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PWA Starboard Severne Aloha Classic, Day 3: ancora aperta la corsa al titolo

di - 01/11/2014

Venerdì 31 ottobre, terza giornata della Starboard Severne Aloha Classic 2014, archiviata la gara AWT con la vittoria di Boujmaa Guilloul e Kevin Pritchard che vince la classifica generale 2014 dell’American Windsurfing Tour, è arrivato ora il momento del PWA per scoprire chi tra Ricardo Campello, Victor Fernandez e Thomas Traversa sarà il nuovo Campione del Mondo Wave.
Verso le 23:30, ora italiana, dal sito del PWA viene trasmesso il Live Streaming della gara con immagini di qualità. Jace Panebianco (collaboratore di 4Windsurf per articoli dagli spot indonesiani) e Kai Katchadourian (di cui potete leggere la sua intervista sul numero di 4Windsurf in uscita) sono gli speaker. Kai inizia a commentare per il Live Streaming subito dopo la sua heat dove non è riuscito a passare il turno. Dopo un paio di onde in una grossa schiuma si è staccata la vela dalla tavola ed è tornato a riva con il jet ski. Kai ha commentato: “Il mio intero rig è scomparso davanti a me, non sono più riuscito a vederlo, ora fa parte dell’Oceano!”.

SM14_wv_Epic_HookipaHookipa epico

Heat da 18 minuti, transition time di 2 minuti e contano solo le migliori due onde.
Riusciamo a stare svegli inchiodati sul live streaming per tutto il primo round. Prima heat passano Alex Mussolini e Josh Stone che sembra rinato!
Seconda heat superano il turno Marcilio Browne con surfate decisamente più incisive di quelle di ieri e l’australiano Jaeger Stone.
La terza heat era molto interessante con due giovani come John Skye e Robby Swift contro due leggende, Robby Naish e Scott McKercher. Scott apre la heat con un super aerial. Robby Naish è in super forma, prende poche onde ma le surfa come sa fare lui… si vede che si sta divertendo, ottima selezione di onde e si spara anche l’unico salto di tutta la giornata, un altissimo Push Loop terminato ad una mano… Passano il turno Naish e McKercher.

SM14_wv_Robby_NaishMr. Robby Naish


Quarta heat avanzano Thomas Traversa, veramente on fire, e Kevin Pritchard.
Quinta heat, Philip Koster in azione, surfa molto bene, il giovane Campione del Mondo sta migliorando anche su queste mura, ma non è sufficiente e passano Graham Ezzy e Jason Polakow.
Sesta heat, Levi Siver sembra essere leggermente sotto tono oppure è sfortunato nella selezione di onde, passano Ricardo Campello, che tira un sospiro di sollievo, e Morgan Noireaux.
Passano al turno successivo dalla heat 7 e 8 anche Leon Jamaer, Klaas Voget, Boujmaa Guilloul e Victor Fernandez.

SM14_wv_Campello_TakaRicardo Campello

Ferdinando Loffreda anche oggi condivide con noi il suo punto di vista di questa giornata!
“Giornata iniziata con pioggia e con onde di buona misura ma di sezione discutibile, imprevedibili, che nel caso di Hookipa diventa un problema grande. Due italiani nei trials: Nicola Spadea, che anche se soprainvelato è riuscito a prendere tante onde con aerials nel finale di surfata, terzo alla fine passavano i primi due; e il sottoscritto, ho surfato 3 onde di buona misura, 3-4 turns arrotondati, poi veloce… mah… secondo me ho surfato male, anche io terzo e via fuori dal main event PWA.
Per quanto riguarda i Pro, note di merito vanno all’incredibile step up di Brawzinho, con top turns nel punto critico senza fare i tricks. È andato molto meglio, bottom nei pocket e saliva su verticale, poi curva senza fare tutti quei tricks che secondo me tolgono tanto alla surfata! Il trick è meglio farlo alla fine di 3-4-5 turns… bene Brawzinho.
Poi Traversa, bravo con bei tricks su onde di misura. C’è da dire che è così “mingherlino” da poter usare tavole mini e vele a fazzoletto che ovviamente gli permettono angoli and moves particolari!
Bene Alex Mussolini che è cresciuto a Maui, ha saputo sfruttare la parti migliori delle e mettere a segno svariati 360°.
Bene Robby Naish che secondo me s’e’ divertito na’ cifraaa…
Morgan Noireaux al solito migliori vertical turns, dinamismo, ritmo, angoli impossibili agli altri… vero Wave Rider! Poi in la heat tra Jason Polakow e Morgan Noireaux, erano in testa nei confronti di Graham Ezzy e Ricardo Campello. In spiaggia i risultati di Polakow e Morgan Noireaux rispettivamente primo e secondo sono stati azzerati dalla protesta di Campello (quarto… quindi fuori dai giochi World Cup) ed Ezzy, circa una presunta mancanza di issaggio di bandiera al momento sbagliato. L’Head Judge ha annullato la prova, fatta la seconda Campello primo e Morgan Noireaux secondo, a 0,1 punti da Ezzy terzo e Polakow quarto…mah!
Restano nel single elimination: Campello, Noireaux, Traversa, Brawzinho, Guilloul e Fernandez. Vedremo domani che cosa dirà Hookipa… ciao!”.

SM14_wv_Polakow_in_the_grooveJason Polakow
 aloha classic single elimination

 

TESTO 4Windsurf, Ferdinando Loffreda
FOTO John Carter/PWA

robby naish

PRESS RELEASE PWA

STARBOARD SEVERNE PWA ALOHA CLASSIC

Day 3: All three title contenders still in the race as the end of single elimination looms

After the first day of the PWA contest of the Starboard Severne Aloha Classic the title race still hangs in the balance with all three contenders – Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails), Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / North / MFC) and Ricardo Campello (Patrik / Point-7 / MFC) – still in the single elimination, with just one semifinal and the final to be sailed. Traversa holds the advantage at the moment though as he is the only man to have booked his place in the final, whilst Fernandez and Campello must navigate their way past AWT Pro Fleet winner – Boujmaa Guilloul (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / MFC) – and Morgan Noireaux (JP / Hot Sails Maui), respectively. Ho’okipa was firing from the word go and conditions improved throughout the day with over mast high bombs rolling in.

Men’s
Single Elimination
In the opening round of the single elimination, Robby Naish (Naish) and Scott McKercher (Starboard / Severne), took down PWA regulars, Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins) and John Skye (RRD / RRD / MFC), in heat three as the two former champions showed they still have what it takes to compete at the very top of the sport, with Naish progressing all the way into joint fifth after consistently showing superior wave selection and execution as showed off his flowing and fluid style, whilst staying right in the pocket of the wave.
Elsewhere in the first round, Graham Ezzy (Quatro / Ezzy) and Jason Polakow (JP / NeilPryde), advanced past former two-time PWA wave world champion – Philip Köster (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) – and Casey Hauser (Tabou / MauiSails), but the biggest shock came in heat six as last year’s Aloha Classic winner – Levi Siver (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC) – was knocked out by Morgan Noireaux and title challenger Ricardo Campello.
Marcilio ‘Brawzinho’ Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) was one of the standout sailors today and he recorded the highest scoring heat of the day in heat nine, where the Brazilian produced the highest scoring wave, which consisted of two critical, vertical turns under the lip before racing down-the-line and rotating through a perfect goiter to be awarded 9.38 points.
Thomas Traversa didn’t show any sign of nerves, at any point today, as he kept his title charge firmly on track with wave after brilliant wave. The Frenchman could’ve been forgiven for looking a little shaky with so much on the line, but TT revelled under the pressure – if anything – as he posted three out of the top six scoring waves – 9 points, 8.7 points and 8.5 points respectively. Traversa demonstrated brilliant reading of the wave as he hit the lip time-after-time in his usual fluid manner, as well as boosting several stunning aerials, including a one-handed rail grab.
Ricardo Campello took his second chance in heat eleven, which required a re-sail due to a timing error with the flags. Originally Morgan Noireaux and Jason Polakow had advanced, with Polakow unleashing the wave of the day on a monster set – receiving almost perfect scores with 9.75 points. The Australian delivered two of his trademark super vertical turns, whilst charging for the lip, before ending the wave with a sick tweaked aerial. However, whilst Noireaux successfully navigated his way into the top two again, unfortunately Polakow couldn’t quite repeat his earlier heroics as Campello pulled it out of the bag with two great waves to advance – which crucially keeps his title hopes alive.
Wave Move of the Day
Alex Mussolini (Tabou / GA Sails) claimed the best wave move of the day as the Spaniard picked up a mast high bomb from out the back before unleashing one of his trademark frontside wave 360s, right in the critical section.

As Things Currently Stand
Thomas Traversa holds a commanding position as the only man to have secured his place in the final. In order for Victor Fernandez to head to the top of the rankings by the end of the single elimination, the Spaniard must first navigate his way through the second semifinal, before beating Traversa by at least one place in the four man final. Meanwhile, Ricardo Campello’s title challenge hangs by the skin of his teeth, and his fate is now out of his own hands. Campello cannot lead the world rankings even if he is able to win the single, but still has a slim chance in the double, but only if Traversa finishes fourth, as Campello would require Traversa to drop back to fifth place, whilst also winning the event and seeing Fernandez finish worse than fifth too.
Tomorrow is set to be another superb day at Ho’okipa, which should see the single elimination completed before the start women’s single elimination and the double. The skippers’ meeting has been called for 9am tomorrow morning with the action commencing from 10am. Don’t miss any of the incredible action by tuning into www.pwaworldtour.com, where you’ll be able to follow everything as it happens via the PWA live stream and live ticker.
Tomorrow will also see a North shore clean up from Baldwin Beach to Ho’okipa Beach Park, meeting at 9am at Baldwin and running until 12pm. There will also a post event clean up on the 12th November hosted by +H2O as well. +H2O is a Maui based organisation founded by professional athletes bringing together a community of athletes, conservationists, non-profits and companies to facilitate local solutions on a global scale. We are a social brand leader in environmental social awareness seeking to protect our water playgrounds through collective action. We promote a lifestyle that is healthy, conscious and in harmony with the environment. We create community platforms, school programs and events to support our message. We think globally and we act locally leading by example.

PRESS RELEASE AWT

Day 3 –  AWT Riders Take On The Best In The World

Day three of the Severne Starboard Aloha Classic saw the AWT competition put on hold, whilst the PWA took centre stage.Massive swell continued to roll through Ho’okipa Beach Park as the best of the AWT took on the trials to face the top riders from around the world.Kai Katchadourian, Bryan Metcalfe-Perez, Jazz Glickenhaus, Casey Hauser, Nathan Mershon, Jake Miller and Sean Aiken represented the AWT well making it through to the first round of the PWA. They unfortunately didn’t make it through to round two, but sailed exceptionally well in the tricky conditions. It was also an early exit for Levi Siver, but we are sure he will make a comeback in the double elimination, as can any of the previously mentioned riders.VIDEO – Check out the video highlights from day one and two on Vimeo by clicking right here.
Morgan Noireaux, causing some upsets in the PWA.
Of the US riders Josh Stone, Robby Naish and Morgan Noireaux made it through to the second round, but it was only Naish and Noireaux that progressed further into the third. Noireaux was absolutely on fire today, as was fellow AWT competitorMarcilio Browne and yesterday’s AWT pro champion Boujmaa Guilloul. There are just a few more heats of the single elimination of the PWA, then the PWA will decide whether to go on with the men’s double or whether to send out the women’s fleet. The women’s PWA will also see the best of Maui take on the best from the rest of the world in a real battle of the titans.All AWT fleets are on hold at the moment, there will be no AWT competition tomorrow – 1st November – but AWT competition will resume as soon as possible after this (stay tuned to facebook for more announcements) and we have some incredible brackets lined up for you.
It’s doesn’t always go right at Ho’okipa! Check out the full sequence of Casey Hauser sending it right here.Below you can check out the finalised brackets for both the youth and the women; these are both stacked fleets and are sure to produce incredible competition. In the youth we have a lot of talented riders including 17-year-old Casey Rehrer who has recently more than proved himself at Ho’okipa, taking down big names in the pro AWT bracket. The women’s fleet will also come down to the wire with riders including current AWT champion Ingrid Larouche and previous Aloha Classic winner Junko Nagoshi looking for the win.
Casey Rehrer
Stay tuned to the AWT social media for updates on how the AWT riders are getting on in the PWA contest and for more updates on the AWT contest too. Tomorrow should be a nail-biting day and we would like to wish all the AWT regulars good luck in the continuing PWA contest.

Ciao a tutti, sono Fabio Calò (ITA-720), ho iniziato a fare windsurf all’età di 13 anni e da quel momento è diventata la mia più grande passione, poi la mia vita e il mio lavoro. Campione Italiano Wave nel 2013 e 2015. Vivo a Torbole sul Garda e respiro l’aria del windsurf 365 giorni all’anno.