PWA Pozo World Cup 2012 – Day 1
Wind where lighter on the second day head judge Duncan Coombs made the decision to run the women’s single elimination ahead of the remainder of the men’s. Even with the lighter winds, the women were still reaching for their 3.4-3.7 sails in order to survive the powerful winds of Pozo.
Continue reading for all the action from day 2 and the PWA Video.
The opening round of the women’s single elimination saw lya Raskina (JP / NeilPryde), Eva Oude Ophius (Fanatic / North), Alice Arutkin (Starboard / North) and Steffi Wahl (Patrik / Sailloft Hamburg), all advancing to the semi finals.
Into the quarter finals. The first quarter final saw complete domination by former world champion Karin Jaggi (Patrik / Severne), and Iballa Ruano Moreno (Starboard / Severne), dominate the heat over Olya Raskina and Eva Oude Ophius. The second quarter final saw the multiple World Champion Daida Ruano Moreno (Starboard / Severne) impress the crowds and judges as she scored a perfect 10. Laure Treboux (Fanatic / North) also advanced from the quarter finals putting together a confident show after landing a perfect forward early on.
Into the semi-finals and the Moreno twins made no mistakes by booking their places in the winners’ final. Iballa Ruano Moreno successfully defeated the Swiss gem Karin Jaggi. During the heat she was able to land a massive stalled forward and a beautifully controlled backloop as well as throwing an impressive amount of spray with her front and backside riding. Jaggi sailed a solid heat but her backloops and slick wave riding weren’t quite enough today. Meanwhile, Daida Ruano Moreno continued to launch into massive back and forward loops, as the World Champion sailed in devastating fashion to book her place in winners’ final ahead of Laure Treboux. On the bright side for Treboux, the Swiss styler now has the opportunity to secure her first ever top three finish in the waves, when she takes on Karin Jaggi in the losers’ final.
With conditions suffering due to the tide the decision was made to postpone the women’s final until tomorrow.
With the men and women waited on hold, a youngsters competition was held. The contest saw eight up and coming sailors take to the water for two twelve minute heats, in which the biggest move would see the top two sailors advance into the final. In the first heat Alessio Stillrich (Fanatic / North / AL360) and Moritz Mauch (Starboard / North) booked their place in the final. Stillrich landed a sick bolt upright pushloop whilst Mauch excelled in the wave riding as well as landing a text-book backloop. Pablo Ramirez (Goya / MFC) and Arthur Arutkin (Starboard / Severne) both advanced from the second heat after landing a brilliant backloop and a monster stalled forward respectively. The final saw Stillrich deservedly claim the youngsters’ crown as he landed a stunning repertoire of tricks. The pick of the bunch was a super tweaked pushloop which he landed ankle-dry.
The forecast for day 3 offers an increase in both the wind and waves, so we should see the conclusion of the women’s single elimination at an absolute minimum. Check back tomorrow for the results.