Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam 2008 Pozo Izquierdo
Well ignites passions with 9 days of incredible competition in freestyle, slalom and wave
Waves. Heat easily.
From day one, the legendary wind machine roared Pozo Izquierdo hard, hitting 40 knots of force and a considerable wave of the single elimination tournament.
Local favorite (Quatro, MFC, Mormaii) was stopped by the extra soft surfed Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine), and Bruch continued to dominate the air with their rotations reduced gravity, beating Scott McKercher (Starboard, Severne). And quartered, Köster ran into the myth of the "favorite of the competition", Victor Fernandez (Fanatic, Simmer Style, MFC), going both on par with his jumps but helped Fernandez win by a perfect double forward.
The semifinals were tough, Bruch and Fernandez dominate, both went to the final, a tight fight between the two where Fernandez offered a cleaner code and technically superior to take first place ahead of Bruch.
In the knockout female Moreno twins were eliminating his opponents with his devastating style, paving the way for a final between the two. Daida won a final outstanding because it put more points, leaving Iballa second.
Double knockout
Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, Dakine, MFC) climbed positions to eliminate Jose Estredo (Fanatic, North Sails, MFC), Peter Volwater (North Sails) and Dario Ojeda (Quatro, Mormaii, MFC) before falling to Vidar Jensen ( North Sails).
For his part, Julien Taboulet (F2, Naish Sails) beat John Skye (RRD, Naish), Phil Horrocks (JP, NeilPryde), Philip Köster (F2, NeilPryde) and Jonas Ceballos flying (Fanatic, Simmer Sails, MFC ) finally falling into the hands of Kauli Seadi (JP, NeilPryde, Mormaii), who had gained prominence after removing your bit for Vidar Jensen (North Sails) and Klaas Voget (Fanatic, NeilPryde, MFC) defeated Kauli Nik Baker before losing to Campello, who continued to dominate when he lost to Danny Bruch. The final between Campello and Fernandez offered perfect double turns by both, but put the finishing touch with its imposing Fernandez navigation, including a goiter on the wave face.
In the female fleet, Silvia Alba Orozco (MFC) showed to be a tough opponent, with his aggressive style waves. His career ended with the considerable overhead artillery Karin Jaggi. AL Jaggi lose face Iballa Moreno, it was found that the fight for first place would be a repeat of the individual vs Moreno Moreno. The battle was a class above the rest, but at the end of the sleeve Daida the jury awarded a conclusive 5-0, which binds to the unprecedented escalation of this to the top of the podium.
Results Surf:
Men Women
Victor Fernandez '1st 1st Daida Moreno
2nd 2nd Ricardo Campello Iballa Moreno
3rd Danny Bruch 3rd Karin Jaggi
4th Kauli Silvia Alba Orozco 4th Seadi
Freestyle
The first heat was won convincingly by Sarah-Removes Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde), who beat Daida Moreno in the final before the double elimination expected to defend his position. Treboux seemed dangerous to Junko Nagoshi win, but lost concentration against Daida, which meant that the final would be new vs.Moreno Offringa.
The final was masterful by Offringa, who landed all movements attempted. Moreno played on a risky, with double twists and ponchs, but the die was cast after falling for most of these high scoring maneuvers.
Offringa also dominated the second single elimination, taking position to the final, again against Daida Moreno who had eliminated Treboux. The manga, much discussed, witnessed a perfect ponch Moreno Offringa insufficient to beat, with a mammoth score.
Freestyle Results:
Remove 1st Sarah-Offringa
2nd Daida Moreno
Junko Nagoshi 3rd
4th Laure Treboux
Racing
Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde), Pritchard and Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde) gained a significant advantage, keeping training throughout the race. Dunkerbeck, removed from the classification by a false start, could not score, but regained his form in the final of the losers of this, where it was first.
The trio scored his dominion also in the second race, winning their sleeves and joining them Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine). Albeau showed why he is World Champion, reaching 6 ° to the first buoy and entering finish line first after beating Maynard.
The third race was epic, with Albeau untouchable in first place, leaving Pritchard Angulo and the fight for second, which finally won Pritchard.
In the fourth, Buzianis, Maynard and Williams failed so unusual in the semifinal sleeves, not qualifying them for the final. Pritchard and Angulo made a premature exit in the final and caused me to have to be restarted without them. Williams won the final of the eliminated, leaving Buzianis second.
The fifth race was an impressive show of 39 runners trying to battle a loose slalom wind: a timid exit that led to a battle for clean air in the first buoy and ended Albeau first Volwater second, Pritchard third. Maynard could not finish the race and did little honor Dunkerbeck his cause with a 14 th place.
The sixth race showed cracks in the seemingly impenetrable defense of Albeau, who recovered from his 9 th place in the next race. In the eighth, the output too solicitous of Pritchard, Williams and Wolvater involved repetition without these corridors. Albeau returned to his usual position in front of the peloton, chased by Buzianis and Dunkerbeck, second and third place respectively.
In the 9th and last race, an unfortunate incident in which he was involved Buzianis necessary medical assistance and rewinding its position in the final, won by Albeau slalom machine. Pritchard got second place again, and the third for Cyril Moussilmani
Racing results:
1st Albeau
2nd Pritchard
3rd Dunkerbeck
Williams 4th
The last Saturday of the competition was very windy for racing, so the organizers offered a supersession of waves. The event witnessed the first attempt to triple forward Ricardo Campello, which failed but having done enough to win. Daida Moreno won the women's double crazy for a forward.
Source: PWA / Andrew Buchanan
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