PWA Grand Slam di La Torche, eravamo rimasti al day 4 con l’epica giornata per i ragazzi del Wave e nei giorni successivi c’è stata poca action… fino ad oggi. Purtroppo anche per l’ottava giornata niente vento e domani i giochi si chiuderanno, probabilmente con un nulla di fatto per lo Slalom, ma le previsioni come sapete non sono certezze e non si può mai dire. Intanto oggi i ragazzi e ragazze (come Sarah-Quita Offringa) hanno giocato a farsi trainare dalla moto d’acqua guidata da Antoine Albeau a tutta velocità contro le onde in una divertentissima session di Tow-in sponsorizzata da 99NoveNove e Point-7!
Vince un super motivato Ricardo Campello con una doppio Push Loop seguito incredibilmente da Sarah-Quita Offringa (con le sue nuove vele LoftSails e pinne LSD Fins…) grazie ad una perfetta Pasko, e sul gradino più basso del podio Antoine Martin.
Official Results 99 International and Point-7 Tow-in Competition:
1st Ricardo Campello (Patrik / Point-7 / MFC)
2nd Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Antoine Martin (JP / NeilPryde)
Ricardo Campello
DAY7 – WINDSURF PWA LA TORCHE 2014 di sooruzwebteam
DAY8 – WINDSURF PWA LA TORCHE 2014 di sooruzwebteam
LA TORCHE PWA GRAND SLAM
Day 8: Stunning sunshine and radical wave tow-in as Ricardo Campello proves unstoppable
The penultimate day of the La Torche PWA Grand Slam saw stunning sunshine as the mercury hit almost twenty degrees. In the afternoon seven of the world’s best sailors took to the water for a radical tow-in contest, which kept the crowds entertained with the massive aerial antics on display. In the end there was nothing anyone could do to stop Ricardo Campello (Patrik / Point-7 / MFC) from claiming victory, just as he did at the last wave tow-in contest in Tenerife earlier this year.
Sarah-Quita Offringa
We also caught up with Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails), who leads the overall world rankings at the moment, having finished second in the single elimination on Tuesday:
PWA: How was the day of competition for you… the conditions, windsurfing in front of a massive ‘home’ crowd and coming second to move to top spot in the overalls?
TT: “Tuesday was pretty much a perfect day here in La Torche! The waves were solid, the wind was strong, and the amount of people on the beach was just amazing! This was the best stage ever to perform for me, and I am very happy to make it to the final in front of all the French spectators! Moving up in the rankings is a little bonus, but for me Victor [Fernandez] remains the tour leader heading to Maui.”
PWA: Thanks, Thomas.
The forecast for tomorrow is a little bit better than today, but still very light, meaning it looks like tomorrow will see the champion of the waves crowned at the official closing ceremony, to conclude the 2014 La Torche PWA Grand Slam. The skippers’ meeting for tomorrow morning has been called for 10am for both the wave and slalom fleets.
