EVENT STATUS >> Two More Races Added To The Score Sheet On The Second Day In Alacati.
Another day of perfect slalom conditions saw Valerie Ghibaudo add another victory to her tally, hot on her heels, Karin Jaggi snapped her first race win of the event.
It was all change in the men's fleet, with Bjorn Dunkerbeck and local hero Bora Kozanoglu claiming the two men's races, and Kevin Pritchard sneaked into first place overall for the event thanks to a string of consistent results.
12.08.08
The 2008 Pegasus Airlines Alaçati PWA World Cup – Day Two
Shaking things up on day two, the tables are turned following an afternoon of shocks and surprises.
The 2008 Pegasus Airlines Alaçati PWA World Cup – Day Two
Shaking things up on day two, the tables are turned following an afternoon of shocks and surprises.
Starting the day with the second race in the men’s fleet, the 74 man first round was quickly pruned down to two ten man semi finals without major upset.
Showing his thirst for victory, Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North) made light work of the 4 buoy down wind course to sail to victory in his semi final, with rival Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde) mimicking his performance in the second semi final. The pair both advanced to the final where they’d go head to head.
Final time, and Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Dakine) made his presence known as he pressured Dunkerbeck for the number one spot. Behind them and off the pace of the leaders, Albeau jostled with Ross Williams (Tabou, Gaastra) for third position.
The final reach said it all, as Dunkerbeck opened up an impressive lead to cruise to victory completely untouched by his nearest challenger, Pritchard, who took second place. The Albeau vs. Williams battle ended with William’s succumbing to the World Champion’s brute strength in fourth, leaving Albeau free to take third position.
In the losers final, Robby Swift (JP, NeilPryde) put his foot down to sail to victory ahead of Arnon Dagan (Fanatic, Gaastra) in second and Cedric Bordes (Tabou, Gaastra) in third.
Moving directly into race three, proceedings seemed to sway in favor of the unexpected. The first shock came when Peter Bijl (Fanatic, NeilPryde) blew his chances in the first round with a false start.
Moving into the quarterfinals, and Chris Pressler (Starboard, Severne) fell to the same fate when he crossed the start line early. This however, was only a small taste of things to come.
Rolling onto the first semi final, the crowd were dumbstruck when they heard that seven of the ten man heat had false started. Amongst the perpetrators were Albeau, Finian Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde), Peter Volwater (F2, North) and Ben Van Der Steen (Exocet, Simmer). The mass disqualification left Pritchard, Matt Wemms (Fanatic, North) and Jesper Orth (Starboard, Severne) free to advance without even having to sail the heat.
The second semi final was marginally more predictable despite Dan Ellis’ (Fanatic, MauiSails) disqualification thanks to the seemingly contagious spat of false starts.
In the rerun minus Ellis, Dunkerbeck stole the heat from Bora Kozanoglu (Starboard), but his victory was by no means handed to him on a plate, as the defiant Turk battled right to the finish line to claim a well earned second place.
In the race final, local Kozanoglu seemed hell-bent on avenging his previous clash with Dunkerbeck. Sniffing his first ever race win, and backed by the ecstatic local crowd, the Turkish racer summoned an almighty performance to fend off Dunkerbeck and defy all the doubters. Rapturous applause congratulated the local hero as he claimed the race as his, leaving Dunkerbeck to settle for second, Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Exocet, NeilPryde) in third and Pritchard fourth.
The twelve strong losers final was won by Albeau, who’d done the best he could to make amends for his semi final shocker.
Moving over to the women’s fleet for race two, and Verena Fauster (F2, Gaastra) and Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft) made their intentions clear, winning their respective semi finals.
Advancing into the final, Karin Jaggi seemed the most determined to take the race win. After a spirited performance she sat untouched at the front of the fleet, leaving Marta Hlavaty (MauiSails) and Lee Korzitz (Tabou, Gaastra) to fight it out for second. On the finish line, Jaggi won by a clear margin, and Hlavaty sneaked ahead of Korzitz to take second.
In the women’s losers final, Lena Erdil (Loft) bounced back after narrowly missing out on a spot in the final. A stellar performance awarded her with the win ahead of Annika Gillgren (Severne).
Race three saw Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, Loft) return to dominance after victory in her semi final. In the ensuing final she laid waste to Jaggi’s advances to add another victory to her name. Jaggi had to make do with second place and Armenia’s Sarah Hébert (Starboard, Naish) mopped up the remaining podium place in third.
A depleted losers final thanks to three false starts saw Gillgren take the victory and therefore place eleventh in that race.
The day also made inroads to the fourth men’s and women’s race, which will be completed tomorrow, on competition’s third day. Proceedings will kick off at 11.00am with the skippers meeting, and the racers will be hitting the water from 11.30am onwards. Be sure to tune into pwaworldtour.com to follow all the action from day three of competition. On the site you’ll be able to:
* Use our live ticker service
* Check elimination ladders
* View results
* Watch amazing video action clips
* Read the daily news summaries
* Browse awesome action photo galleries
For more information please contact the PWA office via info@pwaworldtour.com
ALAÇATI’NIN MUHTEŞEM RÜZGARINDA TÜM HIZIYLA DEVAM EDİYOR
Alaçatı Myga Surf City’de 35 ülkeden 93 windsurfçünün katılımı ile gerçekleşen Pegasus Airlines PWA ( Profesyonel Windsurf Birliği) Dünya Windsurf Kupası tüm hızıyla devam ediyor.
Windsurf sporunun en süratli ve en keyifli disiplini Slalom’da; Amerika, Japonya, Avustralya,Yeni Zelanda, İngiltere, Danimarka, İsviçre, İsrail, Yunanistan, Fransa, İtalya, Kanada gibi 35 ülkeden dünyanın en hızlı ve en iyi 93 sporcusu erkekler ve kadınlar kategorisinde 45.000€’luk ödül için madalya mücadelesi veriyor.
Türkiye’yi 23 erkek 6 kadın sporcu temsil ediyor. Türk sporcular rekor sayıda katılımla şampiyonada yer alıyorlar.
Şampiyonanın 2. gününde Alaçatı’nın muhteşem rüzgarında dünyanın en iyi windsurfçüleri kıyasıya bir mücadele yaşadılar. Erkekler ve Kadınlar kategorilerinde gruplar halinde yapılan seri yarışlara devam edildi.
Pegasus Airlines PWA Dünya Windsurf Kupası’nda 2.günde erkekler ve kadınlar kategorisinde 2 yarış gerçekleştirildi. Windsurfçüler 10’lu gruplar halinde slalom parkurunda şamandıların etrafında dönerek finiş hattına varmaya çalıştılar.
Slalom Dünya Kupası’nda sporcular 4 yelken 2 board kullanıyorlar. Sporcular yarış içerisinde 40 deniz mili (72 km) hıza ulaşabiliyorlar. Alaçatı’nın muhteşem rüzgarında Myga Surf City’de gerçekleşen yarışları büyük bir seyirci kitlesi izliyor.
Pegasus Airlines Dünya Windsurf Kupası’nda 2. gün yapılan yarışlar sonucunda Amerikalı Kevin Pritchard 1.ciliğe yükselirken, Bjorn Dunkerback 2. sırada yer aldı. Türk sporculardan genç yetenek Enes Yılmazer Genel klasmanda 20. sırada yer alırken, Bora Kozanoğlu 25. sırada günü tamamladı. Kadınlar kategorisinde 1.ci sırada Karin Jaggi yer alırken, 2.ciliği Valerie Ghibaudo aldı. Cağla Kubat bugün çıkarttığı başarılı yarışlar sonucunda derecesini ilerletip 7. sırada günü bitirdi. Lena Aylin Erdil ise 9. sırada yer aldı. Yarışlar yarın saat 11:00’de devam edilecek.
ERKEKLER SONUÇ
Pos
Sailor
Name
Sail No
Eliminations
1
2
3
4
1
PRITCHARD
Kevin
US-3
2.0
2.0
4.0
0.0
Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Camaro, Kaenon, IslandStyle Vacations, Da Kine, Deboichet
2
DUNKERBECK
Bjorn
SUI-11
6.0
0.7
2.0
0.0
North Sails, T1, Mystic, E-11, Red Bull, VW
3
ALBEAU
Antoine
F-192
0.7
3.0
9.0
0.0
NeilPryde, Starboard, Quiksilver, Ford Autovital, Deboichet Fins, SA2
Dünya’nın en iyi Slalom Windsurfçüleri’nden 2007 PWA Slalom Windsurf Dünya Şampiyonu ve 49.09 deniz mili (88 km) ile 2008 Dünya Hız Rekortmeni Antoine Albeau, 12 kez Dünya Şampiyonu Björn Dunkerbeck, dünya sıralamasında ilk sıralarda yer alan Kevin Pritchard, Jimmy Diaz gibi isimler yarışlara katılırken, 2007 Dünya Hız Rekortmeni Finian Maynard da Alaçatı’da madalya mücadelesi verecek. Kadınlar kategorisinde ise yine Dünya’nın en önemli windsurfçülerinden Karin Jaggi, Valerie Ghibaudo, Sara Hebert gibi isimler Türkiye’de mücadele ediyor.
2008 Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup’ta ülkemizi Milli sporcularımızdan Bora Kozanoğlu, Enes Yılmazer, Ali Palamutcu Kadınlar kategorisinde Avrupa Şampiyonu Çağla Kubat genç ve başarılı sporcularımızdan Lena Aylin Erdil , Gül Tercan, Melek Toraman ve diğer başarılı windsurfçülerimiz temsil ediyor.
Pegasus Airlines Surf’n Sound Spor ve Müzik Festivali bünyesinde heyecan verici yarışların yanısıra değişik yan aktiviteler de yer alıyor. ETİ Maximus Freestyle Windsurf Show ile izleyiciler görsel bir windsurf show yaşayacaklar. AXE kızları şampiyona boyunca aktiviteler düzenleyecek. Organizasyonun resmi birası Foster’s ise happy hourlar ile keyifli anlar yaşatacak. Ayrıca Foster’s windsurf simulatörü ile izleyiciler hem eğlenecekler hem de farklı bir tecrübe yaşama imkanı yakalayacaklar.
Türkiye’de ilk defa Led ekranla karadaki seyirciler canlı olarak yarışları izleme fırsatı bulacaklar.
Myga Surf City’de 11 Ağustos Pazartesi günü kayıt işlemleri ile başlayacak Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup’ta 11- 16 Ağustos tarihlerinde yarışlar gün boyu devam edecek. 15 Ağustos Cuma akşamı yarışlar sonrasında DJ Funky C show tüm sporcular ve misafirlere unutulmaz anlar yaşatacak.
Pegasus Airlines PWA Windsurf Dünya Kupası 16 Ağustos Cumartesi günü yapılacak final yarışlarının ardından yapılacak ödül töreni ve Punch konseri ile sona erecek.
Pegasus Airlines ana sponsorluğunda gerçekleşecek PWA World Cup’ın Co-sponsorları ETİ Maximus, AXE, Official Beer Foster’s Destek Sponsorları: Ford, Harley Davidson, Reef, İz Air. Medya Sponsorları: CNN TURK, Power FM.
EVENT STATUS >> Albeau And Ghibaudo Lead On Day One
A fresh 20-25 knot wind accompanied by super smooth water provided perfect slalom conditions on the opening day of competition in Alacati. With one race completed, Antoine Albeau and Valerie Ghibaudo were the first to rise to the challenge, taking the early event lead in their respective fleets.
11.08.08
The 2008 Pegasus Airlines Alaçati PWA World Cup - Day One
One of the biggest slalom fleets in almost a decade hits the water for the start of the six day long Alaçati epic.
The biggest players in the PWA’s prestigious Slalom discipline have touched down in Alaçati, Turkey, joining forces with an impressive local racing contingent. The combined total of the men’s and women’s fleets comes in just short of 100 competitors, making this the biggest racing fleet in eight years.
The first morning of the event was set aside for rigging and registration, giving the local thermal wind plenty of time to build before racing commenced in the afternoon.
When registration was completed, 75 men and 18 women signed up for the event, and the trademark Alaçati wind had built to a solid 20-25 knots, accompanied by super smooth water. In nothing short of perfect slalom conditions, the event was ready to be christened with the first men’s and women’s races.
Starting with the men’s fleet, the first round of heats passed without upset, the only exception being Dan Ellis (Fanatic, MauiSails), who let nerves get the better of him when he false started. The implications mean Ellis clocks up a 75th position finish and will no doubt have to use one of his discards on the result should four races be completed (four races grants the first discard).
Flying the Turkish flag, Enes Yılmazer (JP, NeilPryde) carried the hopes of the local fans on his shoulders. A promising start saw him fly into fourth in his first heat, but a lapse of concentration in the subsequent round meant he missed out on a place in the semi finals by one position.
Moving through to the semi finals and Finian Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde) showed a welcome return to form. The iconic speed sailor looked dominant in a heat laden with slaloms heaviest hitters, and ultimately stormed to victory ahead of second and third place rivals Jimmy Diaz (North) and Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North).
In the lower half of the draw, there wasn’t a great deal of surprise when Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde) emerged victorious in his semi final. Sailing fast in second place, Ben Van Der Steen (Exocet, Simmer) looked hungry to continue his run of form after finishing 4th place overall in the last event in Fuerteventura.
Moving into the final and predictability struck again when Albeau barged his way to the front of the fleet. Starting as he no doubt intends to go on, he claimed the first race and early event lead as his. Always consistent, Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Dakine) settled into his familiar second position, and Maynard looked like he was warming up for bigger and better things in third.
Toping the ranks in the losers final was Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (F2, NeilPryde, MFC), who had his work cut out to defeat Peter Bijl (Fanatic, NeilPryde), who’s more determined than ever after missing out on the start of the season due to issues with the US immigration process!
In the women’s fleet the seething Turkish crowd showed their support for compatriots and PWA regulars Çagla Kubat (Starboard, North) and Lena Erdil (The Loft). In response, the pair made their way into the final and proceeded to take 8th and 7th respectively.
Familiarly it was Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft) and Karin Jaggi (F2, North) that had the firmest grip on the finale, fuelled by an age-old rivalry that’s pushed them to another level of racing. In this instance it was Ghibaudo that took top honors, leaving Jaggi simmering in second and Verena Fauster (F2, Gaastra) in third. Polish racer Marta Hlavaty (MauiSails) put her mark on the losers final when she crossed the finish line in first.
Picking up the action again tomorrow, proceedings will kick off at 11.00am with the skippers meeting, and the racers will be hitting the water from 11.30am onwards. Be sure to tune into pwaworldtour.com to follow all the action from day two of competition. On the site you’ll be able to:
* Use our live ticker service
* Check elimination ladders
* View results
* Watch amazing video action clips
* Read the daily news summaries
* Browse awesome action photo galleries
For more information please contact the PWA office via info@pwaworldtour.com
Pegasus Airlines PWA Dünya Windsurf Kupası Rekor Katılım İle Başladı.
Pegasus Airlines PWA ( Profesyonel Windsurf Birliği) Dünya Windsurf Kupası 11 Ağustos Pazartesi günü 35 ülkeden 93 windsurfcünün katılımı ile Alaçatı Myga Surf City’de başladı. 16 Ağustos’a kadar devam edecek yarışlara dünyanın en ünlü ve en hızlı windsurfçüleri katılıyor.
PWA 2008 takviminde yer alan 7 ayaklı World Cup’ın 6. ayağı’nda Pegasus Havayollarının simgesi Uçan At logosu efsanevi windsurfçülerin yelkenlerini süslüyor.
Windsurf sporunun en süratli ve en keyifli disiplini Slalom’da; Amerika, Japonya, Avustralya,Yeni Zelanda, İngiltere, Danimarka, İsviçre, İsrail, Yunanistan, Fransa, İtalya, Kanada gibi 35 ülkeden dünyanın en hızlı ve en iyi 93 sporcusu erkekler ve kadınlar kategorisinde 45.000€’luk ödül için madalya mücadelesi veriyor.
Türkiye’yi 23 erkek 6 kadın sporcu temsil ediyor.
11 Ağustos Pazartesi günü kayıt işlemleri ile başlayan Pegasus Airlines PWA Dünya Windsurf Kupası’nda ilk gün erkekler ve kadınlar kategorisinde 1yarış gerçekleştirildi. Windsurfçüler 10’lu gruplar halinde slalom parkurunda şamandıların etrafında dönerek finiş hattına varmaya çalıştılar. Şampiyonada gün içerisinde rüzgarın elverdiği ölçüde yarış serisi gerçekleştirilecek. Tüm seriler tamamlandığında en düşük puana sahip sporcu şampiyonluğunu ilan edecek. Slalom Dünya Kupası’nda sporcular 4 yelken 2 board kullanıyorlar. Sporcular yarış içerisinde 40 deniz mili (72 km) hıza ulaşabiliyorlar. Myga Surf City’de gerçekleşen yarışları büyük bir seyirci kitlesi izledi. Pegasus Airlines PWA Dünya Windsurf Kupası’nda ilk gün sonunda Dünya Şampiyonu ve Dünya Hız rekortmeni Fransız Antoine Albeau 1. ciliği elde ederken Türk sporculardan Enes Yılmazer 21. Bora Kozanoğlu 37. sırada yer aldı. Kadınlar kategorisinde ise 1.ciliği Fransız Valerie Ghibaudo alırken Türk sporculardan Lena Aylin Erdil 7. Cağla Kubat ise 8. sırayı elde etti. Yarışlar her gün saat 11:00’da başlayacak.
Pegasus Airlines PWA Dünya Windsurf Kupası 1. gün yarış sonuçları
Erkekler ;
Pos
Soyadı
Adı
Yelken No
Eliminations
1
2
1
ALBEAU
Antoine
F-192
0.7
0.0
NeilPryde, Starboard, Quiksilver, Ford Autovital, Deboichet Fins, SA2
2
PRITCHARD
Kevin
US-3
2.0
0.0
Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Camaro, Kaenon, IslandStyle Vacations, Da Kine, Deboichet
Dünya’nın en iyi Slalom Windsurfçüleri’nden 2007 PWA Slalom Windsurf Dünya Şampiyonu ve 49.09 deniz mili (88 km) ile 2008 Dünya Hız Rekortmeni Antoine Albeau, 12 kez Dünya Şampiyonu Björn Dunkerbeck, dünya sıralamasında ilk sıralarda yer alan Kevin Pritchard, Jimmy Diaz gibi isimler yarışlara katılırken, 2007 Dünya Hız Rekortmeni Finian Maynard da Alaçatı’da madalya mücadelesi verecek. Kadınlar kategorisinde ise yine Dünya’nın en önemli windsurfçülerinden Karin Jaggi, Valerie Ghibaudo, Sara Hebert gibi isimler Türkiye’de mücadele ediyor.
2008 Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup’ta ülkemizi Milli sporcularımızdan Bora Kozanoğlu, Enes Yılmazer, Ali Palamutcu Kadınlar kategorisinde Avrupa Şampiyonu Çağla Kubat genç ve başarılı sporcularımızdan Lena Aylin Erdil , Gül Tercan, Melek Toraman ve diğer başarılı windsurfçülerimiz temsil ediyor.
Pegasus Airlines Surf’n Sound Spor ve Müzik Festivali bünyesinde heyecan verici yarışların yanısıra değişik yan aktiviteler de yer alıyor. ETİ Maximus Freestyle Windsurf Show ile izleyiciler görsel bir windsurf show yaşayacaklar. AXE kızları şampiyona boyunca aktiviteler düzenleyecek. Organizasyonun resmi birası Foster’s ise happy hourlar ile keyifli anlar yaşatacak. Ayrıca Foster’s windsurf simulatörü ile izleyiciler hem eğlenecekler hem de farklı bir tecrübe yaşama imkanı yakalayacaklar.
Türkiye’de ilk defa Led ekranla karadaki seyirciler canlı olarak yarışları izleme fırsatı bulacaklar.
Myga Surf City’de 11 Ağustos Pazartesi günü kayıt işlemleri ile başlayacak Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup’ta 11- 16 Ağustos tarihlerinde yarışlar gün boyu devam edecek. 15 Ağustos Cuma akşamı yarışlar sonrasında DJ Funky C show tüm sporcular ve misafirlere unutulmaz anlar yaşatacak.
Pegasus Airlines PWA Windsurf Dünya Kupası 16 Ağustos Cumartesi günü yapılacak final yarışlarının ardından yapılacak ödül töreni ve Punch konseri ile sona erecek.
Pegasus Airlines ana sponsorluğunda gerçekleşecek PWA World Cup’ın Co-sponsorları ETİ Maximus, AXE, Official Beer Foster’s Destek Sponsorları: Ford, Harley Davidson, Reef, İz Air. Medya Sponsorları: CNN TURK, Power FM. Detaylı Bilgi Gülden Aktugan Sportworks T(212) 347 70 33 0533 520 58 88 gulden@sportworks.com.tr Özlem Ersoylu Mutluer Pegasus AirlinesPazarlama Müdürü Tel:+90 212 697 7 777/608
09.08.08
The 2008 Pegasus Airlines Alaçati PWA World Cup - Event Preview
The Pegasus Airlines Surf ’n Sound sports and music festival hits Alaçati, Turkey, where the fastest windsurfers in the world will go head to head, battling for crucial points in the penultimate event of the 2008 season.
For the fourth consecutive year, the Mediterranean’s premier sport and music festival, the Pegasus Airlines Surf ‘n Sound, will be held at one of Europe’s finest windsurfing locations in Alaçati, Turkey.
Pegasus Airlines is the proud title sponsor of the event, and their “Flying Horse” logo will adorn the sails of the legendary PWA windsurfers.
Pegasus Airlines has made flying easy, based on the principles of being safe, economic and flying right on time, and is reinforcing its youthful and dynamic image by sponsoring the PWA World Cup.
The 5th stop on the 2008 PWA Slalom tour will be organized by Sportworks, on behalf of the Turkish Sailing Federation and under the specified conditions laid down by PWA for its elite level ratification, with the best men and women’s racers worldwide competing for the enticing € 45K prize purse.
Having already organized numerous windsurfing events, including two PWA World Cups, the Turkish Sailing Federation and Sportworks are proud to host another major windsurfing event in Turkey again.
Amongst the top names lured to Alacati are current tour leader and World Champion, Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde), former World Champion and tour runner up, Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, Dakina, MFC). Current number three, Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North Sails), alongside hungry rivals Cyril Moussilmani (Fanatic, North Sails) and Peter Volwater (F2, North Sails), all of whom will be keen to stake their claim in the scintillating title race.
They'll be joined by the very the best in the women's game, such as tour leader Karin Jaggi (F2, North Sails), who’ll be trying to fend off advances from the likes of tour number two, Lee Korzitz, and 2007 runner up Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft).
Homegrown talent will also represent the host nation. The best Turkish Women windsurfers such as Çağla Kubat (Starboard, North Sails), Lena Erdil (Loft Sails) and Gül Tercan will compete alongside Turkish stars and PWA regulars Bora Kozanoğlu (Starboard), Enes Yılmazer (JP, NeilPryde), and Ali Palamutçu in the men’s fleet.
Pegasus Airlines Sport ‘n’ Music Festival will also host a plethora of musical activities during the event, with Power FM’s DJ’s spinning tunes day and night. Adding to the colourful backdrop, the AXE girls will be on hand to keep the crowd pumped up should their energy levels falter.
The PWA World Cup will start on 11th August with registration, and end on 16th August with a medal and closing ceremony. On 15th Surf’n Sounders will enjoy the DJ Funky C, and on the closing day of the World Cup, after the medal ceremony there will be a Punch concert at the competition area.
Alongside title sponsor Pegasus Airlines, Co-sponsors Eti Maximus, AXE, Foster’s , Ford, Harley Davidson, İz air, and Reef proudly sponsor the event.
Also showing their support are the event are media partner, Power FM , CNN TURK, and the Myga Surf City are the official event venue.
You can check out the event website at www.surfnsound.org
PWA / Andrew Buchanan / andy@pwaworldtour.com
ALAÇATI DÜNYA’NIN EN HIZLI WİNDSURFCÜLERİ’Nİ AĞIRLIYOR...
Pegasus Airlines PWA Dünya Windsurf Kupası 11-16 Ağustos’ta Alaçatı’da...
Sportworks tarafından Alaçatı için oluşturulan içeriğinde Dünya Slalom Windsurf Kupası, renkli aktiviteler ve konser’lerin yer aldığı Surf’n Sound Spor ve Muzik festivali Pegasus Airlines ana sponsorluğunda düzenleniyor.
2008 Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup 11 -16 Ağustos tarihleri arasında PWA (Profesyonel Windsurfçüler Birliği), Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu (TYF) ve Sportworks organizatörlüğünde, Alaçatı Belediyesi’nin desteği ile Myga Surf City’de gerçekleşecek .
PWA 2008 takviminde yer alan 7 ayaklı World Cup’ın 6. ayağı’nda Pegasus Havayollarının simgesi Uçan At logosu efsanevi windsurfçülerin yelkenlerini süsleyecek.
Güvenli, ekonomik ve tam zamanında uçuş prensibi ile Uçma’yı kolaylaştıran Pegasus Airlines genç ve dinamik imajını Dünya’nın en hızlı windsurfçülerinin katılacağı Dünya Slalom Windsurf Şampiyonası’na 2. kez ana sponsor olarak pekiştiriyor. Pegasus Havayolları sektörde yarattığı dinanizm ve gelecek odaklı çalışmaları ile ülkemizin tanıtımına ve sporcusuna katma değer yaratmaya devam ediyor. Rüzgarın Alaçatı’dan Pegasus’la eseceği heyecan dolu bu şampiyonada Uçan At Şimdi de rüzgara karşı uçanları destekliyor...
Windsurf sporunun en süratli ve en keyifli disiplini Slalom’da; Amerika, Japonya, Avustralya,Yeni Zelanda, İngiltere, Danimarka, İsviçre, İsrail, Yunanistan, Fransa, İtalya, Kanada gibi 35 ülkeden dünyanın en hızlı ve en iyi 92 sporcusu erkekler ve kadınlar kategorisinde 45.000€’luk ödül için madalya mücadelesi verecek. Türkiye’yi 16 erkek 4 bayan sporcu temsil edecek.
Dünya’nın en iyi Slalom Windsurfçüleri’nden 2007 PWA Slalom Windsurf Dünya Şampiyonu ve 49.09 deniz mili ile 2008 Dünya Hız Rekortmeni Antoine Albeau, 12 kez Dünya Şampiyonu Björn Dunkerbeck, dünya sıralamasında ilk sıralarda yer alan Kevin Pritchard, Jimmy Diaz gibi isimler yarışlara katılırken, 2007 Dünya Hız Rekortmeni Finian Maynard da Alaçatı’da madalya mücadelesi verecek. Kadınlar kategorisinde ise yine Dünya’nın en önemli windsurfçülerinden Karin Jaggi, Valerie Ghibaudo, Sara Hebert gibi isimler Türkiye’de olacak.
2008 Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup’ta ülkemizi Milli sporcularımızdan Bora Kozanoğlu, Enes Yılmazer, Ali Palamutcu Kadınlar kategorisinde Avrupa Şampiyonu Çağla Kubat genç ve başarılı sporcularımızdan Lena Aylin Erdil , Gül Tercan, Melek Toraman ve diğer başarılı windsurfçülerimiz temsil edecek.
Pegasus Airlines PWA Windsurf Dünya Kupası Slalom parkurunda gerçekleşecek. Sporcular start sinyalinin verilmesiyle parkurda yer alan şamandıraların etrafından dönerek finiş hattına varmaya çalışacaklar. Finişe varma sıralarına göre dereceler belirlenecek. Şampiyona boyunca mümkün olduğu kadar yarış serisi gerçekleştirilecek. Tüm seriler tamamlandığında en düşük puana sahip sporcu şampiyonluğunu ilan edecek. Sporcular yarışırken parkur üzerinde 40 deniz mili hıza ulaşıyorlar.
Pegasus Airlines Surf’n Sound Spor ve Müzik Festivali bünyesinde heyecan verici yarışların yanısıra değişik yan aktiviteler de yer alacak. ETİ Maximus Freestyle Windsurf Show ile izleyiciler görsel bir windsurf show yaşayacaklar. AXE kızları şampiyona boyunca çeşitli aktiviteler düzenleyecek. Organizasyonun resmi birası Foster’s ise happy hourlar ile keyifli anlar yaşatacak. Ayrıca Foster’s windsurf simulatörü ile izleyiciler hem eğlenecekler hem de farklı bir tecrübe yaşama imkanı yakalayacaklar.
Myga Surf City’de 11 Ağustos Pazartesi günü kayıt işlemleri ile başlayacak Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup’ta 11- 16 Ağustos tarihlerinde yarışlar gün boyu devam edecek. 15 Ağustos Cuma akşamı yarışlar sonrasında DJ Funky C show tüm sporcular ve misafirlere unutulmaz anlar yaşatacak.
Pegasus Airlines PWA Windsurf Dünya Kupası 16 Ağustos Cumartesi günü ödül töreninden sonra gerçekleşecek Punch konseri ile sona erecek.
Pegasus Airlines ana sponsorluğunda gerçekleşecek PWA World Cup’ın Co-sponsorları ETİ Maximus, AXE, Official Beer Foster’s Destek Sponsorları: Ford, Harley Davidson, Reef, İz Air. Medya Sponsorları: CNN TURK, Power FM. Detaylı Bilgi Gülden Aktugan Sportworks T(212) 347 70 33 0533 520 58 88 gulden@sportworks.com.tr Özlem Ersoylu Mutluer Pegasus AirlinesPazarlama Müdürü Tel:+90 212 697 7 777/608
The 2007 Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup, Alaçati – Event Summary
20.08.07 - By: Brian McDowell
Alaçati delivers 5 out of 5 days severe slalom racing to match the PWA’s 100% wind record during this epic 2007 season.
Cesme province’s stylish coastal resort welcomed the PWA back after a joint sanctioned event with IFCA back in 2006. Now boasting full World Cup Status and impressive sponsors to boot, the stage was set for a fiesta of competition and music served parallel to the host nations Surf ‘n Sound festival.
Antoine Albeau (Starboard / NeilPryde) touched down in Turkey with the 2007 title already secured. The French all-round master of windsurfing had the luxury of a stress-free end-of-season wind-down in Alaçati, yet still managed to coast to victory ahead of two legends in the sport - Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1 / North) and Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / MauiSails).
In conditions ranging anything from 10-25 knots, the race director kept everyone on their toes all week by setting a selection of both short and long courses, with the layouts featuring 4-6 buoys and a variety of length in the reaches. The formats switched from 8x8-man qualifying heats to quarter-fleet starts to fully test the skill sets required to race in both clean and turbulent air at the starts and marks.
Over the course of 10 fierce men’s eliminations, Albeau’s error count overall stayed low, despite a slow start on day one when his NeilPryde team mate Pieter Bijl (Fanatic / NeilPryde) stepped-in and took the early lead. Albeau also wobbled with a small blemish in the form of a premature start on day 4 when nearly everyone’s results went haywire.
In terms of consistency only Bjorn Dunkerbeck stayed watertight until the last as he shed only one of his low discards after qualifying for all but the critical race 10 final. It will nag at Dunkerbeck that he couldn’t dig-out a race win, but there’ll be no questions about how hard he’ll be working on his top-end speed in lighter winds before the tour hits Germany.
Kevin Pritchard also showed remarkable character to stay in the frame. He suffered gear failure during a collision on day one that negated his race 2 victory, but the gutsy American gritted his teeth to pull himself back into the game over the next 4 days, starting with a crucial win in tricky conditions on day 3 to stay ahead of Dunkerbeck.
Apart from Bijl, the only other players in the frame to truly pressurize Pritchard and Dunkerbeck for a top-3 finish were last season’s victor in Turkey Finian Maynard (F2 /NeilPryde), and Peter Volwater (F2 / North). 2006 overall runner-up finisher Micah Buzianis’ (JP / NeilPryde) woeful season continued as he struggled in the lighter winds and never really threatened to push for glory.
It seems at this stage that there are only really three figures this season that can consistently feature at the top of the PWA Slalom fleet. Pritchard, Dunkerbeck and Albeau always seem to emerge above the rest over a wide range of conditions. The remainder seem simply to be relegated to having their day in the conditions that suit them and their particular equipment.
This was evident even considering the typical final-day tension in which Alaçati was no exception. Dunkerbeck exploded in the quarterfinals on a day when he’d planed to oust Pritchard from the runner’s-up spot, but was eventually gifted second overall when Pritchard himself missed the final. Dunkerbeck’s lower discard scores were therefore enough to allow him to leapfrog Pritchard for the runner’s-up step on the stage. Albeau of course made no mistake in banking a fifth and final race win in their absence.
A true champion never surrenders and Albeau could’ve taken the easy route by sitting back and relaxing. But winning is also about hard work and, as Albeau is no stranger to the labours involved in R&D and training, he was never going to cease in his constant quest for more speed. It’s also been a while since Dunkerbeck’s been so satisfied at a prize giving. To see his efforts paying-off clearly meant a lot to him and Pritchard and Albeau must fear for how he’ll attack hard at the final tour stop in Sylt.
Women
The Women’s event was always going to be billed as a mouth-watering match between Karin Jaggi (F2 / North) and the resurgent Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou).
Jaggi’s last-gasp victory in Fuerteventura denied Ghibaudo the tour lead, but Ghibaudo’s lust for victory intensified after her performance in Sotavento to a totally new level.
Ghibaudo and Jaggi were fairly equally matched for speed, but the clear difference was in the Frenchwomen’s starting skill. If anyone thought Jaggi was letting someone else share the limelight they could not be further from the truth. This was evident as tension rose and Jaggi was forced to push the start, which resulted in two painful disqualifications.
Ghibaudo’s superior timing earned her 9 victories from the 15 races completed against Jaggi’s uncharacteristically meagre 3 bullets.
The real excitement in women’s slalom are the contenders of the future with many young and exciting names rising to the fore, plus a wealth of local talent in the fleet. It was also pleasure to see Verena Fauster (F2 / Gaastra) recover well from surgery early in the season to finish consistently high enough to claim third overall.
Turkish TV celebrity Cagla Kubat (Starboard / North) may well show at more PWA events after her impressive 4th place finish which was grafted through speed and cunning turning skill to entertain the excited local crowds.
Ghibaudo’s victory here must have cut deep into Jaggi, but by the same token Jaggi will be amped-up and excited by the prospect of the 2008 season already. The Swiss multiple world champion’s second place here was enough to secure her the 2007 women’s slalom title. She’ll lift that trophy at Sylt to mark an important leap forward for the women’s sport.
The tour switches it’s focus back to the waves next with a trip to yet another new location for the 2007 Mormaii Ibiraquera Wave Contest, PWA World Cup near Florianópolis in Southern Brazil. Until we thanks our Turkish hosts for a spectacular event and look forward to returning for many seasons to come.
