The 2014 Pozo PWA World Cup Day 5 (All Times GMT+1)
Watch the incredible action live on the PWA live steam HERE. Judging Critera - 2 jumps & 1 wave to count - 14 minute heat - 2 minute transition. 19:30 That's it for today here in Pozo. Skippers' meeting tomorrow at 9:30am - first possible start 10am. Thanks for tuning in today. 19:21 Results Heat 4b - Stone takes down the vice-world champion - Mussolini - to advance. 19:20 Big stalled forward from Stone. Really close heat to end the day here. Nice backside 360 from Mussolini and a frontside turn. Stone lands a one-footed backloop. Mussolini in need of another wave here. Mussolini spins through a taka and another turn before falling. Arched back backloop from Stone.  19:16 Two backside hits followed up with a frontside hit. Nice tweaked pushloop from Stone. Mussolini makes a one-footed backloop. Really nice backside 360 into a backside hack. Mussolini attempts a frontside 360 - can't quite pull it off.  19:11 One vert turn from Mussolini and then attempts a one-footed backloop. Stone picks up a very small wave - one slashy top turn. Clean backloop from Mussolini followed up with a smooth taka and a backside turn. Tweaked tabletop by Mussolini.Nice frontside hit from Jaeger.  19:06 Heat 4b is now sailing - Mussolini vs Stone Result Heat 4a - Martin advances 19:04 ten Hoeve makes a one-handed backloop. Martin goes for a goiter, but can't pull it off. Big tweaked pushloop from Martin - landing a bit wet.  19:00 Tweaked pushloop for Martin. Martin lands a forward off the lip combined on other turn. Backside 360 for ten Hoeve and the Dutchman lands a nice tweaked pushloop.  18:55 Forward from Martin to open and a backloop by ten Hoeve. Perfect one-handed backloop by Martin. Nice taka from Martin and a backside slash. Nice vertical frontside hit from Martin. One frontside and backside turn for ten Hoeve. 18:50 Heat 4a is now sailing - ten Hoeve vs Martin  18:46 Heat 4a is now in countdown sequence - ten Hoeve vs Martin 18:37 We're going to try another heat - sailors from heat 4 need to get ready. 18:35 Sailors from heat 4 remain on hold everyone else is released for the day. 18:25 That looks like it might be it for the day here. Sailors will remain on hold for the time being as we wait to see if conditions improve. 18:17 Looks like a OH tweaked pushloop for Stillrich who is going through.  18:14 Perfect tweaked pushloop for Stillrich to open. Denel has come in already - looks like the injury to his ankle is forcing him to retire unfortunately.  18:12 Heat 3b is now sailing - Denel vs Stillrich Results Heat 3a - Swift advances 18:10 Nice one-footed backloop from Swift. Smooth backside into frontside from Swift and works it all the way to the inside. Tweaked pushloop from Swift.  18:06 Tweaked pushloop by Romero Santana. Swift makes a wet double forward.Romero Santana attempts a double. Swift goes for a one-footed backloop, but doesn't make it.  18:01 Swift with a small wave. Clean stalled forward from Romero Santana. Backloop by Swift.  17:57 Results Heat 2b - Koster advances 17:56 Heat 3a is now sailing - Swift vs Romero Santana 17:54 2 big backside hits from Koster but goes down trying to force a taka. Conditions look to have deteriorated in this heat. Nice tweaked backside air into a fluid taka from Ezzy and ends with a forward off the lip - probably the best wave of the heat right there. 17:50 Koster with a frontside slash. smooth backside 360 from Koster into a nice frontside smack. Three good frontside hits for Ezzy. Koster stomps a clean stalled forward.  17:45 Trademark double for Koster followed by a one-footed backloop. OH backloop from Ezzy and a tweaked pushloop for Koster. Forward off the lip for Ezzy.  17:40 Heat 2b is now sailing - Koster vs Ezzy  Results 2a - Sanchez advances 17:38 Clean backloop from Guilloul. Nice backside air from Guilloul and a snappy top turn, ends with a forward. Guilloul goes for a big forward on the outside. Controlled OH backloop from Sanchez.  17:34 Guilloul attempts a table forward and then waterstarts away from a backloop. Tweaked pushloop from Guilloul. Backside air into one frontside hit for Guilloul. Sanchez goes for a frontside 360 but doesn't quite make it.  17:29 Nice tweaked pushloop to open from Sanchez followed up with an OH backloop. Savage tweaked pushloop from Guilloul as he lands on top of his kit.  17:25 Results Heat 1b - Campello advances 17:24 Heat 2a is now sailing - Sanchez vs Guilloul 17:22 Nice frontside from Campello, but he falls out the back. Clean backloop from Juban. Big one-footed stalled forward from Campello - that's his injured foot still in the strap - his injury clearly isn't affecting him. Tweaked pushloop from Juban to end the heat. 17:18 Clean pushloop from Juban. Nice vertical frontside hit from Campello. Juban with another good tweaked backside air.  17:16 Results Heat 1a - Sanllehy advances by 0.125 of a point. His final wave clinched it. 17:13 Campello busts a double loop and Juban a big backloop. Massive one-footed backloop from Campello. Nice tweaked backside air from Juban and links a couple of extra turns too. Stalled forward from Campello.  17:08 Heat 1b is now sailing - Campello vs Juban 17:07 Be aware that the result currently showing on the livescoring is not correct as it is counting 1 jump and 2 waves instead of 2 jumps and 1 wave. 17:06 Lewis waterstarts away from a wet OH backie. Tweaked pushloop for Sanllehy. Nice snappy top turn from Lewis, but he can't quite make it. Sanllehy ends with the best wave of the heat - linking several nice front and bak side turns together. 17:02 Lewis stomps the first double of the event - his first jump too. Lewis attempts a backloop. Sanllehy finds a nice wave, but only gets one turn. Nice table forward from Sanllehy and a clean backie for Lewis.  16:57 Big tweaked pushloop from Sanllehy to open and an OH backloop on his first run. Sanllehy with a backside 3 and a backside hit. 3 backside hits from Lewis.  16:52 Men's Heat 1a is now sailing - Lewis vs Aleix Sanllehy 16:45 Campello is back on the water warming up after his injury this morning which required 11 stitches in the top of his foot.  16:38 Men's Heat 1a coming up - Lewis vs Aleix Sanllehy 16:36 Results Heat 10 - Martin and Iballa Moreno advance Results Heat 11 - Beenen and Arutkin advance Results Heat 12 - Senta and Daida Moreno advance 16:35 There will now be a break for one heat. 16:34 Stenta lands a forward. Offringa goes for a shaka on the outside. Big backside air from Daida and a two frontside hits - best wave so far for her. Zoia tries a forward. Daida rotates through a nice backloop. 16:30 Daida goes for a backside 360 and then makes a nice frontside on her next wave. Offringa lands another forward.  16:25 2 small backside hits from Offringa. Daida goes for a backloop and then lands a wet one-handed backloop. Nice backside hit from Daida and one frontside. Stenta sails away from a forward. Offringa tries a forward off the lip. Clean forward from Offringa. Daida lands a bigger forward to reply. 16:20 Heat 12 is now sailing - Zoia vs Stenta & Offringa vs Daida Moreno 16:19 When we switch to the men there will just be 2 men on the water. 16:18 Arutkin with a wet forward. Muijsers breaks her mast after going for a forward.   16:13 Muijsers with a tabletop. Beenen lands a good forward. Arutkin with her best wave.  16:10 Beenen sails away from a forward. Muijsers goes for a big forward, but goes end over. Arutkin goes for a forward. Muldoon with a better forward. Beenen links a backside into good frontside.  16:04 Heat 11 is now sailing - Been vs Muldoon & Muijsers vs Arutkin 16:03 Results Heat 9 - Sniady and Wahl advance 16:02 Nice aggressive top turn from Iballa and a tabletop forward.  15:56 Regular jump from Iballa and then goes for a backloop, but doesn't make it.  15:52 Martin sails away from a forward and a  table top. Big, clean forward from Iballa. Clean forward from Alba. Nice backside into a frontside from Iballa.  15:48 Heat 10 is now sailing - Afonso Martin vs Nishida & Alba vs Iballa Moreno 15:46 Raskina lands a forward. Big forward from Sniady to end the heat. 15:44 Raskina attempts a backloop. Sniady tweaks a tabletop. Bibby with a frontside hit.  15:40 Better forward loop from Bibby. Sniady with another good wave. Wahl nice opening backside but loses speed going frontside. Wahl with a forward loop. Raskina selects a good wave.  15:36 Bibby sails away from a forward loop and then lands a better one. Sniady goes for a backloop. Bibby with a backside into frontside combo. Sniady with a nice wave.  15:32 Women's Heat 9 is now sailing - Raskina vs Sniady & Bibby vs Wahl 15:30 Women's Heat 9 is now in countdown sequence - Raskina vs Sniady & Bibby vs Wahl 15:20 First Women's Heat will see the resail between Raskina vs Sniady & Bibby vs Wahl 15:00 Conditions are the best they've been all day with the tide on the push now. There's some small waves breaking, producing some jumpable ramps and a few hittable sections. Women's single elimination will be start at 3:30pm. 14:30 Next announcement at 3pm, first possible start 3:30pm. 14:00 It still remains pretty flat here in Pozo. Next call 2:30pm, first possible start 3pm. 13:30 Next announcement at 2pm, first possible start 2:30pm. 13:00 Not much change in the conditions thus far - windy, but flat. Next call 1:30pm, first possible start 2pm. 12:30 Next announcement 1pm - first possible start 1:30pm. 12:03 Next announcement at 12:30, first possible start 1pm. 12:01 Ricardo Campello: "I'm alright. Of course I'm going to sail, but only if I have too today, otherwise I'll stay off the water." Campello also added, "Mum, don't worry, I'm okay." 11:57 Update from Ricardo Campello - His sliced foot required 11 stitches, but he's already said that he is going to sail! 11:30 Next announcement at 12pm, first possible start 12:30pm. 11:09 Campello is being taken to hospital now. Hopefully he'll still be able to sail, but we'll update you when we know more. 11:07 Ricardo Campello was out on the water warming up but he's just injured himself and is being seen to now: "I went for an air chachoo and as I came down I landed with my foot on the fins." 10:30 Next announcement at 11:30am, first possible start 12pm. 10:15 Despite it being flat at the moment Victor Fernandez is feeling positive about today and he's currently rigging up his whole quiver with 5 sails being rigged. He's expecting us to be able to get through the first round at least. 09:30 Next announcement at 10:30am - first possible start 11am. It's extremely flat at the moment, but hopefully that changes when the tide turns. It's a windy start to day five of the PWA Gran Canaria Wind & Waves Festival, so hopefully we'll have some waves to go with the wind today as well. Yesterday saw Camille Juban and Graham Ezzy clinch the remaining two places in the main draw and they'll now face Ricardo Campello and Philip Koster respectively! Skippers' meeting coming up at 9:30am.