PWA News

To be Frank…

August 14, 2006

In a series profiling PWA People we talk to Senior Judge, Frenchman, Franck Roguet. Franky ‘Froguet’ has been working on the PWA World Tour as a crewmember since 1994, when he was a timing official and boat driver, before making his judging debut in 1995…

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Finian Maynard (KV-11 F2 / NeilPryde) has just won his second ever PWA event, and as with his first win in the Bosphorous event in 2000, it seems that Turkey is favourite location! I want to know what it is with this country and winning for the massive…

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Meet Roberto Hofman

August 13, 2006

One of the most common sights on the beach scene at PWA events, is regular MC and commentator Roberto Hofmann. Roberto, being an ex-competitor is no stranger to the professional scene, and has a large bank of knowledge on all the sailors’ strengths and…

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Laure Treboux (SUI-4 Naish / Naish) has made a huge splash in her debut year on the PWA. Her high standard of Freestyle performance has really helped to shake the women’s scene up, so we thought we’d better ask her how she feels to be ranked 2nd in the…

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Team Tabou

August 7, 2006

In recent years, PWA corporate members Tabou have undergone considerable transformation. From humble beginnings as a traditional, hand-crafted custom board shop in Marseille, France, they’re now a large-scale, world championship winning, mass-production…

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The outright speed of Finian Maynard (KV-11, F2 / Neil Pryde) blows the race for the 2006 PWA Slalom 42 World Tour wide open finally beating the previously unstoppable Antoine Albeau (F-192, Starboard / Neil Pryde) at the penultimate Slalom Tour stop in…

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Pressure continues to build with only light breezes to take the heat off waiting competitors and weather forecasters unsure as to the final day’s possibilities.

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Tantalizing winds force Maynard and Fauster to sweat it out on the beach as temperatures soar both on and off the water in the pressure cooker of PWA Slalom 42!

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Maynard clings on at the top with Albeau snapping at his heels after a frustrating day of variable winds. Jaggi finds her form but it is Fauster who performs consistently to take the event lead in the women’s division.

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Maynard wins two out of two, throwing down gauntlet to Albeau who struggles to keep up. Meanwhile confusion reigns in the women’s fleet as bad luck and avoidable errors plague the top girls.

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Alaçati, a brand new venue for the PWA, becomes the third stop on this years PWA Slalom 42 tour, widening the search for the 2006 PWA Slalom 42 World title, and providing a IFCA Slalom World Champion in Men’s, Ladies, Junior and Masters categories. The…

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Venezuelan Freestyle sensation, Jose Estredo (V-1, Fanatic/ North Sails) wins his first PWA Grand Slam after securing victory in the second double elimination in Sotavento, Fuerteventura. In the women’s battle Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU-91 Starboard / Maui…

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Jose Estredo (V-1, Fanatic/ North Sails) wins the double elimination at Sotavento after a nail-biting re-sail with Taty Frans (NB-9, Starboard/ MauiSails). But it’s Antxon Otaegui (E-169, JP/ NeilPryde) who finishes the day on a high, winning the second…

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Jose Estredo (V-1, Fanatic/ North Sails) and Sara-Quita Offringa (ARU-91 Starboard / MauiSails) stay un-challenged for now as a lack of wind stops the double elimination being completed at Sotavento.

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Taty Frans (NB-9, Starboard/ MauiSails) and Laure Treboux (SUI-4 Naish / Naish) advance through the first double elimination at Sotavento, as world champion Ricardo Campello (V-111, JP/ NeilPryde) crashes out early once again. Single Elimination winners,…

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Big names tumble as young talent forces its way to the top at Sotavento today. Jose Estredo (V-1, Fanatic/ North Sails) wins the first freestyle single elimination, beating Tonky Frans (NB-7 F2 / Gaastra) in a thrilling final. Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU-91…

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