2025 Guadeloupe PWA Tag 5
Justine Lemeteyer und Matteo Iachino dominieren und holen sich verdientermaßen die ersten Siege der Saison.
Eine der schönsten Seiten des Windsurfens ist seine Unberechenbarkeit, und in den letzten fünf Tagen war das wieder einmal der Fall. Eigentlich sollte Guadeloupe zu dieser Jahreszeit einer der beständigsten Orte der Welt sein, doch der Wettergott war nicht auf unserer Seite. Dennoch gab es einen Tag mit fantastischen Rennen... die Ergebnisse von Tag 3 bleiben also unverändert.
Foil Slalom Women’s
Justine Lemeteyer on making the perfect start to the season: “The event has been great, but I really wanted to win in the French Caribbean, so it feels even better to win here. I’m just super happy with the start to the season and I’m happy to be part of the PATRIK Team.”
On making the switch, Lemeteyer added: “It took some time during the winter to get used to it after four years on the same gear, but now, I’m faster than before. I’m already looking forward to the next one.”
Men’s
Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails): “I think I’ve never won every heat I’ve sailed. The closest I got was winning an event in Sylt before the last elimination was sailed. But it feels amazing to win every heat - even the heat today I was winning -it feels amazing.”
Upon asking Matteo if he showed his full performance over the winter during training, he added; “We never show the top performance. Perhaps we have really good gear, but then when you find that magic setup you don’t want to use it during training. It’s not only me that tries to do it, but all of the top guys don’t show their full potential over the winter.”
Prompted by returning to the top of the sport, previously one of the consistently best fin racers , he said: “It feels amazing. After all the work required it feels even better.”
Over the winter did you make any changes to your training?
“I don’t think I’ve done anything particularly different, but we’ve improved the board and the sails. The foil is the same.”
Have you changed your approach?
“I’ve adopted a different strategy on the racecourse because I was sailing a bit fin-oriented and now I have adapted. It’s worked out, so I’m happy. It’s the little things that make a big difference. “