PWA Costa Teguise World Cup

Day 4 - A faultless repertoire of moves ensures Estredo claims victory ahead of Thode, whilst Offringa dominates the female fleet to take top honours.

The wind whistled through the event site from first light on the final day of competition in Las Cucharas bay allowing the final heats from the single elimination to be completed bang on schedule. Both the men’s and women’s winner’s finals went by without a glitch, but the loser’s finals proved slightly more difficult as the wind became increasingly gusty throughout the day, and often shut off completely at crucial moments, finally halting the proceedings for the men.

After a few hours back onshore the wind returned, allowing the men to conclude their single elimination, and get going with the double. Unfortunately, the wind continued to play up forcing the competition to a close before the double could be finished.

Winner’s

Men

In an action packed single elimination final, the 2009 freestyle world champion Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic, North) met the kono king, Kiri Thode (Starboard, Gaastra). Both sailors pulled off an array of technical trickery, including the most stylish culos, burners, matadors, and konos the crowds had seen all week. On the beach it looked like Thode had out styled Estredo, but the world champion’s moves were bigger and more technical, with an awesomely executed one handed regular chachoo being the final nail in Thode’s coffin.

Women

The women’s final was without doubt the most impressive display ever seen in PWA competition to date. Yoli Freites De Brendt (Fanatic, North) put together an excellent mixture of moves including flakas, spock 540s, and forward loops. However, it wasn’t quite enough to take on two times freestyle world champion, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, Vandal) who threw down a fistful of tricks with an abundance of style to claim yet another victory.

Frustrating Loser’s Finals

Men

The men’s loser’s final between Philip Soltysiak (Starboard, Dakine) and Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra) was cancelled during its first run, and after an agonising 2½ hours on the beach the wind settled enough for it to start again. Frans and Soltysiak were closely matched with funnels and burners from both sailors, but a skopu from Frans finally won it for him.

Women

The women’s loser’s final was sailed twice due to the gusty conditions which inevitably piled the pressure on Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North) and Junko Nagoshi (Tabou, Simmer, Dakine). Despite a few lulls over the course in the second attempt, head judge, Duncan Coombs decided to allow the heat to count. Treboux racked up the points with some impressive clew first spock 540s, and a very stylish fully planing grubby to nudge ahead of Nagoshi who fought hard throughout the heat, but didn’t quite have the flair of the Swiss style icon.

Results

Men

1st Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic, North)

2nd Kiri Thode (Starboard, Gaastra)

3rd Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra)

4th Philip Soltysiak (Starboard, Dakine)

Women

1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, Vandal)

2nd Yolanda Freites De Brendt (Fanatic, North)

3rd Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North)

4th Junko Nagoshi (Tabou, Simmer, Dakine)

Keep in the groove

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