2011 Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup Alaçati Turkey

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The 2011 Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup Alaçati Turkey

Event Preview: The tension is rising in Turkey as the PWA’s elite slalom fleet head to Alacati for the seventh Pegasus Airlines Surf ’n’ Sound Sport and Music Festival.
The Aegean shores of Western Turkey are set to light up as the world’s slickest slalom sailors head to the picturesque town of Alacati, for the penultimate event on the men’s 2011 slalom tour and the women’s final showdown.

The historic town of Alacati is famed for its, chic boutiques, stunning restaurants, crystal clear waters and consistent breeze. The relaxed town leaps into action for the summer months and plays host to thousands of the world’s windsurfers and PWA stars that travel to the windsurfing Mecca to take advantage of the incredible conditions.

Throughout the whole summer, the coastline is blessed with a northerly wind known as the ‘Meltemi’ that blows consistently above 15 knots. The moderate winds increase throughout the morning, peaking in the afternoon, and often reach speeds of over 20 knots. The combination of flat turquoise water and the building wind makes it the perfect location for windsurfers of all abilities to hone their skills.

Beachside

There is a jam-packed line-up planned for the 2011 Surf & Sound Sport and Music Festival. The event site will be kept rocking all week to the sounds of the Power FM DJs. Co-Sponsor, Rowenta will be spoiling the women with beauty treatments and a dance party. Budget car rental will be hosting their own stand full of fun and games. BMW will be putting on a late night beach party, as will Red Bull with their night ride and freestyle show. Alongside all of that there will be paddle boards to test and surf simulators to ride.

What’s the deal?

A six day slalom extravaganza will take place between 8th-13th August, marking the men’s sixth round of competition in 2011, and the women’s fourth and final battle. The world’s full throttle slalom sailors will be hurling themselves around the racecourse for a taste of the €55,000 prize purse alongside critical world ranking points.

Who to watch out for?
Men’s Fleet

Having competed in five out of seven events on the 2011 men’s slalom tour, the points are looking incredibly tight at the top of the table. The windsurfing sentinels Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / DunkerbeckEyewear) and Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) have had an intense battle throughout the season, as both sailors have fought tooth and nail for the 2011 world title.

Windsurfing legend, Dunkerbeck has led the charge on the 2011 season seeing him win three spectacular events. However a tough run of races in Fuerteventura left him in fourth place allowing his arch rival, Albeau to catch up with another event win of his own. Albeau sits in second place however there are barely any points separating the pair. Expect to see both sailors going all out in Alacati for those critical points.

In third place sits an extremely on form, Ben Van Der Steen (Starboard / Loft / Mystic). Van Der Steen has been charging around the race course all season to earn himself podium finishes at the past three events. Van Der Steen will be undercutting the rest of the fleet at every opportunity to continue with his winning streak.

After a dramatic end to the racing in Fuerteventura, Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / North) has his hands on fourth place. Moussilmani’s consistency around the racecourse regularly puts him head to head with the top guys.

Fighting for fifth place, the speed demons, Finian Maynard (RRD), Peter Volwater (Fanatic / MauiSails) and Micah Buzianis (JP / NeilPryde) have been pushing the starts hard in 2011 to earn themselves essential positions in the winners’ final. These three will be powering their way through the opening rounds to secure their places in the top ten in Turkey.

Tactical racing from Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde), Steven Allen (Starboard / Severne), Josh Angulo (Angulo / Gun / Dakine) and Jimmy Diaz (Starboard / North) has put these four all in with a chance of finishing the season in the top ten. The sailors will be trying everything they can to make their way to the end of the course in qualifying position.

Also in the mix, a whole host of rapid-racers such as Ross Williams (Tabou / Gaastra), Arnon Dagan (Tabou / Gaastra), Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / North) and Ludovic Jossin (Loft).

Women’s Fleet

With three events under their belts and just one more to go, the women will be fired up for an action packed week in Alacati. Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic) has dominated the women’s slalom fleet with two first places, putting her ahead of the rest of the pack. Offringa will be looking to make it a hat trick and claim her second world title in 2011.

Super-consistent Alice Arutkin (Fanatic / North) sits in second having finished in 3rd, 4th and 5th place respectively this season. The French youth star will be looking for another podium finish in Alacati to confirm her place in second.

Having won their first races in Aruba, Fanny Aubet (JP / NeilPryde) and Lena Erdil (Patrik / Loft / AL360), are likely to be extremely fired for the racing in Alacati and ready to win their next races. Expect to see Erdil blitzing her way around the racecourse as she takes advantage of her local knowledge.

Cagla Kubat (Starboard / North) currently holds fifth place, Kubat will be looking to work her way onto the podium and she will be keen to impress in front of their home audience. Watch out for Kubat's perfectly timed starts and stunning gybes.

With two second place finishes in the bag, former world champion Karin Jaggi (Patrik / Severne) will be looking to reinstate her position at the top in Turkey, as will Korea’s winner, Valerie Arrighetti (Tabou / Gaastra / Mystic).

Keep your eyes peeled from the 8th-13th August as the 2011 Pegasus Airlines PWA world cup promised blistering speed from the world’s slalom elite, alongside incredible parties and beachside entertainment from the events sponsors. Registration will take place 10am-12pm on Monday 8th with the skippers’ meeting kicking off at 1pm and the first possible start to racing at 2pm.

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Ist so. Du kannst nur den Live Ticker nutzen, also auf den grünen Button klicken auf der Startseite...

Ist eh jetzt für heute vorbei. Morgen 11.30 Uhr geht es weiter...

Ja, Frühstart (over early) und did not finish.

Kann mir mal grad jemand sagen, warum Albeau als 9. geführt wird mit einem 8. Platz im Losers Finale? Zumindest steht es so im Liveticker, daß er als 8. im Losers über die Linie kam und das Losers Angulo gewonnen hat.

Das war der gestrige Tag:

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The 2011 Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup Alacati Turkey
Day one: Alacati provides standout slalom conditions for the opening day of competition allowing Bjorn Dunkerbeck and Sarah-Quita Offringa to take charge.
Fifteen knots of wind and blazing sun provided the perfect conditions for the opening day of competition in Alacati. The enormous sixty-three man and nineteen women slalom fleet spent the morning registering and preparing their equipment for an action packed week on the water.
Once the formalities were complete, the race crew wasted no time in sending the sailors out onto the turquoise sea to battle through the first elimination and opening round of the men’s second elimination.
The current tour leaders Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / DunkerbeckEyewear) and Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic) were on fine form, charging their way through their heats to secure first place in the winners’ final and an early advantage over their opponents.
Men’s Elimination 1
A smooth set of heats saw the big names of the series quickly advance into the second round, alongside super-charged Emirhan Kolburan (JP / NeilPryde), Fred Morin (Starboard / NeilPryde) and local legend Bora Kozanoglu (JP / NeilPryde). Kozanoglu sailed an incredible set of heats and continued with his winning streak all the way through the elimination to earn him a position in the winners’ final.
Superb racing from Ben Van Der Steen (Starboard / Loft / Mystic), Josh Angulo (Angulo / Gun / Dakine), Finian Maynard (RRD) and Dunkerbeck allowed them to claim first places in the second round and continue with their paths through the elimination.
The semi-finals brought with it a dramatic twist, Angulo was first to lose out on a place in the winners’ final as he went over early. Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) was next to follow, Albeau was caught by a hole in the wind at mark three, causing him to drop off the plane allowing the rest of the fleet to fly past. Desperate to rectify the situation Albeau quickly picked up speed and tried to undercut the pack, however he was unable to control the corner and he went down rendering him unable to complete the race.
The upsets continued into the second semi-finals when Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / North) failed to qualify for the winners’ final as did speedster Ludovic Jossin (Loft). After a tough start Dunkerbeck wowed the crowd with an incredible display of speed as he unleashed everything down the third leg seeing him move from sixth into third position.
Winners’ Final
With a number of the major contenders out of the way Dunkerbeck was free to speed his way through the winners’ final without any attacks from the rest of the fleet. Dunkerbeck took control from the start-line enabling him to build up a whole legs lead on the rest of the pack by the time he hit the finish line. The real battles came further down the pack; Finian Maynard and Jimmy Diaz (Starboard / North) managed to fend off rapid racer, Van Der Steen and super-consistent Micah Buzianis (JP / NeilPryde) to claim their places on the podium.
Men’s Elimination 2
With the Meltemi wind still blowing and the crowds on the Alacati hillside hungry for more action, race director Juan Antonio Aragon decided competition would continue until the opening round of the men’s second elimination was completed.
A super set of starts from Kurosh Kiani (Angulo / Simmer) and Jesper Orth (RRD) allowed them to blitz their way past the rest of the fleet securing, third and first place respectively and their places in round two.
The big upsets from the first round arose from heat three. A premature start from Matteo Iachino (JP / Gaastra / Mystic / AL360), guaranteed his early exit from the elimination, and a tough heat for Ludovic Jossin (Loft) put him in fifth place and out of the race.
Obviously enjoying the conditions, Dunkerbeck closed the days racing with another spectacular race, guaranteeing his pass into the second round.
Women’s Elimination 1
The women’s opening heat kicked off to a dramatic start, with three sailors going over early. Fanny Aubet (JP / NeilPryde), Great Benvenuti (Patrik / Point-7 / AL-360) and Alice Arutkin (Starboard / North) were all too eager to make an appearance in Alacati, putting them straight in the losers’ final.
Once heat one was underway, Karin Jaggi (Patrik / Severne) and Valerie Arrighetti (Tabou / Gaastra / Mystic) stole the show. The pair swapped first and second place the whole way around the course until a smooth gybe from Jaggi at mark four allowed her to push ahead and take first place.
A smoother start to heat number two saw, Lena Erdil (Patrik / Loft / AL360) cross the starting line first, followed by Offringa and Cagla Kubat (Starboard / North). By the first mark Offringa had taken the lead and she held onto it the whole way around the course, alerting the rest of the fleet she meant business.
Arutkin made her come back in the losers’ final, hitting the start-line ahead of the rest of the fleet and charging down the first leg. Arutkin flew around her gybes without fault to secure her win.
Winners’ Final
Offringa hit the start-line as the starting horn was sounding, providing her with the best possible chance of winning the first elimination. Erdil and Kubat weren’t far behind by the first gybe; however a small mistake from Kubat sent her flying, causing a small pile-up at the mark. Unaffected by the rest of the fleet Offringa made her getaway and she secured a huge lead on the rest of the pack allowing her to cruise over the line and claim the first elimination of the event. A clean set of gybes from Erdil ensured the rest of the fleet was unable to catch her and she was able to secure second place.
After a fantastic opening afternoon of racing the sailors were released for the day at 5:30pm. The action will continue tomorrow morning kicking off with the skippers’ meeting at 11am with a first possible start to racing at 11:30am.
Results:
Men’s Fleet (after 1 elimination)
1^st Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / DunkerbeckEyewear)
2^nd Finian Maynard (RRD)
3^rd Jimmy Diaz (Starboard / North)
4^th Ben Van Der Steen (Starboard / Loft /Mystic)
5^th Micah Buzianis (JP / NeilPryde)
6^th Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Fanatic / North)
7^th Bora Kozanoglu (JP / NeilPryde)
8^th Pierre Mortefon (North / Fanatic)
9^th Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde)
10^th Ludovic Jossin (Loft)
Women’s Fleet (after 1 elimination)
1^st Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic)
2^nd Lena Erdil (Patrik / Loft / AL360)
3^rd Lise Vidal (Exocet / North)
4^th Karin Jaggi (Patrik / Severne)
5^th Marion Mortefon (AL360)
6^th Cagla Kubat (Starboard / North)
7^th Marianne Kaplas (Starboard / Severne)
8^th Jo Wright
9^th Fulya Unlu (Starboard / North)
10^th Alice Arutkin (Starboard / North)

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Ich denke eher, das Ranking ist falsch...

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Zitat von Pat520i

Der 9.Platz von AA ist wirklich etwas komisch. Ich denke aber hier ist dem Ticker (und demzufolge auch bei der Eliminationladder) ein Fehler unterlaufen. Rund um das Looserfinal kamen die Updates im Ticker ja nur sehr schleppend und teilweise nur mit Endresultaten. Ich denke da hat jemand was verdreht, denn im Ranking wurde er von Anfang an auf 9 geführt.

Ich habe nachgefragt, der Liveticker war falsch...
Albeau hat das Losers demnach gewonnen, Angulo wurde als letzter gewertet...

2. Elimination ist auch an Dunkerbeck gegangen, vor Menegatti und Allen.

Zitat von Hauke

Kann es sein, dass es keine Live-Video-Berichterstattung seitens der PWA gibt? Ein wirklich trauriger Verein, diese PWA.
Ist evtl. eine alternative Liveübertragung bekannt?

Es ist wirklich ätzend. Die Event-Results werden nicht aktualisiert nach den Eliminations, der Liveticker ist auch löchrig und unter aller Kanone...

3. Bullet für Dunki, Albeau erneut nur im B-Finale.

Ich werde mir jetzt mal einen Flug buchen, wohin fliegt man denn da...?...

Noch ist nix fix, der Event geht noch bis Samstag einschließlich...

Peinlich, aber ich habe so eine Pressemitteilung schon erwartet. Frage mich nur, wer das Ernst nimmt...

Das war der 2. Tag:

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The 2011 Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup Alacati Turkey

Day two: Dunkerbeck stamps down his authority in Alacati with two more bullets and Karin Jaggi sails two faultless finals to secure her place in the lead.

Golden sunshine beamed down onto the event site and combined with a gentle breeze providing the perfect conditions for an extremely relaxing morning for the second day of competition in Alacati. The sailors spent their time chilling out to the tunes from the main stage, in between tweaking their equipment for the races ahead.

By the time the clock struck two, the wind had built up to around ten knots, allowing the sailors to plane around comfortably on their largest equipment and the races to go ahead.

The race crew picked up the action from where they had left off yesterday, at men’s heat number nine of elimination two. Fluctuating wind throughout the elimination led to a fairly stop start affair, ensuring the sailors had to maintain their concentration for long periods of time and tactics were essential on the racecourse.

Men’s Elimination 2

After two attempts to start heat number nine it was eventually underway on the third, the sailors flew down the opening reach; however the extended starting period had obviously had an adverse effect on the mind-sets of Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Fanatic / North) and Ross Williams (Gaastra / Tabou) as they both suffered from poor starts and they were unable to recover qualifying positions in the lighter winds.

The upsets continued throughout the round, Arnon Dagan (Tabou / Gaastra) lost out early on due to a premature start, as did Benoit Moussilmani (Tabou / Simmer). Reigning world champion, Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) suffered his second major blow of the competition; after a slow start he went down at the first mark, and was unable to catch the fleet for the remainder of the race, causing his overall score to plummet.

Finian Maynard (RRD) continued to wow the crowds in the semi-finals and the remainder of the afternoon. Maynard’s precise timing on the start-lines, blistering speed down the straights and his faultless cornering allowed him to retain his second place in the competition.

The second semi-final saw the former world champion, Micah Buzianis (JP /NeilPryde) cross the start-line early. However he quickly redeemed himself in the losers’ final with an incredible display of speed, fending off Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / North) and Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde), to earn ninth place in the elimination.

Winners’ final

Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / DunkerbeckEyewear) and Ben Van Der Steen (Starboard / Loft /Mystic) hit the start-line at full speed putting them ahead of the fleet on the first leg. By the first gybe Alberto Menegatti (Starboard / Gaastra) had worked his way in-between the pair and Steve Allen (Starboard / Severne) was in fourth. The top four held control all the way to the fourth mark, when disaster struck for Van Der Steen and he lost control of his equipment, allowing Allen to slip into third and Antoine Questel (Loft) to finish in fourth. Dunkerbeck cruised over the finish line claiming his second win in Alacati.

Men’s Elimination 3

The breeze really kicked in for the third elimination, clean wind gusting up to fifteen knots provided plenty of power for the sailors to plough through the opening round of heats in quick succession, however they weren’t without their upsets.

Big names, Volwater (Fanatic / MauiSails) and Buzianis missed out on qualifying positions due to exceptional sailing from Benoit Moussilmani and Damien Le Guen (Exocet). The pair both finished in fifth place, marking their early exits from the elimination.

Costa Hoevel and Allen were the standout sailors of the elimination as both sailors cruised through their heats with ease, challenging for the top spots with every opportunity to finish in fifth and seventh place in the winners’ final.

Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / North) shone through his heats to earn his first entrance into the winners’ final in Alacati, where he was able to secure a fourth place finish.

The semi-finals brought another shock for Albeau as he was forced to slam on the brakes at the start-line to prevent him from going over- early. Whilst Albeau was at a standstill the rest of the fleet were able to pull away from him and Albeau had to settle for a place in the losers’ final. A super-fast Bora Kozanoglu (NeilPryde / JP) stole the show in the loser’s final with Albeau coming in second.

Winners’ final

Maynard opened up the winners’ final with a perfectly timed start; however Dunkerbeck’s straight line speed saw him sail into first place by the first mark, with Cyril Moussilmani and Dagan in third and fourth. Two swift gybes later and Dunkerbeck controlled the fleet, with Maynard in hot pursuit in second place. Rapid Van Der Steen had made his way into third place by the fourth mark with his amazing board speed down the straights, knocking Cyril down into fourth. The current tour leader Dunkerbeck claimed his third consecutive win in Alacati, putting him in a great position to claim the 2011 world title.

Women’s elimination 2

Women’s heat one kicked off with Fanny Aubet (JP / NeilPryde) dominating the start, providing her with the advantage straight away, followed by super consistent Alice Arutkin (Starboard / North). The pair held their positions the whole way around the course to guarantee their places in the winners’ final.

Karin Jaggi (Patrik / Severne) and Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic) were the standout sailors from heat two. The pair launched off the start-line to secure a significant lead in front of the rest of the fleet.

The losers’ final witnessed a stellar performance from new girl to the tour Jo Wright. Wright nailed her start and fended off the fleet the whole way around the course. As much as Turkish sailors, Burce Vardarli and Unlu Fulya (Starboard / North) tried there was no catching up with Wright.

Winners’ Final

Lena Erdil (Patrik / Loft / AL360) was first off the start-line; however Jaggi came from behind with amazing pace to make it to the mark first. The pair dueled down the second leg with Offringa following. Jaggi and Erdil went around the second mark with ease but unfortunately for Offringa she went down and she was unable to recover her position. By the fourth mark Jaggi held a huge lead on the fleet to claim her first race in Alacati.

Women’s elimination 3

Erdil nailed her second start of the day to open up heat one, but once again she was beaten to the mark this time by Cagla Kubat (Starboard / North). Kubat charged around the course to claim her place in the winners’ final.

After a great start from Jaggi she led the fleet however Offringa was back on form and she barged her way into first place. Delphine Cousin (JP / NeilPryde) sailed a slick heat earning a third place finish and a place in the final.

Winner’s final

Valerie Arrighetti (Tabou / Gaastra / Mystic) was the one to watch in the women’s winners’ final. Arrighetti stormed down the first, second and third leg in the lead with Jaggi, Arutkin and Erdil following behind. Jaggi chose her moment and went for the overtake at the final mark however a small mistake saw her go down, however Jaggi was determined to take her second win of the day and quickly caught up with Arrighetti overtaking her on the final leg, putting her into the event leading position.

After a particularly eventful afternoon on the water the sailors were released for the day at 6:30pm. The action will continue tomorrow morning, kicking off with the skippers’ meeting at 11am, with the first start to racing at 11:30am.

Results:

Men’s Fleet (after 3 eliminations)
1st Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / DunkerbeckEyewear)
2nd Finian Maynard (RRD)
3rd Ben Van Der Steen (Starboard / Loft /Mystic)
4th Jimmy Diaz (Starboard / North)
5th Steve Allen (Starboard / Severne)
6th Antoine Questel (Loft)
7th Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / North)
8th Bora Kozanoglu (JP / NeilPryde)
9th Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde)
10th Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Fanatic / North)

Women’s Fleet (after 3 eliminations)
1st Karin Jaggi (Patrik / Severne)
2nd Lena Erdil (Patrik / Loft / AL360)
3rd Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic)
4th Lise Vidal (Exocet / North)
5th Alice Arutkin (Starboard / North)
6th Delphine Cousin (JP / NeilPryde)
7th Marion Mortefon (AL360)
8th Valerie Arrighetti (Tabou / Gaastra / Mystic)
9th Jo Wright
10th Cagla Kubat (Starboard / North)

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