PWA Colgate World Cup Sylt 2008

Nine days total for the 2008 season leading to an explosive conclusion on the white sands of Sylt.

The World Cup Sylt had its headquarters in the large area of the beach of Westerland from 25 September to 5 October, with athletes from all countries of the world social issues within 9 days of windsurfing as well as multidisciplinary crowned champions event like the World.

Celebrating 25 years since its birth, this milestone in the history of the event will be remembered as one of the most memorable encounters to date. Throughout his life planted more than 200,000 fans face the unpredictable North Sea weather, to see one of the biggest shows of windsurfing worldwide.

Slalom Men

At the start of the event, thought the title was awarded to Antoine Albeau and after the French won all three rounds of the above events, in Costa Brava, Pozo and Fuerteventura. However, podium positions were quite open, and the top ten scoring dangerously similar to each other.
Entering Sylt, the 2008 Slalom World Title HAD Already Been handed to Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde), after the Frenchman CLAIMED event three straight victories in the Costa Brava, Pozo and Fuerteventura.
In the first race, Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine) broke the record with a catastrophic mistake to cross the finish line from the opposite side in the third set. Not only was to give up the victory but neither qualified for the next round. The next to fall was the champion, Albeau, who became a victim of unpredictable Sylt conditions, after leading the sleeve is left in its final transluchada the challenge of runners surpassed him to fill the positions without classification. Many big names were falling, leaving the Frenchman Sylvain Moussilmani (F2, Simmer) of 27 years to claim victory in the tie and the early lead.

The second race took place 5 days later, when after a morning of marginal conditions, the afternoon brought 35 knots unexpected, clearing the way for a spectacular slalom. Finian Maynard was the first to fall, when the famous sprinter lost control in the second round. In the sleeve end, Albeau take this opportunity to rectify the results of the first race and quickly placed in first position but not the usual show of dominance which had been in the past.
In the third race, the conditions were marginal and the sleeves cut to 7 to run. Nothing more start, Arnon Dagan (Fanatic, Gaastra) was transformed into a bullet and got the better start, later perfect his sleeve was broken by a fall in the final mark, but fortunately was able to waterstart and still win.

Already in the semifinals, a drop of wind made Ross Williams lost the sail plan with 7.6, while the rest, with larger sails ahead and Albeau him winning again. Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Dakine) won the second semifinal. In the final of the winners, participants wrestled with the strongest winds of the tie. The sleeve served to remember the domain of Albeau, behind the Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard, North) took second place and Cyril Moussilmani third, on the other hand Williams the final of the losers. The final race was a classic duel between Albeau and Dunkerbeck, but the Frenchman had a table and left faster Dunkerbeck second and unable to reach it.

Freestyle Men

High surf, chop from all angles, marginal wind and the mother of all the breakers were a record for the freestylers, who had little or no chance of testing the condition. After a first round conservative, in the second highlighted Taty Frans (Starboard, North Sails) against Antxon Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC), with Spanish offering a wide range of sliding movement and air and leaving Frans typical style look . An exhibition that peaked when Frans tried a move in the face of a monster that resulted in a washing machine, and dragged him to the feet of the crowd, extinguishing any hope of progress but won in the opinion of the spectators.

The quarterfinals saw Marcilio Browne (Mistral, Gaastra) and Ricardo Campello (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) to leave the tie in the hands of Kiri Thode Otaegui and Starboard, Gaastra). Otaegui was raising its level in each round, and faced Estredo in the final, coming from eliminating their pushloops Thode and a diverse mix of tricks. Both pressed with a collection of moves, but unpredictably, the wind was falling Otaegui who knew how to take the best of the marginal conditions. Otaegui was awarded the victory, giving the title of the event, while the second was to Estredo, for whom it was enough to give him his second successive Freestyle World Title.

Waves male

Kevin Mevissen (RRD) brought to Marcilio Browne (Mistral, Gaastra) of the action, with a solid base of jumps before pushing with more technical movements. Browne was punished for trying to elaborate maneuvers in impossible conditions. Mevissen defeated Vidar Jensen (North) before his career was interrupted by Kauli Seadi (JP, NeilPryde, Mormaii, MFC), other names that fell were Ricardo Campello (JP, NeilPryde, MFC), which failed in its confrontation with Seadi , and Danny Bruch (Gaastra, MFC) who was killed by Victor Fernandez (Fanatic, Simmer, MFC) and its precision aerial maneuvers. Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine) also made an effort to jump-oriented conditions, eliminating local favorite Klaas Voget (Fanatic, NeilPryde, MFC). At the end of the day, the end was in a final-Fernandez Seadi one hand, and Voget-Ceballos on the other, deciding that the last day with by far the most extreme views on the season.

Victor Fernandez, refined movements against the vertical style of the Brazilian, including a large aerial, Seadi eliminated in the final section to choose a monster to get the most backloop of the competition. Seadi had fought hard but dropped Fernandez with a selection of jumps almost perfect enough to give victory in the manga, since the event first and second overall in the 2008 season. For the second g Seadi place was enough to give his third world title wave, an impressive achievement.

Waves female

During the afternoon of the eighth day, the women went to the water fleet to compete with 25 knots of wind and waves as buildings. In the quarterfinals, Anne-Marie Reichman (Naish) had the misfortune to be confronted with Daida Moreno (North), who used the conditions for diving and eliminated Reichman. Nayra Alonso (Fanatic, Severne) made progress in this round, disqualifying the local Steffi Wahl (F2, Gaastra).
The second quarterfinal was between Junko Nagoshi (Tabou, Simmer, Dakine), who beat Jaggi (F2, North) with a powerful wave riding and big forwards. Iballa Moreno (North) came cleanly to the semifinals after the surrender of Silvia Alba Orozco (MFC). All this resulted in an explosive semi final that resulted in the supreme reign of the Moreno twins jump conditions. Unfortunately for women this was the last opportunity to compete for the conditions of the last morning were too strong to try.

The end result was that both Moreno took the first position, and Alonso and Nagoshi third. The first post was enough to crown Daida cn World Title Wave.

Summary results:

Slalom

1st Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard, North)
2nd Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde)
3rd Cyril Moussilmani (Fanatic, North)
4th Sylvain Moussilmani (F2, Simmer)
Arnon Dagan 5th (Fanatic, Gaastra)

Waves male

1st Victor Fernandez (Fanatic, Simmer, MFC)
2nd Kauli Seadi (JP, NeilPryde, Mormaii, MFC)
3rd Klaas Voget (Fanatic, NeilPryde, MFC)
4th Jonas Ceballos (Fanatic, Simmer, MFC)

Freestyle Men

1st Antxon Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC)
2nd Jose 'Gollito' Estredo (Fanatic, North, MFC)
Kiri Thode 3rd (Starboard, Gaastra)
4th Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra)

Men Slalom (General)

1st Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde)
2nd Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard, North)
3rd Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, Dakine, MFC)
4th Ross Williams (Tabou, Gaastra)
5th Cyril Moussilmani (Fanatic, North)

Waves male (General)

1st Kauli Seadi (JP, NeilPryde, Mormaii, MFC)
2nd Victor Fernandez (Fanatic, Simmer, MFC)
3rd Jonas Ceballos (Fanatic, Simmer, MFC)
4th Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine)
5th Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, Dakine, MFC)

Male Freestyle (General)

1st Jose 'Gollito' Estredo (Fanatic, North, MFC)
2nd Marcilio 'Brawzinho' Browne (Mistral, Gaastra)
Kiri Thode 3rd (Starboard, Gaastra)
4th Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra)
5th Antxon Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC)

Feminine waves. Results Sylt 2008.

1st Daida Ruano Moreno (North)
1st Iballa Ruano Moreno (North)
3rd Nayra Alonso (Fanatic, Severne)
Junko Nagoshi 3rd (Tabou, Simmer, Dakine)

Slalom Women (General)

1st Karin Jaggi (F2, North)
Valerie Ghibaudo 2nd (Tabou, Loft)
3rd Sarah Hebert (Starboard, Naish)
Alice 4th Arutkin (Starboard, North)
5th Lee-the Korzitz (Tabou, Gaastra)

Waves female (General)

1st Daida Moreno (North)
2nd Iballa Moreno (North)
3rd Nayra Alonso (Fanatic, Severne)
Junko Nagoshi 4th (Tabou, Simmer, Dakine)
5th Karin Jaggi (F2, North)

Freestyle Women (General)

Remove 1st Sarah-Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde)
2nd Daida Moreno (North)
3rd Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North)
Junko Nagoshi 4th (Tabou, Simmer, Dakine)
5th Iballa Moreno (North)

Championship marks (General). Tables

1st Starboard
2nd Fanatic
JP-Australia 3rd
4th F2
5th Mistral

Index marks (General). Candles.

1st NeilPryde
2nd North
3rd Gaastra
Simmer 4th
5th MauiSails