Weak ground swell and light wind made it impossible to run any competition on day three. After keeping the riders on hold until 2.30pm, the race committee made the call to the release the wave fleet for the day.
The double elimination will resume on day four, with a first possible start scheduled for 10.30am local time (GMT -1). In the meantime, you can browse the event’s photo gallery from days 1 & 2, or read up on the competition’s progress thus far in the news feed below.
Check out www.pwaworldtour.com there have been posted new movie from the first event day and also below you can what the clip from 2nd event day when we started double elimination.
Mast high waves and relentless wind see Ponta Preta deliver world class conditions to crown Kauli Seadi single elimination winner on day one. Read the rest of this entry »
The forecast for coming days looks amazing so for sure we will have decent event. All the riders are here. The event area is ready, we can start the event. The opening ceremony happened in the evening in oldest hotel on the island Odjo De Agua. Tomorrow skippers meeting at 10:00
The countdown is almost over, as the 32 best wavesailors on the planet prepare to go head to head on Cabo Verde’s hallowed windsurfing breaks.
Following a four-month break over the winter period, the PWA kick starts the 2009 World Tour season with the much-revered Cabo Verde PWA World Cup.
Commemorating the event’s third anniversary on the World Tour, the 2009 event team have been working tirelessly to ensure this year’s event exceeds the massive expectations the worldwide windsurfing community places upon it.
The 2009 Cabo Verde PWA World Cup event organizer, Cabo Verde Investments along with their local advisor, Josh Angulo, have come to decisions on who will receive the organizer wildcards. Three of the four wildcards have gone to local hotshots Mitu Monteiro, Djo Silva and Titik Lopes with the last remaining slot being given to windsurfing legend Francisco Goya.
Event spokesman Josh Angulo commented on the choice “Seeing all the requests for wildcards coming in from abroad both to the organizers and the PWA, I certainly wouldn’t want to be in the position of the PWA board members in having to choose the 4 remaining slots. On our side the decision was relatively easy as Djo, Mitu and Titik are the 3 hottest local guys and we by all means will continue to invest in and push our local youth.
The decision to issue Francisco a wildcard was also an easy choice. Francisco, a World Champion, proven Ponta Preta ripper and windsurf legend, he was the first international sailor on our wildcard list and as a country and event we await his presence and look forward to him once again bringing his incomparable style to Ponta Preta….. Welcome Francisco !”
So there you have it. The Organizer Wildcards are allotted for, now there remains only 4 more positions from the PWA. Let’s see how they handle things on their side and it would be great o see a press release from PWA representative Rich Page on the PWA wildcard allotments….. stay tuned!
As the third edition of The 2009 Cabo Verde PWA World Cup quickly approaches the excitement and anxiety builds worldwide. Top athletes are sweating it out waiting for one of the coveted positions in what is easily the world’s most prestigious wave event. Others wonder if their year of training will put them up to par with the likes of Kauli Seadi, Josh Angulo and Jason Polakow. The world’s top windsurfing journalists prepare their travels and most of all host island Sal, prepares for what will be their biggest international event in the country of Cabo Verde to date.
Local representative, Josh Angulo, had this to say “This year should be a big surprise to everyone. The country has come together and built a solid team in hopes of creating a very festive atmosphere at the event, which will include an activities tent with international and national live music and dj’s nightly, food drinks and the national beach football championships. On top of that we’ve had our windiest to date and some good swells so everything is on track for a succesful event… See you soon in CV!”
