2009 PWA Surf World Cup Ulsan Korea

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Hi all ,

Jinha beach is on , rain today , locals say good strong wind after the bad weather , well we be here to see this !

saludos

Björn

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2009 PWA Ulsan World Cup

Event Preview: Celebrating its third anniversary on the World Tour, South Korea’s Jinha beach prepares for the arrival of the PWA’s men’s and women’s slalom fleets.

Nestled in the south east corner of Korea, Jinha Beach has gained an international reputation for windsurfing over recent years. Having attracted mainstream media attention following its inclusion on the PWA’s World Tour, this once little known windsurfing location is fast becoming something of a Mecca to Korean windsurfers.

Now in its third year on the World Tour, the PWA Ulsan World Cup is undoubtedly one of the most colorful locations the slalom fleet visits over the course of the competition year. Combining a rich and diverse culture with white sands and consistent trade winds, Jinha beach is guaranteed to serve up a unique competition atmosphere for the week long World Cup.

Running from the 16th – 22nd of May, this year’s event has lured all of slalom’s big players to Korea’s shores. Following his victory in last week’s Dwarf8 Surf World Cup in Austria, Britain’s Ross Williams (Tabou / Gaastra) leads the men’s fleet as they prepare for battle in Ulsan.

Hot on his heels is Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde), who’s working towards his fourth overall slalom World Title this year. Barging their way in behind him are new faces to slalom’s highest echelons; Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Exocet / MauiSails) in third, and Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde) in fourth. They’ll be working to hold on to their positions from the old guard, fronted by Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne), Finian Maynard (RRD / NeilPryde) and Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / Gaastra / Dakine) in fifth, sixth and seventh respectively.

The Ulsan World Cup will also see the women’s fleet embark on their opening event of the 2009 season. Following a ferocious battle for the top spot in 2008, Karin Jaggi (North Sails) and Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou / Loft) will no doubt entertain another explosive fight for pole position.

Sarah Hebert (Starboard / Naish Sails) is another face to look out for. A consistent run of form in 2008 saw her secure third overall for the season. This year she’ll be hungry to make inroads to Jaggi and Ghibaudo’s dominance at the top.

With both the men’s and women’s slalom fleets showing more depth and talent than ever before, this year’s PWA Ulsan World Cup looks set to deliver jaw dropping race action from the outset.

Keep Your Finger On The Pulse

For more information on all the entrants, and to keep up to date with every piece of the action, follow the event’s link on www.pwaworldtour.com

Here you can use our:

• Live ticker service for heat-by-heat bulletins
• Check live elimination ladders
• View results
• Read daily news summaries
• Browse awesome action photo galleries

The event’s dedicated website can be found at http://eng.pwaulsan.com/main.php

Or for more information, please contact the PWA office via info@pwaworldtour.com

© PWA / Andrew Buchanan

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2009 PWA Ulsan World Cup

Day 1: The slalom fleet register for battle at Jinha Beach.

Competition’s opening day kicked off with the registration of both the men and women’s slalom fleets. In total, the men’s fleet saw 42 competitors register, which included a healthy contingent of local Japanese and Korean sailors.

The women’s fleet had 10 sailors register for the ensuing six days of race action, which also included a strong force of local talent.

Following registration, race one had been scheduled to begin at 2.00pm, however the weather refused to play ball. Rain, overcast skies and dead calm waters meant competition had to be placed on standby for the duration of the afternoon, until the race committee officially called off day one at 4.30pm.

This evening will see the official opening of the event, which will commemorate the third anniversary of the PWA Ulsan World Cup with a selection of speeches, set to a traditional backdrop of Korean food and music.

The outlook for the competition looks very promising, with ample wind forecast for the days ahead. Kicking day two off, the skippers meeting is scheduled for 9.00am, with a first possible start to racing at 9.30am. Be sure to follow every stroke of action here at www.pwaworldtour.com where you can:

* Use our live ticker service
* Check elimination ladders
* View results
* Watch amazing video action clips
* Read the daily news summaries
* Browse awesome action photo galleries

For more information please contact the PWA office via info@pwaworldtour.com

© PWA / Andrew Buchanan

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Großer Mist. An solchen Events wird festgehalten, gab es da überhaupt schon jemals eine Wertung?
Und Pozo wird abgesagt, anstatt man sich da seitens der PWA mal reinkniet. Zum Kotzen...

jupp frag ich mich auch - Sinnlose Veranstaltung - und keiner weiss warum - dann kann man auch zur Kieler Woche nen PWAevent machen - da ist mehr Wind!!!

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2009 PWA Ulsan World Cup – Day 2

Day 2: All eyes turn to competition’s third day as the wind refused to blow on day two.

Despite a promising forecast, competition’s second day was spent patiently waiting for suitable conditions to arrive at Korea’s Jinha Beach. With only teasing gusts to work with, the standby period was eventually called to an end at 5.45pm, with no heats completed.

In the downtime, we talked to Micah Buzianis (JP / NeilPryde / MFC) about his recently sustained injury.

PWA: You missed slalom’s first event of the season in Austria after sustaining an injury in Maui. Can you tell us what happened?

MB: “It happened about 7 weeks ago. I was wave sailing at Ho’okipa during the NeilPryde photo shoot and on the last day I was going over a wave, it kinda broke as I was going over the top of it. That pushed the board back into my body and caused my foot to go up really hard and really fast. After getting an x-ray I found out that I’d chipped my first metatarsal.”

PWA: Are you back to 100% fitness now?

MB: “I feel ok. I got to sail for three days in Maui before coming out here, but obviously that wasn’t doing any competitive windsurfing. It hurt a bit then, but I think I’ll have to wait and see how it feels when I race; the hardest part will be catching up on all the time I was off the water. Catching up on six weeks of no sailing will take time.”

PWA: Do you think it has affected your confidence having two back-to-back injuries?

MB: “Not really, I think both of the injuries I got were freak things. Right now my body is in great shape, for sure I’m getting older but I’m not at the stage where I have to worry about my body breaking down. I’m still really confident on the water, and I’ll still be giving 100% on the race course.”

Thanks to Micah Buzianis for taking the time out to talk to us.

Day three’s skippers meeting is scheduled for 9.30am, with a first possible start to racing at 10.00am. Be sure to follow every stroke of action here at www.pwaworldtour.com where you can:

* Use our live ticker service
* Check elimination ladders
* View results
* Watch amazing video action clips
* Read the daily news summaries
* Browse awesome action photo galleries

For more information please contact the PWA office via info@pwaworldtour.com

© PWA / Andrew Buchanan

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Endlich ist ein bißchen Wind.

Ross Williams ist ein wenig nervös, oder übermotiviert und schon im ersten Heat raus.

Momentan fahren die Damen...

Der erste Slalom Durchgang ist komplett zu Ende gefahren worden.

Hier die Ergebnisse vom Finale:

1. Dunkerbeck
2. Diaz
3. van der Steen
4. Albeau
5. Dagan
6. Swift
7. Pritchard

Buzianis, Diethelm und Moussilmani C. wurden disqualifiziert!

Ross Williams als WM-führender ist im Losers-Finale nur auf Rang 8 gekommen.

Was ein Halbfinale jetzt:

Maynard, Albeau, Bordes, Wemms, Dagan, Angulo, Buzianis, Dunkerbeck, Pressler, Moussilmani.

Das wird sicher spannender als das Finale...

Dunki hat es nicht ins Finale geschafft, war wieder klar...
Er braucht den Schmerz, hinten zu liegen...

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2009 PWA Ulsan World Cup – Day 3

Day 3: Jinha Beach ups the tempo to deliver round upon round of scorching race action.

Shrugging off the past two days of windless calm, day three in Korea saw Jinha Beach awake to show its true colors. Serving up wall-to-wall blue sky accompanied by strengthening side shore wind, the sailors took their positions to start proceedings.

The women’s fleet were first to christen the race course, with Sarah Hebert (Starboard / Naish) setting the early pace: “The first race was really light, but I got a good start so I was leading from the beginning. After that I managed to stay in front and make some good gybes; I was pumping a lot to make sure I was going fast. I’m really happy with the win, it’s the first time I’ve won competing against Valerie (Ghibaudo) and Karin (Jaggi). Now I know I can win!”

The second women’s clash saw Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou / The Loft) muscle her way to the front of the pack to claim her first race win: “I got a really nice start, but it was hard conditions. Sometimes it was really light and then there were really strong gusts. Luckily I managed to hold on and win, but I think I made a lot of mistakes today. Tomorrow I’m going to try and sail better and hope I have good luck!”

However, stealing the show was Karin Jaggi (Severne), who displayed composure to win the remaining two races and in turn take the event lead at competition’s midway point. Also looking threatening in the building wind was Turkey’s Lena Erdil (Starboard / Loft Sails), who currently sits in third overall thanks to a string of consistent results that included a second and a third place finish.

The first men’s race was dominated by Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne), who took charge of the final, holding off Jimmy Diaz (Starboard / North Sails) in second and flying Dutchman Ben Van Der Steen (Exocet / MauiSails) in third. Surprisingly, previous event winner, Ross Williams (Gaastra / Tabou), was absent from the race final after false starting in his semi final.

The saying ‘business as usual’ springs to mind when describing the remaining two race eliminations. Dialed into the conditions and looking rock solid at the front of the pack, Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) showed true class to sail to victory in both showdowns. More impressively, the Frenchman completed this feat without the use of one of his index fingers, after a deep cut on the palm of his hand recently got infected and required surgery.

Antoine Albeau: “It’s quite hard sailing here, as we’re in the bay, and the wind is coming off the hills, so it’s really, really gusty. Today it was blowing 7-22 knots, it’s really up and down. It makes the starts hard as well. Sometimes there are a lot of gusts, and others it’s super light. You really have to concentrate to get a good start.”

“In race two Micah (Buzianis) was leading. It was quite tight between us, especially at the second reach and the second gybe. We were right together, so close we almost crashed, and after that I came on the inside and overtook him to win.”

“In race three, Finian (Maynard) took the first gybe, he was leading and I was second, but I managed to have a really nice gybe on that first mark. On the second reach I found a nice gust and overtook him…so two wins out of three, I’m really happy.”

Inroads were also made into the fourth men’s elimination, which saw the controversial exit of Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne) after Finian Maynard (RRD / NeilPryde) took him out the race with an unexpected collision. Maynard also failed to qualify for the final. Race four was stopped short at the second semi final after the wind backed off too much to continue.

Day four’s skippers meeting is scheduled for 9.30am, with a first possible start to racing at 10.00am. Be sure to follow every stroke of action here at www.pwaworldtour.com where you can:

* Use our live ticker service
* Check elimination ladders
* View results
* Watch amazing video action clips
* Read the daily news summaries
* Browse awesome action photo galleries

For more information please contact the PWA office via info@pwaworldtour.com

© PWA / Andrew Buchanan

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Es wird wieder gefahren, Dunki hat gerade vor Finian und Kevin das Losers-Finale gewonnen.
Jetzt kommt das Finale...

Das Finale ging erwartungsgemäß an Albeau, vor Angulo, Costa Hövel und Williams.

Slalom Nr. 5 wird jetzt gestartet...

Okay es ist ein Leichtwind-Worldcup, aber so ganz schlecht ist das doch jetzt nicht. Wenn ich da an Costa Brava 2008 denke wird in Korea mehr gefahren.

Übrigens mal ganz großen Respekt vor Micah Buzianis, verletzt sicht 2x, muss Wochenlang pausieren und fährt ganz vorne mit!

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2009 PWA Ulsan World Cup – Day 4

Day 4: Albeau and Ghibaudo ensure team France dominate in Korea.

Another day of sun and wind had the slalom fleet hard at work on the fourth day of competition in Korea. Showing early form, Alice Arutkin (Starboard / North) capitalized on a strong start in the opening women’s race (race 5), to notch up her first win of the competition: “The wind had picked up so I had to change my sail before the heat, but I was still sailing my biggest board as there were patches of light wind all over the course. It’s always tough sailing against Valerie (Ghibaudo) and Karin (Jaggi) but I think I sailed well. I’m really happy to have won.”

The subsequent three women’s heats saw utter domination from Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou / The Loft), as she executed back to back wins to firmly cement her name at the top of the women’s rankings.

Chasing Ghibaudo, Karin Jaggi (North) and Alice Arutkin filled out the majority of the day’s remaining podium positions to secure second and third respectively in the overall standings so far.

Lena Erdil (Starboard / Loft) showed early promised after finishing second in the opening race, but seemed to drop off the boil as the day progressed. She scraped together a disappointing sixth and seventh in the following races, dropping her down to fifth overall, behind Sarah Hebert (Starboard / Naish) in fourth.

The men’s racing kicked off by finishing up the remaining three heats of race four. The explosive race had already seen the departure of Finian Maynard (RRD / NeilPryde) and Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne) after a collision in the semi final. Maynard: “Bjorn was 30m ahead of me going into the mark, then I don’t know what happened to him, a lot of people have said he stopped. I never saw him. So I went in to do my gybe and got a big gust from behind. The next thing I know I’m just barreling into him. I’m really sorry for Bjorn, it was definitely my fault, but it came as a total surprise for me. It’s just an unfortunate racing incident.”

This incident left Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) free to add another victory to his stash. In second, Josh Angulo (Dakine / Angulo / MauiSails) bagged his best slalom result of the season so far, and Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Exocet / MauiSails) showed a glimpse of the form he enjoyed in Austria to take third.

The men’s last completed elimination of the day saw a total reshuffle on the finish line. Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / Gaastra / Dakine) finally got to grips with conditions to secure third place, far and away his best result of the event. Micah Buzianis (JP / NeilPryde) continued to show outstanding consistency in second, in turn securing him second position in the event so far. But topping the elimination was Maynard, who had been hinting as his ability to win races, but thus far had never delivered. Maynard: “I started the race in the middle to upper part of the line, and just tried to hold my speed down the first reach. Micah had a better start than me but we both met mid way down the run. I decided to back off him at the gybe and try and take him on the second reach. Again, we got to the gybe together. I did a wide, high-speed gybe which really paid off and allowed me to overtake. From there I managed to control the race and was able to finish ok. It was a good run.”

The day finished up with inroads made into the sixth men’s elimination, before fluky wind had the race committee call an end to racing.

The 2009 PWA Ulsan World Cup results after day 4:

Slalom Men

1 Antoine Albeau (NeilPryde / JP)
2 Micah Buzianis (NeilPryde / JP)
3 Björn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails)
4 Finian Maynard (RRD / NeilPryde)
5 Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / North Sails)
6 Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / Gaastra / Dakine)
7 Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Exocet / MauiSails)
8 Josh Angulo (Dakine / Angulo / MauiSails)
9 Ben Van Der Steen (Simmer Style / Exocet)
10 Patrick Diethelm (North Sails / F2)

Slalom Women

1 Valérie Ghibaudo (Loft Sails / Tabou Boards)
2 Karin Jaggi (F2 / Severne Sails)
3 Alice Arutkin (Starboard / North Sails)
4 Sarah Hebert (Starboard / Naish Sails)
5 Lena Erdil (Starboard / Loft Sails)

Day five’s skippers meeting is scheduled for 10.00am, with a first possible start to racing at 10.30am. Be sure to follow every stroke of action here at www.pwaworldtour.com where you can:

* Use our live ticker service
* Check elimination ladders
* View results
* Watch amazing video action clips
* Read the daily news summaries
* Browse awesome action photo galleries

For more information please contact the PWA office via info@pwaworldtour.com

© PWA / Andrew Buchanan

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Kein Wind derzeit...

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009 PWA Ulsan World Cup – Day 5

Day 5: Rankings remain the same after day five was spent on standby.

A warm, sunny start to day five’s skippers meeting showed signs of promise for the day ahead, however a lingering heat-haze looked like it might interfere with proceedings.

As the hours ticked by with only very light wind, it became apparent that the haze in the atmosphere was lowering temperatures too much for the local thermal wind to take effect.

Despite the racers waiting patiently on standby, day five was eventually called to an end with no racing completed. Two days of competition remain before the 2009 PWA Ulsan World Cup winners are crowned. Here are the rankings as they stand at the close of day five:

The 2009 PWA Ulsan World Cup results after day 5:

Slalom Men

1 Antoine Albeau (NeilPryde / JP)
2 Micah Buzianis (NeilPryde / JP)
3 Björn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails)
4 Finian Maynard (RRD / NeilPryde)
5 Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / North Sails)
6 Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / Gaastra / Dakine)
7 Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Exocet / MauiSails)
8 Josh Angulo (Dakine / Angulo / MauiSails)
9 Ben Van Der Steen (Simmer Style / Exocet)
10 Patrick Diethelm (North Sails / F2)

Slalom Women

1 Valérie Ghibaudo (Loft Sails / Tabou Boards)
2 Karin Jaggi (F2 / Severne Sails)
3 Alice Arutkin (Starboard / North Sails)
4 Sarah Hebert (Starboard / Naish Sails)
5 Lena Erdil (Starboard / Loft Sails)

Day six’s skippers meeting is scheduled for 09.00am, with a first possible start to racing at 09.30am. Be sure to follow every stroke of action here at www.pwaworldtour.com where you can:

* Use our live ticker service
* Check elimination ladders
* View results
* Watch amazing video action clips
* Read the daily news summaries
* Browse awesome action photo galleries

For more information please contact the PWA office via info@pwaworldtour.com

© PWA / Andrew Buchanan

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2009 PWA Ulsan World Cup – Day 6

Day 6: Driving rain extinguished the hope of any wind on competition’s penultimate day.

Competitors were greeted by torrential rain as they left for the beach on day six. As forecast, the downpour persisted for the best part of the day, in turn killing off any hope of starting competition.

The past two days have been a frustrating affair, with those in desperate need of points to improve their event rankings feeling the frustration the most. As time on the clock looks to come to an end, the final day of competition is now their last hope.

Current forecasts give a grim outlook for the prospect of wind on day seven, however Jinha Beach frequently receives wind from a local thermal effect that does not show up on forecasts.

Here are the rankings as they stand at the close of day six:

The 2009 PWA Ulsan World Cup results after day 6:

Slalom Men

1 Antoine Albeau (NeilPryde / JP)
2 Micah Buzianis (NeilPryde / JP)
3 Björn Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails)
4 Finian Maynard (RRD / NeilPryde)
5 Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / North Sails)
6 Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / Gaastra / Dakine)
7 Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Exocet / MauiSails)
8 Josh Angulo (Dakine / Angulo / MauiSails)
9 Ben Van Der Steen (Simmer Style / Exocet)
10 Patrick Diethelm (North Sails / F2)

Slalom Women

1 Valérie Ghibaudo (Loft Sails / Tabou Boards)
2 Karin Jaggi (F2 / Severne Sails)
3 Alice Arutkin (Starboard / North Sails)
4 Sarah Hebert (Starboard / Naish Sails)
5 Lena Erdil (Starboard / Loft Sails)

Day seven’s skippers meeting is scheduled for 09.00am, with a first possible start to racing at 09.30am. Be sure to follow every stroke of action from the final day in Korea, here at www.pwaworldtour.com where you can:

* Use our live ticker service
* Check elimination ladders
* View results
* Watch amazing video action clips
* Read the daily news summaries
* Browse awesome action photo galleries

For more information please contact the PWA office via info@pwaworldtour.com

© PWA / Andrew Buchanan

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