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Sylt PWA WC Tag 2

28 09.2019

Sarah-Quita Offringa wieder im Titelkampf mit Sieg in der Einzel-Elimination nach einem klassischen Herbst-Sylt-Tag.

Der Eröffnungstag des Mercedes-Benz Sylt PWA World Cup 2019 erwies sich als ein Tag, den man mit starken, über Kopf hohen Wellen und Windgeschwindigkeiten zwischen 15-35 Knoten nicht vergessen wird, ein echter Sylt Klassiker. Die Freestyle- und Wave-Fleets kamen heute bei diesem Event zum ersten Mal aufs Wasser. Wave Women’s At the end of the first day of competition in Sylt - Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) - has hauled herself back into title race contention after claiming a convincing victory in the single elimination ahead of current world tour leader - Justyna Sniady (Simmer / Simmer Sails / AL360). The Aruban was at her brilliant best today and she dominated proceedings - setting 3 out of the 4 highest wave scores - including a superb 9 point wave - as well as also recording 4 out of the top 5 highest jump scores. Offringa won the event here last year and clearly demonstrated why with her performance today. If things were to remain as they are at the moment then Offringa would close to within just 200 points of Sniady heading into Maui - where she is also the defending event champion. Sniady will be happy to have secured her place in a third final of the season - having previously never made a final - but was then out of sync with the conditions in the final as some times happens. However, Sniady is already guaranteed her third consecutive podium as she continues to enjoy her best season on the world tour. At this stage, Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) completes the podium after defeating Maaike Huvermann (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) in the battle for third and fourth. The German showed excellent wave selection and execution to prevail as the 22-year-old aims to secure back-to-back podiums in Sylt. On her way to earning her best result in a wave single elimination - Maaike Huvermann - caused without doubt the biggest upset of the day by taking down reigning world champion - Iballa Moreno (Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) - in Heat 5b before earning 4th place. You certainly wouldn’t rule Iballa out from storming back through the double still, but things have just become a whole lot harder for the 10-time world champion. Iballa currently shares 5th place with Marine Hunter (KA Sail), Caterina Stenta (RRD / RRD Sails / AL360 / Maui Ultra Fins) and Steffi Wahl (Sailloft Hamburg). Men’s The opening round of the men’s single elimination was also completed with Sylt producing hollow, punchy waves for the world’s best men to take advantage of - although there were some broken masts along the way. Alex Mussolini (RRD / RRD Sails), who we mentioned in the preview, has a great Sylt record in recent years - kicked off his campaign this year by posting the highest heat score of the day - 22.85 points - as he defeated Miguel Chapuis (JP / NeilPryde). The Spaniard landed a big one-foot backloop, while pinging several trademark frontside 360s to eventually earn the highest single wave score also - 8.95 points. Mussolini will now face - Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails) - after the young Spaniard produced an excellent display against - Jules Denel (JP / NeilPryde) to advance. All of the title contenders - Ricardo Campello (Brunotti Boards), Jaeger Stone (Starboard / Severne / SWOX), Philip Köster (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins), Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Duotone) and Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing) are all safely into the round of 16, but Stone was the pick of the top seeds in the opening round. The Australian landed a massive goiter - the only one of the day - to earn 8 points, while also stomping a perfect double forward and tweaking a frontside air. Stone posted the second highest scoring heat of the day - 21.57 points - and early indications show he could be a major threat for the event title, having secured his first victory on the world tour last month in Tenerife. However, Arthur Arutkin (Fanatic / Duotone), who was Stone’s opponent, will feel slightly aggrieved as he posted the 6th highest heat of the day, and still found himself on the losing side of the heat. The young Frenchman would have advanced through the majority of the other first round heats, but just got unlucky with his draw! Elsewhere, Julian Salmonn (Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS) completed the double over his boss - Dany Bruch (Bruch Boards / GA Sails / AL360) after also prevailing against Bruch in Tenerife. Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails) took down Ross Williams (Tabou / GA Sails), who came through the trials. Gollito Estredo (Fanatic / Duotone) survived against last year’s giant killer - Antony Ruenes (Tabou / GA Sails) - while Alessio Stillrich (Fanatic / Duotone) progressed against Graham Ezzy (Tabou / Ezzy Sails). Dieter van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails) enjoyed a successful day - posting the third highest Freestyle heat of the day - before eliminating Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde / SWOX) in Heat 6a. Adam Lewis (Fanatic / Duotone / SWOX) negotiated his way past a potentially very tricky draw against Omar Sanchez (Star-Fish / KA Sail), 16-year-old Marino Gil (Goya Windsurfing) claimed a big scalp by defeating Leon Jamaer (JP / NeilPryde), while Antoine Martin (JP / NeilPryde) progressed from a tight heat against Klaas Voget (Fanatic / Duotone). Elsewhere, Antoine Albert (Goya Windsurfing), deserves a mention for his performance in the Qualification Round. The New Caledonian showed a fearless approach against Sylt’s heavy, thick waves and landed sick aerials and critical turns to deservedly earn his place in the main draw, before being eliminated by reigning world champion - Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Duotone). Men’s Freestyle At the beginning of the day, the contortionists of the windsurfing world took centre stage in typically difficult Sylt freestyle conditions, but as the first round progressed, so did the conditions and the scores. The two main title contenders, Youp Schmit (I-99 / Avanti), Yentel Caers (I-99 / Point-7), survived the first round unscathed. Schmit faced easily the hardest first round test of any of the title contenders, but successfully negotiated his way past former world champion - Kiri Thode (Severne / Severne Sails) - despite only undergoing knee surgery several weeks ago. Caers also produced a proficient display to advance and will now face Balz Müller (MB-Boards / Severne), whilst Schmit will face another former Freestyle world champion in the shape of Dieter van der Eyken. Antony Ruenes (Tabou / GA Sails) kept his slim world title hopes alive by defeating Aron Etmon (Starboard / Severne) and will now face Jacopo Testa (RRD / RRD Sails) in Heat 9a. Meanwhile, fellow world title hopeful Amado Vrieswijk (JP / Severne) will take on Riccardo Marca (Fanatic / Duotone) after the Italian defeated Davy Scheffers (Tabou / GA Sails). The Dutchman performed 3 port tack moves outside the area, which ultimately cost him a place in the next round. Steven Van Broeckhoven (Starboard / GUNSAILS) also safely advances into the round of 32. Heat 8a between - Nicolas Akgazciyan (JP / NeilPryde) and Antoine Albert (Goya Windsurfing) - produced the highest scoring, and tightest, heat of the day with just 0.3 of a point separating them by the end of the heat. Albert posted the highest score of the day - 122.5 points - but Akgazciyan was incredibly unlucky as he posted the second highest scoring heat of the first round - 122.3 points - but was still eliminated. Next up for Albert, is Gollito Estredo (Fanatic / Duotone), who received a bye through the first round. Elsewhere, Sam Esteve (JP / NeilPryde), Francesco Cappuzzo (RRD / RRD Sails / AL360), Giovanni Passani (Tabou / GA Sails) are all into the next round. The forecast for Sunday shows plenty of potential for more competition with the wind expected to remain side shore from the left. The only slight question mark remains over the amount of rain expected during the afternoon and early evening - 4.1-6.7mm - but the sailors will meet again tomorrow morning. Skippers Meeting Times For Sunday | (All Times GMT+2) - Foil 8:30am - first possible start 9:30am
- Wave & Freestyle 9am - first possible start 9:30am To stay up to date with all the latest developments from Germany — including the live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page. Result Single Elimination 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sylt PWA World Cup - Women's Wave 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Justyna Sniady (Simmer / Simmer Sails / AL360)
3rd Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails)
4th Maaike Huvermann (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Martine Hunter (KA Sail)
5th Steffi Wahl (Sailloft Hamburg)
5th Iballa Moreno (Severne / Severne Sails)
5th Caterina Stenta (RRD / RRD Sails / AL360 / Maui Ultra Fins)

Hvide Sande PWA WC Tag 6

14 09.2019

Offringa & Iachino siegen, während Rutkowski das erste Podium auf der Slalom-Worldtour erringt.

Am letzten Tag der Hvide Sande PWA-Weltmeisterschaft 2019 wurde bei leichten Winden - 10-20 Knoten - eine Endrunde in der Herren- und Damenflotte absolviert. Der Kampf um die Titel der Herren und Damen erwies sich als leicht enttäuschend, da Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) die Veranstaltung bereits eingefahren hatte, während Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins) für das Halbfinale disqualifiziert wurde und Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne) trotz allem, was passierte, ziemlich unbeeindruckt blieb, aber es gab ein paar spannende Kämpfe um das Podium! Women’s With Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde /Maui Ultra Fins) already having the event title wrapped up, the main battle in the women’s fleet on the final day was between Jenna Gibson (Fanatic / Duotone) and Marion Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone) for the final place on the podium. Gibson, who was hoping to earn her first podium on the world tour, started the day with a 3.3 point advantage over Mortefon, but soon saw her podium aspirations wilt away as she crashed into the back of Fulya Ünlü at the opening buoy in the winners’ final. Take nothing away from Mortefon though, who produced her best performance of the week In the last race of the event. The 27-year-old led into the first mark and then fended off heavy pressure from Lena Erdil (Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins) to claim her first victory of the week while ensuring she claimed the final place on the podium. With Offringa already having secured the top spot on the podium, it was then a bit of an anticlimax to see the Aruban go over the start line early in the last winners’ final - leading to Offringa being disqualified. However, it was still a dominant victory for the 4-time slalom world champion, who looked as though she’d never been away from the racecourse over the last 6 days. Delphine Cousin Questel (Starboard / S2Maui) finished Elimination 11 in third place, which sees the reigning world champion maintain her world tour lead heading into the final event of the season. After a disappointing middle of the event - Lena Erdil - will be pleased to have signed off the event with an excellent second place, which sees her finish in a clear 5th place. We’ll take a look at the implications for the overall rankings in the event summary. Men’s Entering the final day of the 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup, the battle for the event title was down to a two-horse race between fellow world title contenders - Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne) and Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins) - whoever would win out of the two heavyweights would then take the world title lead heading into the final event of the year in New Caledonia. The Italian held a 4 point advantage at the start of proceedings and he would be able to breathe easy before the start of the last winners’ final with Mortefon being disqualified from the opening semifinal along with Ross Williams (Tabou / GA Sails), Antoine Questel (I-99 / S2Maui) and Damien Arnoux (Simmer / Simmer Sails), which effectively handed Iachino the event win and the world tour lead. The final event of the year is now set to provide a thrilling finale with Iachino and Mortefon both on 30,400 points - Iachino only leads on countback having won two events to Mortefon’s one. With Williams eliminated in the semifinals that also made the fight for the final place of the podium a two-man race between Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails), who was looking to earn his first podium, and Julien Quentel (Patrik / GUNSAILS). In order for Rutkowski to defend his third place from the overnight rankings he would need to finish no worse than 3 places behind Quentel, but in the end the Pole would leave the result in no doubt by leading from start to finish in Elimination 9 to earn his first bullet on the world tour, whilst deservedly claiming his first podium to cap a fantastic week. Quentel ends the week in a solid fourth place, while Marco Lang (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins) earns his best result since 2017 - 5th - after finishing fifth in the last race of the week. The top 10 is completed by Ross Williams, Antoine Questel (I-99 / S2Maui), Tristan Algret (Starboard / Severne / Chopper Fins), Damien Arnoux (Simmer / Simmer Sails), who earns his first top 10 finish on the world tour and Gunnar Asmussen (Starboard / Severne). We’ll take a look at the full results in the event summary. That concludes what has been a fantastic week of racing in Hvide Sande with the sailors facing the arguably their toughest test of the season with such a diverse range of conditions on offer - from light to flat to nuclear windy and extremely choppy. To stay up to date with all the latest developments from Denmark — including the live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page. Result 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA | Starboard / S2Maui)
3rd Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone)
4th Jenna Gibson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)
5th Lena Erdil (TUR | Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins)
6th Maëlle Guilbaud (FRA | Patrik / Loftsails)
7th Oda Brødholt (NOR | Starboard / Severne)
8th Fulya Ünlü (TUR | Starboard / Severne)
9th Océane Lescadieu (NC | S2Maui)
10th Marianne Rautelin (FIN | Patrik / Loftsails) Result 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom 1st Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins)
3rd Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
4th Julien Quentel (SXM | Patrik / GUNSAILS)
5th Marco Lang (AUT | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins)
6th Ross Williams (GBR | Tabou / GA Sails)
7th Antoine Questel (FRA | I-99 / S2Maui)
8th Tristan Algret (GPE | Starboard / Severne / Chopper Fins)
9th Damien Arnoux (FRA | Simmer / Simmer Sails)
10th Gunnar Asmussen (GER | Starboard / Severne)

Hvide Sande PWA WC Tag 5

13 09.2019

Offringa in einer eigenen Liga, während Iachino im Kampf um den Titel der Männer die Oberhand gewinnt.

Der 5. Tag des Hvide Sande PWA World Cup 2019 bot einige der aufregendsten Rennen der Woche mit Windgeschwindigkeiten von 20-30 Knoten und leicht kabbeligem Wasser, die einen großartigen Rennspielplatz bildeten. Die meisten Frauen griffen nach ihren 6,0-6,4er Segeln und die Männer nach 7,0er und kleinen Boards. Im Laufe des Tages gab es mehrere spannende Comebacks auf der langen Strecke, die am Ende viel Gelegenheit zum Überholen bot. Heute wurden zwei weitere Rennen für die Männer und drei für die Frauen absolviert. Women’s Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) all but has the event title wrapped up with a day to spare after producing a truly dominant performance today, which saw the Aruban not only complete her second hat-trick of the week, but also go on to claim a four-timer after winning all three eliminations today. Elimination 9 was perhaps Offringa’s most impressive victory with the 28-year-old pulling off an outstanding comeback after recovering from an early coming together with Cousin Questel as they approached the first buoy. Offringa rounded the second mark in fourth place and then continued to eat up the water in front of her to deny Lena Erdil (Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins) a first bullet of the week. Having not competed on the racecourse for over a year there may have been a few question marks about how Offringa would cope returning to the competitive scene during the middle of the season, but she has destroyed the field here thus far, winning 70% of the races completed up to now (7 out of 10), which gives Offringa an almost unassailable 9.5 point lead heading into the final day. Delphine Cousin Questel (Starboard / S2Maui) cemented her second place after a second and two third places, but the reigning world champion and current world tour leader may be slightly disappointed not to have landed a blow against Offringa today having closed to within just 1.3 points at one stage yesterday. In terms of the world title race, Cousin Questel remains firmly in the driving seat with her closest rival Marion Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone) currently ranked 4th here. While the event title is seemingly already decided, there is still an intriguing battle between Jenna Gibson (Fanatic / Duotone) and Mortefon for the final place on the podium. Before the completion of Elimination 10 there was just 0.3 of a point separating the two women, but Gibson ends the day with a 3.3 point cushion after securing a brilliant second place - her best result since Elimination 4 - and that looks to be the battle to watch tomorrow. Elsewhere, Lena Erdil remains in 5th place, but enjoyed a decent day on the water with a second, a 6th and a 4th. In fact, there were no changes to the top 7 positions in the women’s fleet after today’s racing. Men’s Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins) started the penultimate day of racing with a 2.3 point advantage over Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne) after winning both races yesterday, but at the close of play today the Frenchman has seen that lead erode and turn into a 4 point deficit after only managing a 10th and a 7th place. With Mortefon missing out on the opening winners’ final, Iachino then rubbed salt into the wound by winning Elimination 7 - the Italian’s third bullet of the week - and the 29-year-old is now in a dominant position heading into the final day, not only in terms of the event title race, but also the world title race too, as whoever wins this event will take the overall lead with an event to go. After a disappointing day yesterday - Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) - bounced back well today as the Pole qualified for both winners’ finals and with the way the other results unfolded that sees Rutkowski move back into the podium positions - 3rd - having been ranked 6th at the start of the day. However, Rutkowski’s quest for a maiden podium on the world tour is not done quite yet with Julien Quentel (Patrik / GUNSAILS) and Ross Williams (Tabou / GA Sails) still firmly in the hunt for third place - both men currently trail Rutkowski by just 3 points, so there is still all to play for heading into the final day. Elsewhere, Gunnar Asmussen (Starboard / Severne) climbs a further 3 places to 6th in the current event rankings after qualifying for both winners’ finals again today. The German has now qualified for the top 8 in each of the last 4 races. Without jumping the gun in Elimination 7 Asmussen could realistically have been in with a shot at the podium, but that now seems out of his reach. Marco Lang (Fanatic / Duotone) remains 7th after two top 16 finishes, while after a poor day yesterday Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) bounced back with a second and a 6th to rise from 18th to 8th, which could yet prove important in the world title race if it were to come down to discards as his two main rivals - Mortefon and Iachino hold a 12th and 25th as their discards. The top 10 is currently completed by Antoine Questel (I-99 / S2Maui), who falls 3 places to 9th, and Damien Arnoux (Simmer / Simmer Sails), who continues to go from strength-to-strength this week. The young Frenchman qualified for his first losers’ finals at the start of the week and today he booked his place in his first winners’ final - eventually finishing 5th. After such a bright start to the week, Ben van der Steen (Goya Windsurfing / GUNSAILS) drops outside of the top 10 for the first time - 11th - after a second round and quarterfinal exit today, while Tristan Algret (Starboard / Severne / Chopper Fins) and Ingmar Daldorf (Tabou / GA Sails) also lose their place in the top 10 - dropping to 12th and 15th respectively. Up to now, Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) has had a very inconsistent week, but today in Elimination 8 everything clicked into place as the Croat clinched his first bullet on the world tour with a commanding display. That victory sees Marotti climb to 16th in the overall rankings, while in the same elimination Amado Vrieswijk (JP / Severne) earned his best finish in a slalom elimination - second! The forecast for the final day of the 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup looks lighter than the previous four days with 13-15 knots during the morning, but it is expected to increase during the afternoon which should hopefully allow for at least one more elimination in the men’s and women’s fleets to be completed. The skippers’ meeting has been called for 10am (GMT+2) tomorrow morning with the racing commencing from 11am onwards. To stay up to date with all the latest developments from Denmark — including the live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page. Current Ranking 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom
*After 10 Eliminations 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA | Starboard / S2Maui)
3rd Jenna Gibson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)
4th Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone)
5th Lena Erdil (TUR | Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins)
6th Oda Brødholt (NOR | Starboard / Severne)
7th Maëlle Guilbaud (FRA | Patrik / Loftsails)
8th Fulya Ünlü (TUR | Starboard / Severne)
9th Océane Lescadieu (NC | S2Maui)
10th Marianne Rautelin (FIN | Patrik / Loftsails) Current Ranking 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom
*After 8 Eliminations 1st Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins)
3rd Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
4th Julien Quentel (SXM | Patrik / GUNSAILS)
5th Ross Williams (GBR | Tabou / GA Sails)
6th Gunnar Asmussen (GER | Starboard / Severne)
7th Marco Lang (AUT | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins)
8th Antoine Albeau (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Antoine Questel (FRA | I-99 / S2Maui)
10th Damien Arnoux (FRA | Simmer / Simmer Sails)

Hvide Sande PWA WC Tag 4

12 09.2019

Ein perfekter Tag für Mortefon - der Franzose erobert die Führung des Events zurück, während Offringa ihren Vorsprung ausbaut und damit in die letzten zwei Tage des Events geht.

Bei einem starken Kontrast zu gestern mit leichteren Winden - 10-18 Knoten - und extrem flachem Wasser, was bedeutete, dass die Racer die Starts am 4. Tag des Hvide Sande PWA Worldcups 2019 wirklich forcierten - wobei der Start unter diesen Bedingungen sehr kritisch war. Dies führte zu vielen Disqualifikationen mit einer sehr schmalen Linie zwischen Erfolg und Misserfolg bei der Jagd nach einem perfekt getakteten Start - was dazu führte, dass etwas mehr als ein Viertel des Herrenfeldes durch vorzeitige Starts disqualifiziert wurde - 14/53 - 26,41% - in Elimination 5. Ein weiterer schöner Tag im Slalom in Dänemark schloss den vierten Tag mit zwei weiteren Eliminations sowohl in der Herren- als auch in der Damenfleet ab. Women’s After winning the first race today (Elimination 6) - Delphine Cousin Questel (Starboard / S2Maui) - closed to within just 1.3 points of event leader - Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins). However, by the end of the day, it is Offringa who has extended her event lead to 3.6 points after winning her 4th race in 7 eliminations. Cousin Questel did well to fight back into 3rd place after a poor start in Elimination 7, but now has plenty of work to do heading into the final two days of the event. Realistically speaking it looks as though the event title race is now a straight fight between Offringa and Cousin Questel with the two rivals winning every race, except the first, between them. (4x Offringa, 2x Cousin Questel). Jenna Gibson (Fanatic / Duotone) is still in the race to earn her first podium on the world tour after another consistent day, which saw the Brit finish 4th and 5th, but she will still have a real battle on her hands with Marion Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone) just 0.3 points behind her. A shot at the top two is probably beyond her at this stage as she trails Cousin Questel by 6.3 points. Having endured a couple of tough days on the racecourse - Lena Erdil (Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins) - will be happier with how things went today. The Turk finished second in Elimination 6 before finishing 5th in Elimination 7, which sees Erdil gain 3 places from the overnight rankings - 8th to 5th after discarding an 11th place. Elsewhere, Oda Brødholt (Starboard / Severne) remains in 6th place, but the Norwegian will be very happy to have signed off the day with her best result in a sole elimination - having finished second behind Offringa in Elimination 7. Men’s Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins) enjoyed a perfect day on day four with the Frenchman winning both races completed today to regain the event lead having relinquished it to Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne) yesterday. Mortefon was untouchable today and now holds a narrow 2.3 point advantage at the top of the rankings and tomorrow’s opening race - Elimination 7 - could play a significant role in deciding not only the event title, but also the new world tour leader with the second discard at this event to come, while with this being the fourth Slalom event of the year the sailors will be able to drop their worst result thus far. Mortefon will be looking to discard a 16th, while Iachino is looking to discard a 9th place here. Iachino enjoyed another solid day with a third and a fourth, but will now be looking to land a blow against Mortefon heading into tomorrow as the two heavyweights battle for the event title. With Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) experiencing a rare day to forget, which saw the reigning world champion eliminated at the quarterfinal stage of both races completed today it looks as though whoever wins the event out of Mortefon and Iachino will take the world tour lead. It may seem too early to suggest that the event will come down to a straight fight between just Mortefon and Iachino, but barring a disaster it should be with Iachino 28.6 points of the next closest challenger Ross Williams (Tabou / GA Sails) in third, while between them, Mortefon and Iachino have won 83.33% of the races so far - Mortefon x3 and Iachino x2, while the only other sailor to have won a race is Albeau, who is out of the event title picture. For Albeau, it looks as though Denmark will be his discard with AA plummeting to from 9th to 18th in the current event rankings. The 24-time world champion has now suffered a quarterfinal exit in 4 out of the 6 races completed, which is almost unheard of, but he will remain firmly in the hunt for this year’s world title as he already has a 1st, a second and a fourth from the opening three events, so the aim now for Albeau will be to fight his way back as high as possible, so that he has a strong discard heading Into the final event of the year in New Caledonia. While Ross Williams returns to third in the current event rankings, after climbing one place today, there are a whole host of sailors waiting in the wings to take their shot at the podium with just 5.5 points covering 3rd-8th. Of course the second discard tomorrow will make a massive difference to that battle too, but as things stand Ben van der Steen (Goya Windsurfing / GUNSAILS), Julien Quentel (Patrik / GUNSAILS), Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails), Antoine Questel (I-99 / S2Maui) and Marco Lang (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins) are all currently in with a shout. However, after experiencing a great day yesterday, Rutkowski will need to bounce back from a disappointing day today with the Pole being eliminated in both quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Lang, enjoyed arguably his best day on the world tour since returning from a mystery virus which affected him so badly last year - eventually forcing him to retire from the season early. The Austrian finished second and 5th today which sees the Austrian rise from 16th to 8th in the current event rankings and he is now firmly on track to record his best result since winning in Sylt 2017 and finishing 4th in New Caledonia in the same year. Besides Mortefon, Gunnar Asmussen (Starboard / Severne) was the other sailor of the day with the German just eclipsing Lang’s performance with a quite brilliant second and third, which sees Asmussen jump into the top 16 - 13th. Elsewhere, Tristan Algret (Starboard / Severne / Chopper Fins) continues to recover from a fairly disastrous first day with 25-year-old breaking into the top 10 for the first time this event - 9th - while Birthday Boy Ingmar Daldorf (Tabou / GA Sails) also breaks into the top 10 - 10th - after qualifying for one winners’ final and the losers’ final today. Ethan Westera (Tabou / GA Sails) also enjoyed a fine day with the Aruban qualifying for both winners’ finals as he too continues his comeback. Westera is now ranked 14th after qualifying for the last three winners’ finals in a row - having previously been eliminated in the quarterfinals in each of the opening 3 races. On day two, Damien Arnoux (Simmer / Simmer Sails) broke into the top 16 in a sole elimination for the first time, but today the 21-year-old far surpassed that as he won both losers’ finals to record his first top 10 results on the world tour. The talented young Frenchman’s fine performance today sees him rise to 12th in the overnight rankings. The next generation really made their mark against their more experienced peers today and 20-year-old Martin Møller Hovda (Starboard / Severne) was one of the emerging talents to also reach a significant milestone in his short career as the young Norwegian qualified for his first winners’ final in Elimination 5 before claiming 12th in the next race to cap an excellent day. The forecast looks as though the wind will continue with 20-25 knots from the northwest currently being predicted on the latest model run, which should ensure more brilliant racing as Hvide Sande continues to deliver the goods with a real mix of conditions to prove a solid test for the world’s best racers. The sailors will meet once again at 9:30am (GMT+2) for the skippers’ meeting with the racing commencing from 10:30am onwards. To stay up to date with all the latest developments from Denmark — including the live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page. Current Ranking 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom
*After 7 Eliminations 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA | Starboard / S2Maui)
3rd Jenna Gibson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)
4th Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone)
5th Lena Erdil (TUR | Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins)
6th Oda Brødholt (NOR | Starboard / Severne)
7th Maëlle Guilbaud (FRA | Patrik / Loftsails)
8th Océane Lescadieu (NC | S2Maui)
9th Fulya Ünlü (TUR | Starboard / Severne) Sarah Jackson (GBR | Tabou / GA Sails)
10th Marianne Rautelin (FIN | Patrik / Loftsails) Current Ranking 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom
*After 6 Eliminations 1st Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne)
3rd Ross Williams (GBR | Tabou / GA Sails)
4th Ben van der Steen (NED | Goya Windsurfing / GUNSAILS)
5th Julien Quentel (SXM | Patrik / GUNSAILS)
6th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
7th Antoine Questel (FRA | I-99 / S2Maui)
8th Marco Lang (AUT | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins)
9th Tristan Algret (GPE | Starboard / Severne / Chopper Fins)
10th Ingmar Daldorf (NED | Tabou / GA Sails)

Hvide Sande PWA WC Tag 3

11 09.2019

Wet & Wild Wednesday - mehr als actionreich, 5 Opfern der harten Bedingungen. Offringa & Iachino führen die Rangliste der Veranstaltung zur Halbzeit an.

Tag 3 der Hvide Sande PWA World Cup 2019 erfüllte mehr als nur die Anforderungen an einen nassen, wilden und windigen Mittwoch, da der Wind mit mehr als 35-40 Knoten Hvide Sande zertrümmerte, während Schlagregen die Sicht manchmal sehr einschränkte, um den Mut der Racer auf eine harte Probe zu stellen. Am Ende des Nachmittags waren sogar die meisten der größten Jungs auf der Suche nach ihrem kleinsten Equipment, aber leider forderte die Heftigkeit der Bedingungen nicht weniger als 5 Opfer - Cedric Bordes (Tabou / GA Sails) - vermutete Rippenbrüche - Tuesday-Lou Judd (I-99 / Phantom Sails) - vermuteter Fußbruch - Nimet Tulumen (Tabou / GA Sails) - verletzter Fuß - Fulya Ünlü (Starboard / Severne) - gebrochene Nase - und Luis Boronat (Loftsails) landeten alle nach einem intensiven Renntag auf der Opferliste. Women’s Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) continues to set the pace in Denmark with the Aruban holding a 3.6 point advantage at the top of the event rankings over Delphine Cousin Questel (Starboard / S2Maui) to end day 3. After the completion of Elimination 4 Offringa held a perfect record - 0.7, 0.7, 0.7 - after completing a brilliant hat-trick and then discarded her 6th place from the opening race with a 3rd in the last. As already mentioned Delphine Cousin Questel is now Offringa’s closest rival with the reigning world champion climbing one place to second after claiming her first bullet of the week in the last race of the day. That victory brings Cousin Questel to within 3.6 points of Offringa with 3 more days to go, so the current world tour leader is well placed to attack the top as she looks to maintain her winning run. Jenna Gibson (Fanatic / Duotone) climbs one place from the overnight rankings into third, at the expense of Marion Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone) who drops to fourth, after enjoying an excellent day with a 2nd and a 4th. Elsewhere, Maëlle Guilbaud (Patrik / Loftsails), Oda Brødholt (Starboard / Severne) and Océane Lescadieu (S2Maui) remain 5th-7th, while Lena Erdil (Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins) climbs one place to 8th despite a below-par day, by her standards, after only recording a 6th and an 11th in the extreme conditions. Men’s Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins) and Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne) started the day first and second in the event rankings, but both men would miss out on the winners’ final of Elimination 3. However, with the way the other results went, and with Iachino securing the win in the losers’ final - 9th overall - that was still enough to send the Italian to the top of the event rankings, albeit with not much breathing room, with Ross Williams (Tabou / GA Sails) just 0.3 of a point behind at that stage. However, after earning his first bullet of the week in Elimination 3 it looked as though - Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) - was primed to take control of the event having finished second in the first elimination and the discard to come - particularly with the extreme conditions that he excels in on offer. But that’s not how things played out as the reigning world champion suffered a heavy catapult during quarterfinals of the 4th elimination, which leaves him in 9th place at the halfway stage. In the end, it is Iachino who ends the day as the clear event leader after the 29-year-old secured his second bullet in four races to sign off the day in style, whilst more importantly opening up a 3.3 point advantage at the top of the rankings. Mortefon, meanwhile, falls one place to second after a 16th and a 5th but is still well within striking distance heading into the second half of the event. Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) enjoyed arguably his best day to date on the world tour with the Pole finishing 3rd and second in the two races completed today. Rutkowski showed this kind of form in Fuerteventura and has picked up exactly where he left off and he deservedly climbs 6 places from 9th to 3rd in the overnight ranking, which keeps him firmly in the hunt for a maiden Slalom podium. Behind him, Ross Williams remains in 4th place after a 4th in elimination 3, while the Brit discards a 16th from race 4 after just being edged out in the semifinals for a place in the top 8. Williams was the last sailor standing with a perfect record of winners' final appearances this week, which perhaps highlights just how difficult and challenging conditions have been. Like Rutkowski, Julien Quentel (Patrik / Gun Sails) and Antoine Questel (Starboard / S2Maui) were the two other standout sailors of the day in the hardcore conditions. Quentel recorded a second and a third, and Questel a 4th and a 5th, which sees both of them gain plenty of ground. Questel rises 5 places from 10th to 5th, while Quentel comes from outside the top 10 into 6th after recovering brilliantly from a disappointing day yesterday. Elsewhere, Ben van der Steen (Goya Windsurfing) still hasn’t finished outside the top 16, but couldn’t quite replicate his two top 7 finishes from day two, so the flying Dutchman loses a few places, falling from 3rd to 7th, while Basile Jacquin (I-99 / Point-7) and Taty Frans (Future Fly / Point-7) both drop out of the current top 10 - 12th and 13th respectively. As this stage, Sebastian Kornum (JP / NeilPryde) and Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) complete the top 10, while Tristan Algret (Starboard / Severne / Chopper Fins) is another sailor to have recovered well from a disappointing day of racing yesterday with the 25-year-old qualifying for both winners’ finals today. Unfortunately for Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone), his woes continue with the Flying Dutchman, who came into the event ranked second in the world, failing to get past the quarterfinal stage in any of the opening 4 eliminations. That leaves Vonk in a lowly 28th - almost guaranteeing that this event will be his discard barring a miraculous recovery. It seems that Vonk’s illness from before Fuerteventura is still taking its toll as before this event the 26-year-old had not outside the top 11 in the last 9 events, so something certainly seems amiss. The forecast for Thursday still looks solid with 18-20 knots of wind from the west-south-west currently being predicted, while the weather is also expected to improve, which should hopefully provide another full day of racing. We’ll be back from 9:30am (GMT+2) for the skippers’ meeting with the racing commencing from 10:30am onwards. To stay up to date with all the latest developments from Denmark — including the live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page. Current Ranking 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom
*After 5 Eliminations 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA | Starboard / S2Maui)
3rd Jenna Gibson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)
4th Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone)
5th Maëlle Guilbaud (FRA | Patrik / Loftsails)
6th Oda Brødholt (NOR | Starboard / Severne)
7th Océane Lescadieu (NC | S2Maui)
8th Lena Erdil (TUR | Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins)
9th Fulya Ünlü (TUR | Starboard / Severne) Sarah Jackson (GBR | Tabou / GA Sails)
10th Sarah Jackson (GBR | Tabou / GA Sails) Current Ranking 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom
*After 4 Eliminations 1st Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins)
3rd Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
4th Ross Williams (GBR | Tabou / GA Sails)
5th Antoine Questel (FRA | I-99 / S2Maui)
6th Julien Quentel (SXM | Patrik / Gun Sails)
7th Ben van der Steen (NED | Goya Windsurfing)
8th Sebastian Kornum (DEN | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Antoine Albeau (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
10th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)

Hvide Sande PWA WC Tag 2

10 09.2019

Offringa kehrt mit einem Paukenschlag zurück, während Mortefon & Iachino jeweils eine Elinination gewinnen, um bei den Männern vor dem nassen, wilden und windigen Mittwoch einen frühen Vorsprung zu haben.

Nach einem ruhigen Eröffnungstag des Hvide Sande PWA World Cup 2019 wurde für den zweiten Tag ein ganzer Renntag geboten, bei dem bei 10 bis 20 Knoten Wind zwei Herren- und drei Damen-Eliminations durchgeführt wurden. Es gab viel Spannung, da mehrere der Spitzenkandidaten weniger als ideale Starts hatten, während einige Racer wieder auftauchten, um das Event aufregend ausgeglichen in den dritten Tag zu starten, der verspricht ein echter Kracher zu werden. Women’s Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) may be competing in her first Slalom event since Portugal last year, but that hasn’t stopped the Aruban from hitting the water running. A catapult on the opening reach in the first winners’ final effectively cost Offringa a chance of winning Elimination 1 - eventually having to settle for 6th - but the 28-year-old was then untouchable as she claimed back-to-back bullets to lead the event rankings at the end of the first day. Marion Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone) is currently Offringa’s closest challenger in second place after enjoying a very consistent day. The current world No.2 started the day with two fourth places before signing off with a second after managing to avoid the carnage at the first mark. Reigning world champion and current world tour leader - Delphine Cousin Questel (Starboard / S2Maui) - hasn’t had things all her own way on the first day of racing and finds ranked 3rd at the close of play. The 28-year-old started solidly with a 3rd and then a second, but then got caught up in the melee at the first mark in Elimination 3 and with the wind on the light side of the spectrum had to settle for 6th. Cousin Questel can, of course, look to discard that result in the next race, but will be wary of the fact that she’ll need to register a bullet sooner rather than later as to not allow Offringa to steal too much of a march on her. The day started brilliantly for Jenna Gibson (Fanatic / Duotone) with the Brit claiming her second bullet on the world tour after showing tremendous pace to leave her rivals in her wake. However, the wheels then slightly fell off with an 8th and a 5th, but the 22-year-old remains very much in the hunt for the podium! Meanwhile, Maëlle Guilbaud (Patrik / Loftsails) bounced back brilliantly from a disappointing 10th place in the opener by steadying the ship with an excellent 3rd and 4th, which sees the current world No.3 recover into 5th place ahead of Oda Brødholt (Starboard / Severne), Océane Lescadieu (S2Maui) and Fulya Ünlü. Lena Erdil (Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins) currently finds herself in 9th place after seeing a bright start - second in the opening race - derailed by a 9th and a 12th after being caught up at the first mark in both Elimination 3 and 4. The Turk was prominently placed on both occasions and was less than happy, but will now have to regroup and try to fight her way back up the rankings. Men’s

Much has been made of the importance of this event in terms of the title race with the discard coming into play and you could see just how much claiming the opening bullet meant to Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins) as he began the event in perfect fashion with an impressive victory, before finishing 4th in the second elimination. The Frenchman heads up the event rankings at the end of the first day of racing, but only has a slender one point advantage over fellow world title hopeful - Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne) - who secured a crucial bullet in the second race to keep himself firmly in contention heading into day three having finished 5th in the opener. While two out of the big 3 are tussling it out at the top of the rankings the remaining member - world tour leader Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) - finds himself sat just outside the overall top 10 at the close of play after a rare quarterfinal exit in Elimination 2. AA found himself squeezed out on the approach into the first mark and then got covered on the exit, which left him with too much of a deficit to recover from. AA had started the day with a solid second place, but will now need to not put a foot wrong over the next couple of races in order to be able to discard that 22.5. Ben van der Steen (Goya Windsurfing) rekindled his racing flame today as the Flying Dutchman enjoyed his best day in quite some time on the world tour. Van der Steen won every qualifying heat he sailed today to deservedly book his place in both winners’ finals and is currently ranked third after a 4th and 7th place. The current top 4, which is completed by Ross Williams (Tabou / GA Sails) are the only sailors to have a 100% winners’ final record remaining after the first two races. The Brit did well to pip teammate - Ethan Westera (Tabou / GA Sails) - to the final place into the semifinals of Elimination 2 before going on to finish 5th - one place better than his result in the first. Two-time youth world champion - Basile Jacquin (I-99 / Point-7) - has made a bright start to proceedings and the 21-year-old currently finds himself in 5th place after qualifying for one losers’ final and a winners’ final. Jacquin is currently level on 18 points with Taty Frans (Future Fly / Point-7), who also qualified for one losers’ final and a winners’ final. Local boy Sebastian Kornum (JP / NeilPryde) continues to break the stereotypical slalom model by holding his own with the world’s best on home waters. The Dane is currently ranked 7th after a 7th and 12th. Meanwhile, the top 10 is currently completed by Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde), who bounced back brilliantly from a quarterfinal exit by recording a superb 3rd place in Elimination 2, which sees the Croat rise to 8th. Then we have Maciek Rutkowski (FMX / Challenger Sails) - 9th - and Antoine Questel (I-99 / S2Maui) - 10th. It’s also back to the drawing board for current world No.2 - Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone) - who suffered a disastrous start to the event. Things went from bad to worse for Vonk, who after being eliminated in the quarterfinals of Elimination 1 was then eliminated in round 2 of the next. Whether Vonk is still recovering from the illness that affected him prior to Fuerteventura, only he will know, but he will still want to try to bounce back strongly over the coming days - starting from tomorrow. 21-year-old Damien Arnoux (Simmer / Simmer Sails) also deserves a mention after the young Frenchman booked his place in the top 16 of an elimination not just once, but twice, for the first time. He is currently ranked 15th. Arnoux had looked extremely quick in Fuerte, but was found wanting in the gybes, but here with the flatter water, he looks much more adept. Elsewhere, Arnon Dagan (Future Fly / NeilPryde) and Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Phantom Sails) mixed the good with the bad with each sailor suffering a disappointing quarterfinal exit, but also recording an excellent second (Dagan) and third (Cousin) respectively. The forecast looks like we are in store for a wet, wild, and most importantly windy Wednesday with WindGuru currently predicting winds in excess of 30 knots. The sailors will meet again at 9:30am (GMT+2) for the skippers’ meeting with the action commencing from 10:30am onwards. To stay up to date with all the latest developments from Denmark — including the live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Current Ranking 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom
*After 3 Eliminations 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone)
3rd Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA | Starboard / S2Maui)
4th Jenna Gibson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)
5th Maëlle Guilbaud (FRA | Patrik / Loftsails)
6th Oda Brødholt (NOR | Starboard / Severne)
7th Océane Lescadieu (NC | S2Maui)
8th Fulya Ünlü (TUR | Starboard / Severne) Sarah Jackson (GBR | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Lena Erdil (TUR | Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins)
10th Marianne Rautelin (FIN | Patrik / Loftsails) Current Ranking 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom
*After 2 Eliminations 1st Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne)
3rd Ben van der Steen (NED | Goya Windsurfing)
4th Ross Williams (GBR | Tabou / GA Sails)
5th Basile Jacquin (FRA | I-99 / Point-7)
6th Taty Frans (NB | Future Fly / Point-7)
7th Sebastian Kornum (DEN | JP / NeilPryde)
8th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
10th Antoine Questel (FRA | I-99 / S2Maui)

DM Speed 2019

09 09.2019

Ergebnisse Deutsche Meisterschaft im Speedwindsurfen 2019

Am Samstag, 07.09.2019 endete die Deutsche Meisterschaft im Speedwindsurfen in Orth / Fehmarn. Neuer Deutscher Meister ist Uwe-Sören Schmidt(GER-710) aus Bremerhaven. Er siegte vor Michael Naumann (GER-14) aus Warnemünde und Torsten Mallon (GER-818) aus Hamburg. Bei den Damen war Anja Kruse (GER-535) aus Hannover die erfolgreichste, gefolgt von Brigit Höfer (GER-117) aus Albershausen und Gila Steinbacher (G525) aus Wunstorf. Besonders erfreulich ist die Teilnahme von 5 Jugendlichen/jungen Erwachsenen in der U20-Wertung, den Platz 1. sicherte sich David Homberg (GER-2101) aus Bochum vor Michel Gutbier (GER-1203) aus Edertal und dem Niklas Holzhauer aus Kassel. Alle Ergebnisse sind hier nachfolgend zu finden: Rangliste – DM 2019 Herren Rangliste – DM 2019 Damen Rangliste – DM 2019 Gesamt Herren Rangliste – DM 2019 Gesamt Damen Rangliste – DM 2019 Gäste Herren Rangliste – DM 2019 Gäste Damen Rangliste – Fehmarnpokal 2019 Herren Rangliste – Fehmarnpokal 2019 Damen

Windsurf Cup Kellenhusen

01 09.2019

Nico Prien siegt bei Saisonfinale in Kellenhusen.

Die Premiere des Multivan Windsurf Cups in Kellenhusen war mehr als gelungen. An zwei von drei Tagen konnten Wettfahrten auf der Ostsee gestartet werden. Das spannende Duell der beiden deutschen Meister Nico Prien (GER-7) und Gunnar Amsussen (GER-2) setzte sich auch beim Saisonfinale in Kellenhusen fort. Schönberger Prien konnte sich letztendlich durchsetzen und belegte den ersten Platz des finalen Tourstopps. Die beiden Kontrahenten lieferten sich spannende Racingduelle um den Sieg beim Saisonfinale. Bereits am Freitag konnte Prien mit einem Auftaktsieg die Führung übernehmen. Der Ruhetag am Samstag kam hingegen dem Flensburger Asmussen zugute, der das erste Racing am finalen Veranstaltungstag für sich entscheiden konnte. Im zweiten und dritten Racing des letzten Tages konnte Nico Prien erneut den Sieg einfahren und siegte damit auch overall. „Der finale Stopp in Kellenhusen war eine gute Mischung aus nettem Beisammensein und Sport. Ich freue mich, dass wir trotz des Leichtwindes vier Racings beenden konnten. Nico ist wie immer sehr stark gefahren. Vor dem Start dachte ich, ich hätte wegen der Leichtwindbedingungen absolut keine Chance, aber ich konnte ihm sogar etwas Parole bieten. Auf dem letzten Streckenabschnitt, hat er mich dann aber doch noch überholt. Ich freue mich trotzdem, beim letzten Stopp der Saison den zweiten Platz zu belegen“, so Asmussen. „Wir hatten an diesem Wochenende zwar nur wenig Wind, aber dank der Leichtwinddisziplin Foilracing konnten wir vier Ergbenisse erzielen. Es waren definitiv keine einfachen Bedingungen, da wir ablandigen Wind hatten und Gunnar ist auch wirklich super gefahren. Auf der Kreuz war er sogar schneller, aber ich wusste, dass es der letzte Downwind des Jahres ist und habe deshalb nochmal alles gegeben. Ich freue mich, hier in Kellenhusen gewonnen zu haben“, so Nico Prien. Im Kampf um Platz drei befanden sich der Kieler Leon Delle (GER-6) und Litauer Giedrius Liutkus (LTU-11). Delle konnte sich letztendlich durchsetzen und verwies Liutkus auf den vierten Platz. Den beiden folgt Fabian Wolf (GER-404) auf dem fünften Platz. Der erst 18-jährige Leopold Senst (GER-77) belegt den sechsten Platz. Er sorgte bereits im ersten Racing der Veranstaltung für Furore, als er den dritten Platz hinter den beiden frisch gekürten deutschen Meistern einfuhr – sein bisher bestes Ergebnis beim Multivan Windsurf Cup. Er zeigte damit, dass man ihn in Zukunft mit Sicherheit öfter im vorderen Teil des Fahrerfeldes sehen wird. „Ich bin stolz, dass ich so weit vorne mitfahren konnte. Die Bedingungen waren für mich wirklich super! Nach diesem Saisonabschluss freue ich mich umso mehr auf das nächste Jahr. Dann werde ich hoffentlich richtig durchstarten“, strahlt Leopold Senst. Auch Matthias Regber, Geschäftsführer der ausrichtenden Eventagentur Choppy Water GmbH, zieht ein positives Feedback: „Ich bin wirklich sehr zufrieden. Kellenhusen bietet eine hervorragende Infrastruktur für den Wassersport. Die Teilnehmer waren ebenso begeistert, wie ich und mein Team. Wir freuen uns schon auf die nächste Saison, dort planen wir, die Eröffnung des Multivan Windsurf Cups am 01. Mai 2020 in Kellenhusen zu feiern.“ Ergebnisse Kellenhusen Herren 1. Nicolas Prien 2. Gunnar Asmussen 3. Leon Delle Youth 1. Leopold Senst 2. Justus Schott Junioren 1. Mats von Holten 2. Pepe Beck 3. Anton Richter Grand Master Bernd Timme

Kitesurf Masters SPO 2019

26 08.2019

Multivan Kitesurf Masters in St. Peter Ording setzen Maßstäbe.

Nach fünf Veranstaltungstagen ging am Sonntag das Finale der Multivan Kitesurf Masters in Sankt Peter-Ording zu Ende. Traumhaftes Sommerwetter und leichter Wind lockten über 100.000 Besucher zum größten Kitesurf-Event der Welt – ein neuer Besucherrekord. Nach vier Tourstopps wurden in Sankt Peter-Ording die neuen Internationalen Deutschen Meister im Kitesurfen gekrönt. Im Racing setzte der Garmisch-Partenkirchener Florian Gruber mit einem Sieg in Sankt Peter-Ording den Schlusspunkt seiner Saison und gewann damit überlegen den DM-Titel in dieser Disziplin. Über den Vizemeister-Titel freute sich Jannis Maus aus Oldenburg. Platz drei ging an den Dänen Oliver Hansen. Bei den Damen setzte sich Leonie Meyer aus Kiel gegen Luisa Bodem aus Münster und Alina Kornelli aus Reichersbeuern durch. Jendric Burkhardt aus Barssel wird Juniorenmeister im Racing vor Kent Faßbender aus Mildstedt und dem Hamburger Timo Riemenschneider. Auch in der Disziplin Slalom dominierte Florian Gruber. Der Garmisch-Patenkirchener siegte bei allen Wettbewerben dieser Saison und wurde seiner Favoritenrolle auch beim Saisonfinale gerecht. Der Hamburger Linus Erdmann wird Vizemeister im Slalom vor Julian Hein aus Dorsten. Genauso dominant zeigte sich im Damenfeld Alina Kornelli. Mit der Idealpunktzahl kann sie die Saison 2019 als Deutsche Meisterin im Slalom abschließen. Platz zwei nahm Lonia Häger aus Kiel ein und Maya Kowa, ebenfalls aus Kiel, folgt auf Platz drei. Bei den Junioren konnte sich Jan Vöster aus Neuenburg mit einem zweiten Platz beim Finale in Sankt Peter-Ording an die Spitze der Rangliste setzen und damit den Titel erobern. Timo Riemenschneider folgt auf Platz zwei vor Jendric Burkhardt. "Ich bin überglücklich, mir in diesem Jahr den offiziellen Deutschen Meistertitel gleich in zwei Disziplinen sichern zu können! Nun ist die Saison hier in Deutschland vorbei und die Vorbereitungen für das neue Jahr können wieder starten. Ich freue mich, dass wir auch im nächsten Jahr zum Finale wieder in St. Peter-Ording sein werden", sagt Gruber freudig. Im Freestyle freute sich Linus Erdmann über den DM-Titel. Vizemeister wird Hamburger Ben Hoffmann. Platz drei geht an Jonas Ouahmid aus Kempten. Bei den Damen kann die deutsche Rekordmeisterin Sabrina Lutz einen weiteren DM-Titel im Freestyle zu ihrer Sammlung hinzufügen. Die Hamburgerin dominierte abermals alle Events. Die Flensburgerin Merle Mönster wird Vizemeisterin. Alina Kornelli kann sich über Platz drei freuen. Jendric Burkhardt wird deutscher Juniorenmeister im Freestyle. Timo Riemenschneider wird nach dem Slalom auch im Freestyle Deutscher Vize-Juniorenmeister. Dritter Junior im Freestyle wurde Jakob Bunzek aus Bargfeld-Stegen. Neben den Wettkämpfen der Kite-Elite waren die Multivan Kitesurf Masters in Sankt Peter-Ording vor allem auch eine gigantische Breitensportveranstaltung. Im Rahmen des Kitelife Villages beteiligten sich fast 30 Kitemarken an der Veranstaltung und schufen so die weltweit größte Kitesurf-Messe und -Testveranstaltung. Die Hersteller präsentierten das brandneue 2020er Material direkt auf dem Strand in Sankt Peter-Ording. Außerdem konnten die Freizeitkiter das Material direkt vor Ort kostenlos testen. An der Wasserkante waren hierfür auf über 1000m Länge Verleihstationen der Hersteller aufgebaut. Hunderte von Testern nutzten diese einmalige Möglichkeit, um sich einen Marktüberblick zu verschaffen. "Gemeinsam mit der Choppy Water GmbH durften wir die weltweit größte Messe- und Testveranstaltung im Kitesurfbereich in einem Nationalpark und Naturschutzgebiet auf die Beine stellen. Dies von sich behaupten zu können, ist eine besondere Ehre für mich und das gesamte Team. Es war ein unglaublicher Event auf dessen Ende wir alle mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge blicken. Die Veranstaltung hat uns sehr viel Spaß bereitet und nun müssen wir so lange warten, bis wir in diesem Rahmen wieder hier sein dürfen. Ich freue mich aber, dass wir im kommenden Jahr die Möglichkeit bekommen, das riesige Eventvillage hier erneut aufzubauen. Die Zusammenarbeit mit unseren Partnern vor Ort ist uns immer eine Freude und verläuft reibungslos", so Tim Jacobsen (Ocean Global und Projektleiter des Kitelife Villages). Das Eventvillage der Multivan Kitesurf Masters ist auf eine Fläche von mehr als vier Fußballfeldern angewachsen. Den über 100.000 Besuchern wurde dort ein buntes Programm aus Shopping- und Präsentationsständen rund um die Welt des Kitesports geboten. Mit Yoga, Skatebahnen, Functional Workouts und diversen weiteren Funsportmodulen gab es auch ein umfangreiches Programm zum Mitmachen. Abgerundet wurde das Ganze mit täglichen Eventpartys bei denen Kiter, Fans und Besucher gemeinsam die Tage in der traumhaften Kulisse Sankt Peter-Ordings ausklingen ließen. Bei so vielen Superlativen und Rekorden überrascht es, dass die Mega-Veranstaltung fast völlig ohne negative Begleiterscheinungen ablief. Der Aufwand für Security, Strandreinigungen und Müllreduzierungskonzepte war gewaltig, sorgte aber für eine breite Unterstützung der Veranstaltung. Damit gelang der Choppy Water GmbH abermals der schwierige Spagat, einen Groß-Event in einer besonderen Location im Nationalpark Wattenmeer durchzuführen. Die Kitefans, Besucher und Einwohner fiebern bereits jetzt dem kommenden Jahr entgegen, wenn das Finale der Multivan Kitesurf Masters 2020 vom 26. bis zum 30. August erneut in Sankt Peter-Ording stattfinden wird. Hier geht es zu den Ergebnislisten

Windsurf Cup Damp

18 08.2019

Doppelsieg beim Multivan Windsurf Cup Damp.

Vom 16. – 18. August 2019 waren Deutschlands beste Windsurfer im Rahmen des Multivan Windsurf Cups zu Gast im Ostsee Resort Damp. An allen drei Tagen konnten die zahlreichen Zuschauer Wettfahrten auf der Ostsee mitverfolgen. Nico Prien (GER-7) und Gunnar Asmussen (GER-2) ergatterten jeweils einen ersten und einen zweiten Platz und teilen sich somit den ersten Platz auf der Gesamtergebnisliste des Tourstopps. Am Freitag und am Samstag konnten insgesamt sechs Racings beendet werden, von denen Asmussen drei Mal den ersten und drei Mal den zweiten Platz einfuhr. Prien konnte sich ebenfalls drei Mal den ersten, zwei Mal den zweiten und ein Mal den dritten Platz sichern. Durch die Tie-Break Regelung haben beide Teilnehmer zwar die gleiche Punktzahl, aber Asmussen belegt den ersten und Prien den zweiten Platz, da er den schlechteren Streicher hatte. Auf Platz drei landete der Litauer Giedrius Liutkus (LTU-11). Der Kieler Lars Paustian (GER-1999) belegt den vierten Platz im Racing und ist gleichzeitig der beste Youthfahrer der Disziplin. Pepe Beck (GER-272) aus Hamburg belegt den 13. Platz und wurde somit bester Junior im Racing. Der zweite Veranstaltungstag gab den Teilnehmern des Multivan Windsurf Cups Damp die Möglichkeit in der Disziplin Slalom zu starten. Dort belegt Nico Prien den ersten Platz, gefolgt von Gunnar Asmussen. Adrian Beholz (GER-888) vom Bodensee konnte sich auf den dritten Platz vorfahren. Erneut wurde Lars Paustian, der den sechsten Platz belegte, als bester Youth gekürt. Der Name des besten Junioren hat sich auch in dieser Disziplin nicht verändert – Pepe Beck belegt vor allen anderen Junioren den 23. Platz in der Disziplin Slalom. Lena Erdil (TUR-33) ging neben Nadija Jablonski (GER-2213) an den Start und konnte den 14. Platz einfahren, womit sie beste Dame der Disziplin wurde. Die Gesamtsieger des Tourstopps werden aus allen gefahrenen Disziplinen ermittelt. Demnach teilen sich Prien und Asmussen mit 3,0 Punkten den ersten Platz, wodurch der zweite Platz wegfällt. Der dritte Platz wird von dem Litauer Liutkus belegt. Den vierten Platz teilen sich Jan-Moritz Bochnia (GER-9) aus Greven und der Kieler Lars Paustian, der demnach auch hier als bester Youth geehrt wurde. Die Platze zwei und drei im Youth-Feld belegen Kai Paustian (GER-707) und Justus Schott (GER-29). Mit einem 15. Platz wurde der erst 15-jährige Pepe Beck bester Junior Overall in Damp, gefolgt von Leo Richter (GER-442) und Maus von Holten (GER-2019). Als einer der ältesten Teilnehmer auf dem Wasser wurde Bernd Timme (GER-1961) zum bester Grand Master gekürt. Beste Dame wurde Lena Erdil. Neben den Profis waren auch die Nachwuchs-Windsurfer auf der Ostsee vor Damp unterwegs. Die Teilnehmer der BIC Techno 293 Klasse absolvierten an diesem Wochenende ebenfalls sechs Kursrennen. Der erst 15-jährige Laurenz Kraft (GER-909) aus Trier belegt mit nur einem Punkt Vorsprung vor dem 14-jährigen Jakob Ditzen (GER-204) aus Berlin den ersten Platz. Dritter unter den Youngstern wurde der Brandenburger Hannes Röger (GER-171), der ebenfalls erst 14 Jahre alt ist. Vom 30. August bis zum 01. September trifft sich die Windsurf-Elite zum letzten Tourstopp der Saison in Kellenhusen. Hier wird es noch einmal spannend und die Teilnehmer müssen alles geben, um die letzten und alles entscheidenden Punkte für die Jahresgesamtrangliste zu ergattern. Ergebnislisten (Stand 18. August 2019)

Tenerife PWA World Cup

11 08.2019

Jaeger Stone erringt den ersten Sieg auf der World Tour, während Iballa Moreno in El Médano weiterhin dominiert, Teneriffa liefert endlich Wind und Wellen.

Das Warten hat sich am letzten Tag des PWA-Weltcup 2019 auf Teneriffa endlich ausgezahlt, denn der versprochene Wind und die Wellen, die am Vortag erwartet wurden, kamen schließlich gerade noch rechtzeitig an, um einen ganzen Wettkampftag zu bieten und gleichzeitig den 100%igen Rekord von Teneriffa zu halten. Nach einem langsamen Tagesbeginn nahmen Wellen und Wind schließlich zu, um nach 6 Tagen geduldigen Wartens ein solides Ende des Events zu ermöglichen. Women’s Iballa Moreno (Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) sailed extremely consistently throughout and it was that level of consistency that would eventually see the reigning world champion claim the event title for a 4th consecutive year as she continued her recent domination of El Médano. Out of the 4 heats that Iballa sailed today, she posted 3 scores between 14.07-14:38 points Justyna Sniady (Simmer / Simmer Sails / AL360) proved that her maiden podium in Gran Canaria last month was no fluke as the Pole backed up that performance with another brilliant display in Tenerife to earn back-to-back podiums on the world tour. Sniady got the better of Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) for the second time this season as she defeated the Aruban in the semifinals after landing a one-foot backloop. Sniady couldn’t find the jump she needed in the final to rival Iballa, but after securing back-to-back second places she now leads the world tour after the first two events. Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) had to settle for third place again in Tenerife, but for a long time, it looked as though she may miss out on the podium with Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) leading the battle for 3rd and 4th for the majority of the heat. However, Offringa produced a buzzer-beater by earning her highest wave score with her final effort to snatch 3rd place. Erpenstein was making her first appearance of the season having missed the opening event in Gran Canaria and she slotted seamlessly back into the competition as she showed off her trademark aggressive wave riding approach to earn a hugely deserved 4th place. Men’s Jaeger Stone (Starboard / Severne / SWOX) has come close to winning the Tenerife PWA World Cup on a couple of occasions in the last few years - winning the single elimination in 2015 and finishing second again last year. The Australian looked a threat throughout today and he deservedly earned his place in the winners’ final after winning an extremely close semifinal against Ricardo Campello (Brunotti Boards). In the earlier round, it was Stone’s explosive wave riding that proved pivotal and against Campello, it was Stone’s wave-riding which separated the two sailors again. Campello wasn’t happy that his big double forward only scored 7.78 points, but he would’ve needed it to score at least 8.08 points in order to reverse the result as Stone won the heat by 0.29 points. In reality, Campello’s downfall was the fact that he was left counting a 4.75 point wave as his backup score. Stone then saved his best performance until last in the winners final against reigning event and world champion - Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Duotone / Shamal Sunglasses) - as the 28-year-old posted his highest scoring heat of the contest - 23.75 points - at the perfect time to become the first sailor, other than Fernandez or Philip Köster (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins), to win the Tenerife PWA World Cup since 2011, while also deservedly earning his first victory on the world tour. Stone signed off the final in style as he tweaked an aerial before backing it up with a taka to earn the joint second highest wave of the contest - 9.5 points. Victor Fernandez continued his unbelievable record in Tenerife by making the podium again meaning the Spaniard has not finished outside the top 3 here since 2012. The reigning world champion couldn’t quite find a way to stop Stone, but showed off his silky smooth wave riding time and time again to navigate his way into the top 2 and should be very happy with his days' works. Philip Köster completes the podium after claiming a clear cut victory against Campello in Heat 24. The German suffered a narrow defeat to Fernandez in the semifinals with just 0.36 of a point separating them, but is still well positioned for a shot at the title. Ricardo Campello recorded the highest scoring heat of the competition - 25.62 points - against Dieter van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails), while also recording the highest single wave score - 9.87 points - and highest single jump score - 9.27 - points - for a monumentally high double forward, but eventually had to settle for 4th place. However, given how the rest of the result played out Campello remains the world tour leader. Elsewhere, Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing) finishes in joint 5th alongside Alex Mussolini (RRD / RRD Sails), Antoine Martin (JP / NeilPryde), who caused an upset by eliminating Adam Lewis (Fanatic / Duotone / SWOX) in Heat 19a and Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails). With there only enough time to complete a single elimination this time around that means that 8 sailors share joint 9th: Leon Jamaer (GER | JP / NeilPryde), Robby Swift (UK | JP / NeilPryde / SWOX), Marc Paré (ESP | Simmer / Simmer Sails), Dieter van der Eyken (BEL | Severne / Severne Sails), Adam Lewis (UK | Fanatic / Duotone / SWOX), Jules Denel (FRA | JP / NeilPryde), Moritz Mauch (GER | Severne / Severne Sails) and Julian Salmonn (GER | Bruch Boards / Gun Sails). We will take a full look as the results in the summary on Tuesday After almost 10 hours of competing the winners’ were then crowned just after 8pm at the beach to conclude a pulsating final day. Youth’s U20s After the completion of the single eliminations the Boy’s U20s was then concluded which saw Marino Gil (Goya Windsurfing) claim the top spot on the podium ahead of Adam Warchol (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing), Miguel Chapuis (JP / NeilPryde) and Takara Ishii (RRD / RRD Sails). To stay up to date with all the latest developments from Tenerife — including the live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page. Result 2019 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Women's Wave 1st Iballa Moreno (ESP | Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Justyna Sniady (POL | Simmer / Simmer Sails / AL360)
3rd Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Lina Erpenstein (GER | Severne / Severne Sails)
5th Maaike Huvermann (NED | Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Josanne Mossink
5th Arrianne Aukes (NED | Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Caterina Stenta (ITA | RRD / RRD Sails / AL360 / Maui Ultra Fins) Result 2019 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Men's Wave 1st Jaeger Stone (AUS | Starboard / Severne / SWOX)
2nd Victor Fernandez (ESP | Fanatic / Duotone / Shamal Sunglasses)
3rd Philip Köster (GER | Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Ricardo Campello (VEN/BRA | Brunotti Boards)
5th Marcilio Browne (BRA | Goya Windsurfing)
5th Alex Mussolini (ESP | RRD / RRD Sails)
5th Antoine Martin (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Thomas Traversa (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Leon Jamaer (GER | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Robby Swift (UK | JP / NeilPryde / SWOX)
9th Marc Paré (ESP | Simmer / Simmer Sails)
9th Dieter van der Eyken (BEL | Severne / Severne Sails)
9th Adam Lewis (UK | Fanatic / Duotone / SWOX)
9th Jules Denel (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Moritz Mauch (GER | Severne / Severne Sails)
9th Julian Salmonn (GER | Bruch Boards / Gun Sails) Result 2019 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Boy’s U20s 1st Marino Gil (ESP | Goya Windsurfing)
2nd Adam Warchol (POL | Quatro / Goya Windsurfing)
3rd Miguel Chapuis (ESP | JP / NeilPryde)
4th Takara Ishii (JPN | RRD / RRD Sails)

Kitesurf Masters Heiligenhafen

04 08.2019

Multivan Kitesurf Masters Racingwochenende in Heiligenhafen

Mit einem wettkampfreichen Vormittag gingen die Multivan Kitesurf Masters in Heiligenhafen zu Ende. Bei bestem Wetter konnten über das Wochenende insgesamt sechs Racings beendet werden. Am Finaltag wurden drei der sechs Rennen gefahren, von denen Florian Gruber erneut zwei für sich entscheiden konnte und sich somit den ersten Platz des Tourstopps sicherte. "Ich freue mich riesig, dass ich den Tourstopp in Heiligenhafen für mich entscheiden konnte. So kann ich in drei Wochen mit einem guten Gefühl in das große Finale in St. Peter-Ording starten. Die Bedingungen mit dem Leichtwind und dem Seegras waren wirklich hart. Auch Jannis ist stark gefahren und hat es mir wirklich nicht leichtgemacht. Ich hoffe sehr, dass ich mich auch in St. Peter wieder gegen ihn durchsetzen kann. Den offiziellen Deutschen Meistertitel verteidigen zu können, wäre eine große Ehre für mich", sagt Gruber hoffnungsvoll. Am letzten Veranstaltungstag konnten die Ergebnisse aus ganzen drei Racings vermerkt werden. Florian Gruber aus Garmisch-Patenkirchen und der Oldenburger Jannis Maus lieferten sich ein packendes Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen um den ersten Platz. Bereits am Freitag zeichnete sich der Zweikampf zwischen den beiden Spitzensportlern ab. Am Finaltag wurde Gruber seiner Favoritenrolle schlussendlich gerecht und sicherte sich den ersten Platz im Racing vor Maus und Oliver Hansen aus Dänemark. Im Kampf um Platz drei konnte sich Hansen zwar durchsetzen, ergatterte seine Position aber nur knapp vor Alexander Ehlen aus Monaco, der Platz vier belegte und Glücksburger Jan Hauke Erichsen, der auf dem fünften Platz landete. Die Top-3 der besten Youth-Fahrer wird aus den zwei bereits bekannten Namen Hansen und Ehlen gebildet. Komplementiert wird die Youth-Wertung durch Maya Kowa aus Eschenheim-Illingen, die ebenfalls drittbeste Dame wurde. Vor ihr sind Alina Kornelli aus Reichersbeuern, die den zweiten Platz belegt und Leonie Meyer aus Kiel, die den Titel „Beste Dame“ erhielt. Meyer hatte über das Wochenende eine beeindruckende Performance gezeigt und konnte nie aus der Top-10 verdrängt werden. Sie belegt den sensationellen siebten Platz Overall. Im Juniorenfeld sicherte sich der erst 15-jährige Jan Vöster aus Neuenburg den ersten Platz. Overall belegt er den fantastischen elften Platz. Ihm folgt Timo Riemenschneider aus Hamburg auf dem zweiten und Kent Faßbender aus Mildstedt auf dem dritten Platz der Junioren-Wertung. „Auch in diesem Jahr war Heiligenhafen wieder ein Highlight unserer Tour. Das Wetter war fantastisch, tausende Zuschauer verfolgten die Wettkämpfe Deutschlands bester Kitesurfer hautnah von der Seebrücke. Die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Tourismusservice Heiligenhafen war ebenfalls perfekt und wir freuen uns hier einen so tollen Partner gefunden zu haben“, so Pascal Matzke, Projektleiter der Veranstaltung der Choppy Water GmbH. Das Wochenende der Multivan Kitesurf Masters in Heiligenhafen war ein voller Erfolg. Auch wenn nur eine von drei Disziplinen gefahren werden konnte, wurde den zahlreichen Zuschauern jede Menge Sport, Action und Aktivität am Strand und auf der Promenade geboten. Neben den sechs spannenden Races, standen ein Stand Up Paddling Rennen, täglich zwei Yoga-Sessions und ein Testival, bei dem verschiedenes Kitematerial getestet werden konnte, auf dem Programm. Die Veranstalter ziehen ein durchweg positives Fazit und freuen sich über die erfolgreiche Veranstaltung. Ergebnislisten

Fuerteventura PWA Freestyle

03 08.2019

Die Gewinner stehen fest!

Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Steven Van Broeckhoven, der nach dem Sieg über Yentel Caers B-16 im Finale der Doppel-Elimination seinen ersten PWA-Weltcup seit 2015 gewinnt. Und ebenfalls herzlichen Glückwunsch an Sarah-Quita Offringa ARU 91, die nach dem Sieg über Maaike Huvermann im Damenfinale auf Fuerteventura zum 12. Mal eine PWA Freestyle Weltmeisterschaft gewinnt. Finals day at the 2019 Fuerteventura PWA World Cup saw an explosive end to proceedings as the top 4 men and women left standing in the Freestyle Double Eliminations went all out in the pursuit of victory. In the women’s fleet, it was the usual suspects who prevailed, but in the Men’s fleet, it was another event filled with upsets, close calls, and colossal battles, with the finest of margins separating the elite of the Freestyle World. Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) reinforced her title as the Queen of Freestyle by claiming an incredible 12th Freestyle World crown, while Steven Van Broeckhoven (Starboard / Gun Sails / Shamal Sunglasses) became the first man to win a PWA Freestyle World Cup other than either Amado Vrieswijk (JP / Severne) or 9-time Freestyle World Champion - Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / Duotone) since 2016. Freestyle - Double Eliminations Women’s Sarah-Quita Offringa started the day knowing that she was potentially just 9 minutes away from an unprecedented 12th PWA Freestyle World Championship. The Aruban faced Maaike Huvermann (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins)in the double elimination final and the 28-year-old made no mistakes as she exuded her usual power, flow and style to earn an incredible 12th Freestyle world title and her 16th overall. Huvermann continues to provide Offringa with a stern test each time they meet, but the 21-year-old hasn’t yet cracked the code to prise Offringa’s cherished world title away from her. The vice-world champion wasn’t a million miles away again after landing a sick skopu on the way out, but couldn’t quite land the burner she so badly needed on port tack and was therefore left counting a shuvit, which didn’t inflict enough damage against the Queen of Freestyle. Huvermann finishes 2019 as the vice-world champion for the 4th consecutive year. Oda Brødholt (Starboard / Severne) successfully defended her third place from the single elimination by defeating Arrianne Aukes (Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins) in Heat 34 with the Norwegian producing an accomplished display. However, Brødholt was then clearly aware that she would need bigger moves in Heat 35 to defeat Huvermann and in her attempt to land a skopu she ended the heat with just two moves on starboard tack. The 30-year-old once again completes the women’s event and overall podium. Meanwhile, Arrianne Aukes finishes 2019 ranked 4th overall, while Jazzy Zwerus (JP / NeilPryde) completes the overall top 5. Men’s Over the last 5 days, Steven Van Broeckhoven (Starboard / Gun Sails / Shamal Sunglasses) has been in spectacular form with the Belgian showing off the kind of form that saw him crowned world champion in 2011. The 33-year-old set the highest score of the contest in the semifinal of the single elimination - 179.3 points - and in today’s final against Yentel Caers (I-99 / Point-7) SVB recorded the second highest score of the competition - 177.4 points - to earn a thoroughly deserved victory that no one can have any complaints about. Victory today marks Van Broeckhoven’s first win on the world tour since 2015 in Leucate, France, and sees him rise from 9th to joint 3rd in the world rankings with Amado Vrieswijk (JP / Severne). Yentel Caers won 4 heats on the bounce yesterday and the Belgian continued his hot form today to move into the podium positions after defeating Youp Schmit (I-99 / Avanti) and Jacopo Testa (RRD / RRD Sails / AL360). Caers couldn’t stop the on fire Van Broeckhoven, but his second place here means that he is now tied on points with Schmit in the battle for the 2019 world title with both men recording the same results in the opening two events - a second and a fourth respectively. Schmit will be delighted with his work this week with the Bonairean walking away from Fuerteventura with his best result here in his career - 4th - which keeps him firmly in title race contention. Antony Ruenes (Tabou / GA Sails) will rise one place in the overalls to 5th after finishing joint 7th here with Sam Esteve (JP / NeilPryde), while Giovanni Passani (Tabou / GA Sails / AL360) remains on course for his best overall finish to date - currently 6th. The top 10 at this stage of the season is completed by Adrien Bosson (Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins), Sam Esteve, Dieter van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails) and Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / Duotone), while Testa rises to 11th after completing the podium here. Youth’s Girl’s U20 14-year-old Lina Eržen (Flikka / Duotone) claimed a clear cut victory over Alexa Escherich (JP / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) with the young Slovenian winning all 3 U20 finals with powerful and styling flakas and spocks. Boy’s U15 Takumi Moriya (Severne) completed the week unbeaten with the 12-year-old showing off an excellent variety of moves to see off Val Eržen (Flikka / Duotone), Janus Wikle (Flikka) and Ancor Sosa Kather (Tabou / Point-7), who finish 2nd-4th respectively. U20s Super Session With the U20s being completed earlier in the week today saw a 15 minute Super Session held with U15s winner Takumi Moriya also joining the last Youth’s heat of the day. The Super Session was eventually won by Nil Bacon (Fanatic / Loftsails) after the young Frenchman landed a sick skopu 360. Corto Dumond (Starboard / Severne) walks away as the U20 champion having defeated Taku Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails) in the final on the opening day, while Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) completes the podium. You can also see a full recap of the Slalom event in Day 5s news here. For a full recap of everything that happened from Fuerteventura — including the live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page. Where’s Next on the PWA World Tour? In just a couple of days time, we will be coming to you live from Tenerife to conclude the Canaries leg of the tour with the Tenerife PWA World Cup, which runs between 5th-11th August. Over the next 7 days, the best male and female wave sailors will be battling it out in el Cabezo! Don’t miss any of the action by tuning into www.pwaworldtour.com - here you’ll be able to watch all of the epic action as it happens via the PWA live stream. Result 2019 Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Women’s Freestyle 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU - Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Maaike Huvermann (NED - Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Oda Brødholt (NOR - Starboard / Severne)
4th Arrianne Aukes (NED - Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Olya Raskina (RUS - JP / NeilPryde) Overall Result 2019 PWA World Tour - Women’s Freestyle 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU - Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Maaike Huvermann (NED - Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Oda Brødholt (NOR - Starboard / Severne)
4th Arrianne Aukes (NED - Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Jazzy Zwerus (NED - JP / NeilPryde) Result 2019 Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Men’s Freestyle 1st Steven Van Broeckhoven (BEL - Starboard / Gun Sails / Shamal Sunglasses)
2nd Yentel Caers (BEL - I-99 / Point-7)
3rd Jacopo Testa (ITA - RRD / RRD Sails / AL360)
4th Youp Schmit (NB - I-99 / Avanti)
5th Dieter van der Eyken (BEL - Severne / Severne Sails)
6th Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (VEN - Fanatic / Duotone)
7th Sam Esteve (FRA - JP / NeilPryde)
7th Antony Ruenes (FRA - Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Giovanni Passani (ITA - Tabou / GA Sails / AL360)
9th Adrien Bosson (FRA - Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins)
9th Balz Müller (SUI - MB-Boards / Severne)
9th Amado Vrieswijk (NB - JP / Severne) Girl’s U20s 1st Lina Eržen (Flikka / Duotone)
2nd Alexa Escherich (JP / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) Boy’s U20s 1st Corto Dumond (Starboard / Severne)
2nd Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails)
3rd Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Nil Bacon (Fanatic / Loftsails) Boy’s U15s 1st Takumi Moriya (Severne)
2nd Val Eržen (Flikka / Duotone)
3rd Janus Wikle (Flikka)
4th Ancor Sosa Kather (Tabou / Point-7)