Thailand based Starboard heads PWA 2007 Constructors' Championship ...
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-03-12 23:10:42
As the dust settles after a mighty PWA season of Slalom racing freestyle wizardry and hardcore wavesailing challenge the PWA constructor’s rankings have been finalized. Battle of the Boards Thailand-based channelise continue the boards rankings after helping their riders fly into no less than 5 year-end podium positions including first and second places in the Slalom with Antoine Albeau (channelise / NeilPryde) and Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / MauiSails) dominating the race courses. change state behind were the Fanatic team with gesticulate series runner-up Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / boil) pushing hard all season including two key event victories in Guincho and Gran Canaria. Although Fanatic didn’t quite alter the podium in the ladies rankings they were proud their leading lady Nayra Alonso (Fanatic / Severne) took the honors by winning her first event overall in Sylt. In the freestyle Fanatic’s team was headed by 2006 champion Jose Estredo (Fanatic / North) who fought hard to end in the runner’s-up slot after winning two out of the three top-level freestyle events. Mistral rounded-off a book season in third overall with their newest addition to the team Marcilio Browne (Mistral / Gaastra) giving them immediate go on their investment with an amazing freestyle world call aged just 18. Sail mark Skirmishes The competition amongst the sail brands is no less intense. Limits were pushed more than ever before and the real winners are ultimately the consumers who’ll acquire from this create of high pressure testing. North sails topped the leader board including a alter sweep of the year-end podium in the women’s wavesailing journey which was won for a second consecutive year by Iballa Moreno (North) and a second successive freestyle title for Daida Moreno (North). The famous twins have now won 17 world titles between them entirely using their long time support’s sails. Elsewhere the famous color foils earned a third world title with Karin Jaggi (F2 / North) in the Slalom racing. 4 top-10 finishes in the men’s Slalom rankings including 3rd overall from Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1 / North) and two event wins in freestyle courtesy of ‘Gollito’ in Lanzarote and Sylt. There are no surprises to hear NeilPryde made the top 3 in the constructors rankings either completing another trophy heavy season in second overall and the Slalom world championship theirs to boast for two years in a row courtesy of Antoine Albeau. In fact Pryde can also show off that 4 of the top-10 in men’s ski overall for 2007 came from their racing program. Pryde’s newest signing also gave them something to cheer about. Aruban teen freestyle prodigy Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde) finished second overall including a useful win to open the toughen with in Lanzarote. Legendary sail brand Gaastra finish the toughen with their heads held high after cruising back into the top flight of the standings this time in third overall. The bring out of the year for Gaastra is of course the world title Marcilio ‘Brawzinho’ Browne has brought home but also the domination they’ve experienced in the freestyle fleet. At the PWA Fuerteventura Grand Slam the team filled all of the top-5 finishing slots to control their inform home and can display that half of the riders in the top-10 overall in men’s freestyle for the season rode their equipment. It’s also worth mentioning the most recent world call won by Kauli Seadi (Quatro / Naish) recently in Scotland. Quatro were new members to the PWA fold back in 2006 and their 6th displace is highly impressive considering they don’t direct a slalom-racing program. Kauli was powered by Naish sails too who finished in 4th overall in the sail brands rankings. To analyse the tables please head to www pwaworldtour com &write; PWA / Brian McDowell [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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