PWA Worldtour 10. - 14 Mai Torbole

Fivestar · 12. Mai 2023

Zitat von Totti-Amun

Zitat von doubleheelslide

Ich hoffe, die Stimmung unter den Fahrer ist trotz der Bedingungen gut. Weiss jemand, ob gejammert wird, dass die Bedingungen nicht regulär seien?

Es wird immer gejammert, am Lautesten vom hinteren Feld.

Sind ja auch am weitesten Weg, vom vorderen Feld

dominik49 · 12. Mai 2023

Zitat von c-bra

ist eigentlich wer aus dem forum vor ort? was wurde denn für material gefahren

und was haben die registriert?

Gestern Becker 8.4, Cousin 7.8

Registriertes: http://files.pwaworldtour.com/…_Registered_Equipment.htm

pretender84 · 12. Mai 2023

Zitat von dpk

Zitat von c-bra

was wurde denn für material gefahren

1 : 34 : 40 im stream, größte Segel 8.5, größte front wings zwischen 500-620.

Ich finde es krass wie klein die Frontwings bei wenig Wind gewählt werden. Dachte immer die erwähnten Größen sind die high wind wings?

doubleheelslide · 13. Mai 2023

In Race 1 vorgestern stürzte offenbar McMillan bei einer Halsentonne und Amado crashte in sein Board - Totalschaden. In Race 2 gestern konnte McMillan - und das sind die Geschichten, die mir gefallen - mit einem Board fahren, das ihm Alex Cousin geliehen hat. Irgendwie gut, dass die Materialbeschränkung hier nicht zu einem Aus aus dem Event führt. Wie stark muss ein Board kaputt sein, dass man es ersetzen darf?

User698 · 13. Mai 2023

das entscheidet i.a. die jury, ggf unter beiziehung tc oder sv. Wird wohl bei der pwa nicht anders sein.

Die stellen ihre aktuellen regeln ja nicht online 😒

Ist dann ja meist auch thema für die versicherung

Totti-Amun · 13. Mai 2023

Eigentlich sollte das Regelwerk online stehen.

Totti-Amun · 13. Mai 2023

Das war Tag 3:

Top seeds survive unscathed before the wind shuts down

Some of the locals were slightly surprised that it was windy first thing on day three of the Torbole PWA World Cup, so with winds of 6-15 knots the race crew wasted little time in beginning the Men’s second elimination promptly at 7:45am.

Equipment central

Unfortunately, the wind didn’t quite stick around long enough to enable to completion of the second race, so there are no changes to the overnight rankings meaning that Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils) and Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails) continue to occupy pole position.

Alexandre Cousin cruising

Before the wind died, three out of the fourth quarterfinals were completed and there were no upsets in sight with all of the top seeds safely progressing into the quarterfinals with their expertise in the lighter airs proving decisive.

Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Severne Sails) was able to claim a convincing victory in Heat 6 ahead of Ingmar Daldorf (Tabou / GA Sails), Nico Prien (JP / NeilPryde) and Ennio dal Pont (Fanatic / Duotone), whilst Will McMillan (Starboard / Challenger Sails / Patrik Foils) continues to look extremely impressive. The 17-year-old was able to win Heat 7 ahead of Johan Soe (FMX Racing / Point-7), Michele Becker (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils) and Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins / Phantom Foils).

Will McMillan on the fly

In what turned out to be the last heat of the day, Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) looked confident again as he booked his spot in the semifinals as did Benoit Merceur (Starboard / Severne Sails), reigning world champion Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) and Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone).

Matteo Iachino keeps Italian hopes alive

In the afternoon the wind did switch to the south for the first time this week, but it never really amounted to anything other than a light breeze, so the contest remained on hold for the rest of the sailors were released for the day at 4pm.

Event HQ as Garda starts to clear

The forecast on paper for tomorrow has improved slightly, so hopefully the south wind (Ora) will kick in in the afternoon. The latest forecast currently predicts a gradient wind of 7-13 knots at 3pm. The skippers’ meeting has been called for 9am on Saturday morning with a first possible start at 9:45am (GMT+2).

Forecast for the last two days

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Current Ranking 2023 Torbole PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom

*After 2 Eliminations

1st Femke van der Veen (NED | Starboard / Severne Sails)

2nd Sarah Jackson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)

3rd Mae Davico (FRA | Loftsails)

4th Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui / LokeFoil)

Current Ranking 2023 Torbole PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom

*After 1 Elimination

1st Alexandre Cousin (FRA | Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils / Chopper Fins)

2nd Michele Becker (GER | Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils)

3rd Nico Prien (GER | JP / NeilPryde)

4th Will McMillan (THA | Starboard / Challenger Sails / Patrik Foils)

4th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)

4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)

8th Bruno Martini (ITA | JP / NeilPryde)

9th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)

10th Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins / Phantom Foils)

User698 · 13. Mai 2023

Zitat von Totti-Amun

Eigentlich sollte das Regelwerk online stehen.

Ich hab letzte woche was gesucht, fand nur downloadbares von 2006.....

Totti-Amun · 13. Mai 2023

Hier steht es zu den Reparaturen:

{2.5.4} Equipment repair (SLALOM)

Damaged equipment may be repaired, but repairs must be completed in a way that complies with the original specification of the board or sail as registered with the PWA. If a board or sail is found to be outside of the registered specification when produced or after use, then adjustments may be made to the board to bring it back within correct tolerances provided that these adjustment are made before it is used at a PWA Slalom event.

Totti-Amun · 13. Mai 2023

Tag 4 auch schwach:

Day 4

Day four started with plenty of promise as for the first time this week the sun showed its face and with the wind forecast to be southerly in the afternoon there was anticipation that the Ora would kick in to provide an adrenaline-fuelled afternoon of racing in Lake Garda.

Lake Garda

Unfortunately though, despite things looking promising for a while, the wind remained just too light to be able to race - teasing competitors in the afternoon with 4-11 knots of wind. All hopes were brought to an end around 4pm when a thick layer of cloud covered the sun again, so as the temperatures began to drop, so did the wind, which quickly led to the sailors being released for the day.

Both Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils) and Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails) will now face a tense overnight wait to see whether it is windy tomorrow or not with both sailors on the verge of the their first event victories on the World Tour, which would be an even more remarkable feat for van der Veen, who is making her debut!

Alexandre Cousin

All hopes of being able to complete more racing now rest on tomorrow, which is the final day of the 2023 Torbole PWA World Cup. In terms of the forecast for Sunday, there looks to be potential for a north wind (Peler) in the morning, before switching to the south (Ora) in the afternoon. The sailors will meet again on Sunday morning for the skippers’ meeting at 7am with the action commencing from 7:45am (GMT+2) onwards.

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Current Ranking 2023 Torbole PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom

*After 2 Eliminations

1st Femke van der Veen (NED | Starboard / Severne Sails)

2nd Sarah Jackson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)

3rd Mae Davico (FRA | Loftsails)

4th Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui / LokeFoil)

Current Ranking 2023 Torbole PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom

*After 1 Elimination

1st Alexandre Cousin (FRA | Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils / Chopper Fins)

2nd Michele Becker (GER | Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils)

3rd Nico Prien (GER | JP / NeilPryde)

4th Will McMillan (THA | Starboard / Challenger Sails / Patrik Foils)

4th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly Boards / Severne Sails)

4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)

8th Bruno Martini (ITA | JP / NeilPryde)

9th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)

10th Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins / Phantom Foils)

sdberlin · 14. Mai 2023

So wird das nix mit der PWA .... Warten auf Wind mit Livestream und Sekunden bevor es los geht läuft die Übertragung nicht mehr

Fivestar · 14. Mai 2023

Zitat von sdberlin

So wird das nix mit der PWA .... Warten auf Wind mit Livestream und Sekunden bevor es los geht läuft die Übertragung nicht mehr

Hast du denn ausreichend Geld am SD-Slot eingeworfen ??

Spaß beiseite, bei mir hängt die Übertragung gerade auch mehrmals

Ps. was sind denn die Vmax dort, mit den Rennflügeln?

Der junge nette Mann (19 Jahre) gestern beim Interview mit Ben, gibt ca. 1,91 m und ca. 91 kg an.

Was fährt dieser denn für eine Flügelgröße in Quadratzentimeter und Flügellänge?

Und ist das Rennmaterial in Torbole auch auf dem Markt erhältlich?

Am eindringlichsten sieht man dazwischen, Klassik Surfer dümpeln, während die Wettkämpfer Stoff geben

Alles Fragen rund um das Rennen dort, halt wie in der Formel1, nicht nur wer hat gewonnen sondern warum oder warum gerade eben nicht.

Lags am Material od. Schicksal od. Können, bzw. Fischplatte am Vorabend

Fragen über Fragen?

chris87 · 14. Mai 2023

Aus deutscher Sicht Becker P5 und Prien P9 würde sagen ein super Ergebnis!

Insbesondere Becker als PWA Neuling.

Und ja das Material ist auf dem Markt erhältlich da auf Serien Equipment gefahren wird.

Soweit ich das gehört habe fahren bzw fliegen die ca 28 - 30 kt in Max

Fivestar · 14. Mai 2023

Zitat von chris87

Aus deutscher Sicht Becker P5 und Prien P9 würde sagen ein super Ergebnis!
Insbesondere Becker als PWA Neuling.

Und ja das Material ist auf dem Markt erhältlich da auf Serien Equipment gefahren wird.

Soweit ich das gehört habe fahren bzw fliegen die ca 28 - 30 kt in Max

Alles anzeigen

Danke Dir für die Infos.

Das mit Prien hab ich auf YT live mitverfolgt,, war leider nicht sein Tag.

Den speed sah man gewaltig, als der ein oder andere im heat einschlug.

Was ich auf die schnelle nicht ganz mitbekommen habe ,war als Ben was von guter Segelgrößenwahl

sprach, das einer nur das 7er genommen hatte.

sdberlin · 14. Mai 2023

Er sagt glaube das die nächst kleinere Größe 1 kn Speed bringt. Natürlich ausreichend Wind vorausgesetzt. Es scheint bei dem Equipment jedenfalls ähnliches Niveau zu geben und nicht die eine Kombi die alles schlägt. Das lässt auf weitere spannende Rennen hoffen.

Mich würde mal interessieren ob Becker gestürzt ist weil vor ihm ein anderer Fahrer im Wasser lag. Wäre spannend gewesen zu sehen wo er gelandet wäre. THA-1 hatte einen mega speed aber dafür ein paar Fehler bei den Halsen. War die Überraschung finde ich.

Teichi · 14. Mai 2023

Mill McMillan THA 1 war wohl die Überraschung Nr. 1. Im Finalheat der Elimination 3 lag er deutlich vorne, als er in der letzten Halse reingefallen ist. Ansonsten hätte er sich den Gesamtwin geholt. Und das mit gerade mal 17 Jahren!! :O

Sein Speed auf der Geraden war oft einfach höher als von der direkten Konkurrenz.

Überrascht hat mich auch, dass die Patrik-Foils in der Breite so gut abschneiden, die scheinen wohl wirklich gelungen zu sein.

Und ein richtig gutes Ergebnis von Nico Prien und Michelle Becker. Es hat Spaß gemacht, für die beiden mitzufiebern

User9332 · 14. Mai 2023

Warum lief es für nico prien nicht gut? Er hat doch eine gute Platzierung oder nicht?

blinki-bill · 15. Mai 2023

Zitat von dpk

Warum lief es für nico prien nicht gut?

Er ist in Führung liegend an der letzten Boje von 1 auf 3 zurückgefallen weil er aufgesetzt hat. Das ist nicht so gut

Totti-Amun · 15. Mai 2023

Das war Tag 5:

Lemeteyer destroys the field to claim emphatic first win whilst Rutkowski makes perfect start to world title defence

The final day of the Torbole PWA World Cup turned out to be the best day of the event as the Ora finally arrived to deliver a solid afternoon of racing in 10-20 knots of wind. Temperatures remained cold throughout the day as the sun continued to be shy, but things certainly heated up on the water with plenty of drama unfolding as the day progressed…

The final, final to decide it all in the Men's

Slalom

Women’s

Justine Lemeteyer (FMX Racing / S2Maui / LokeFoils) produced an absolutely phenomenal display as the 20-year-old quite literally obliterated the rest of the field to deservedly claim her first victory on the World Tour in only her second event. From the 7 eliminations completed, Lemeteyer won 6 of them, but it wasn’t just what she did, it was the way she did it as she often pulled out a 100m lead such was her dominance here in Italy!

Justine Lemeteyer celebrates after recording a perfect score

Blanca Alabau (Starboard / Severne Sails) started the final day out of the top 5 after faltering in the opening two races of the event (8th and 11th), but today the Spaniard found her form to make a rousing comeback, which would eventually see her claim the second place on the podium after recording two second places and three thirds today.

Blanca Alabau

Defending world champion - Marion Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Phantom Foils) - has to settle for third place in the opening event, as like Blanca Alabau, the 31-year-old was made to rue a slow start to the event, though in reality no-one would’ve been able to challenge Lemeteyer, who was the standout sailor by a country mile.

Marion Mortefon

Mae Davico (Patrik / Loft Sails / Patrik Foils) walks away from Italy with a solid fourth place after producing a consistent performance, which saw her only finish outside the top 4 twice in 7 eliminations, whilst Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails), who led the event rankings at the start of the day, eventually completes the top 5.

Men’s

The Men’s Slalom saw an enthralling finale with multiple sailors all still in with a chance of winning the event heading into the last winners’ final. In the end though, it was defending world champion - Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) - who would rise to the top of the rankings to secure his first 5-star event victory on the World Tour. The Pole won the opening elimination of the day to gather momentum and then sealed the deal with a solid third and fourth to make the perfect start to his title defence.

Maciek Rutkowski on top in Lake Garda

Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins / Phantom Foils) almost went under the radar for most of the event as the 2019 world champion missed out on two out of the opening three winners’ finals. However, with both Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) and Will McMillan (Starboard / Challenger Sails / Patrik Foils) bailing out in the last final of the week when leading the way, Mortefon seized the opportunity to hit the front of the pack and sign off the event with his first bullet of the season, which saw the Frenchman rise from 6th into second to keep his name firmly in the world title race conversation in the early part of the year.

Pierre Mortefon celebrates the last bullet of the week

One of the stories of the day involved 17-year-old Will McMillan, who not only won his first elimination on the World Tour, but he also secured a maiden podium in only his second event. That in itself is an amazing achievement, especially given the fact that he only started foiling 3 years ago, but things could’ve been even better for the young Thai had he not dropped his final gybe at the last buoy when leading the second elimination. You would’ve forgiven him if his head had dropped slightly after that, but he bounced back immediately by dusting himself off to claim a bullet in the very next race. McMillan will obviously be delighted to have made the podium, but there may be a very small hint of disappointment as he could’ve very well won the entire event. McMillan possesses endless amounts of speed and will be a real threat moving forwards.

Will McMillan on a charge

In the end, just 3 points separated second to seventh, which illustrates just how fine the margins are at the elite level of racing at the moment. Johan Soe (FMX Racing / Point-7), who finished second in the last race, misses out on the podium by just 0.3 of a point, whilst Michele Becker (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils), who is competing in his first full year on tour walks away with his best result thus far - 5th.

Michele Becker gybes

The top ten is completed by Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) in 6th, Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils), who started the day as the event leader, saw his hopes fade after missing out on the last two winners’ finals to eventually finish 7th, whilst Enrico Marotti, who finished 8th, will be made to rue a couple of costly errors, which cost him a shot at the podium, Nicolas Prien (JP / NeilPryde) in 9th and William Huppert (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils), who shot up the rankings after finishing with a fourth and fifth place.