Torbole PWA World Cup
Day four started with plenty of promise as for the first time this week the sun showed its face and with the wind forecast to be southerly in the afternoon there was anticipation that the Ora would kick in to provide an adrenaline-fuelled afternoon of racing in Lake Garda.
Unfortunately though, despite things looking promising for a while, the wind remained just too light to be able to race - teasing competitors in the afternoon with 4-11 knots of wind. All hopes were brought to an end around 4pm when a thick layer of cloud covered the sun again, so as the temperatures began to drop, so did the wind, which quickly led to the sailors being released for the day.
Both Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils) and Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails) will now face a tense overnight wait to see whether it is windy tomorrow or not with both sailors on the verge of the their first event victories on the World Tour, which would be an even more remarkable feat for van der Veen, who is making her debut!
All hopes of being able to complete more racing now rest on tomorrow, which is the final day of the 2023 Torbole PWA World Cup. In terms of the forecast for Sunday there looks to be potential for a north wind (Peler) in the morning, before switching to the south (Ora) in the afternoon. The sailors will meet again on Sunday morning for the skippers’ meeting at 7am with the action commencing from 7:45am (GMT+2) onwards.
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Current Ranking 2023 Torbole PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom
*After 2 Eliminations
1st Femke van der Veen (NED | Starboard / Severne Sails)
2nd Sarah Jackson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)
3rd Mae Davico (FRA | Loftsails)
4th Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui / LokeFoil)
Current Ranking 2023 Torbole PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom
*After 1 Elimination
1st Alexandre Cousin (FRA | Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils / Chopper Fins)
2nd Michele Becker (GER | Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils)
3rd Nico Prien (GER | JP / NeilPryde)
4th Will McMillan (THA | Starboard / Challenger Sails / Patrik Foils)
4th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly Boards / Severne Sails)
4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
8th Bruno Martini (ITA | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
10th Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Phantom Foils)