PWA Gran Canaria 2007

From 9 to 18 July was held the world championship event in Pozo Izquierdo windsurfing. Gran Canaria again give away to competitors with strong winds and perfect conditions for all modes.

Wave

On the first day of competition, a good swell allowed the competition to launch waves. Locals canaries as Dario Ojeda and Vidar Jensen reached the semifinals demonstrating water quality. The final disputed Kauli Seadi, world champion in 2005 and the Spanish Victor Fernandez. Both were labeled as incredible jumps forward or double-forward pushloop novel. However, Victor Fernandez won thanks to higher quality in the surf.

The next day he held the double elimination where Kevin Pritchard, Mark Perez and Julien Taboulet made great comebacks in the standings. In the final, again imposed Victor Fernandez, sealing the victory of the event.

Results:

1 Victor Fernandez Lopez E-42 Fanatic, Simmer Style
2 Kauli Seadi BRA-253 Naish Sails, Quatro International
3 Julien Taboulet F-100 F2, Naish Sails
4 Vidar Jensen N-44 North Sails
5 Dario Ojeda E-211 Gaastra, Quatro International
6 E-7 Marcos Perez Exocet
7 Peter Volwater H-24 North Sails, F2
7 Nik Baker K-66 North Sails, Mistral
9 Matt Pritchard US-10 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
9 Kevin Pritchard US-3 Starboard, MauiSails
9 Orjan Jensen E-19 North Sails
9 Jonas Ceballos E-40 Fanatic, Simmer Style
13 Klaas Voget NeilPryde G-4, Fanatic
13 Levi Siver USA-0 NeilPryde, Starboard
Ricardo Campello 13 V-111 NeilPryde, JP Australia
13 Josh Angulo CV-1
Robby Swift 17 K-89 NeilPryde, JP Australia
Jaeger Stone 17 KA-120 Starboard, Severne Sails
17 John Skye K-57 F2, Naish Sails
17 Scott McKercher KA-181 Starboard, Severne Sails
Boujmaa Guilloul 17 M-3 Starboard, Severne Sails
17 Björn Dunkerbeck SUI-11 North Sails, Thommen T1
Daniel Bruch 17 E-13 F2, Gaastra
Regis Bouron 17 F-300
Leo Ray 25 F-200 Naish Sails, Naish Boards
25 Alex Mussolini E-30 NeilPryde, JP Australia
25 F-71 Cyril Moussilmani North Sails, Fanatic
Xavier Huart 25 F-33 North Sails, Mistral
25 Phil Horrocks NeilPryde K-303, JP
Graham Ezzy 25 USA-1 Quatro International
25 Eleazar Alonso Sanchez E-41 NeilPryde, JP
Antoine Albeau 25 F-192 NeilPryde, Starboard
33 Ross Williams GBR-83 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
33 Mat Pearch K-16 North Sails, Mistral
33 Marcilio Browne BRA-105 Mistral, Gaastra
36 F-60 Yann Sorlut Simmer Style
36 Sanllehy Aleix CAT-555 North Sails, F2
Robert Sand 36 D-62 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
36 Omar Sanchez E-33
36 K-800 Ben Proffitt Fanatic, Simmer Style
Andreas Olandersson 36 S-66 NeilPryde, Fanatic
36 Ian Mouro Lemos BRA-85 NeilPryde, JP
36 Kristoffer Living S-80 Roberto Ricci Design Boards, Simmer Style
36 Philip Köster E-44 Starboard
36 Florian Jung G-213
36 Camille Juban Quatro International GPE-8
Ben Van Der Steen 36 NED-57 Naish Sails, Exocet
Jorge Vera Savaria 36 E-333

The women's competition also marked a milestone in the level of the girls. The twins Iballa and Daida Moreno reached the final where they could see double forwards and good surf. Daida got the win thanks to a perfect tabletop pushloop-. The first seen in a women's competition.

Results:

1 Moren Daida Ruano E-64 North Sails
2 Iballa Ruano Moreno E-63 North Sails
3 Z-14 Karin Jaggi North Sails, F2
Junko Nagoshi 4 J-11 F2, Simmer Style
5 Nayra Alonso E-4 Fanatic, Severne Sails
6 Anne-Marie Reichman H-98 Naish Sails, Naish Boards
7 AUT-123 Hölzl Ulrike Lorch Boards, Ezzy Sails
Silvia Alba Orozco 7 E-67 Boards Goya, Goya Sails
9 GR-62 Evi Tsape Fanatic
9 Laure SUI-4 Naish Treboux Sails, Naish Boards
9 Nina Tjernberg S-165 North Sails, F2
9 Astrid Muldoon F-002 NeilPryde, JP Australia
13 Waka Nishida J-100
13 Emma Johansson S-37 Mistral, Simmer Style
Yolanda Freites of Brendt 13 V-26 North Sails, Fanatic
Frida Wiraeus 13 S-93
17 Ashley Baxter US-77 Naish Sails, Naish Boards
17 Anna Blanch E-20 Naish Sails, Naish Boards
17 Olga Malysheva RUS-1

Racing

On the third day was out of the slalom competition 42. Antoine Albeau continues to dominate the world circuit with authority. The French re-imposed by a control tactic rivals in hazardous conditions of Pozo Izquierdo. The second place went to Kevin Pritchard and Matt Pritchard completing the podium.

Results:

1 Antoine Albeau F-192 NeilPryde, Starboard
2 Kevin Pritchard US-3 Starboard, MauiSails
3 Matt Pritchard US-10 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
4 Björn Dunkerbeck SUI-11 North Sails, Thommen T1
5 Micah Buzianis USA-34 NeilPryde, JP
6 Ross Williams GBR-83 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
7 Peter Volwater H-24 North Sails, F2
Finian Maynard 8 KV-11 NeilPryde, F2
9 Elton (Taty) Frans NB-9 Starboard, MauiSails
10 Patrick Diethelm ITA-120 North Sails, F2
11 Ben Van Der Steen NED-57 Naish Sails, Exocet
12 Steve Allen AUS-0 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
Pieter Bijl NED 13-0 NeilPryde, Fanatic
14 F-71 Cyril Moussilmani North Sails, Fanatic
Robby Swift 15 K-89 NeilPryde, JP Australia
16 Sylvain Moussilmani F-73 F2, Simmer Style
17 Julien Quentel FRA-421 NeilPryde, Starboard
Benoit Moussilmani 18 F-72 F2, Simmer Style
19 Cedric Bordes FRA-91 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
Wilhelm Schurmann BRA 20-999 NeilPryde, Starboard
21 Jarek Miarczynski F2 POL-127
Antoine Questel 22 FRA-99 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
Ludovic Jossin 23 Starboard F-12
Jesper Orth AUS 24-10 Starboard, Severne Sails
25 Pascal Toselli FRA-916 NeilPryde, JP Australia
Arnon Dagan ISR 26-1 NeilPryde, Fanatic
27 Nicolas Warembourg FRA-531 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
28 Pawel Hlavaty POL-11 Starboard, Severne Sails
Gabriel Browne BRA 29-50 North Sails, F2
Mat Pearch 30 K-16 North Sails, Mistral
31 Daniel Aeberli SUI-96 North Sails, F2
Cedric Burel 32 F-98 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
Gonzalo Costa Hoevel 33 ARG-3 NeilPryde, F2
34 Dirk Doppenberg NED-51 F2, MauiSails
Aurelien Le Metayer 35 FRA-105 NeilPryde, JP
36 Christoph AUT-226 Starboard Pressler
Dan Ellis 37 GBR-52 Fanatic, Naish Sails
38 Tom Nagy FRA-30
39 Martin ten Hoeve H-999 North Sails, Fanatic
Kurosh Kiani 40 DEN-13 Gaastra
41 Hronowski Patryk POL-739
42 Steven Stratfold AUS-714 F2
43 Thomas Larsen DEN-136

Freestyle

In the freestyle female rider was the dominant local Daida Ruano Moreno followed by Sarah-Removes Offringa. The girl in Aruba impressed the judges with new maneuvers in the air picture as flakas female, switch stance Chacho, Funnell and cane. Third was the Swiss Laure Treboux already a regular on the podium of PWA.

Results:

1 Daida Ruano Moreno E-64 North Sails
2 Sarah-Removes Offringa ARU-91 NeilPryde, Starboard
3 Laure SUI-4 Naish Treboux Sails, Naish Boards
4 Iballa Ruano Moreno E-63 North Sails
5 Nayra Alonso E-4 Fanatic, Severne Sails
Junko Nagoshi 6 J-11 F2, Simmer Style
Silvia Alba Orozco 6 E-67 Boards Goya, Goya Sails
8 GR-62 Evi Tsape Fanatic
8 Yolanda Freites of Brendt V-26 North Sails, Fanatic
10 Marie Tjernberg S-6 North Sails, F2
Nina Tjernberg 10 S-165 North Sails, F2
Astrid Muldoon 10 F-002 NeilPryde, JP Australia
13 Emma Johansson S-37 Mistral, Simmer Style
13 Waka Nishida J-100