Finally back there! Thanks to foiling that makes racing in Garda's conditions possible. Patrik and AV boards leading on day two. Day three another one of light wind, eight heats completed in the morning but no Ora showing up in the afternoon.

duzzi said..
Patrik and AV boards leading on day two.

AV boards? You also mentioned on the foil thread Point-7?

Wondering if the gusty winds caused all the recalls.

Formula would have worked fine too, strange that it disappeared so fast.

duzzi said..

PhilUK said..

duzzi said..
Patrik and AV boards leading on day two.

AV boards? You also mentioned on the foil thread Point-7?

Wondering if the gusty winds caused all the recalls.

It is in the women, Femke van der Veen is on AV Boards / Point-7, currently first place. I think I saw one in the men but not sure www.avboards.com/modena-foil/ (and not sure what is going on with AV boards, the site has not been updated, and the boards have been dropped from the Point-7 after a big sale of slalom gear that brought me the AV Modena 98 )

Starboard according to this files.pwaworldtour.com/Torbole_Registered_Equipment.htm
Karo von Tonder on fin AVs and Danny Kater on AV foil although he doesnt seem to be in any results.

I hacked the PWA website. Got the rankings with sponsors!
www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=193&type=21&tx_pwaevent_pi1%5Baction%5D=results&tx_pwaevent_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=336&cHash=f4ad676de5c78dd03e21924d09da9ca8

#NameSailEliminations (Disc)FinalPoints1
Alexandre Cousin

Patrik Boards, Chopper Fins, Patrik Sails, Patrik Foils

FRA-7520.70.7100002
Michele Becker

Patrik Boards, Patrik Sails, Patrik Foils

GER-2772.02.099003
Nicolas Prien

NeilPryde, JP Australia

GER-73.03.098004
Will McMillan

Challenger Sails, Starboard, Patrik Foils

THA-17.07.095504
Amado Vrieswijk

Severne Windsurfing, Future Fly Boards

NB-207.07.095504
Maciek Rutkowski

Challenger Sails, FMX Racing

POL-237.07.095504
Matteo Iachino

Severne Windsurfing, Starboard

ITA-1407.07.095508
Bruno Martini

NeilPryde, JP

ITA-1608.08.093009
Enrico Marotti

NeilPryde, JP

CRO-4019.09.0920010
Pierre Mortefon

Duotone, Fanatic, Chopper Fins, Phantom Foils

F-1410.010.09100

I'm surprised you haven't picked up on this Berowne.

Finally wind! And some very exciting racing with absolutely great drone video. I really have to take back my impression that foil racing was going to be boring! And, as much as I love fin sailing, well ... in the PWA fin racing is dead for these conditions

Men
1st Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Phantom Foils)
3rd Will McMillan (THA | Starboard / Challenger Sails / Patrik Foils)
Women
1st Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui / LokeFoil)
2nd Blanca Alabau (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Phantom Foils)

He can sail anything well. He was very fast on a techno but his focus currently is foil including iqfoil & the olympics, foil slalom and wing-foil where he took part in the last wing nationals.

choco said..
17 year old Will McMillan doing really well, can he sail as well with a fin?

TBD! I don't think he owned a slalom board before the Starboad's arrived!

He was doing flying tacks while practising for the Australian IQ title at RQYS earlier this year. Why is Will using THI 001 as his sail number.

John340 said..
He was doing flying tacks while practising for the Australian IQ title at RQYS earlier this year. Why is Will using THI 001 as his sail number.

Apparently hes racing under a Thai passport due to his parentage according to the PWA broadcast.

bel29 said..

John340 said..
He was doing flying tacks while practising for the Australian IQ title at RQYS earlier this year. Why is Will using THI 001 as his sail number.

He was doing flying tacks in Garda in between heats on his biggest (!) 550 Patrick front wing... Skills!

The latest windsurf.tv video talks about him (in glowing terms). He took a replacement board from a different brand, literally hoped on with virtually no tuning or adjustments and raced some of the world's best.
@7:24 for the next 4 min.

bel29 said..
some seem to have already made purchasing decisions based on the PWA Torbole results

www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0UeFQwuGQ9m8QMnfSyKW5239cXqjcCiy1VnssaKrPpiVJX11F7eXWSBuhuKAcmSfzl&id=100063722733665

A PWA top 16 windsurfer can't get a sail sponsor, but I imagine a top 16 Wingdinger would easily get sponsors because it is growing.

interlaced footage. someone broke out the ole' handycam :D

Cut in half in a crash with someone else.