• The PWA Tour Hits Fuerteventura »
• Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / MauiSails) grits his teeth and shoves his way into the lead on the first days racing after a miraculous race 2 recovery backs up his race 1 bullet. Antoine Albeau (Starboard / NeilPryde) hit the bull’s-eye on race 2 to stay ahead of Dutch Danger-man Pieter Bijl (Fanatic / NeilPryde) in third. Karin Jaggi (F2 / North) sends out an early warning shot to any pretenders in the women’s fleet after taking 3 out of 4 race wins. Valerie Ghibaudo (T1) stands firm in second ahead of Iballa Moreno (North) in third position. »
• Antoine Albeau steadies himself after two early slip-ups during a crazy day of chaos and errors amongst the top seeds. Kevin Pritchard survives his own mistakes to steal second overall ahead of Britain’s Ross Williams in third. Karin Jaggi wins three out of 4 races despite intense pressure from Valerie Ghibaudo, Sarah Hebert and Sarah-Quita Offringa. »
• Errors all-round help Antoine Albeau build a sizeable event lead backed-up by a useful race 9 win. Kevin Pritchard clings onto second position as Micah Buzianis ghosts into contention in third overall. Karin Jaggi’s grip on the women’s event lead is weakened as Valerie Ghibaudo wins 2 of the days 3 races. Iballa Moreno continues to hustle hard and climb-up into third after an exhilerating race 11 win. »
• Micah Buzianis scores a three-race hat-trick to surge into second overall. Antoine Albeau clings on to the event lead on the eve of the final day's racing. Kevin Pritchard stays in the frame in third. Karin Jaggi and Valerie Ghibaudo take a race win apiece to turn the heat on in the women’s event. »
• Antoine Albeau wraps-up the event crown and steals the 2007 world title with three back-to-back wins on the final day’s racing. Kevin Pritchard sneaks second overall after consistency rewards him throughout 15 brutal races. Bjorn Dunkerbeck powers his way into third overall. Karin Jaggi takes the critical final race win the women’s event to deny Valerie Ghibaudo the tour lead. Iballa Moreno’s return to slalom rewards her with an impressive third overall. »
• Marcilio Browne elbows-out tour leader and reigning world champion Jose Estredo to win the first single elimination final against Thomas Traversa. Daida Moreno stands her ground to win the women’s final against a spirited performance from Sarah-Quita Offringa. »
• Marcilio Browne comes of age with a significant first double elimination victory against Kiri Thode. Daida Moreno fights tooth and nail to beat Sarah-Quita Offringa in the opening women’s double elimination final. »
• Marcilio Browne (Mistral / Gaastra) and Daida Moreno (North) sit pretty as double elimination winners whilst light Calema wind snuffs out their rival’s chances of revenge. »
• Double Elimination winners Marcilio Browne and Daida Moreno keep cool as the rest sweat it out at a windless Sotavento beach »
• Marcilio Browne enjoys his first taste of victory as champagne corks pop for the Sotavento Freestyle winners. Kiri Thode of Bonaire secures second overall as light wind prevents a second double elimination and Thomas Traversa bags third. Daida Moreno wins the Women’s event to seal the 2007 title- her fifth world freestyle crown. Sarah-Quita Offringa settles for second overall and Laure Treboux keeps third. »
• Another spectacular Grand Slam at Sotavento beach matched the trend of the 2007 season for intense action and extreme competition. 5 days of Slalom racing followed 5 days of freestyle in front of a beach packed with both longstanding fans and bedazzled tourists. As ever, those who witnessed the PWA elite at work were left with lasting impressions of the world most dynamic watersport. »