Perfekter Auftakt für den Multivan Windsurf Cup in Sankt Peter-Ording: Strahlender Sonnenschein, 25 Grad und dazu sechs Windstärken. Bessere Rahmenbedingungen hätte es für die Windsurf Elite nicht geben können. Nach einem Jahr Corona-bedingter Pause kommen die Windsurfer an diesem Wochenende an der Nordsee voll auf ihre Kosten. Gleich drei komplette Slalomserien konnten am ersten Tag der neuen Saison durchgeführt werden. Nach dem ersten Tag führt der Kieler Vincent Langer. "Wir sind unglaublich glücklich, dass der Wind und das Wetter die Geduld und die Mühen der Vorbereitungen belohnen. Einen besseren Auftakt hätten wir uns nicht wünschen können. Gemeinsam mit der Tourismus-Zentrale in Sankt Peter-Ording und den Partnern der Veranstaltung können wir hier zeigen, dass die Durchführung von Windsurf Cups auch unter Corona Bedingungen möglich ist“, sagt Matthias Regber von der Choppy Water GmbH als Veranstalter. Im Finale der ersten Serie wurde gleich richtig Drama geboten. An der ersten Halse kam es zu einer Kollision zwischen den Topfavoriten Vincent Langer (GER-1) und Dennis Müller (GER-89). Der Kieler Langer stürzte, während Müller die Wettfahrt fortsetzen konnte. Es gelang Müller den starken Dänen Sebastian Kornum (DEN-24) noch vor dem Ziel abzufangen. Damit sicherte sich der Norderneyer den Sieg im ersten Slalom des Jahres. Auf Platz drei folgte Michele Becker (GER-277) aus Kiel vor dem Dänen Johan Soe (DEN-37) und Thomas van den Heuvel (NED-246). In der zweiten Serie konnte Langer zurückschlagen und gewann den Lauf. Direkt hinter ihm  folgte jedoch sein Konkurrent Dennis Müller. Sebastian Kornum eroberte Platz drei vor Michele Antoine Becker und Johan Söe. Der dritte Lauf sollte die Entscheidung bringen. Abermals konnte Langer sich den Sieg sichern. Dieses Mal folgte sein Trainingspartner Michele Antoine Becker auf Platz 2. Der Däne Kornum belegte abermals den dritten Platz. Der Niederländer Thomas van den Heuvel und der Däne Mads Jepsen komplettieren die Top-5. Nach drei Wettfahrten wird das schlechteste Ergebnis jedes Fahrers gestrichen. Nach dem ersten Tag liegt so Vincent Langer mit 1,4 Punkten an der Spitze. Auf Platz zwei folgt mit 2,4 Punkten Dennis Müller. Durch seine kontinuierliche Leistungssteigerung schafft Michele Becker den Sprung auf das Podium, das so vorerst in deutscher Hand verbleibt. Auf den Folgeplätzen lauern direkt vier starke internationale Herausforderer. So ist vor dem Finaltag nichts endgültig entschieden. "Wir haben hier ganz tolle Bedingungen. In der ersten Elimination war ich mit einem 7,7er Segel unterwegs. In der letzten sogar mit einem 7,0er. Nach dem Crash im ersten Slalom konnte ich die letzten beiden Läufe gewinnen“, sagt Vincent Langer nach der letzten Wettfahrt des Tages. Auch für den Sonntag ist wieder hervorragender Wind angesagt. So kann mit weiteren Rennen im Slalom oder auch im Foilracing gerechnet werden. Um 17:00 Uhr ist die Siegerehrung angesetzt.

Der Speedevent für Wind- und Kitesurfer Prince of Speed, der 2017 von Principe Baldini (Europameister Speed, Gewinner des Tag Heuer Performance Oscar und Inhaber des ersten Wing World Rekord) konzipiert wurde, hat seit der ersten Ausgabe im Juni 2018 schon viele Rekorde gebrochen. Der POS-Event findet am Plage du Rouet, in La Palme, Aude (Frankreich) statt. Die beiden offiziellen Distanzen, über die Rekorde aufgestellt werden, sind die 500m (komplett auf dem Territorium von La Palme) und die Nautische Meile, die in La Palme beginnt und auf dem Territorium von Leucate endet, einer Nachbargemeinde und Partner des Prince of Speed. Bis heute wurden 84 Rekorde während dieser unglaublichen Veranstaltung errungen. In diesem Jahr gab es einen erbitterten Kampf zwischen zwei großen Champions: Thomas Lombardo, 23 Jahre alt, Jungstar des französischen Teams und der Veteran Sylvain Hoceini, bereits Weltrekordhalter im Kitesurfen (POS 2020), ein Titel, der zuvor dem Amerikaner Rob Douglas (POS 2019) gehörte. Sie übertrafen sich im gesamten Monat Juni immer wieder gegenseitig. Dann schien Sylvain Hoceini am 29. Juni den Kampf um den Rekord erfolgreich zu beenden und es war Thomas Lombardo am 30. Juni (am allerletzten Tag des diesjährigen, einmonatigen World Record Attempt), der den letzten Angriff wagte und einen neuen Foil-Weltrekord mit 34,72 Knoten auf der nautischen Meile aufstellte! David Garrel ist der Schnellste Windsurfer des Prince of Speed 2021 mit 37,31kts auf der Nautischen Meile und seinem nationalen, Luxemburger Rekord. Speedwindsurf-Legende Thierry Bielak wurde mit 36 Knoten auf der Meile der Schnellste der Grand Masters. Sufyan Setti legte die Messlatte mit seinem neuen algerischen Meilenrekord höher und der junge Guadalupier Enzo Louber ist mit 30,14 Knoten auf der Meile der schnellste Junior der Welt! Der französische Freestyle-Champion Sam Esteve gewinnt mit einer 31kts V-Max und 500m bei 28,46kts den Weltrekord im Foil-Windsurfen! Am Ende stellt  Prince Baldini in der allerneusten Disziplin, dem Wing Foiling mit einem Anfängerflügel, mit 13,49 Knoten über 500m und 21,59 Knoten Vmax den ersten Wing Weltrekord auf! All dies auf offener See, an einem natürlichen Strand und bei nicht sehr starkem Wind, was die rasante Entwicklung dieses Sports demonstriert. Alle Aufzeichnungen unterliegen der Ratifizierung durch das ISAF/World Sailing Speed Record Council Am Abend des 30. Juni fand im Restaurant La Pacheyrasso in der Saline de La Palme die Preisverleihung in Anwesenheit aller Champions und führender Persönlichkeiten aus Politik und Sport statt: Der Bürgermeister von La Palme Jean Paul Fauran, die erste Beigeordnete von Leucate Monique Ching, der Vizepräsident des Departements Aude Patrick François, der Direktor für Sport Arnaud Fraisse und als Vertreter der Region Okzitanien der scheidende Vizepräsident wichtiger Kommissionen wie Kultur, Mittelmeer und Urbanismus Guy Esclopé. Der WSSRC-Kommissar Pascal Maka, der schwedische Meister und Sponsor des Prince of Speed Roger Ornvang (R-techsolution-AB) und der deutsche Physiker Manfred Fuchs, Entwickler des 2018 mit Mitteln aus Grand Narbonne angeschafften Zeitmesssystems. https://www.facebook.com/princeofthespeed

Der Speedevent für Wind- und Kitesurfer Prince of Speed, der 2017 von Principe Baldini (Europameister Speed, Gewinner des Tag Heuer Performance Oscar und Inhaber des ersten Wing World Rekord) konzipiert wurde, hat seit der ersten Ausgabe im Juni 2018 schon viele Rekorde gebrochen. Der POS-Event findet am Plage du Rouet, in La Palme, Aude (Frankreich) statt. Die beiden offiziellen Distanzen, über die Rekorde aufgestellt werden, sind die 500m (komplett auf dem Territorium von La Palme) und die Nautische Meile, die in La Palme beginnt und auf dem Territorium von Leucate endet, einer Nachbargemeinde und Partner des Prince of Speed. Bis heute wurden 84 Rekorde während dieser unglaublichen Veranstaltung errungen. In diesem Jahr gab es einen erbitterten Kampf zwischen zwei großen Champions: Thomas Lombardo, 23 Jahre alt, Jungstar des französischen Teams und der Veteran Sylvain Hoceini, bereits Weltrekordhalter im Kitesurfen (POS 2020), ein Titel, der zuvor dem Amerikaner Rob Douglas (POS 2019) gehörte. Sie übertrafen sich im gesamten Monat Juni immer wieder gegenseitig. Dann schien Sylvain Hoceini am 29. Juni den Kampf um den Rekord erfolgreich zu beenden und es war Thomas Lombardo am 30. Juni (am allerletzten Tag des diesjährigen, einmonatigen World Record Attempt), der den letzten Angriff wagte und einen neuen Foil-Weltrekord mit 34,72 Knoten auf der nautischen Meile aufstellte! David Garrel ist der Schnellste Windsurfer des Prince of Speed 2021 mit 37,31kts auf der Nautischen Meile und seinem nationalen, Luxemburger Rekord. Speedwindsurf-Legende Thierry Bielak wurde mit 36 Knoten auf der Meile der Schnellste der Grand Masters. Sufyan Setti legte die Messlatte mit seinem neuen algerischen Meilenrekord höher und der junge Guadalupier Enzo Louber ist mit 30,14 Knoten auf der Meile der schnellste Junior der Welt! Der französische Freestyle-Champion Sam Esteve gewinnt mit einer 31kts V-Max und 500m bei 28,46kts den Weltrekord im Foil-Windsurfen! Am Ende stellt  Prince Baldini in der allerneusten Disziplin, dem Wing Foiling mit einem Anfängerflügel, mit 13,49 Knoten über 500m und 21,59 Knoten Vmax den ersten Wing Weltrekord auf! All dies auf offener See, an einem natürlichen Strand und bei nicht sehr starkem Wind, was die rasante Entwicklung dieses Sports demonstriert. Alle Aufzeichnungen unterliegen der Ratifizierung durch das WSSRC. Am Abend des 30. Juni fand im Restaurant La Pacheyrasso in der Saline de La Palme die Preisverleihung in Anwesenheit aller Champions und führender Persönlichkeiten aus Politik und Sport statt: Der Bürgermeister von La Palme Jean Paul Fauran, die erste Beigeordnete von Leucate Monique Ching, der Vizepräsident des Departements Aude Patrick François, der Direktor für Sport Arnaud Fraisse und als Vertreter der Region Okzitanien der scheidende Vizepräsident wichtiger Kommissionen wie Kultur, Mittelmeer und Urbanismus Guy Esclopé. Der WSSRC-Kommissar Pascal Maka, der schwedische Meister und Sponsor des Prince of Speed Roger Ornvang (R-techsolution-AB) und der deutsche Physiker Manfred Fuchs, Entwickler des 2018 mit Mitteln aus Grand Narbonne angeschafften Zeitmesssystems. Schon in wenigen Wochen, am ersten September, fällt der Startschuss zur einmonatigen Waiting Period des World Speed Tour Cup, das 500m Rennens des Prince of Speed. https://www.facebook.com/princeofthespeed

Bol, Kroatien, bot 5 von 6 Tagen ausreichend Wind um ein großartiges Event zu krönen. Obwohl dies kein 5-Sterne-Event war, was bedeutet, dass die Punkte nicht für den Weltmeistertitel zählen, war das Starterfeld außergewöhnlich stark besetzt mit vielen der Top-Racer der Welt, die sich dafür entschieden haben, nach Kroatien zu reisen, um mehr Rennen nach ein paar langsamen Jahren zu bekommen - aufgrund von COVID-19. Women’s Slalom Sara Wennekes made her debut on the world tour during the Tiberias PWA World Cup last month, however, the you wouldn’t have thought that by the way she sailed this week. Wennekes briefly lost the lead on day two to Tuesday-Lou Judd (Patrik / Phantom Sails), but after a slight break on Sunday, she never looked by as she claims her first victory. Wennekes never finished outside of the top 3, whilst she was able to win 5 out of the 12 races completed. Tuesday-Lou Judd showed that she has fully recovered from her terrible foot injury sustained in Denmark in 2019, but she couldn’t quite find a way to topple Wennekes. However, a second place here still represents a great result. Meanwhile, Palma Cargo, completes the podium. Foil Having won the Slalom, Wennekes walks away from Croatia with a dominant victory in the Foil also having kept the rest of the fleet at bay. The 25-year-old finished outside of the top 2 just once to claim a clinical 4.3 point victory over Palma Cargo and Helle (Fanatic / Duotone), who complete the podium. Men’s Slalom Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) successfully defends his event title here from 2019, but this years victory will feel a lot sweeter with an extremely strong men’s lineup having registered. The Pole led from Day 2 of the event, and whilst there was a little wobble in Elimination 7, there was no doubting how much Rutkowski deserved the victory - having won half of the eliminations completed. Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde), was the local hope again coming into the event, and he did his home crowd proud, making Rutkowski working for the victory until the final day, however, the Croat fell short by one place - eventually finishing second ahead of vice-world champion - Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foils) - who completes the podium - after edging out Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone) by just 0.3 of a point. The top ten is completed by Basile Jacquin (FMX Racing / Point-7), Bruno Martini (I-99 / Challenger Sails), Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils), Ennio dal Pont (JP / NeilPryde), Lohan Jules (FMX Racing / S2Maui) and Cedric Bordes (Tabou / GA Sails). Result Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Women’s Slalom 1st Sara Wennekes (NED)
2nd Tuesday-Lou Judd (FRA | Patrik / Phantom Sails)
3rd Palma Cargo (CRO) Result Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Women’s Foil 1st Sara Wennekes (NED)
2nd Palma Cargo (CRO)
3rd Helle Oppedal (NOR | Fanatic / Duotone) Result Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Men’s Slalom 1st Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
2nd Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
3rd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil)
4th Jordy Vonk (NED | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)
5th Basile Jacquin (FRA | FMX Racing / Point-7)
6th Bruno Martini (ITA | I-99 / Challenger Sails)
7th Alexandre Cousin (FRA | Patrik / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils)
8th Ennio dal Pont (NED | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Lohan Jules (FRA)
10th Cedric Bordes (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)

Der vorletzte Tag der 2021 Zoo Station Bol, Kroatien, PWA World Tour sah die leichtesten wettbewerbsfähigen Winde des Events bisher, was bedeutete, dass zum ersten Mal in dieser Woche die Mehrheit der Männer zu ihren Foils griff, während die Frauen weitere 6 Foil Eliminationen absolvierten, um einen weiteren actiongeladenen Tag im schönen Bol abzuschließen. Foil Sara Wennekes still holds the lead in the Women’s Foil heading into the final day, but the 25-year-old has seen her lead cut to just 2.3 points after Palma Cargo enjoyed a great day, which saw her claim 4 victories from the 6 eliminations completed today, whilst she was able to finish second in the other two eliminations, which allows her to discard two, 3rd places from the start of the event. With Cargo hitting top form, just at the right time, there should be a thrilling finale to the Women’s Foiling. Helle Oppedal (Fanatic / Duotone) saw her hopes of challenging for the title fade on Day 5 as she seemed to struggle slightly in the lighter airs. The young Norwegian does remain on course for a place on the podium though as she still holds a 9 point advantage over Adela Raskova in 4th.  With no Women’s Slalom eliminations being completed of Day 5 the top 3 of Wennekes, Tuesday-Lou Judd (Patrik / Phantom Sails) and Palma Cargo remain. Men’s  Slalom Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) moved a step closer to defending his event title from 2020 after another solid day on the water, which saw the Pole open the day with a 3rd place on the foil before going two places better in Elimination 9 to secure his 5th bullet of the week, which sees the 29-year-old open up a 5.9 point advantage over Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde), who is likely to be the only remaining threat as third placed - Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil) - is further 5.3 points back. Places 4th-6th also remain unchanged with Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone) continuing to occupy 4th ahead of Basile Jacquin (FMX Racing / Point-7) and Bruno Martini (I-99 / Challenger Sails). Elsewhere, Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils), moves into the top 10 - 7th - for the first time this week after enjoying his best day of the event so far, which saw the Foil Vice-World Champion win Elimination 8 and then back it up with a solid 3rd.  The top 10 is currently completed by young Frenchman - Lohan Jules - Italy’s Ennio dal Pont (JP / NeilPryde) and France’s Cedric Bordes (Tabou / GA Sails). With a light wind forecast to come for the final day, it’s likely that the remaining action will be completed on the foils.  Current Ranking Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Women’s Slalom
*After 12 Eliminations 1st Sara Wennekes (NED)
2nd Tuesday-Lou Judd (FRA | Patrik / Phantom Sails)
3rd Palma Cargo (CRO) Current Ranking Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Women’s Foil
*After 9 Eliminations 1st Sara Wennekes (NED)
2nd Palma Cargo (CRO)
3rd Helle Oppedal (NOR | Fanatic / Duotone) Current Ranking Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Men’s Slalom
*After 9 Eliminations 1st Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
2nd Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
3rd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil)
4th Jordy Vonk (NED | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)
5th Basile Jacquin (FRA | FMX Racing / Point-7)
6th Bruno Martini (ITA | I-99 / Challenger Sails)
7th Alexandre Cousin (FRA | Patrik / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils)
8th Lohan Jules (FRA) 
9th Ennio dal Pont (NED | JP / NeilPryde)
10th Cedric Bordes (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)

Nach einer kleinen Pause am Sonntag kehrte der Wind am 4. Tag der 2021 Zoo Station Bol, Croatia, PWA World Tour zurück und ermöglichte einen weiteren Tag mit brillanten Rennen, an dem 6 Slalom Eliminations bei den Damen und weitere 3 Eliminations bei den Herren absolviert wurden, aber das war noch nicht alles, denn auch die Foil Flotte der Damen beendete 2 weitere Finals, um einen actiongeladenen Tag zu krönen.

SV Boardrange Update zum Start in den Sommer! Ab sofort sind DYNO und FOX als “HD” Version erhältlich. Severne bietet damit eine zusätzliche Bauweise für zwei Bestseller an, die eine erstklassige Kombination aus Performance und Haltbarkeit zu einem sensationellen Preis/Leistungsverhältnis bietet. Durch die Verwendung von HD Glass und Wood Verstärkungen unter den Fersen, an der Nose und um die Mastspur ist für ultimative Stabilität und hohe Steifigkeit gesorgt. Das Gewicht ist weiterhin performance-orientiert, kann aber natürlich nicht ganz mit den Carbon Versionen mithalten. Trotzdem liegt der Gewichtsunterschied je nach Modell aber nur bei ca. 500g. DYNO HD und FOX HD überzeugen mit einem sensationellen Preis/Leistungsverhältnis. Die Boards sind dabei in cleanem Weiß gehalten und bekommen durch die grauen Akzente einen edlen Look. Hier geht’s zur Homepage von Severne Deutschland

Der zweite Tag der Zoo Station Bol, Kroatien, PWA World Tour, sah weitere großartige Rennen, wobei Bol weiterhin die Jungs auf 7.7 und die Mädels auf 6.2 und Medium Boards brachte. Zwei weitere Eliminations wurden im Slalom der Herren absolviert, während 3 weitere Slalom der Damen und die erste Foil Elimination gesurft wurden. Slalom Tuesday-Lou Judd (Patrik / Phantom Sails) assumes the lead in the Women’s Slalom after being able to successfully discard her 9th place from Elimination 3. The 21-year-old enjoyed an excellent second day - winning Elimination 4 and then backing it up with two solid second places, which takes her into a 2.3 point lead over Sara Wennekes, who continues to sail extremely consistently. The 25-year-old is the only sailor in the fleet not to have finished outside of the top 3. Meanwhile, Fabiënne Hoogendam (Patrik / Patrik Sails) is 3 points further back after winning the last elimination of the day. Foil The opening Women’s Foil Elimination was also completed on Day 2, which saw Wennekes take the first bullet of the event ahead of the hotly fancied - Helle Oppedal (Fanatic / Duotone) - who finished second last week in Israel. The top 3 is currently completed by Palma Cargo. Men’s Slalom Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) storms into the lead by the end of the second day after the Pole produced his best performance to date on the world tour. The 29-year-old reeled off two consecutive bullets today to complete a brilliant hat-trick of elimination victories, which sees the Pole hold a perfect record of 2.1 points after 4 races.  Basile Jacquin (FMX Racing / Point-7) is Rutkowski’s closest rival - trailing by 5.9 points - after a third and an 8th today, whilst Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL) finishes the day on the same points as Jacquin - 8 - however, Vonk trails on countback having finished 10th in Elimination 3.  Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) slips one place to fourth after a 4th and an 8th today, whilst vice-world champion - Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil) - gains a couple of places which seems the Italian rise into 5th place after recording two solid second places.  The top 10 is currently completed by Ennio dal Pont (JP / NeilPryde), Lohan Jules, Bruno Martini (I-99 / Challenger Sails), Rytis Jasiunas (Future Fly / Point-7) and Cedric Bordes (Tabou / GA Sails). Current Ranking Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Women’s Slalom
*After 6 eliminations 1st Tuesday-Lou Judd (FRA | Patrik / Phantom Sails) 
2nd Sara Wennekes (NED)
3rd Fabiënne Hoogendam (NED | S2Maui)

Current Ranking Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Women’s Slalom
*After 1 elimination 1st Sara Wennekes (NED)
2nd Helle Oppedal (DEN | Fanatic / Duotone)
3rd Palma Cargo (CRO) Current Ranking Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Men’s Slalom
*After 4 eliminations 1st Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
2nd Basile Jacquin (FRA | FMX Racing / Point-7)
3rd Jordy Vonk (NED | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL) 
4th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil) 
6th Ennio dal Pont (NED | JP / NeilPryde) 
7th Lohan Jules (FRA)
8th Bruno Martini (ITA | I-99 / Challenger Sails)
9th Rytis Jasiunas (LTU | Future Fly / Point-7) 
10th Cedric Bordes (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)

Der erste Tag des 2021 Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia (2*) begann mit sehr viel Wind, was dazu führte, dass die meisten Herren zu ihren 7.7er und Medium Boards griffen, während die Slalomflotte der Damen im Allgemeinen auf 6.2er und ihren Medium Boards unterwegs war, um den perfekten Start in das Event zu gewährleisten. Am Ende des Tages waren drei Eliminationsläufe bei den Damen und zwei bei den Herren absolviert. Slalom Sara Wennekes may have only made her debut on the PWA World Tour last week at the Tiberias PWA World Cup, but the 25-year-old is adapting to life on tour extremely quickly as she currently leads in beautiful Bol after recording a bullet, a second and a third in the opening three eliminations.  However, Tuesday-Lou Judd (Patrik / Phantom Sails), could seriously reduce Wennekes’ if the 21-year-old is able to discard her 9th place from Elimination 3 as she was also able to win one race and finish 3rd in the other. After a consistent day of sailing - Fabiënne Hoogendam (S2Maui) - currently occupies second place.  Men’s  Slalom In the Men’s, Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL) and Basile Jacquin (FMX Racing / Point-7) are currently tied for the lead after the opening two eliminations where they both finished second and third respectively. However, home favourite, Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde), is poised to strike. The Croat won the opening elimination before finishing 5th in Elimination 2 to finish the opening day less than a point off of the lead. Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) is also well placed to attack the top after the Pole built upon on a solid 6th place in the opener by rattling off his first bullet of the event in the second as he looks to defend his title from last year.  The top 10 is currently completed by Ennio dal Pont (JP / NeilPryde, Rytis Jasiunas (Future Fly / Point-7), Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil), Bruno Martini (I-99 / Challenger Sails), Ben Van der Steen (Goya Windsurfing / Loftsails) and Cedric Bordes (Tabou / GA Sails). With an excellent forecast to come there should be more racing to come on Saturday. The sailors will meet again at 12pm (CEST) for the skippers’ meeting with the action commencing from 1pm onwards. Current Ranking Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Women’s Slalom
*After 3 eliminations 1st Sara Wennekes (NED)
2nd Fabiënne Hoogendam (NED | S2Maui)
3rd Tuesday-Lou Judd (FRA | Patrik / Phantom Sails) Current Ranking Zoo Station Bol PWA World Cup Croatia - Men’s Slalom
*After 2 eliminations 1st Jordy Vonk (NED | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)
2nd Basile Jacquin (FRA | FMX Racing / Point-7)
3rd Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
5th Ennio dal Pont (NED | JP / NeilPryde)
6th Rytis Jasiunas (LTU | Future Fly / Point-7)
7th Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil)
8th Bruno Martini (ITA | I-99 / Challenger Sails)
9th Ben Van der Steen (NED | Goya Windsurfing / Loftsails)
10th Cedric Bordes (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)

Der Wind kam am letzten Tag des PWA World Cups 2021 in Tiberias etwas später auf, aber kurz nach 15 Uhr waren die Rennen vorbei. Was ein actionreicher Tag zu werden versprach, an dem Titel und Podiumsplätze auf dem Spiel standen, erwies sich als etwas enttäuschend, da die Top 3 des Slaloms der Damen und des Foils und des Slaloms der Herren den Tag so beendeten, wie er begonnen hatte. Foil Heading into the final day, Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL) and Helle Oppedal (NOR | Fanatic / Duotone), were the only two women left in contentions for the Women’s Foil event title, bun the end though it reached an anti-climatic end as Oppedal, for the first time this week, failed to qualify for the Winners’ Final, meaning that Mortefon would be crowned champion, no matter what happened in Elimination 4, with the discard coming into play.  Mortefon has been incredibly consistent all week - not finishing outside the top 3 (1 victory and two, thirds) - until today when she still finished 4th, so she thoroughly deserves to earn her first Foil victory.  Oppedal, may be disappointed for now, having not being able to capitalise on a golden opportunity to seal her first event win at just 19-years-old, but you can be sure that she will have plenty more chances in the future. Coming into the final day, Oppedal had won the last two races and a top two result in Elimination 4 would’ve guaranteed her the event title - however it wasn’t to be on this occasion. The young Norwegian was in the qualifying positions for much of the semifinals, but couldn’t quite hold on - just missing out in 5th. This week still represents an amazing result for her and there is now a new face firmly on the scene as she walks away with a superb second place. Blanca Alabau (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil), also missed out on a place in the last Winners’ Final of the week, but she held on to the final place on the podium, to claim her first event top 3 on the world tour.  Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) signed off the foil contest by claiming her first bullet in the discipline, but only after an heroic effort to deny Alice Read (Fanatic / Duotone) her maiden victory on the tour. Offringa was miles back, but slowly reeled in Read, resulting in a photo finish, but the Aruban just got the nod to rise from 9th to 4th on the final day. Read, who has been struggling with an ear infection all week, also finished with aplomb as the young Brit backed up her solid second yesterday with another today, but she must be bitterly disappointed to just miss out on her first elimination victory, which looked to be well and truly hers with two gybes to go. Read finishes the event in 6th, just behind Sara Wennekes Slalom Just as in the Foil, the Women’s Slalom also proved somewhat of an anticlimax with second and third-placed - Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone) & Delphine Cousin Questel (FMX Racing / S2Maui) both jumping the gun in Elimination 7 to all but gift Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) the victory. However, even with the event victory in the bag, Offringa showed the heart of a lion to come from miles back, once again, to deny another girl their maiden bullet on the world tour. This time it was Tuesday-Lou Judd (Phantom / Phantom Sails), who would succumb to Offringa in the dying metres. However, once you look at the result across the board, it starts to make more sense why Offringa pushed so hard, for a seemingly pointless victory, given she had already won the event. The 29-year-old is never one to be outdone and by winning the 7th elimination, she too walks away from the event boasting a perfect counting score of 3.5 points - matching a certain Nicolas Goyard’s (Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) record this week. With Mortefon and Cousin Questel both going over the line early the top 3 remained unchanged from the start of the day with Mortefon claiming second and reigning world champion - Cousin Questel - 3rd. Elsewhere, Sarah Jackson (Fanatic / Duotone) and Sara Wennekes both earn their best results to date - finishing 4th and 5th respectively.  Men’s  Slalom With the event victory already secured for - Nicolas Goyard - enjoyed a stress free, victory lap, final day. The 25-year-old has been a cut above all week and deservedly walks away with the event victory and with it the world title lead. The final day was all about the fight for the podium positions with the 2nd-6th place sailors still fighting for the prestigious top 3. However, that fizzled out too with Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL) and William Huppert (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL) both locking in their second and third places from the overnight rankings. Mortefon had been extremely consistent in the opening three days without ever really catching the eye. However, the reigning Slalom World Champion finished the event extremely strongly. Having won Elimination 6 on the fin, the 31-year-old capped off a great performance by claiming a dominant victory on the Foil in Elimination 7 to finish 6.6 points ahead of Huppert. Huppert, had to survive a few nervy moments on the final day after dropping his opening gybe in the Winners’ Final of Elimination 7 when well placed, but thankfully for him, Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) was unable to win the elimination, so the 26-year-olds 7th place proved more than good enough to earn him a thoroughly deserved first podium on the world tour. Huppert has sailed amazingly all week - only missing out on two Winners’ Finals - and never finishing outside of the top 16 and he can now enjoy all of his hard work training over the last 18 months.  Maciek Rutkowski walks away with an excellent 4th place, but the Pole may feel a little bit disappointed with that as the only sailor to qualify for all 7 Winners’ Finals. Eventually, Rutkowski missed out on the podium by just 2 points, which he could’ve easily been made up for if not for being wiped out by a savage gust in Elimination 3 when just metres from the finish line and looking set for third place. And then on Day 4 the Pole was taken down at the first mark in the Winners’ Final of Elimination 6, when in second place. However, it still represents an excellent start to the season with the best consistency he has ever showed..  The biggest mover of the day is - Antoine Albeau (JP / NeilPryde) - who rises from 13th to 5th after the Frenchman’s DND (Disqualified Non Deductible) from Elimination 2 was rescinded by the Management Board on the grounds of COVID-19 meaning there are far less events, and the Frenchman offering to make a pubic apology. With the 25-time world champion being able to discard a 37 point last place, followed by finishing the event with a second-place, Albeau jumps into the top 5.  Like Rutkowski, Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde), must be thinking about what could’ve been, but for a couple of costly errors. The Croat was comfortably cruising for the Winners’ Final of Elimination 7, but unexplainably wiped out whilst just metres from the last mark, whilst holding a comfortable lead. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the first time that has happened this week, and whilst he still finishes 6th, it may feel like a missed opportunity.  Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil) started the day in 6th, but completes the event in 7th place. The Italian gambled in the semifinals of Elimination 7 by taking a fin, which paid off on the opening reach as he broke into the lead, however, after being caught in a wind hold the vice-world champion was then overtaken by the rest of the fleet on Foils to end his podium chances. Multiple-time Youth World Champion - Basile Jacquin (FMX Racing / Point) - has been in the overall top 10 for the entire week, and despite a quarterfinal exit today, the 22-year-old deservedly walks away with the third top 10 performance of his career - 8th - which is a personal best so far.  The top ten is completed by Alexandre Cousin (FRA | Patrik / Phantom Sails / Chopper Fins / Phantom Foils) - 9th - and Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOil), who pips Nico Prien (Starboard / NeilPryde) to the final place in the top 10 by just 1 point.  Result 2021 Tiberias PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom 1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone)
3rd Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui)
4th Sarah Jackson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)
5th Sara Wennekes Result 2021 Tiberias PWA World Cup - Women’s Foil 1st Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)
2nd Helle Oppedal (NOR | Fanatic / Duotone)
3rd Blanca Alabau (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil)
4th Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Sara Wennekes (NED) Result 2021 Tiberias PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom 1st Nicolas Goyard (FRA | Phantom Boards / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins / LOKEFOIL)
3rd William Huppert (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)
4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
5th Antoine Albeau (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
6th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
7th Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil)
8th Basile Jacquin (FRA | FMX Racing / Point-7)
9th Alexandre Cousin (FRA | Patrik / Phantom Sails / Chopper Fins / Phantom Foils)
10th Jordy Vonk (NED | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)

Der vorletzte Tag des PWA World Cups in Tiberias erwies sich als der windigste und hektischste bisher. 3 Slalom Eliminations der Damen, 1 Foil und 2 Slalom der Herren wurden bei Windböen von über 30 Knoten absolviert, was einige wilde Wipeouts zur Folge hatte, da riesige Böen viele ahnungslose Opfer forderten. Um zu verdeutlichen, wie windig es heute war, beendeten die Männer den Tag auf 6,6m - voll befeuert auf ihren Finnen - während viele die Bedingungen als extrem knifflig beschrieben, was eine Menge aussagt, wenn man von den besten Surfern der Welt spricht. Slalom Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) bounced back from a disappointing start to the day, which saw the Aruban disqualified for a premature start in the Winners’ Final of Elimination 4, to regain the event lead heading into the final day. Offringa could’ve been forgiven for letting her head drop after the disappointment of Elimination 4, but as a Lady who already has 17-world titles to her name that was never going to happen. In true champion fashion, the 29-year-old immediately hit back with two quick-fire bullets in Elimination 5 and 6 to head into the final day with a slender 1.9 point advantage over Marion Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone), whilst Delphine Cousin Questel (FMX Racing / S2Maui) is just 0.3 of a point further back. Offringa has now won 4 of the 6 races completed and could take a giant step towards the event title when the second discard comes into play in Elimination 7 (looking to discard an 11th and 6th). Marion Mortefon took full advantage of Offringa’s premature start in Elimination by claiming her first bullet of the season, which at that point saw the vice-world champion open up a 2.3 point lead at the top of the rankings. However, she was powerless to stop Offringa from reclaiming the top spot after a disappointing 6th, which she discards, and a solid third. The 29-year-old still enters the final day of the event firmly in contention, but she will need everything to fall perfectly into place to win. Delphine Cousin Questel (FMX Racing / S2Maui) is just 0.3 of a point further back, so also enters the final day with a slim shot at the title, however, in order to do so, she will need to start scoring some bullets. The reigning world champion has shown amazing consistency and remains the only sailor to have not finished outside of the top 3, but with no victories thus far, it will be a big ask for her to pip Offringa and Mortefon to the title. Stranger things have happened though, so you never know.  Sarah Jackson (Fanatic / Duotone) couldn’t quite rekindle the magic of yesterday as she went over the line early with Offringa in Elimination 4, but the Brit bounced back with a solid 3rd and a 5th to cement her place in 4th, whilst having an outside shot at the podium. Elsewhere, Sara Wennekes, enjoyed a decent day, which sees the 25-year-old climb two spots to 5th at the expense of Blanca Alabau (Starboard / Severne Sails). Foil Having claimed her first bullet on the world tour on Day 3 - Helle Oppedal (Fanatic / Duotone) - struck again in Elimination 3 to secure back-to-back bullets with another confident display, which sees the 19-year-old move into second place with a day to go. As things stand, Oppedal trails Marion Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL) by just 0.7 of a point, so there is still all to play for heading into the final day - especially with the discard to come after the completion of Elimination 4.  Thus far Mortefon has recorded a first and two, thirds, but she will be aware of the fact that she really needs to secure a first or second in the opening race tomorrow, as another 3rd or worse would leave Oppedal needing ‘just’ a 5th or better to move into the lead as she currently holds two bullets (0.7, 0.7) and a 6th. Blanca Alabau (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil) remains in 3rd place, but will still need to sail well on the final day to keep Linoy Geva at bay. Elsewhere, Alice Read (Fanatic / Duotone), deserves a special mention after recording her best result on the world tour to date, after recording a super second place. The Brit was leading Elimination 3 for a while, but couldn’t hold off the challenge of Oppedal. Men’s Slalom All the talk thus far has been about one man… Nicolas Goyard (Phantom Boards / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils), and rightly so. The 2019 Foil PWA World Champion has been in a league of his own, so much so that the 25-year-old has earned a tremendous event victory with a day to spare, such has been his level of dominance here. With just the one Men’s Slalom scheduled for tomorrow, that means that Goyard is guaranteed to finish the event with a perfect score of 3.5 points from 5 counting races, which is quite incredible. The Frenchman will have a small blemish on his scorecard after going over early in the semifinals of Elimination 6, but he may have already done the maths, and at that point, many of the men were on 6.6s and fins, whilst he was trying to hang on to a 6.0 and foil, which still shows that the fin still has it’s importance once the wind starts getting to 30 knots and above. It has been an absolute masterclass by Goyard and one that you just have to admire, whether you are a pure slalom traditionalist or not. Goyard ends the day a massive 17.2 points ahead of his closest rival. Up until today, Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins / LOKEFOIL) had been steadily going about his business without really ever standing out, which is a strange thing to say about a reigning world champion. However, with the wind beginning to crank, the 31-year-old seized his moment to strike by winning the last elimination of the day, and with it, he leapfrogs fellow countryman - William Huppert (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL) - into second place with a day to go.  Huppert will be bitterly disappointed as the 26-year-old could’ve almost had second place wrapped up heading into the final day. The Frenchman had just overtaken - Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL) - in the Winners’ Final of Elimination 5 and looked like securing another second place, but disaster then struck as a savage gust wiped him flat meaning he went from second to 7th. Huppert then failed to qualify for the Winners’ Final for just the second time this week as the wind began to howl and the fins started to regain the upper hand. However, to take away the positives, if you had told Huppert at the start of the week he would be competing for a place on the podium I’m sure he’d have bitten your hand off, so there’s still all to play for on Friday. Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) is another sailor who could’ve been firmly in the top 3 at this point - and he is still just one point outside - but the Croat has made a couple of costly errors when in the qualifying places for the Winners’ Final. In Elimination 5 today, Marotti looked as though he was cruising into the top 8 before being flattened by another huge gust. The 30-year-old bounced back brilliantly to sign off the day with his best result of the week - second - and has a great shot at the podium tomorrow.  Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) has shown incredible consistency this week and the Pole is the only man who can still boast a 100% qualifying record for the Winners’ Final, however, the 29-year-old must be wondering what could’ve been if a couple of other little pieces of luck had have gone his way. In the Elimination 6 Winners’ Final, he was challenging Mortefon all the way to the first mark, but was then taken down by Antoine Questel (FMX Racing / S2Maui) after going for a tight gybe to challenge Mortefon, which meant he ultimately finished 7th. He too will enter the final day as a podium contender, as like Marotti, he currently stands on 28 points, just 1 point behind Huppert and 7.3 behind Mortefon.  Matteo Iachino’s (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil) day started brilliantly with the vice-world champion recording his best result of the event - second - in Elimination 4. However, things then went downhill, firstly after hitting a piece of bamboo after an excellent start in Heat 3 of Elimination 5 - resulting in a quarterfinal exit - and then being caught up in the carnage at the first mark of the Winners’ Final in Elimination 6, which all but ended his chances in that one. That results in Iachino dropping from 2nd at the start of the day to 6th, however, he too remains in contention for the podium on 29 points - setting up what should be a thrilling final day.  The top 10 is currently completed by Basile Jacquin (FMX Racing / Point-7), who signed off the day with his best result of the event - 3rd - Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Phantom Sails / Chopper Fins / Phantom Foils), who drops one place to 8th, Antoine Questel (FMX Racing / S2Maui) - 9th - who rises into the top 10 off of the back of three consecutive top 10 places today, and Jordy Vonk (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL), who also breaks into the top 10 after gaining 4 places today. The World No.4 from 2018 and ‘19 qualified for his first two Winners’ Finals of the week today - taking home an excellent 3rd in Elimination 5 on the fin, whilst being a little unlucky that the wind dropped at the final mark as he had been second the whole way round.  Elsewhere, there were a couple of standout performances as two sailors achieved their best individual results to date on the world tour. Firstly, Nico Prien (Starboard / NeilPryde) claimed a brilliant second place in Elimination 5, whilst Rytis Jasiunas (Future Fly / Point-7), not only qualified for his first Winners’ Final in Elimination 6 but went on to secure 4th, just missing out on third to Jacquin.  The final day of the Tiberias PWA World Cup is geared up for an enthralling finish with plenty still on the line across all disciplines and you’ll be able to watch it all unravel live via the live stream. The sailors will meet again at 1pm for the skippers’ meeting with the action commencing from 2pm (GMT+3) onwards.  To stay up to date with all the latest developments from Israel — including the live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page. Current Ranking 2021 Tiberias PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom
*After 6 Eliminations  1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone)
3rd Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui)
4th Sarah Jackson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)
5th Sara Wennekes Current Ranking 2021 Tiberias PWA World Cup - Women’s Foil
*After 3 Eliminations  1st Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)
2nd Helle Oppedal (NOR | Fanatic / Duotone)
3rd Blanca Alabau (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil)
4th Linoy Geva (ISR)
5th Sara Wennekes (NED) Current Ranking 2021 Tiberias PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom
*After 6 Eliminations 1st Nicolas Goyard (FRA | Phantom Boards / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins / LOKEFOIL)
3rd William Huppert (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)
4th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
6th Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil)
7th Basile Jacquin (FRA | FMX Racing / Point-7)
8th Alexandre Cousin (FRA | Patrik / Phantom Sails / Chopper Fins / Phantom Foils)
9th Antoine Questel (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui)
10th Jordy Vonk (NED | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)

Tag 3 des 2021 Tiberias PWA World Cups erwies sich als der bisher aufregendste, als die Finnen versuchten, gegen die Foils bei den Herren zurückzuschlagen, während ein paar neue Gesichter bei den Damen ihre ersten Siege auf der World Tour einfuhren. Die Vorhersage hatte ähnliche Bedingungen wie gestern prognostiziert, aber das war nicht der Fall, denn die Windmaschine drehte noch eine Schippe drauf und sorgte mit Windböen von über 25 Knoten für einige spannende Rennen. Women’s Slalom Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) started the day with a perfect record, but an uncharacteristic mistake at the first buoy in Elimination 3 sees the Aruban lose the event lead, for now at least, to Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone). Offringa is usually almost faultless, but after ending up in the drink at the first she could only manage a 6th place - meaning Mortefon moves into a slender 0.4 point lead after the vice-world champion finished 3rd. However, after the next elimination, the discard comes into play and you would expect Offringa to discard that 6th place and more than likely regain the lead. Like Mortefon, Delphine Cousin Questel (FMX Racing / S2Maui) is yet to finish outside of the top 3 in the opening 3 eliminations after another 3rd place today, which keeps her in 3rd place for now. We say for now, because Sarah Jackson (Fanatic / Duotone) closes to within 2.7 points of the reigning world champion after the Brit claimed a brilliant first bullet on the world tour. The 23-year-old has spent the last year training at home in Hayling Island, with former world tour legend Nik Baker acting as a mentor, and it is clearly paying dividends. Jackson started the event with her best result to date at that point - 4th - but went a few places better today and it didn’t look like a fluke. Jackson pinged the start and then showed more than enough straight-line speed to hold off a stern challenge from Cousin Questel entering the first, once safely round she looked determined to not let the opportunity slip through her grasp. After an understandably slightly stiff gybe at the last, Jackson, was then made to sweat it out as the wind dropped on the final reach meaning she had to pump for the line. Fist clenches and a few tears soon followed as the Brit claimed an emotional first win, which puts her in real contention for a shot at the podium come the end of the event. Blanca Alabau (Starboard / Severne Sails) remains in 5th place but now has Oda Brødholt (Starboard / Severne / Sails) and Sara Wennekes breathing down her neck.  Foil Two years ago - Helle Oppedal (Fanatic / Duotone) - finished 5th overall on the Foil PWA World Tour at just 17-years-old. Fast forward to today and the 19-year-old is celebrating her first bullet on the world tour after a quite brilliant performance in the second elimination, in which she showed tremendous straight-line speed and smooth gybes to power to a memorable first win, which won’t be her last if today's performance is anything to go by. The young Norwegian started the day in 6th, but rises into 3rd at the end of play.  Marion Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL) continues to lead the event after following up her win yesterday with a solid third place today. The 29-year-old currently holds a 2.3 point advantage over Blanca Alabau (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foils) in second, whilst Oppedal is just 0.7 of a point further back, so there is still all to play for with two days to go. Local girl - Linoy Geva - falls one place to 4th after a 6th Elimination 2, whilst Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Starboard Foil), who missed out on the opening Winners’ Final, climbs 4 places to 5th after finishing second behind Oppedal.  The third elimination did begin, but after the completion of the semifinals, the decision was made to abandon the Foiling with massive gusts making the conditions too dangerous. You have to take your hats off though as most of the men were already switching to fins by that point. Men’s Slalom Nicolas Goyard (Phantom Boards / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils) continues to steal the show in Israel as the 25-year-old maintains his perfect record at the end of Day 3. Not only has the Frenchman won all 4 eliminations completed so far, but he has also won every heat he has sailed, such has been his dominance. However, today the reigning Foil world champion was given his sternest test yet, particularly by Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil), who threw everything he had at Goyard in the quarters, semis and final of Elimination 4, in what proved to be a real grudge match between fin and foil. With neither man willing to give in, even in the qualifying rounds, it proved for thrilling viewing with the lead often changing hands. Ultimately, however, the transition speed of Goyard proved to be the difference as the efficiency of the foil again showed its hand.  However, on another day with the right gust, or perhaps if it could get even windier, then we could see the fins back on top as Iachino chased Goyard all the way to the line in the last elimination of the day. Goyard, who is now guaranteed to lead the event no matter what happens after the completion of the next race, due to the discard, currently holds a 5.9 point advantage at the top of the rankings. However, he has a new closest challenger in William Huppert (Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL), who continues to excel on the foil. The Frenchman recorded his best ever result on day two with a superb second place, and he picked up where he left off today by securing another quite brilliant second, which he then followed up with a solid 4th. With the discard coming into play Huppert drops a 12th from the first day to climb another 5 places into second, and the 26-year-old looks set to lay down a real challenge for his first event podium as he currently holds a 6 point cushion over Iachino in 3rd.  Iachino began the day in 5th, but the Italian would miss out on his second Winners’ Final in 3 races for a less than ideal start. However, just like on the opening day, Iachino would pull it out of the bag to limit the damage by claiming 9th, whilst he sailed tremendously in Elimination 4, only narrowly missing out on his first bullet of the season as he took the fight to Goyard. That sees the vice-world champion rise into 3rd place and he looks ready to really attack in the last two days. Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins / LOKEFOIL) slips one place to fourth, but he may count himself a little unfortunate after breaking his mast just before his semifinal heat in Elimination 4. Up to this point the reigning Slalom world champion had qualified for every Winners’ Final thus far, but with not much time to change equipment, Mortefon had to switch to his Foil setup - having been on his fin in the prior heats - and he just missed out on the final after finishing 5th. Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) will be left ruing a costly error in the dying stages of Elimination 3. The Pole was in a comfortable 3rd place in the Winner’s Final, but just metres from the finish line he wiped out, which saw him eventually finish 7th. If the 29-year-old could’ve held on he would now find himself in 3rd place, but instead drops from second at the start of the day to 5th, after also being disqualified from the Winners’ Final of Elimination 4 for a premature start. However, Rutkowski remains firmly in the hunt for the podium, whilst apart from Goyard, he is the only sailor who can still boast a 100% Winners’ Final qualifying record. Away from the top 5 - Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) - falls two positions to 6th, whilst Basile Jacquin (FMX Racing / Point) regains a couple of places from the overnight rankings to end the day in 7th after registering his second 5th place of the week. Ingmar Daldorf (Tabou / GA Sails) remains in 8th, whilst Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Phantom Sails / Chopper Fins / Phantom Foils) slides from 7th to 9th. Mover of the Day Up until now, Mateus Isaac (Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil) had yet to make an impact with two disappointing quarterfinal exits in the first couple of days. However, today the Brazilian started to find his form - registering a 10th in Elimination 3, before signing off the day with an excellent 3rd, which propels the 27-year-old from 19th to 10th - making him the day's biggest mover.   Tomorrow is expected to be windy again and the sailors will meet at 1pm (GMT+3) for the skippers’ meeting with the action commencing from 2pm - conditions depending.  To stay up to date with all the latest developments from Israel — including the live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page. Current Ranking 2021 Tiberias PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom
*After 3 Eliminations  1st Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone)
2nd Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui)
4th Sarah Jackson (GBR | Fanatic / Duotone)
5th Blanca Alabau (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails) Current Ranking 2021 Tiberias PWA World Cup - Women’s Foil
*After 2 Eliminations  1st Marion Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)
2nd Blanca Alabau (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil)
3rd Helle Oppedal (NOR | Fanatic / Duotone)
4th Linoy Geva (ISR)
5th Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Starboard Foil) Current Ranking 2021 Tiberias PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom
*After 4 Eliminations 1st Nicolas Goyard (FRA | Phantom Boards / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils)
2nd William Huppert (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / LOKEFOIL)
3rd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil)
4th Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Chopper Fins / LOKEFOIL)
5th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
6th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
7th Basile Jacquin (FRA | FMX Racing / Point-7)
8th Ingmar Daldorf (NED | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Alexandre Cousin (FRA | Patrik / Phantom Sails / Chopper Fins / Phantom Foils)
10th Mateus Isaac (BRA | Starboard / Severne Sails / Starboard Foil)