Al Mondial du Vent @ Leucate, prima tappa del PWA World Tour Freestyle, la prima giornata non ha regalato vento ma non è stata povera di emozioni grazie alla prima session di qualificazioni del circuito Tow In. In acqua per i nostri colori gli esordienti Rossel Bertoldo e Riccardo Marca che, tuttavia, di fronte ai mostri sacri della disciplina non sono riusciti a qualificarsi per il tabellone principale.
In attesa degli altri italiani Giovanni Passani, Jacopo Testa, Marco Vinante e Mattia Fabrizi, ma soprattutto nella speranza dell’arrivo di un po’ di vento per la vera competizione, passano il turno il campione del mondo Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo, Tonky Frans, Adam Sims, Nicolas Akgazciyan, Antony Ruenes e Hugo de Souza.
Le previsioni per oggi non sembrano incoraggianti ma i local di Leucate consigliano di mantenere l’allerta, possibile che il meteo regali qualche sorpresa e si possa finalmente iniziare con un po’ di action!
FROM PWA WORLD TOUR PRESS REALESE
Heavy rain greeted the competitors to begin day one of the Mondial du Vent PWA World Cup, but after registration had been completed between 9am-11am, the clouds soon cleared to allow a glorious sunny afternoon. With the wind remaining relatively light the decision was made to run the opening heat of the tow-in qualification, which kept the crowds gathered on the beach thoroughly entertained as they exploded into action.
The opening group of twelve sailors battled it out for the first six places in the tow-in final. Reigning world champion – Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / North / MFC) – qualified in first place with a great display as he was awarded 27 points out of 30 for an immaculate burner360. Each sailor was given three attempts to throw down their best move and Tonky Frans (Tabou / GA Sails) was the next sailor to advance alongside Adam Sims (Patrik / Sailloft Hamburg) with 21.5 points each. Claiming the remaining three spots in the final are fellow Frenchman Nicolas Akgazciyan (99NoveNove / Point-7 / AL360 / Maui Ultra Fins) and Antony Ruenes (Tabou / GA Sails) and finally Brazilian Hugo Sousa (RRD / RRD / Maui Ultra Fins).
The forecast looks light again for the today with winds from the east being predicated. However, many of the locals have suggested that the forecast isn’t particularly reliable for La Franqui and that even a no wind forecast can soon turn into a windy day, so you never know. The skippers’ meeting has been called for 10am tomorrow morning with the first possible start at 10:30am. Don’t miss any of the action by tuning intowww.pwaworldtour.com – here you’ll be able to follow the action as it happens via the PWA live stream and live ticker.
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