this event I hadn’t really had a chance to measure my speed over a slalom course. It’s only when you get on the race course that you see how quick you really are.”

PWA: Who do you think poses the single biggest threat to you this season?

AA: “I can’t really say as it’s the very start of the slalom season, but it seems that Ross is the quickest guy right now. So far we’ve only raced here on a lake, where it’s really gusty, and all the other events are on the sea, so it’s really hard to tell, but right now I would say Ross, for sure.”

PWA: Now you’ve switched board sponsor to JP, do you feel pressure to deliver them a World Title?

AA: I don’t feel any pressure, I mean for sure there’s always pressure on you when you’re racing, but I’d say the people who have the most pressure are the ones that have moved to Starboard, because I won three Slalom World Titles with the Starboards, so everybody thinks that they are the best boards. A lot of people have moved to Starboard and now they have no excuses. I think that with my new JP boards, I will show that with another brand’s boards, I can go fast.”

PWA: You got knocked out in the first round of race two here in Austria. Can you tell us what happened?

AA: “In the first round, the level isn’t so high so it’s normally not too hard to make the top four and qualify. Even if I have a bad start I can normally catch up, but this time I think I took too much of a risk, I don’t know why. I was going quite downwind and Manev was going upwind, and his mast hit my boom, which made me over sheet. I didn’t fall off, but my 9.5m fell fully in the water downwind. I almost came back, but it wasn’t enough.”

PWA: Last year in Pozo you won eight out of the nine races completed there, are you disappointed to see racing removed from a location you clearly dominated at?

AA: “I’ve been going to Gran Canaria every year since I started competing on the PWA, and I’m really disappointed to see that slalom won’t be happening this year. It’s one of the best slalom locations because the conditions are really tough, and it’s really windy with rough water and we can go really, really fast. It looks like it’s going to be a tough year for the industry, we just have to go with it and hope for the best in the future.”

Thanks to Antoine Albeau for taking the time out to speak to us. Tomorrow morning’s skippers meeting is scheduled for 8.00am (8.30am first possible start) to take advantage of a promising window of wind forecast for the morning.

PWA / Andrew Buchanan

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Zitat von noworkteamsurfer

und was soll er unter diesen Umständen kosten? wäre sicherlich keine unerhebliche Frage

650 Euro VB... Board ist flatschneu, hat nie das Wasser gesehen, lag lediglich im Regal mit montierter Finne und montierten Schlaufen. Das Board war im Test des WSJ Tester's Liebling!

Laßt es gut sein, Björn hat einen Mitschnitt bekommen.
Wäre halt schön gewesen wenn alle den Bericht sehen könnten, die ORF nicht empfangen konnten...

Grüße

Totti

Slalom ist def. abgesagt, die Fahrer mussten ja bereits ihr Material anmelden für die Saison. Die haben natürlich alle jetzt größer angemeldet...

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Zitat von PWA

2009 Dwarf8 PWA Surf World Cup, Podersdorf, Austria – Day Three

Day 3: Marginal wind halts competition’s progress on day three in Podersdorf.

The promise of a morning breeze to christen day three of racing proved to be overly optimistic, as the wind teased, but never blew in sufficient measure to allow race five to begin.

In the downtime, we talked to the current event leader, Ross Williams (Tabou / Gaastra) about racing in Austria, toppling Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) and more…

PWA: What do you think you’re doing differently to the other guys to be at the top of the current standing after four races?

RW: “I don’t think I’m doing anything particularly different to the other guys. I’m just doing my usual thing. I get out early onto the water, and try to be really prepared for each of my heats.”

PWA: Do you think being lighter than the likes of Albeau and Dunkerbeck gives you an advantage here?

RW: “Not really. Because of the 6 sails and 3-board regulation, the guys can take a ten-meter if they want. And say, Starboard have a 133L board that’s is 85cm wide. My biggest sail I use is 8.4m, and a 79cm wide, 125L board. The equipment’s there for the taking if people want to use it. I’d say maybe the conditions here suit me a little more out the gybes, but at the wind gets stronger it better for the other guys.”

PWA: Is there a difference racing on a fresh water lake as opposed to the sea?

RW: “Yeah, I think there’s a little bit of difference. You have to refine your technique a little bit, like your stance. And sometimes you have to use a slightly more powerful fin.”

PWA: Do you think you’re capable of beating Albeau this year?

RW: “It’s too early to say, I’d like to just do as well as I can. As long as I sail to my best ability, and I’m happy with my sailing, then my position is irrelevant…well,
as long as it’s in the top three!”

PWA: Taking into account your current position at this event, and your wave ranking, theoretically speaking you’re the current PWA overall champion. Is that a position you ever thought you’d be in, and do you ever look at your standing in that way?

RW: “Yeah, I look at my ranking in lots of different ways. I sail formula as well, and I’m top three in that. I’ve always thought of myself as an all-rounder, but it’s a bit early to be making a big deal about that. There’s people like Kevin Pritchard and Josh Angulo who are great sailors, I’ve just poked my nose ahead for now, but for sure I’m savoring the moment.”

Thanks to Ross Williams for taking the time out to talk to us. Racing will resume on day four from 10.30am.

PWA / Andrew Buchanan

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Und hier ein Statement von Bjørn:

Zitat von E-11

Hi ,

3 DAYS OF SLALOM RACING SO FAR 3 DAYS TO GO ,

THE LAKE HAD SOME GOOD WIND SO FAR !

WIND HAS BEEN LIGHT TO MEDIUM BIG 9.6 8.8 8.1 SAILS AND BOARDS ISONIC 111 AND 133 !

5 PLACE FOR THE MOMENT AFTER 4 RACES HOPING TO GET SOME STRONG WINDS TO IMPROVE !

AND MY FIRST FINAL SLALOM VICTORY ON SEVERNE SAILS IN RACE 2 (;-)))) BUT NOT THE LAST !!!

INFO AT www.pwaworldtour.com

SALUDOS

BJÖRN

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Zitat von sonic

hey totti,

den hast du wohl unter dem großglockner bei dir im keller entdeckt... was war los, ein lawinenabgang *ggg*

grüße

stefan

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Nee, ich bin in Dänemark in Dunki's Sommerhaus. Der liegt hier noch unbenutzt und wird aus gegebenem Anlaß nicht mehr gebraucht...

Grüße

Totti

Moin,

ich habe grade noch einen nagelneuen Thommen T1 ClassX 125 gefunden, steht zum Verkauf. Incl. 4 Schlaufen und Finne.
Der ClassX ist der Freerider von T1, das Board ist das weißblaue 125er aus dem Jahrgang 2007 (2. Auflage, also leicht)...

Grüße

Totti

Hier mal eine kleine Erklärung, warum Dunki im 3. Durchgang gleich im 2. Heat ausgeschieden ist: Es schwimmt wohl ziemlich viel Getier in dem Tümpel, er hat 2 größere Fische erwischt und hat das nicht mehr aufholen können...

Nichts macht fitter fürs Windsurfen als Windsurfen selbst. Es gibt Muskeln, die kann man nicht entsprechend trainieren. Egal wieviel man trainiert hat, den einen oder anderen spürt man trotzdem...

Und wahnsinnig schnell nachwachsend, deshalb sehr günstig und besonders interessant...

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2009 Dwarf8 PWA Surf World Cup, Podersdorf, Austria – Day Two

Day 2: Williams steals the show to climb to the top of the event standings on day two in Austria.

Picking up race two where it had been left off, the loser’s final opened competition’s second day of racing. On a slightly tweaked course with the start and finish switched to starboard tack, Italian racer Patrick Diethelm (F2, North Sails) drew first blood, sailing to victory to claim ninth position in the elimination, ahead of an eager looking Ross Williams (Tabou / Gaastra) who settled for tenth.

The winner’s final was absent of 3 x World Champion Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) after he departed the race in the first round the previous day. This left Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne) free to exploit the situation after he muscled his way to the front of the fleet and remained unchallenged to the finish line. In his wake he left an on-form Finian Maynard (RRD / NeilPryde) in second and Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Exocet / MauiSails) looking equally dialed in to the conditions in third.

With the wind increasing to a solid 16-25 knots, race three enjoyed some of the finest conditions of the event thus far. Laying his demons to rest, Albeau settled back into his familiar position at the front of the pack to win his opening heat, repeating the feat in round two.

Continuing a run of uncharacteristically erratic form, Josh Angulo (Angulo / MauiSails / Dakine) exited in the second round of race three after missing out on qualification by two positions. It would be a tough call to say if the usually consistent Cabo Verde resident will regain his form in time to salvage his current twentieth position, luckily for Angulo, there’s still time on the clock.

Moving into the first semi final, Costa Hoevel continued to exert his dominance by posting a convincing race win. Behind him, Maynard’s campaign grew momentum with some slick racing in second.

The following semi final proved to be close fought battle, ultimately going to a newly invigorated Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / Gaastra / Dakine), who fended off advances from Albeau in second, and at-the-time event leader, Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde) in third.

The elimination final proved to be an Anglo-French battle between Williams and Albeau. Despite leading the pack, Williams had his work cut out to hold off sustained attack from Albeau, who was pulling out all the stops to try and overthrow the Brit. Where Albeau had straight-line speed, Williams’ lighter frame gave him agility and speed off the mark around the gybes. The stalemate continued to the finish line, where Williams stood his ground to take his first race win of the event, Albeau bagged second and Quentel finished up in third.

The losers final handed Adriaan Van Rijsselbergh (JP / NeilPryde) a solid result as he shocked his rivals with some classy sailing, which saw him win the heat and in-turn hand him ninth position for the elimination.
Heading directly into the fourth and final elimination of the day (four races allows sailors to discard their worst result), conditions continued to convince any doubters of Podersdorf’s credibility as a World Cup event. Wind gusting to 25 knots and comparatively flat water set the tone for some spectacular slalom racing.

Starting in clinical fashion, Maynard looked increasingly more threatening as he systematically executed three back-to-back heat victories to advance into the race final. Rising to meet the challenge, Costa Hoevel mimicked the British Virgin Islander’s run by stitching together his own faultless run into the final eight.

Looking more comfortable in the Austrian conditions, Angulo posed a potential threat as he tapped into his usual form to bag a spot in the semi finals. His run would be halted by a false start, causing him to be disqualified from the heat, and thus giving him more work to do to climb back into top ten contention.

As the final rolled round, a selection of familiar faces took their positions to finish up the day’s racing with one last high-speed slalom bout. From the off, Williams showed he was very much in the groove. Taking the lead on the first reach, the four gybes looked to be a mere formality for the Brit, who consolidated his lead on the final reach, allowing him to savor the moment he secured his second race win of the event, and taking the lead in the event standings.

Giving chase was Costa Hoevel, who finished the race in second, enough to hand him third place overall for the event so far, and Albeau in third, who move up the ranks to occupy second place in the event’s standings.

In the losers final, Diethelm equaled his best result in the event by securing victory, and climbing the overall ranks to fifteenth.

Conditions permitting, racing will resume at 10.30am on the morning of day three. The sailors skippers meeting is at 10.00am local time (GMT +1).

PWA / Andrew Buchanan

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1st Williams, 2nd Costa Hoevel, 3rd Albeau, 4th Dunkerbeck.

Das nächste Finale steht an, absolut hochkarätig besetzt. Momentan läuft grad noch das Losers-Finale...

Zitat von Amerigo

Also, wenn ich die Kulleraugen sehe, kommt mir da aber auch ein Verdacht...

Dunki raus. Jetzt muß er mal zusehen, daß es genug Streicher geben wird. Die Windprognose ist ja nicht so überwältigend. War mir klar, nach einem guten Ergebnis baut der erstmal wieder Bockmist...

War das wichtig...

Hier ist die Liste des registrierten Materials aller Podersdorf-Fahrer, gültig für die volle Saison.

Zitat von snoopy

Hallo an alle!
Gerüchte hatte ich schon vor einer Weile gehört. Aber nun scheint es offiziell zu sein. Ich habe im Urlaub einen Mitarbeiter der SURF getroffen und nachgefragt. Es stimmt offenbar dass North Sails der SURF kein Material zum Testen mehr gibt und auch keine Tests mehr veröffentlicht sehen will. Eine Stellungnahme von North kenne ich nicht, aber wenn man sich das Ungleichgewicht zwischen Neil Pryde und allen anderen Marken bei den Tests anschaut kann man sich den Grund denken. Robby Naish persönlich sagte schon vor Jahren dass er nicht will, dass „diese Zeitschrift“ seine Produkte testet. Das war der SURF egal. Aber nun wollen sie auf eigene Kosten North Material kaufen und testen da sie davon ausgehen dass viele Abos gekündigt werden wenn die größte deutsche Segelmarke nicht mehr im Test erscheint.

Was haltet ihr davon?

Naaajaaa...

Ich hatte das ja hier schon mal angedeutet: KLICK!

Ist denn bekannt, warum Robby Naish das nicht mehr mochte? Im aktuellen Interview hat er das ja erneuert, aber keine wirklichen Gründe durchblicken lassen. Nichtsdestotrotz wurde ja trotzdem eine zeitlang weiter Naish getestet, bis Bossi dann doch nichts mehr in die Tests gereicht hat.

Generell finde ich es gut, wenn Material gekauft wird für Tests.
Erstens tut es sicher der Neutralität gut.
Aber zweitens, und das ist viel wichtiger: Die Hersteller können keine selektierten Boards oder Segel in die Tests geben.
So kommt was aus irgendeinem Shop in den Test, was auch hätte Du und ich kaufen können. Denn es gibt teilweise eklatante Produktionstoleranzen.

Was North-Sails bewogen hat, weiß ich nicht direkt. Man hört nur was zwitschern, aber da wird ja meist eher mehr zugedichtet als allen lieb sein könnte.

In der Tat finde ich es auch nicht gut, wenn z.B. 2 Pryde, GUN, JP o.ä. Produkte in einem Test auftauchen, aber dafür z.B. kein T1, Point-7 usw. Es gibt ja viel mehr Hersteller als der "normale" Abonnent vielleicht ahnt, vor allem kleine Hersteller. Gut fand ich z.B., daß Tushingham berücksichtigt wurde.

Gibt den Naish auch nichts an andere Print- oder Onlinemagazine zum Test? Und North zukünftig auch nicht mehr, oder nur auf das deutsche surf Magazin bezogen?

Grüße

Totti

P.S.
Das wird hier kein Thread vs. böses surf Magazin, da habe ich keine Lust drauf, brauchen wir nicht. Also entweder sachlich, oder gar nicht.
PP.S.
Herzlich Willkommen im Forum...

Zitat von Burney

Hi!
Sehr Interessante Diskussionen! Lese gerne mit. Aber eine Frage brennt mir noch auf den Lippen. Wie baust du/ man Carbonfinnen. Formenbauweise ist klar. Aber dann? Erst in jede Hälfte Gewebe laminieren, und dann?
Gruß,
Björn

Es gibt dazu einen großen Selbstbauthread hier im Forum, einfach mal nach suchen...