2009 Cabo Verde PWA World Cup - Day 2 reports

Double elimination progress

17.51 Ojeda and Williams advance from heat 37.

17.39 Heat ends. Polakow and Browne advance from the previous heat.

17.36 Williams and Ojeda notch up another couple of waves. Ten Hoeve has failed to capitalise on some decent sets, pulling off for no apparent reason.

17.32 There’s a lull in the sets right now, with 6 minutes of the heat left to run.

17.26 Ojeda makes amends for his previous mistake, posting a comprehensive wave ride, littered with airs and classic top to bottom turns.

17.20 Ojeda has made it back to the break after his trip to the rocks, he has work to do to catch Williams and Silva.

17.17 Williams and Silva just picked up far and away the biggest waves of the heat, both racking up big scores for their tallys. The sets are rolling in now, big sets!

17.13 Ojeda and Ten Hoeve have ended up on the rocks, leaving local Silva to clock up some really nice rides. He’s looking strong in this heat.

17.11 Williams just nailed an awesome ride, picking up a wave on the point and riding it all the way to the beach, about 200m away. The first person to do that so far in the competition.

17.04 Williams opens the scoring with a nice ride to the inside, including an an aerial over the inner section.

17.00 Next up it’s heat 37: Williams, Ten Hoeve, Silva and Ojeda.

16.54 Browne and Polakow find a set wave each in the dying seconds of the heat. Browne put in an awesome show including a goita to end the ride. Polakow delivered yet another solid wave to add to his sizable tally of high scores. This one looks like it belongs to Browne and Polakow. Heat ends.

16.49 Browne just came within inches of landing a perfect goita on the wave face. Sadly he just dropped off the back, a classy move from him regardless.

16.45 Three absolute beauties have just reeled down the point, the first proper sets of the heat. Polakow, Browne and Bruch siezed the opportunity to notch up some decent scores, namely Polakow, despite a fall on the inside section.

16.38 Waves are few and far between at present, the riders are having to wait for only the biggest sets as the smaller waves are breaking directly onto the rocks. Even the set waves are a gamble, breaking in probably 1-2 foot of water.

16.34 Bruch scores another ride for his score sheet but has to pull off the wave early after a huge section closes out.

16.31 Polakow nails the wave of the heat so far, linking two super-smooth aerials with some fully vertical turns. Really solid sailing from the Australian. Browne follows on the next wave with one of his most solid waves of the competition in terms of quality sailing.

16.27 Bruch finds a resonable size wave, pulling two aerials and weaving several solid turns. The set waves are currently just under head high by the main bowl, but much smaller as the wave tracks down the line.

16.23 Browne picks off one of the set waves, scoring some decent turns and a small aerial. Conditions aren’t epic but there’s some decent head high waves coming through to work with.

16.19 Polakow scores the first wave of the heat. Nothing epic but a solid bit of riding.

16.15 Heat 36 is underway.

16.00 Proving everyone wrong, Ponta Preta has just switched back on, with logo high sets reeling down the point and a gusty 12-15 knot wind. Competition will resume in 15 minutes at 4.15pm, starting with the re-run of heat 36. The PWA apologise if the live ticker service has intermittent updates, we’re experiencing some technical issues here at Ponta Preta.

 

15.00 The wind and swell has backed right off here at Ponta Preta. Competition will remain on standby until 4pm, at which point if there’s no change in conditions, the day will be called to an end. Tune back in at 4pm for what looks to be the final announcement of the day.

14.30 The situation here at Punta Preta hasn’t changed, sailors are out on the water practicing but the wave consistency isn’t good enough for competition. The next announcement will be at 3pm and the first possible start will be at 3.30pm.

14.00 Unfortunately the swell seems to have backed right off now. Sets are coming in but rarely exceed head high, so break almost on the rocks. Competition remains on standby. Stay tuned for the next update in 30 minutes.

13.30 Competition is still on standby, but the swell looks to be picking up. At present the sailors are taking a break for lunch; competition should resume shortly should conditions continue to build.

 

12.50 Competition remains on standby while the swell is down. Stay tuned for the next announcement shortly.

12.30 Heat 36 has been cancelled due to the increasingly offshore wind and dropping swell. Competition is now on standby until further notice. Stay tuned for the next update shortly.

12.06 Polakow and Bruch start the scoring with a ride each. Nothing special so far though.

12.03 On the water right now it’s heat heat 36: Polakow, Lopes, Browne & Bruch. The top two sailors advance.

12.00 Heat ends, Traversa owned that heat. It looks like it’ll be a close call between Horrocks and Juban.

11.53 Traversa’s firing. He’s just clocked up another awesome ride with two decent aerials, ending the wave in just inches of water by the rocks. A big gamble that clearly paid off for him.

11.48 Traversa clocks up an awesome waveride, tucking into the outside bowl, and airing the section on the inside. A really solid bit of riding from him. Horrocks also scores a really tidy ride, right to the inside.

11.41 Campello and Porcella advance from heat 34. Campello won the heat.

11.36 Heat 34: An early set gives all but Ezzy a solid start to the heat. Juban and Traversa scored the best rides, though Horrocks cranked some decent turns.

11.34 Next up it’s heat 35: Juban, Horrocks, Traversa, Ezzy. The top two sailors advance. Duration remains at 25 minutes.

11.32 Heat ends, that one was dominated by Campello and Porcella. Skye and Mussolini barely got a look in.

11.28 Campello just nailed the ride of the heat, he’s sailing really well in the testing conditions. Equally, Porcella has sailed a really solid heat, taking the best of what’s on offer and working it well.

11.24 Campello, Porcella and Skye make the most of some head high waves, but there’s not much to work with here. All low scoring so far.

11.19 Still, no decent sets have come through in this heat so far. The riders are waiting out the back for the bigger sets. The swell looks to have backed off to barely anything right now.

11.13 Porcella and Campello have had a small ride each, but again nothing decent down on the score sheets yet.

11.10 Porcella starts the heat with a short ride to the inside, nothing of note yet.

11.06 Heat 34 is running right now, the riders are out the back waiting for sets to come through.

11.00 Heat 34 is scheduled to begin in 5 minutes: Porcella, Skye, Mussolini & Campello. The top two sailors advance.

10.55 Heat 34 is still on hold while we wait for a final few measures to be put in place to allow competition to go ahead. Stay tuned for the next update.

10.40 Heat 34 of the double elimination are currently on the water in preparation for the opening heat of the day. This will commence shortly in a gusting 15 knot cross offshore wind and logo high waves. Heats will be 25 minutes in duration.

10.00 Good morning and welcome to day 2 of coverage of the Cabo Verde PWA World Cup. The sailors are currently getting briefed on the day’s competition before the double elimination gets underway at 10.30am local time. Tune back in shortly for the next update.