Bonaire PWA World Cup – Day 5

È finita ieri la prima tappa del PWA Freestyle a Bonaire con 4 giorni di vento ininterrotti. Vincono Kiri Thode (Starboard/GA) e Sarah Quita Offringa (Starboard/GA).
Ieri vento più leggero e rider in acqua con le loro 4.8 e 5.2, lo spettacolo non è mancato e ancora una volta ci siamo goduti da casa il Live Streaming proposto dal PWA. È stato concluso il secondo tabellone Double maschile e il terzo tabellone femminile!
Grande rimonta di Steven Van Broeckhoven che dopo essere stato eliminato ai quarti nel single, riesce nel double ad arrivare fino in quarta posizione. Il nuovo fenomeno Amado Vrieswijk mantiene salda la sua terza posizione. Gollito dopo aver vinto il secondo single aspettava il suo avversario. Kiri Thode era una furia, una macchina da manovra. Parte la prima finale, Gollito sbaglia un po’ troppo, mentre Kiri esplode in super double combo move. Sicuramente a favore di Kiri c’era il fattore psicologico di aver già vinto l’evento grazie alla combinazione dei risultati del primo e secondo tabellone. La prima finale viene vinta quindi a Kiri. Si aspettano 10 minuti e si riparte con la super finale, prevista dal regolamento del double, e nonostante Kiri riesca anche a rompere un albero durante una Burner al rientro, e riesce a cambiare attrezzatura in 5 secondi grazie alla collaborazione del caddy, ancora una volta batte Gollito e si aggiudica così anche il secondo double e il titolo di Bonaire! Strepitoso inizio di stagione!!!
La classifica finale quindi dopo due double vede Kiri in testa seguito da Steven Van Broeckhoven e da Amado Vrieswijk, Tonky Frans quarto e Gollito quinto.
Sul lato femminile vince incontrastata ancora una volta Sarah Quita Offringa, seguita da Maaike Huvermann e da  Arrianne Aukes. Francesca Floris, unica rappresentante italiana chiude al 9° posto e abbiamo apprezzato molto la tenacia di questa ragazza nell’affrontare una gara così impegnativa e lontana per la pura e irrinunciabile passione verso questo sport. Brava Francesca!
Prossimo appuntamento con il freestyle mondiale dal 25 luglio al 2 agosto a Fuerteventura!

Bonaire il paradiso del Freestyle

Kiri Thode e Sarah Quita Offringa

Ed ecco i video by Kuma Movie!

Bonaire The final day of the PWA Bonaire World Cup provided another fantastic day of freestyle as the second double elimination was completed. With winds lighter than yesterday the majority of sailors reached for their 4.8-5.2m’s as they battled it out for the final time this week. Several sailors came storming back through the doubles but in the end no-one could stop Kiri Thode (Starboard / GA Sails) from fighting back to claim victory on his beloved Bonaire. Meanwhile, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Mystic / Chris Benz / Maui Ultra Fins) claimed a throughly deserved victory in the women’s, remaining unbeaten yet again, after a phenomenal display of sailing. Beautiful Bonaire from the water Men’s Double Elimination II Winners’ Final Having defeated Steven Van Broeckhoven (JP / NeilPryde) and Amado Vrieswijk (Starboard / Severne), Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / North / MFC) was the only person standing in the way of Kiri Thode from claiming victory in the double elimination. In the winners’ final the reigning PWA World Champion dominated against his five-time counterpart to force a super final – after landing huge one-handed air bobs, double culos and air bob culos to name just a few. You name it the Bonairean landed it. Kiri Thode forces a super final Super Final The super final proved to be a much tighter affair as Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo found his form, however the Venezuelan was powerless to stop Thode storming to the top of not only the double elimination, but also the overall event rankings as the Bonairean claimed the first victory of the year. On his way to being crowned the King of Bonaire, Thode landed more trademark one-handed air bobs, crazy kabikuchis and an amazing one-handed air funnel into burner. Even a broken mast couldn’t stop Thode – thanks to the instant response by his caddy. Gollito pushed Thode all the way as he also stomped a perfect double culo of his own, stylish skopus and an unbelievable no-handed burner. However, it wasn’t enough for Estredo as Thode was awarded victory by way of a 2:1 decision. Kiri Thode puts on a champions parade Amado Vrieswijk claimed his first ever place on the prestigious podium having successfully defeated fellow Bonairean and friend Tonky Frans (Tabou / GA Sails) in the third place sail off. Amado Vrieswijk on form Davy Scheffers (Tabou / GA Sails) was the main mover in the double elimination, as he recovered from an earlier than expected exit in the single. The Dutchman received a bye past the injured Tony Mottus (JP / NeilPryde) in the first round before defeating Choko Frans, Quincy Offringa (Starboard / MauiSails) and Hugo de Sousa (RRD / RRD / Maui Ultra Fins). Bjorn Saragoza (Starboard / Hot Sails Maui) also enjoyed a fine day with his victory over Youp Schmit (JP / Avanti) being the highlight, before Steven Van Broeckhoven proved too strong on this occasion Saragoza goes massive Women’s  Double Elimination II Maikke Huvermann (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) fought her way back from fourth place yesterday by winning three heats in a row against Yoli de Brendt (Fanatic / North), Oda Johanne (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) and Arrianne Aukes (RRD / Simmer / Maui Ultra Fins) to progress into the winners’ final. Huvermann battles back Winners’ Final In the final winners’ final Sarah-Quita Offringa took on Maikke Huvermann for the second time this week. Huvermann had shown amazing consistency in her earlier heats and the sixteen year old produced a fine performance in the final as well. The reigning PWA Youth Freestyle World Champion landed a fantastic repertoire of moves such as flakas on both tacks, faultless punetas and a text-book funnel, she even came close to landing a switch chachoo. However, Offringa was at her brilliant, unbeatable, best yet again as she landed virtually any move she wanted. On her way to a comprehensive event victory the Queen of Freestyle exploded through fantastic funnels, superb shakas and new school power moves such as regular konos and an outrageous culo. The unmistakable Sarah-Quita Offringa Bonaire produced four unbelievable days of freestyle out of five and will go down as one of the best freestyle events in the history of the PWA – with the action on the water reaching incomparable heights from what we have seen before. The final day was concluded with a vibrant closing ceremony representing the true culture of the Caribbean. Overall Results PWA Bonaire World Cup – Freestyle 1st Kiri Thode (Starboard / GA Sails) 2nd Steven Van Broeckhoven (JP / NeilPryde) 3rd Amado Vrieswijk (Starboard / Severne) 4th Tonky Frans (Tabou / GA Sails) 5th Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / North / MFC) 6th Dieter van der Eyken (Starboard / Severne) 7th Youp Schmit (JP / Avanti) 8th Anthony Ruenes (Tabou / GA Sails) 9th Bjorn Saragoza (Starboard / Hot Sails Maui) 10th Davy Scheffers (Tabou / GA Sails) Results After Women’s Single Elimination II – Freestyle 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Mystic / Chris Benz / Maui Ultra Fins) 2nd Maikke Huvermann (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) 3rd Arrianne Aukes (RRD / Simmer / Maui Ultra Fins) 4th Yoli de Brendt (Fanatic / North) 5th Oda Johanne (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) 6th Olya Raskina (JP / NeilPryde)