NoveNove Maui Aloha Classic

Day 9: The forecast is shaping up to provide a grandstand finale over Super Saturday and Sunday

The PWA fleets enjoyed another relaxing day with the contest officially remaining on hold for the fourth consecutive — with another lay day officially being called. Several sailors took the opportunity to score a quick session down at Lanes just to keep their eye in competition groove after several days of no contest -- including Kauli Seadi (99NoveNove / Hot Sails Maui / MFC), who currently sits in second place here.

Tomorrow will see another lay day for the PWA fleets with the new long period swell expected to hit over the weekend, which should lead to a grandstand finale over Super Saturday and Sunday to what has so far been an absolutely epic Aloha Classic sponsored by NoveNove. 

Earlier on we quickly caught up with Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) and Ricardo Campello (Patrik / Point-7 / MFC), both of whom will be involved in the opening couple of heats when the double elimination resumes and both are names that will need to be watched carefully as they are potentially two of the biggest threats to the sailors, who currently lie ahead of them.

Marcilio Browne: “The couple days off have been fun, I have used them to get some sailing in as we didn't get much in Europe, feels good to be constantly back in the water . Forecast looks good, and we have a chance to compete with bigger waves and stronger winds, would be fun to mix it up and have a jump in there if conditions allow . To be honest, everyone at this point is sailing amazing and could win, I am just focusing on myself and what I can do , hopefully the conditions will come together and we will have a great end to the double elimination.”

Ricardo Campello: “On my lay days I have been cleaning and organising a little shed I have at a friends house here on Maui. I have so much equipment haha also doing some computer work for my eyewear brand and chilling a bit hiding from the sun as much as I can. Yesterday we sailed some jumping at lanes and got some cool drone shots for my new project coming up, and today I sailed again and tested some boards that are going to come out on production soon!”

Campello added the following when asked about how he is feeling ahead of the double elimination resuming: “There are no easy heats now, I'm happy with my performance in the double elimination and hope to select good waves and keep on sailing like my previous heats! Conditions should be fun, so stay tuned.” 

The Deep Relief Maui Team will be back at Ho'okipa over the weekend keeping all of the sailors in tip top shape. If you have any aches, pains or niggles… or simply want to relax you can visit the Deep Relief Maui Team either at the beach or in their Haiku office to feel better and be ready to perform at your best! Appointments are also available during the week and can be booked online @ https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/home?studioid=29768. You can find out more about Deep Relief Maui via their website @ http://www.deepreliefmaui.com or via their Facebook page, which can be found here.

The forecast for the weekend is currently predicting a 2.4 metre swell at 14-15 seconds together strong trade winds, so the world’s best sailors will be preparing to battle it out in more huge waves, which should provide a fitting finale to the 2015 NoveNove Maui Aloha Classic. An official announcement will be made again at 7pm (GMT-10) tomorrow evening to confirm the plan for the following day. Stay tuned to www.pwaworldtour.com to stay up to date with all the latest news and developments from the event. 

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