The 2013 GP Joule PWA Sylt World Cup: Day 6 (All Times GMT+2)
You can see a list of the equipment the slalom sailors have registered here.
Judging Criteria - Men's Freestyle - Heat Duration - 7 minutes - Best 3 moves from 6 - 3 minute transition.
Men's Freestyle dedicated to Andre Paskowski
18:35 Due to the wind conditions deteriorating substantially the night session for tonight has be cancelled. Note skippers' meeting for freestyle sailors at 8:30am, first possible start 9am. Slalom and wave fleet - skippers' meeting at 10am with first possible start 10:30am.
17:20 If conditions allow then tonight will see a night session take place 8pm. More details of which will be released later.
17:03 That's it for today, congratulations to Steven Van Broeckhoven for his victory in the single elimination. Skippers' meeting tomorrow for the freestyle fleet at 08:30am with a first possible start at 9am. Slalom fleet will meet at 10am.
16:56 Smooth funnel by Westera. Flaka by Mas.
16:52 Mas opens with a very underpowered e-slider.
16:49 Heat 32 is now sailing - Weber vs Heymaus & Mas vs Westera
This will be the last heat of the day!
16:42 Results Heat 30 - Kater and Beholz advance.
16:39 Heat 31b & 33b is now sailing - Wederfoot vs Frans Choco & Saragoza vs Offringa.
16:36 Latest wind readings of 9-20 knots. The wind looks very gusty and light.
16:32 Shaka from Kater. E-slider from Diaz. Beholz stomps a burner.
16:29 Heat 30 is now sailing - Kater vs Magaard Bogh & Beholz vs Diaz
Results Heat 29b - Kalk advances.
16:25 Heat 30 is now in countdown sequence.
16:25 Results Heat 28 - Fabrizi and Bosson advance.
16:24 Results Heat 27b - Matissek advances
16:20 The heat has been cancelled the wind is too patchy.
16:17 Beholz opens with a culo. Flaka from Diaz.
16:14 Heat 30 is now sailing - Kater vs Magaard Bogh & Beholz vs Diaz
16:11 Planing culo from Bosson and Van Ingen stomps a culo too. Oegelund spins through a funnel and a forward loop by Fabrizi.
16:07 Culo from Bosson.
16:04 Heat 28 is now sailing - Van Ingen vs Fabrizi & Bosson vs Oegelund
16:01 Results Heat 26 - Traversa and Campello advance.
15:59 Matissek slides through a double flaka. Paternina Teran with a big air flaka. Matissek with an e-slider. Sims with an e-slider
15:54 Heat 27b and 29b is now sailing - Matissek vs Sims & Kalk vs Paternina Teran
15:51 clew-first flaka from Traversa and a flaka 360 from Popretinskiy. Regular chachoo from Traversa. Campello stomps a shaka. de Windt with a ponch.
15:44 Heat 26 is now sailing - de Windt vs Traversa and Popretinskiy vs Campello
15:40 Heat 26 of the Men's Freestyle Double elimination dedicated to Andre Paskowski in now in countdown sequence.
15:35 10-20 knots in the latest wind readings.
15:30 Results Men's Freestyle Single Elimination dedicated to Andre Paskowski: 1st Steven Van Broeckhoven 2nd Tonky Frans 3rd Jose 'Gollito' Estredo 4th Kiri Thode
15:10 Results coming up shortly.
15:09 Gollito stomps a big flaka, whilst Thode pumps his way into a shaka of his own. Flaka by Gollito in front of the boat. Nice burner from Thode and an air bob from Gollito. Thode stomps a really clean skopu and a culo. Gollito steps it up with a spock into culo. Big shaka for Thode. One-footed forward from Gollito again.
15:05 Gollito opens with a one-handed burner, but Thode falls on his attempt. Clean culo from Gollito and a shuvit spock.
15:02 Losers' final is now sailing - Thode vs Gollito.
14:59 Powerful air funnel and a shuvit spock from Van Broeckhoven.
14:55 Van Broeckhoven rotates through a future and a burner 360 followed by a shaka. Frans with a wet kono and a big forward. Van Broeckhoven goes for an air bob lands wet though. Powerful culo from Van Broeckhoven. Frans with a skopu and Van Broeckhoven by Van Broeckhoven.
14:52 Winners' final is now sailing - Van Broeckhoven vs Tonky Frans
14:45 Results Heat 23b - Tonky Frans advances. Gollito vs Thode in the losers' final
14:41 Losers' final coming up.
14:39 Frans stomps a burner. Estredo with a massive one-footed forward. Frans with a clean burner. Frans lines up for a pushloop but doesn't make it, whilst Gollito lands a burner.
Results Heat 23a - Van Broeckhoven advances with the highest score of the day. 56.5 points out of 60.
14:35 Air flaka from Gollito. Tonky Frans lands a smooth skopu and a bongka. Gollito stomps a shaka and a clean culo.
14:32 Heat 23b is now sailing - Tonky Frans vs Estredo
14:29 Van Broeckhoven lands a brilliant pushloop. Big burner from Thode. Van Broeckhoven flies through a pasko now, amazing heat.
Results Heat 22 - Tonky Frans and Gollito Estredo advance. Estredo wins by a 2:1 decision.
14:25 Van Broeckhoven stomps an amazing double culo. Thode lands a culo and then a culo spock. Van Broeckhoven with a shaka 360. Explosive start to this heat. Air funnel from Van Broeckhoven and a planing air flaka by Thode and an air funnel of his own. Thode lands a clew-first backloop.
14:22 Heat 23a is now sailing - Van Broeckhoven vs Thode
14:19 Culo from van der Eyken. Powerful culo from Gollito.
Results Heat 21 - Van Broeckhoven & Thode advance. Van Broeckhoven wins by a 2:1 decision.
14:15 Frans with a culo. Big shaka from Vrieswijk. Ponch 360 from Frans. Gollito lands a kono and a planing air flaka.
14:12 Heat 22 is now sailing - Vrieswijk vs Frans Tonky & van der Eyken vs Estredo
14:09 Burner from Thode. Scheffers with an air funnel.
14:05 Taty Frans opens with a burner and air chachoo. Air flaka from Van Broeckhoven looking for a pasko.
Results Heat 20 - van der Eyken and Gollito Estredo advance.
14:02 Heat 21 is now sailing - Taty Frans vs Van Broeckhoven & Scheffers vs Thode
13:59 Gollito with a sick one-footed forward. van der Eyken goes for a skopu but can't make it. Gollito with a planing kono.
13:55 Heat 20 is now sailing - van der Eyken vs Soltysiak & Chambers vs Estredo
13:50 Results Heat 18 - Scheffers and Ruenes advance
13:31 Heat 18 is now sailing - Scheffers vs Ruenes and Akgazciyan vs Ruenes.
13:28 Air funnel from van Broeckhoven. Meir with a big shaka.
Results Heat 16 - Chambers and Estredo advance
13:24 Flaka from Meir to open. Frans with a shaka. Van Broeckhoven nice regular kono.
13:21 Heat 17 is now sailing - Meir vs Taty Frans & Rowe vs van Broeckhoven
13:19 Results Heat 15 - van der Eyken and Soltysiak advance
13:18 Quick one-handed flaka by de Windt and a shaka by Gollito. de Windt tries a backloop, but doesn't make it.
13:15 Popretinskiy opens with a shaka360 and a ponch. de Windt with a forward. Powerful culo from Gollito. Chambers with a flaka and forward. Clean ponch from Gollito. Forward loop from de Windt.
13:11 Heat 16 is now sailing - Popretinskiy vs Chambers & Estredo vs de Windt
13:09 Results Heat 14 - Jendrusch and Tonky Frans advance. 2:1 decision in Jendrusch's favour.
13:08 Quick culo from Soltysiak. Air flaka into a wet 360 from Matissek. Switch kono from van der Eyken.Nice burner by Soltysiak.
13:04 Nice shaka from Soltysiak. van der Eyken stomps a skopu and a shaka. Big air flaka from Soltysiak.
Slalom sailors are released for the day.
13:01 Heat 15 is now sailing - van der Eyken vs Matissek & Soltysiak vs Metcalf-Perez
12:58 Air flaka from Jendrusch. Ponch 360 from Tonky and a planing forward. Jendrusch always lands a forward.
Results Heat 13 - Vrieswijk and Mottus advance. Schmit loses by tiebreak 2:1.
12:54 Shaka from Tonky and then tries a bongka. Nice culo from Jendrusch.
Results Heat 12 - Akgazciyan and Thode advance.
12:51 Heat 14 is now sailing - Bosson vs Jendrusch & Tonky Frans vs Van Ingen
12:48 Quick fully planing flaka from Vrieswijk. Kalk with a funnel. Schmit has 3 minutes to save his heat, lands an air flaka to begin with and then a ponch. Schmit lands a big shaka too. He needs moves on starboard now. Schmit lands a kono and a burner and has now done 6 moves in 2 and half minutes.
12:44 Nice shaka from Kalk to open and Mottus. Massive shaka from Vrieswijk and a forward. Schmit is currently missing from the heat.
12:41 Heat 13 is now sailing - Vrieswijk vs Kalk & Schmit vs Mottus
12:39 Results Heat 11 - Scheffers and Ruenes advance
12:38 Thode with a burner ending a wet. Thode almost lands an air shaka.
12:35 E-slider to open the heat from Kater. Thode makes a skopu and a ponch. Fully planing forward from Akgazciyan. Thode lands a perfect clew-first backloop. Clew-first flaka from Beholz.
12:31 Heat 12 is now sailing - Beholz vs Akgazciyan & Thode vs Kater
12:28 Sick shaka from Ruenes. Wederfoot with a shaka. Powerful burner from Testa.
Results Heat 10 - Rowe and Van Broeckhoven advance. Rowe advancing with a 2:1 decision.
Van Broeckhoven scores 50 points out of a possible 60 in his opening heat.
12:24 Big shaka from Testa. Ruenes with a ponch. Funnel from Scheffers. Nice forward from Testa. Culo from Ruenes and a nice planing ponch from Scheffers. Air flaka 360 from Ruenes. Wederfoot forward loop.
12:21 Heat 11 is now sailing - Scheffers vs Wederfoot & Ruenes vs Testa.
12:18 Van Broeckhoven goes for a backloop right in front of the boat. Culo from Rowe. Planing kono from Van Broeckhoven and then lands a forward right infront of the judges.
Results Heat 9 - Meir and Taty Frans advance. Meir wins by tiebreak big result for him.
12:14 Rowe opens with an air funnel. Big shaka from Van Broeckhoven and Rowe. Mas with a flaka. Quick air funnel from Rowe and a big air funnel. Really clean burner from Van Broeckhoven.
12:11 Heat 11 is now sailing - Rowe vs Mas & Van Broeckhoven vs Weber
12:08 Saragoza with a one-handed funnel. Flaka on the opposite tack from Meir. Saragoza lands a forward and then attempts a shuvit spock.
Results Heat 7 - Matissek and Metcalf-Perez advances past Westera in what was a very close heat only 0.5-1 point it.
12:04 Frans with a sick air flaka into 360 and then a forward. Fully planing air flaka from Meir. Saragoza with a really smooth burner. Saragoza stomps an air flaka. Meir with a good burner.
12:01 Heat 9 is now sailing - Saragoza vs Meir & Taty Frans vs Eber
11:58 Results Heat 6b and 8b - Van Ingen & de Windt advance.
11:51 Heat 7 is now sailing - Matissek vs Heymaus & Metcalf-Perez vs Westera
11:48 van Ingen lands a switch kono and a regular kono. Fast flaka from de Windt. Frans lands a ponch 360. Smooth culo from van Ingen and a clean burner right in front of the judges. Sick backloop from Frans
Results Heat 5 - Kalk and Mottus advance.
11:44 de Windt opens with a ponch as does Offringa.
11:41 Heat 6b and 8b is now sailing - Van Ingen vs Choco Frans & Offringa vs de Windt
11:38 Mottus with a nice culo. Kalk attempts a gozzada. Diaz stomps a ponch.
11:34 Diaz with a nice shaka and a forward.
11:31 Heat 5 is now sailing - Kalk vs Magaard Bogh & Mottus vs Diaz
11:28 Results Heat 2b and 4b - Weber and Kater advance
11:27 Results Heat 1 - Meir and Eber advance.
11:15 Forward from Paternina Teran. Sims goes for an air flaka into flaka but doesn't land it. Switch kono from Kater. Weber attempts an e-slider. Paternina Teran lands a toad but outside the area.
11:11 Heat 2b and 4b is now sailing - Weber vs Sims & Paternina Teran vs Kater
11:08 Campello goes for a shuvit spock and then lands a burner.
11:04 Meir opens with a funnel. Traversa lands a clew-first flaka. Meir goes for a massive shaka doesn't quite make it.
11:01 Heat 1 is now sailing - Meir vs Traversa & Eber vs Campello
10:57 Heat 1 is now in countdown sequence.
10:45 The AP flag is up as the boat is currently being repositioned. Heat 1 will be starting shortly. Meir vs Traversa & Eber vs Campello
10:32 The start of the freestyle has been delayed by 15 minutes due to it taking a while for the sailors to be able to get out to the course, so start time 10:45am.
10:00 The freestyle will be starting at 10:30am, it's a windy, sunny but very cold start to the day. Next call for the slalom sailors will be at 1pm.
Good morning and welcome to day six of the GP Joule PWA Sylt World Cup. Yesterday saw Josh Angulo and Alberto Menegatti claim one elimination victory each as Angulo headed to the top of the overall event rankings. Skippers' meeting coming up at 10am.