First elimination final - Steve Allen came second to Bjorn. I think Sean O'Brien came third in his first heat but went over early next race and unfortunately Troppo and Jesper didn't make it past first heat.
all the details here http://www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=35&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2364&cHash=c50be90e671266e7afbd0ba7a51bfa08
yep, 1st & 2nd: Severne, 3rd&4th : Pryde, 5th& 6th : Gaastra
Fred Morin (Pryde), who is over there, posted that Bjorn has incredible speed.
Wow, Steve Allen is doing really well. He came third in the winner's Final No.2 behind AA and Bjorn. He was second on last gybe but Bjorn just got him on the line.
Jesper came second in his heat but like Sean a couple days before, he went over early in his second round heat. Troppo came 6th in his heat. Elimination No. 3 has Jesper and Troppo up against each other in their first round heat.
What boards are they using?
I still have not got my head around wide style slalom/race boards. Can someone enlighten me.
Full list of registered gear here
www.pwaworldtour.com/fileadmin/user/main_editors/pdf/Competitor_Equipment_Costa_Brava_12.pdf
Bjorn scored two finals again .... first on his 127 and second on his 107
He's going to be hard to beat this year...
I'm sure they are - but are these wide boards faster than the older style slalom boards - from a few years back.
This is the bit that does my head in. They look like a pain to gybe - so there advantages must mean they are fast on a reach or off the wind???
they are slower than the old style boards but being wider you wont loose your speed through the gybe.
The wider boards have a greater wind range so you can keep going if the wind picks up or drops out a little and you can point higher (if required). In perfect conditions an older-style slalom board probably is quicker.
racings been pretty tough, miss the start by a second and its game over unless you have some kind of warp speed device built into your board. I managed to nail two first outta the blocks and still got done by the first mark.
conditions have been ranging from 7 - 24knots over the week. sometimes in the one race making it very hard to choose the right setup on the day.
so far i've raced on all my boards here, 135l light wind beast 115 medium and the smaller 92l. My best setup is the 92l with a 7.1 going full power as I think it evens up the field a touch when its proper windy. a 6.3 would be even better.
8 guys going hell for leather into the gybe marks at 30 odd knots sure gets the blood pumping.
Event summary here http://www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=35&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2368&cHash=46c13c3b1c69df0080d87207562ef08e
Congrats to Steve Allen coming fourth overall. Seeing some big names much lower down the overall event standings shows just how competative it is.
Troppo,
Thanks for the first hand account. Did you wear your GPS racing? - would be great to see approx speeds and course tracks.
nah i got it out once to wear but then the event went on standbye and the wind dropped.
finished off the last race with an over early. hopefully the pwa let me do another event after this pretty piss poor performance.
Severne 3 out of the top five.
Avanti 28th and 32nd. (Volwater , Maynard)
Avanti, lovely looking, beautifully made and light sails but the guys are either very unluckly or could it be the sails are not as fast as they hoped. My guess is the former.