Day 05 reports

 

18:20 So the winner is JOSH ANGULO, 2nd KAULI SEADI, 3rd KEVIN PRITCHARD, 4th MARCELLIO BROWNE

18.08 Heat over. The winner is about to be announced in the main tent.

17.50 Seadi lands a perfect goita on the wave face, this heat is amazing, so, so close now.

17.42 Angulo falls again, getting washed onto the rock by a big set. Seadi takes the opportunity to post a decent wave score. Angulo only has one wave right now, but it’s a beauty. Seadi has two slightly lower scoring waves. This final is anyone’s.

17.32 Angulo just fell landing a big floater, his gear is trashed! Seadi’s out the back waiting for a set to come through.

17.25 The final is running. Seadi’s on the rocks in the very first minute, in the meantime, Angulo just put in an awesome ride with two huge aerials.

17.13 Angulo wins the heat. He will sail against Seadi one final time to decide who wins the event. Stay tuned.

 

17.00 Seadi pulled into a set wave a clocked two huge off the lip smacks before catapulting on the face. A good wave, but it would have been brilliant had be not fallen.

16.58 Seadi busts out some quality turns, then throws a clean goita on the wave face. That was insane stuff from him! Angulo’s back in the break now.

16.56 While Seadi hunts for a wave, Angulo has an entorage getting him new gear and a ride back to the launch. That’s a rapid turn around from him.

16.51 Angulo gets wiped out by a big set. Here’s Seadi’s chance to get back into the heat.

16.48 Seadi got a ride of his own, and by anyone’s standards it was pretty good, but it didn’t touch Angulo’s epic.

16.45 Angulo just pulled onto a massive set and clocked up the closest thing to a perfect ride you can get. Simply stunning sailing from him, that was phenominal, just phenominal.

16.42 The final: Angulo vs. Seadi is on the water right now.

16.30 Angulo advances to face Seadi in the final.

16.12 Angulo nailed another stunning wave ride, including a classic Angulo-style arched back off the lip and two further aerials. His timing is right on the pulse today. Pritchard chsaed on the next wave of the set, but failed to get an aerial, instead going for a huge ride the whole way down the point. Angulo looks to be leading right now.

16.09 There’s been a bit of a lull in sets, but lines are starting to appear on the horizon.

16.02 Angulo just clocked up yet another awesome wave, going super late on the main peak. His timing is just amazing.

15.59 Angulo just managed to get four aerials on a single wave. Really impressive stuff in increasingly testing conditions.

15.56 The first set of the heat just rolled in. Both sailors took a wave from it. Pritchard probably came off scoring a slightly higher wave, with a really late aerial right on the main peak.

15.51 Pritchard vs. Angulo is on the water right now.

15.37 Pritchard advances to face Josh Angulo in the next heat.

15.33 Heat ends, stay tuned for the result.

15.30 The sets just rolled in. Pritchard took advantage to secure a really strong wave all the way down the point to the inside. Browne also got a wave, but it didn’t match Pritchard’s effort. Still too close to call right now, it’s been a great heat to watch.

15.22 Pritchard has just racked up two solid waves for his score sheet. The sets have dropped down a bit, but are still a solid head to logo high. All even right now.

15.16 Browne and Pritchard score consecutive waves. Both sailors are looking really strong right now. This looks like it could be a really tough heat to call.

15.13 Browne and Prtichard are on the water going head to head right now. Both sailors have chalked up a solid ride for their score sheets.

14.48 Heat ends, Browne advances to challenge Pritchard in heat 49.

 

14.38 And yet another awesome wave for Browne, he’s looking untouchable right now. Goya just can’t find his form, he’s barely getting a look in here.

14.33 The waves continue to roll in here at Ponta Preta, conditions really are awesome right now. Browne still has the edge in this heat, his riding is just top notch right now.

14.29 Browne is looking awesome right now, he’s getting so vertical, and picking off only the best waves. Properly impressive sailing from him. Goya’s paying the rocks a quick visit after he failed to make it around the section. A big price to pay for a small mistake.

14.26 Browne gets straight back into the heat with a classy ride, getting properly vertical in his top turns. All square right now.

14.22 Heat 48: Goya vs. Browne is underway. Goya starts with an awesome ride to kick off the heat. That was a big set. Browne is waiting out the back for a wave to come through.

14.07 Heat ends. Browne wins in a 5-0 judging decision. He advances to take on Goya in heat 48 which will start in 10 minutes. Stay tuned.

13.52 Browne attempts a goita on the wave face but drops off the back. Williams gets another wave in, but it closes out on the inside forcing him to pull off the back of it.

13.48 Williams gets off the mark with a really high scoring wave. Browne’s slightly ahead at the moment though.

13.45 Browne scores another awesome wave, with a huge aerial at the start, then a second aerial on the inside. Williams is still to score anything significant.

13.41 Browne starts the scoring with a long ride down the point, launching into two aerials. That’s a solid scoring wave, very early on.

13.40 Heat 47 is on the water right now. Both riders are waiting out the back for a set wave.

13.35 Williams and Browne advance to go head to heat in heat 47 which will start shortly. Stay tuned.

13.20 Heat ends. Stay tuned to find out who advances….

13.16 The swell’s backed of a bit here at Ponta Preta, but the wind is still howling. Traversa has been ripping, scoring some short, but high scoring waves. Guilloul has nailed the aerial of the heat, with a big arched back floater. Browne has also been putting in a good show. There’s not much between them right now.

13.10 Apologies we’ve had a few technical issues with the connection here on Ponta Preta. We resume coverage with heat 46; Traversa, Guilloul, Williams, Browne.

12.29 No proper sets have hit for a while, but the riders are still picking up smaller waves. No scores of any impact recently.

12.25 Browne found a decent wave to work to the inside to pull him back up the ranks, but Williams has had the lion’s share of the best waves so far.

12.23 Advancing from the previous heat are Traversa and Guilloul.

 

12.19 A huge set just came through, properly huge! Williams, Swift and Browne pulled onto three consecutive waves, all getting awesome rides. Williams and Swift clocked up the most points and currently lead the heat.

12.16 Williams and Browne start the heat really well, with long set waves. Solid scores for both of them within the first minute. Lenny has fallen and is on the rocks.

12.14 Heat ends. Next up it’s heat 45: Lenny, Williams, Swift, Browne.

12.11 It;s fully howling now. Most of the guys are on 4.7m sails and planing all around the break on 75-85L boards.

12.05 The mother set just came through. Every wave was well over mast high and reeling the whole way down the point. Traversa launched a huge aerial but got thrown off axis and bailed, Porcella bailed as well. McKercher siezed the opportunity to nail an awesome ride, with a huge, late aerial. Fully balls out sailing from him.

12.00 Porcella takes a trip to the rocks, luckily his score sheet’s looking pretty good and there’s still time for him to re-launch.

11.55 Guilloul wipes out after a really agressive aerial, Traversa follows on the wave behind with a really high scoring ride. McKercher also has a good ride on one of the bigger sets.

11.52 Willaims and Browne advance from the previous heat.

11.49 McKercher’s on the rocks in the first minute of the heat. He’s got a good size jog to get back to the launch.

11.47 Next up it’s heat 44: McKercher, Traversa, Guilloul and Porcella. Stay tuned.

11.43 Polakow makes it back to the line-up to score a good ride, he might have just pulled this one back, but it’s all really close. Heat ends.

11.40 This looks like William’s heat, with Browne close behind in second. There’s still time for it to all change though.

11.37 Polakow’s had a nightmare heat here, he’s just snapped his mast on his first proper wave. Baker’s also ended up on the rocks, as has Williams. Browne’s the only man left in this one right now.

11.32 Browne gets a decent couple of waves for his score sheet, but it’s Williams who’s leading the way in this heat.

11.28 Traversa and Porcella advance from the previous heat.

11.26 Williams lands three aerials on one wave with some solid riding as well. Far and away the best wave of the heat so far. Polakow and Browne are still to score.

11.22 Not much going on in this one so far…

11.16 Three bigs sets and three awesome rides from Juban, Porcella and Traversa. This has been a super high scoring heat. Heat ends. Next up it’s heat 43: Polakow, Browne, Baker, Williams.

11.13 No sets for a while now, but there’s planty of good scores down. Traversa leads the way with his huge grabbed aerial.

 

11.06 Campello put himself right back into contention with a sick set wave. His riding is looking great at the moment, but he’s in need of another solid wave to stand a chance here. Juban also worked a good set. Porcalla boosts a floaty aerial out the back, and tucked into some quality riding. All pretty even now.

11.03 Juban is looking tidy right now. He’s working every wave he catches for all its worth. Him and Traversa are leading the way in this one.

11.00 Traversa just went off!! He launched into a truely massive aerial, while pulling a tail grab at the same time. That score will be big!

10.57 Campello and Juban have started well, but no proper sets have come through yet. Traversa has also just clockked up a high scoring wave. All even so far. Baker and Williams advance from the previous heat.

10.55 On the water now is heat 42: Porcella, Campello, Juban, Traversa.

10.53 Williams just killed it, with a massive aerial, then some awesome riding. He’s sailed an amazing heat. Baker also finished with a good wave, boosting a forward loop off the lip to finish it & Siver had a good ride. Ojeda didn’t have the best of heats. Heat ends.

10.48 Baker and Williams both find bigs sets to work to the inside. Their score sheets are looking healthy. Siver also got a really nice wave. He’s cranking far and away the most vertical and aggressive turns but isn’t haveing much luck finding decent waves.

10.43 Siver finds a good section to launch an aerial off, but the wave wave short lived, dying out pretty early on. Baker and Williams are the guys to beat right now.

10.40 Siver’s visiting the rocks after a brilliant wave ride that closed out on the inside. He’s all good though, nothing broken.

10.37 Baker nails the ride of the heat so far. A huge aerial started a high scoring mix of over vertical top turns and super cranked bottom turns. Technical and aggressive sailing from the Brit.

10.35 Siver launches into a massive aerial but bails on the landing. Luckily he waterstarts away before the next set. Williams guns down the line into a smooth aerial on the inside. Another good wave from him. Advancing from the previous heat are Polakow and Browne.

10.32 Baker narrowly misses an encounter with the rocks thanks to some solid front crawl. Ojeda airs over the top of him with a nice, but small wave. Nothing epic in this one so far.

10.28 Williams starts the heat well with a small, but well ridden wave. Not much coming through right now. Siver got a few really nive turns in, but the waves aren’t really extending down the point.

10.26 Heat ends. Next up it’s heat 41: Siver, Ojeda, Baker, Williams. The top two sailors advance.

10.19 The sets have backed off here at Ponta Preta, even so it doesn’t stop Browne from picking up a small wave and working it for all it’s worth. Impressive sailing from him.

10.14 Browne gets back into contention with a long and fluid ride to the inside. Sorlut also found a good set to work with. All pretty even in this one so far, hard to call a stand-out player.

10.10 Polakow weaved his way around the debris of Browne, who got wiped out on the wave before him. Another decent, but only moderate scoring wave from him. Taboulet picked off a nice set but dropped off the shoulder, likewise Sorlut cranked a big aerial but dropped off the back on landing.

10.08 Taboulet finds a good size wave and cranks some decent turns right to the inside. Polakow followed with the next wave of the set, getting really vertical, but often having to gun down the line to make the section.

10.06 No sets coming through right now. The riders are waiting out the back. Advancing from heat 39 are Juban and Traversa.

10.05 Green flag up. Browne starts the heat well with a decent set wave and some nice turns. That was a good wave to get on the score sheet so early on.

09.58 Heat ends. Next up it’s heat 40: Taboulet, Sorlut, Polakow, Browne. The top two sailors advance from this 25 minute heat. Two waves to count. Currently it’s about 15-20 knots cross offshore, with head to mast high waves and occasionally bigger.

09.54 Juban just nailed another wave. It’s impressive how vertical he’s getting on the wave, he’s just a level above the other guys in this heat. Fernandez also scored a solid wave, with some safe but decent riding.

09.53 Traversa notches up another sick aerial, but goes for a super late smack at the end and pays the price with a chunky lip to the head.

09.48 Traversa just launched into a huge aerial, sadly the rest of the wave didn’t really shape up for him. Amazing stuff though. Juban has been the real stand-out in this heat

09.45 Campello and Porcella advance from heat 38.

09.43 Juban nails the ride of the heat so far, cranking super-tight turns and some awesome aerials. The wave just went on, and on. He’s sailing really well.

09.39 Ceballos pulls onto a big set, launching into two, decent big aerials and mixing in some nice turns. Sadly he crashes at the end. Traversa takes the set infront of him, riding it to the bitter end at the far left of the beach.

09.36 Juban draws the first blood with a really smooth wave ride. He’s looking solid. Fernandez takes a trip to the rocks after a crash.

09.33 Green flag up. Heats have been shortened to 25 minutes, 2 waves to count.

09.31 Heat ends. That was inspirational stuff and conditions are only getting better, if that’s possible. Next up it’s heat 39: Fernandez, Juban, Ceballos and Traversa. Stay tuned.

09.27 The mother set just rolled through. It was massive, absolutely massive. Volwater and Porcella picked off waves that were way above their masts. There aren’t words to describe the conditions here right now. It’s going off in a big way, it’s epic.

09.25 Campello just killed it, a huge aerial, super vertical turns and a sick air taka to finish the wave. That was amazing!

09.22 Volwater rides a wave right to the inside, he was still riding the wave when there were dry rocks exposed infront of him. Risky stuff.

09.20 Voget and Porcella with another wave. The score sheets are just overloaded with awesome waves. This is world class sailing in world class conditions.

09.15 Porcella comes in with another awesome wave. He’s on fire right now. Voget picked off a big set, working some solid turns but fell at the end. He might be lucky and miss hitting the rocks. It’s a real gamble for the sailors, one mistake and they’re almost certainly on the rocks and risking broken gear. Tactics are everything out here.

09.13 Voget and Campello both secure another wave. There’s so much on offer here, the sets just won’t stop coming.

09.09 Another good ride from Volwater. This was a smaller wave, but he worked it well, staying right in the pocket, and avoiding an encounter with the rocks. Porcella follows suit, possibly exceeding Volwater’s ride with some really tight top turns and a floaty aerial.

09.04 Volwater just notched up an inspirational ride. He cranked around 8 turns, right in the critical section. He’s looking really strong right now.

09.01 Porcella just nailed the aerial of the heat. Conditions have really switched on here. This is Ponta Preta at its very best; consistent mast high waves and a solid cross offshore wind.

08.57 A big set just came through, with all 4 sailors picking off a wave, and all four falling. They are all on the rocks now, a harsh reminder of just how brutal Ponta Preta can be.

08.53 Campello picks off a set, cranking 3 turns and an aerial. A solid wave for the score sheet but nothing epic.

08.50 Porcella launches intot a huge aerial, but gets caught by the white water and gets washed onto the rocks. Luckily the 45 minutes heat should give him plenty of time to make it back to the break.

08.49 Campello and Voget start the heat well with a set wave each. Both sailors floated nice aerials on the logo to mast high sets.

08.45 Heat 38: Volwater, Porcella, Voget and Campello (top two sailors advance) is running now.

08.25 Competition is scheduled to begin at 8.45am, starting with heat 38. Heats will be 45 minutes long, with two waves counting to the sailors’ final scores. At present there’s light to moderate side-shore wind and logo high waves at Ponta Preta.

08.05 Good morning and welcome to day 5 of coverage of the Cabo Verde PWA World Cup. The sailors have their skippers meeting at 8.15am, with a first possible start to the day’s competition scheduled for 8.30am local time. Stay tuned for more updates shortly.