PWA Almanarre world - final day
Bruce Spedding
PRESS RELEASE: 28th of March.
The wind failed to blow here on the last day of the PWA Almanarre world
cup-racing event. Despite the lack of racing, large crowds made the most of
the sunny weather and came to the contest site to mingle with the worlds top
racers and check out some of the new equipment available at the exhibition
on the beach. This is the first racing event on the PWA world tour calendar
for 1999 and seven rounds of course racing and a whole round of slalom were
completed.
The contest attracted an international fleet, which included the likes of
Micah Buzianis, Matt Pritchard, Finian Maynard and Christoffer Rappe who
were up against the best French national and international sailors including
Antoine Albeau, Patrice Belbeoc~B9h, Robert Teriitehau and Xavier Huart.
The racing was held under a new restriction limiting sailors to one board
for upwind racing, a new concept introduced by the PWA in a move to show
support for changes proposed to the Olympic racing Format. The idea for the
Olympics is to move from the existing One Design format over to Formula
Windsurfing, which basically allows sailors to use a single production board
and any three production sails for racing. The French tour has adopted this
system for their most recent races and the changes have proved very
successful.
The event was plagued for the first few days by torrential rain and strong
easterly winds, which made conditions tough on the racecourse. Micah
Buzianis dominated the racing on the opening day of the event and by winning
three out of four course races. Hot on his heels were Swedish sailor
Christoffer Rappe, Matt Pritchard, Antoine Albeau and Jimmy Diaz who all did
their best to close the gap on Buzianis for the remaining four rounds of
racing.
In the fifth round which was slalom, Finian Maynard the big guy from the
British Virgin Islands showed his skills in high winds by winning the final
ahead of Pritchard and Albeau.
On Saturday, the storm, which had brought the torrential rains finally,
passed over allowing the return of the regular Mistral winds and sunnier
weather.
Conditions for racing were excellent and sailors were pushed to their limits
as race director Didier Laffite decided to opt for high wind course racing
as opposed to slalom. Buzianis added another first to his string of
victories in the first of three exciting races and Antoine Albeau and Matt
Pritchard won the second and third respectively. Newcomer to the PWA, Pieter
Byle, from Holland showed that he may be a force to be reckoned with in the
future by taking a second place in race number seven. Despite heavy pressure
from the pack during the last few races Buzianis, the 28 year old American
who lives in Maui Hawaii did enough to hang on to victory.
Racing specialist, Buzianis will be pleased with a victory from his first
event of the season and Christoffer Rappe and Matt Pritchard will also both
be satisfied with podium positions when taking into consideration the
strength of the fleet. Antoine Albeau placed highest out of the French
sailors in fourth position and other notable performances making up the top
ten were from Patrice Belbioc~B9h, Jimmy Diaz, Finian Maynard, Janne
Rauhansuu, Thierry Belbioc~B9h and Charles Deleau.
The event showed without doubt that the one board rule for upwind racing can
work well and make racing more exciting for competitors and spectators
alike.
Quotes:
Micah Buzianis:
~B3It was a successful event, we had three days of racing including some
high
wind course racing that was pretty interesting. I enjoyed a little bit of it
but I did not really enjoy the 30 knot puffs, we were pushed to the limits.
I am pretty happy with victory though, I messed up in a few races and did
not do as well as I would have liked to but a win is a win! I never felt any
real pressure, I knew I had good speed and most of my mistakes were mental
and that I could come back and still post some good results~B2
Christoffer Rappe
~B3I sure enjoyed the racing, I did not enjoy the weather around it though
but
I think we had a lot of good races and a lot of different and challenging
conditions. I enjoyed it, I am very happy with second, I came here with all
new stuff and I have not been doing a lot of racing this winter so it turned
out pretty good~B2
Matt Pritchard
~B3You are never content with not winning but I will save that for the next
race. It was intense racing, we had rain, it poured with rain, it was windy,
offshore, onshore, it was all over the place but I love it, I love it!~B2
Pieter Byle
~B3In race number six I had a really good start and tacked at the perfect
time
and was first to the upwind mark ahead of Micah Buzianis, I came second and
am totally happy since it is my first PWA event. I am hoping to do the whole
world tour now, this week was really great racing and good fun~B2
Christophe Piaget managing director, AHD.
~B3I think it is a very good idea for the Olympic format to switch to
Formula
Windsurfing. We are pushing for this, it is very will be very good for
windsurfing and a lot more racers will try to do the Olympics. The racing
here at Almanarre has been perfect and has proved the one board idea works.
They were using the same board in 9 knots on the first day and then up to 25
knots yesterday, it is easy to produce a board that you can use for all
conditions. It was great for the spectators, no problem, it was perfect~B2
Benoit Treguilly (Bic Sport)
~B3Formula windsurfing is closer to normal windsurfing than the One Design
at
the Olympics. In France there have been events using the Formula Windsurfing
and they have been very popular. They proved they could race in six knots
and also in high winds on the same boards. It would be so much better for
the sport as it is more spectacular and more exciting to watch. The average
sailor does not want to sail on the One Design boards anymore, the Formula
Windsurfing would get more people and more money into the sport for sure, it
is something I am watching very closely~B2
NOTE FOR EDITORS,
Formula Windsurfing is the name of the proposed new format for Olympic
windsurfing. Formula Windsurfing is supported by the Professional
Windsurfers Association, the International Funboard Class Association and
the International Boardsailors Association, who would run the format. At the
moment, sailors have to use the Mistral One Design board: Formula
Windsurfing would give greater flexibility by allowing sailors to choose any
one production board and three production sails.
Event 199902 The Almanarre Hyeres 1999 PWA World Cup
PWA Windsurfing World Tour
Windsurfing World Cup 1999
Men's Rcing Results After 2 Discards
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Name Elim Elim Elim Elim Elim Elim Elim Final Total
Sponsor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Accum Dis- Posn Rank
Pos Sail No. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points card Points Points
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1 BUZIANIS, Micah US-34 0.7 5.0 0.7 0.7 30.5 0.7 9.0 50.3 39.5 10.8 0 1671
North,Drops,Nifty, Tectonics,Pro-Limit 3.0
2 RAPPE, Christoffer S-39 2.0 2.0 2.0 14.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 36.0 19.0 17.0 0
1530
North Sails, Mistral, 2.0
3 PRITCHARD, Matt US-10 3.0 6.0 7.0 3.0 2.0 32.0 3.0 56.7 39.0 17.7 0 1434
AHD,FIBERSPAR, Oakley, O'Neill,Tectonics 0.7
4 ALBEAU, Antoine F-192 5.0 26.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 0.7 51.7 33.0 18.7 0 1350
Neil Pryde,AHD,, Quiksilver,Select 7.0
5 DIAZ, Jimmy VI-11 22.0 0.7 5.0 2.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 51.7 28.0 23.7 0 1276
Neil Pryde, 4.0
6 BELBEOC'H, Patrice F-81 4.0 4.0 14.0 30.0 5.0 7.0 2.0 71.0 44.0 27.0 0
1209
Neil Pryde, Exocet,Oxbow, Select, 5.0
7 MAYNARD, Finian KV-11 17.0 12.0 64.0 5.0 0.7 25.0 10.0 141.7 89.0 52.7 0
1126
Camaro, Tectonics,Fiberspar 8.0
8 RAUHANSUU, Janne FIN-24 10.0 7.0 30.0 6.0 60.5 8.0 19.0 152.5 90.5 62.0 0
1090
AHD, Billabong, Da Kine 12.0
9 BELBEOC'H, Thierry F-39 6.0 9.0 28.0 8.0 30.5 13.0 13.0 131.5 58.5 73.0 0
1044
Naish Sails, AHD, Quiksilver, 24.0
10 DELEAU, Charles F-7 21.0 17.0 4.0 31.0 9.0 12.0 16.0 133.0 54.0 79.0 0
1002
Neil Pryde, Nautix, 23.0
11 HUART, Xavier F-33 7.0 64.0 18.0 15.0 60.5 18.0 7.0 203.5 124.5 79.0 0
966
North Sails, Mistral, Oxbow,Gruissan Wsurf 14.0
12 LANDMAN, Ramses H-72 9.0 15.0 9.0 25.0 60.5 60.5 12.0 204.0 121.0 83.0 0
934
Arrows, F2, Oxbow, North Shore 13.0
13 BRZOZOWSKI, Wojtek PZ-10 14.0 22.0 8.0 7.0 22.5 21.0 35.5 142.7 58.0
84.7 0 908
Neil Pryde, RRD, Red Bull, Intersport 12.7
14 TERIITEHAU, Robert F-2000 15.0 64.0 6.0 64.0 30.5 4.0 33.0 226.5 128.0
98.5 0 884
North Sails, Bic, Quiksilver, 10.0
15 THIEME, Erik F-808 23.0 16.0 27.0 20.0 18.5 19.0 4.0 165.5 65.0 100.5 0
864
Neil Pryde,Drops,, Rip Curl,Vaurnet 38.0
16 MAUFFRET, Bieuzy F-112 33.0 10.0 24.0 12.0 44.5 9.0 17.0 178.5 77.5
101.0 0 847
Rip Curl, Fin's, 29.0
17 BYL, Pieter H-280 46.0 24.0 10.0 19.0 30.5 2.0 35.5 184.0 81.5 102.5 0
829
Neil Pryde, AHD, Zembla, Simple 17.0
18 GODET, Pierre F-53 20.0 11.0 64.0 28.0 7.0 17.0 53.5 220.5 117.5 103.0 0
812
DDP, Aquaman, ATAN 20.0
19 LARSEN, Thomas D-68 26.0 8.0 64.0 64.0 8.0 31.0 15.0 234.0 128.0 106.0 0
794
Neil Pryde, Mistral, Baadmagasnet 18.0
20 ROEGILD, Brian D-173 11.0 30.0 22.0 39.0 26.5 10.0 22.0 176.5 69.0 107.5
0 777
North Sails, Quiksiver 16.0
21 WATTEZ, Pierrick F-41 12.0 31.0 64.0 29.0 22.5 60.5 11.0 236.0 124.5
111.5 0 760
Neil Pryde,Exocet, Select, Adidas 6.0
22 BOXILL, Alexander N-41 31.0 14.0 64.0 27.0 11.0 11.0 23.0 220.0 103.0
117.0 0 742
Gaastra, Sema Group, Statoil, DBS 39.0
Event 199902 The Almanarre Hyeres 1999 PWA World Cup
PWA Windsurfing World Tour
Windsurfing World Cup 1999
Men's Rcing Results After 2 Discards
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Name Elim Elim Elim Elim Elim Elim Elim Final Total
Sponsor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Accum Dis- Posn Rank
Pos Sail No. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points card Points Points
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23 MOUSSILMANI, Cyril F-229 19.0 13.0 25.0 24.0 30.5 23.0 20.0 174.7 55.5
119.2 0 725
North, Exocet, Oxbow, Oakley, Deboichet 0.2
24 RUITER, Ron H-1111 28.0 38.0 26.0 10.0 12.0 36.5 63.5 229.0 101.5 127.5
0 708
ART, Fanatic, Pro Limit, VD Berg 15.0
25 TABOULET, Julien F-100 36.0 64.0 34.0 32.0 13.0 16.0 8.0 230.0 100.0
130.0 0 690
ART,Fanatic,Rip Curl, M.G.E.T. Da Kine 27.0
26 DONADA, Manuel F-711 8.0 29.0 15.0 16.0 60.5 52.5 41.5 243.5 113.0 130.5
0 673
Naish, Deboichet,Pro Limit 21.0
27 BALANCA, Ludovic F-8 24.0 3.0 19.0 34.0 36.5 60.5 24.0 233.0 97.0 136.0
0 655
RipCurl,Fins, Zone Bleu 32.0
28 MORETTI, Pierre F-151 30.0 33.0 17.0 11.0 60.5 36.5 63.5 262.5 124.0
138.5 0 638
Rip Curl, Quai 34, 11.0
29 MOUSSELMANI, Benoit F-72 39.0 18.0 35.0 18.0 10.0 27.0 41.5 223.5 80.5
143.0 0 621
Neil Pryde, Bic, Helly Hanson, Oakley 35.0
30 JOHNSEN, James D-14 13.0 36.0 20.0 21.0 26.5 44.5 39.5 230.5 84.0 146.5
0 603
RRD, Tag Heuer 30.0
31 FRANDSEN, Peter D-387 16.0 19.0 12.0 37.0 36.5 60.5 63.5 275.5 124.0
151.5 0 586
F2, 31.0
32 VAN DER STEEN, Ben H-57 25.0 34.0 23.0 17.0 30.5 26.0 51.5 271.0 115.5
155.5 0 568
ART, Fanatic, Oxbow, 64.0
33 THEBAULT, Yann F-609 32.0 25.0 21.0 22.0 22.5 60.5 33.5 258.5 102.5
156.0 0 551
North Sails, AHD, 42.0
34 MAKA, Pascal F-11 49.0 20.0 42.0 13.0 30.5 28.0 26.0 249.5 91.0 158.5 0
534
RRD, Oxbow, Gruissan, Tectonics 41.0
35 ANDERSON, Julian K-1001 45.0 40.0 33.0 36.0 36.5 15.0 33.0 247.5 85.0
162.5 0 516
Arrows,F2,Real Vert, Spartan 9.0
36 KEET, Adri H-34 40.0 21.0 31.0 35.0 60.5 20.0 18.0 289.5 124.5 165.0 0
499
Neil Pryde, Fanatic, Zembla, Simple 64.0
37 DIETHELM, Patrick SUI-20 27.0 64.0 64.0 23.0 30.5 44.5 14.0 295.0 128.0
167.0 0 481
North Sails, F2, Mambo, Guggenbuhl 28.0
38 COMERLATI, Alessandro I-130 34.0 27.0 64.0 33.0 30.5 14.0 33.5 300.0
128.0 172.0 0 464
F2, Neil Pryde, DSL 55 64.0
39 POLTENSTEIN, Markus AUT-30 43.0 28.0 37.0 42.0 36.5 36.5 28.0 277.0 85.0
192.0 0 447
Neil Pryde, AHD, Oxbow, Smith 26.0
40 ANDRE, Bruno F-76 29.0 23.0 49.0 64.0 44.5 36.5 25.0 305.0 113.0 192.0 0
429
Neil Pryde, AHD, Rip Curl, Select 34.0
41 BOCK, Jochen G-36 42.0 50.0 52.0 46.0 36.5 22.0 21.0 305.5 102.0 203.5 0
412
North Sails, AHD, Cool Shoes,Wellness 36.0
42 DROUHARD, Bertand F-23 41.0 39.0 40.0 43.0 18.5 44.5 31.0 294.0 87.5
206.5 0 395
Neil Pryde, Select, 37.0
43 DAGAN, Arnon ISR-1 44.0 42.0 13.0 26.0 60.5 44.5 51.5 345.5 124.5 221.0
0 377
Drops, 64.0
44 HORN, Philip G-10 50.0 47.0 43.0 40.0 14.0 44.5 37.5 326.0 100.0 226.0 0
360
ART, FANTIC, AQUAMAN, TECHNOLIM 50.0
Event 199902 The Almanarre Hyeres 1999 PWA World Cup
PWA Windsurfing World Tour
Windsurfing World Cup 1999
Men's Rcing Results After 2 Discards
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Name Elim Elim Elim Elim Elim Elim Elim Final Total
Sponsor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Accum Dis- Posn Rank
Pos Sail No. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points card Points Points
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45 CUCCHI, Andrea I-456 37.0 32.0 41.0 44.0 52.5 52.5 27.0 350.0 116.5
233.5 0 342
Drops, O'Neill, Malaysia Airlines 64.0
46 GRAVELEAU, ? F-035 47.0 49.0 46.0 41.0 36.5 36.5 29.0 330.0 96.0 234.0 0
325
Arrows, AHD,, Quai 34 45.0
47 MOUSSILMANI, Sylvain F-73 51.0 44.0 36.0 47.0 18.5 44.5 47.5 335.5 98.5
237.0 0 308
North Sails, RRD, Oakley, Helly Hansen 47.0
48 BORDIER, Erwan F-124 52.0 41.0 47.0 64.0 26.5 29.0 45.5 353.0 116.0
237.0 0 290
Gaastra, Dickies, Sola 48.0
49 LEVER, Jamie K-5 18.0 64.0 11.0 64.0 60.5 36.5 63.5 370.5 128.0 242.5 0
273
, 53.0
50 PEDERSEN, Lars D-6 55.0 43.0 38.0 38.0 36.5 36.5 55.5 353.5 110.5 243.0
0 255
Arrows, F2Prod,Maxim, Oxbow,Krone&Travel 51.0
51 STENERUD, Jarle N-45 57.0 55.0 54.0 50.0 44.5 24.0 43.5 368.0 112.0
256.0 0 238
Gaastra,Reef Brazil, 40.0
52 LABBE, Olivier F-15 58.0 48.0 45.0 45.0 44.5 36.5 43.5 363.5 106.0 257.5
0 221
Fin's, Planete Glisse 43.0
53 ROSATI, Andrea I-0 38.0 35.0 29.0 64.0 60.5 60.5 37.5 388.5 128.0 260.5
0 203
Neil Pryde,Alitalia, RRD, Red Bull 64.0
54 RADIS, Robbie KA-82 35.0 64.0 32.0 64.0 36.5 60.5 39.5 395.5 128.0 267.5
0 186
ART, Fanatic, Sol, West Suits 64.0
55 NICOLAIEFF, Jeremy F-360 64.0 37.0 39.0 64.0 44.5 52.5 47.5 397.5 128.0
269.5 0 168
Mutuelle Verte, 49.0
56 POULAILLE, Dominique F-66 60.0 51.0 51.0 52.0 52.5 30.0 45.5 386.0 112.5
273.5 0 151
Neil Pryde, Fins, Quai 34 44.0
57 GAUZERE, Laurent NC-8 64.0 64.0 16.0 9.0 60.5 60.5 63.5 401.5 128.0
273.5 0 134
Arrws, F2, AOM, SoKool 64.0
58 BOULANGER, Pascal F-800 54.0 52.0 53.0 48.0 52.5 52.5 30.0 388.0 107.0
281.0 0 116
Bic, Nautix, Rip Curl, Le Tocco 46.0
59 DE VRIES, Reinder NED-711 56.0 45.0 48.0 49.0 44.5 60.5 49.5 416.5 124.5
292.0 0 99
Neil Pryde,AHD, Zembla 64.0
60 MAMI, Phillipe F-653 53.0 53.0 44.0 51.0 44.5 52.5 49.5 399.5 106.0
293.5 0 82
North, AHD, Quai 34 52.0
61 TEMME, Jarg G-231 48.0 64.0 55.0 64.0 60.5 44.5 63.5 463.5 128.0 335.5 0
68
North Sails, Mistral, 64.0
62 NICOLAIEFF, Alexandre F-202 59.0 46.0 50.0 64.0 60.5 60.5 63.5 467.5
128.0 339.5 0 47
Mutuelle Verte, 64.0
63 LOUIS, Arnaud F-802 61.0 54.0 57.0 64.0 60.5 60.5 63.5 474.5 127.5 347.0
0 29
, 54.0
64 AEBERLI, Daniel SUI-96 62.0 64.0 56.0 64.0 60.5 60.5 57.5 488.5 128.0
360.5 0 12
64.0
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Bruce Spedding
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http://www.winzurf.co.nz
Blondy9854
How about an analysis of the "formula" used
by the top 10 sailors?
Board choices matched to sail sizes etc.
Was M Pritchard on Gaastra? Totalflow or new design?
Overall a dramatic improvement for the sport
and much promise to make Olympic windsurf
a visually exciting sport>
Thanks,
Blondy
Martijn van der Pauw
at any wold cup event. These reports make the newsgroup very interesting.
BTW: In a week I'll be planing in the region of Almanarre. See you there.
Martijn
good windsurfspots:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~vdpauw
Jaime Torres
Blondy
I appreciatte bruce's posting of the results and PWA prepared press
release. I'm not sure he was there.
The formula involved having just one board. I woould imagine most pros
used their biggest boards which are about 26" (67 cm) to 29" (75 cm)
wide. This would make sense because you can make a big board go in
strong winds while its tough to sail a small board underpowered. I bet
Matt Pritchard was on a 26.5 (68 cm) wide Mike's Lab board. He was most
likely using a Gaastra Total flow Phase III. This is Gaastra's latest
offering. It is not a Barry Spanier designed sail although it may have
been slightly tweeked ( i doubt it.)
Jaime
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Dimitar Bojantchev
>Blondy9854 wrote:
>>
>> Bruce,
>> How about an analysis of the "formula" used
>> by the top 10 sailors?
>> Board choices matched to sail sizes etc.
>> Was M Pritchard on Gaastra? Totalflow or new design?
>> Overall a dramatic improvement for the sport
>> and much promise to make Olympic windsurf
>> a visually exciting sport>
>> Thanks,
>> Blondy
>
>Blondy
>
>I appreciatte bruce's posting of the results and PWA prepared press
>release. I'm not sure he was there.
>
>The formula involved having just one board. I woould imagine most pros
>used their biggest boards which are about 26" (67 cm) to 29" (75 cm)
>wide. This would make sense because you can make a big board go in
>strong winds while its tough to sail a small board underpowered. I bet
>Matt Pritchard was on a 26.5 (68 cm) wide Mike's Lab board.
Mike mentioned yesterday that he was on his smaller board -- 25 or
25.5 inch. Supposedly that was a partial reason for him doing better
at the stronger winds. What was Micah on?
>He was most
>likely using a Gaastra Total flow Phase III. This is Gaastra's latest
>offering. It is not a Barry Spanier designed sail although it may have
>been slightly tweeked ( i doubt it.)
>
>Jaime
D.
Jaime Torres
>
> Mike mentioned yesterday that he was on his smaller board -- 25 or
> 25.5 inch. Supposedly that was a partial reason for him doing better
> at the stronger winds. What was Micah on?
>
When did Mike (Matt?) mention this? in the newsgroup? If he was using a
25" inch it would be cool. Maybe the ultra wides are just too wide?
Dimitar Bojantchev
>Dimitar Bojantchev wrote:
>>
>> Mike mentioned yesterday that he was on his smaller board -- 25 or
>> 25.5 inch. Supposedly that was a partial reason for him doing better
>> at the stronger winds. What was Micah on?
>>
>Dimitar
>
>When did Mike (Matt?) mention this? in the newsgroup?
Yesterday at the Marina -- either Wilzone or I actually asked him.
>If he was using a
>25" inch it would be cool. Maybe the ultra wides are just too wide?
After a lot of testing last summer, there is a consensus amogst the
local racing luminaries, together with Zajicek, that too wide leads to
severe performance limitations. "Downwind speed" (lack of) gets quoted
the most as the limitation. Most racers here (150-170 lbs. got their
boards at 25-26 in wide, and the heavier ones go 26.0 to 27.0. And
sailing here in Berkeley is often below the PWA wind limit... But I do
see Mike making some bigger boards for sailors on the East Coast and
elsewhere...
Regards,
D.
Marc A. Lefebvre (US-775)
> He was most likely using a Gaastra Total flow Phase III. This is
Gaastra's
>latest offering. It is not a Barry Spanier designed sail although it may
have
>been slightly tweeked ( i doubt it.)
The word on the street is that Matt and Kevin are actually riding the
latest Neil Pryde (RX1) sails until Barry puts out his next generation race
sail. This may not entirely be accurate but I did hear it on the
grapevine. Although I am Neil Pryde rider, I can't wait to see what Barry
comes up with next for Gaastra. It is going to be a very interesting year.
Dimitar Bojantchev wrote:
> the most as the limitation. Most racers here (150-170 lbs. got their
> boards at 25-26 in wide, and the heavier ones go 26.0 to 27.0. And
> sailing here in Berkeley is often below the PWA wind limit... But I do
> see Mike making some bigger boards for sailors on the East Coast and
> elsewhere...
I received my new lightwind board from Mike and it came out at 70cm (27").
I am on the East Coast and the winds are a little lighter than the SF Bay.
We are racing out here on 8.4m - 9.9m (8 -15mph), where as you guys are
racing probably on 7.1m - 8.4m (15 - 20mph).
BTW, I will be on the bay for the US Nationals in July. I Hope to hook up
with some of you guys when I am there.
---
Marc Lefebvre (US-775)
Cape Cod Windsurfing Association, President
US Windsurfing Northeast Regional Director
Gear: AHD/NeilPryde/Fiberspar/Fiberfoils
Email: lefe...@ultranet.com
URL: http://www.ultranet.com/~lefebvre/
Motto: "Windsurfing is life, the rest is just details!"
Jaime Torres
>
> Jaime Torres wrote:
> > He was most likely using a Gaastra Total flow Phase III. This is
> Gaastra's
> >latest offering. It is not a Barry Spanier designed sail although it may
> have
> >been slightly tweeked ( i doubt it.)
>
> The word on the street is that Matt and Kevin are actually riding the
> latest Neil Pryde (RX1) sails until Barry puts out his next generation race
> sail. This may not entirely be accurate but I did hear it on the
> grapevine. Although I am Neil Pryde rider, I can't wait to see what Barry
> comes up with next for Gaastra. It is going to be a very interesting year.
>
What street did you hear that? Its a fact that they is on Gaastra. You
may have heard that Barry may have a set of Z1 (the current performance
standard) which he may use to compare against the performance of his
new race prototypes.
> Dimitar Bojantchev wrote:
>
> > the most as the limitation. Most racers here (150-170 lbs. got their
> > boards at 25-26 in wide, and the heavier ones go 26.0 to 27.0. And
> > sailing here in Berkeley is often below the PWA wind limit... But I do
> > see Mike making some bigger boards for sailors on the East Coast and
> > elsewhere...
>
> I received my new lightwind board from Mike and it came out at 70cm (27").
> I am on the East Coast and the winds are a little lighter than the SF Bay.
> We are racing out here on 8.4m - 9.9m (8 -15mph), where as you guys are
> racing probably on 7.1m - 8.4m (15 - 20mph).
>
> BTW, I will be on the bay for the US Nationals in July. I Hope to hook up
> with some of you guys when I am there.
Hey marc. you'd be well served by coming ot PR in july to the PR
championships to warm up for the bay area. have you tried the new AHD
diamond 72? Its amazing.
All the best
jaime
Marc A. Lefebvre (US-775)
> "Marc A. Lefebvre (US-775)" wrote:
> >
> > The word on the street is that Matt and Kevin are actually riding the
> > latest Neil Pryde (RX1) sails until Barry puts out his next generation race
> > sail. This may not entirely be accurate but I did hear it on the
> > grapevine. Although I am Neil Pryde rider, I can't wait to see what Barry
> > comes up with next for Gaastra. It is going to be a very interesting year.
> >
>
> What street did you hear that? Its a fact that they is on Gaastra. You
> may have heard that Barry may have a set of Z1 (the current performance
> standard) which he may use to compare against the performance of his
> new race prototypes.
That must be what they meant. I had heard from guys on Maui that Kevin and Matt bought *new* Neil Pryde sails for the season to use until Barry got a design down. I guess what they were doing is
using it as a benchmark as you said. That makes sense since they wouldn't want to alienate Gaastra by racing on Neil Pryde.
> > BTW, I will be on the bay for the US Nationals in July. I Hope to hook up
> > with some of you guys when I am there.
>
> Hey marc. you'd be well served by coming ot PR in july to the PR
> championships to warm up for the bay area. have you tried the new AHD
> diamond 72? Its amazing.
I got to try out the new AHD Diamond 72 in Florida a couple of weeks ago and it DOES rock! I was VERY impressed with the performance of it. It is almost as fast as a pure custom. I wish I could
get it in a lighter version (13lbs) which may make up for the slight performance hit. It planes sooooo early.
BTW, I am also using some new fins that are so fast. You should CHECK them out!! They are made by a guy in Newport, Kirst feddersen, who works with aerospace carbon for a living. I can't get
over the performance. Top end speed is better than Tectonics, and upwind is about the same. They are called FiberFoils. The web address is: http://www.fiberfoils.com/ Great FINS!!
Dimitar Bojantchev
>
>I received my new lightwind board from Mike and it came out at 70cm (27").
Mine too. When I picked mine I saw yours was a blank. Actually mine is
like 27 and a quarter, one of the bigger around, I think. It's the
exact same board that the Z-27 is, Mike said. It is an amazingly
versatile board for its size, and it feels very loose and controllable
at various speeds. It must be said that Zajicek does keep ahead of the
curve though and makes stuff that really works. I'd pay very close
attention to what he does. He is a perfectionist too. Many a folk try
to analyze a shape when they see one but I doubt more than a few
really know all the minute (and sometimes mysterious) details that
affect a board's performance. Having stuff that is proven in the real
heats is something good.
Funny, I've said this many times -- when I brought my beloved Drops
FL-10 last year at the Marina, a beginner in the sport, everybody
thought I'm nuts... Now everybody is riding huge stuff, even the
lighter guys. I mean Wilzone is on a 27' Roberts, Fukushima is
getting something large too, other guys who swore in their 6.6's now
ride on 8.0+ sails... I only wish that the 9.0+ size sails could have
the same structurally solid feel as the 8.3's...
>I am on the East Coast and the winds are a little lighter than the SF Bay.
The Bay as a whole, yes. Not Berkeley though. I'd venture to guess
that the regulars can plane in 80% of the days they chose to sail, the
breeze ranging 8-14 mph. If I were sailing Crissy regularly I'd have
lived with a 25' board just fine...
>BTW, I will be on the bay for the US Nationals in July. I Hope to hook up
>with some of you guys when I am there.
You may see more than you wish... Don't come to Berkeley though if you're
unfamiliar with the area. It's ugly and you'll be disapointed. Go to Crissy
first... I'm sure you'll meet everybody.
>---
>Marc Lefebvre (US-775)
>Cape Cod Windsurfing Association, President
>US Windsurfing Northeast Regional Director
>Gear: AHD/NeilPryde/Fiberspar/Fiberfoils
>Email: lefe...@ultranet.com
>URL: http://www.ultranet.com/~lefebvre/
>Motto: "Windsurfing is life, the rest is just details!"
>
>
Regards,
D.
Berkeley Windsurf & Snowboard
>
>
> The word on the street is that Matt and Kevin are actually riding the
> latest Neil Pryde (RX1) sails until Barry puts out his next generation race
> sail. This may not entirely be accurate but I did hear it on the
> grapevine.
Uh, no. This is not even close to within a hair of true. Completely
false. They are using non-Spanier Total Flows for racing for now, but
they will be using Spanier designed wave sails in San Carlos. Gaastra
Spanier designs.
--
Will Harper
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Kevin Ozee
Aloha,
Will is right. Sorry, Marc, but you misunderstood me...
Matt, Kev and Phil kept the last set of Z-1's they received from me as
"benchmarks", to compare with whatever new sails they use. They did not
get RX-1's.
Best regards, Kevin Ozee / Neil Pryde Maui
DKT
Marc A. Lefebvre (US-775)
> Berkeley Windsurf & Snowboard wrote:
> >
> > Marc A. Lefebvre (US-775) wrote:
> > > The word on the street is that Matt and Kevin are actually riding the
> > > latest Neil Pryde (RX1) sails until Barry puts out his next generation race
> > > sail. This may not entirely be accurate but I did hear it on the
> > > grapevine.
> >
> > Uh, no. This is not even close to within a hair of true. Completely
> > false. They are using non-Spanier Total Flows for racing for now, but
> > they will be using Spanier designed wave sails in San Carlos. Gaastra
> > Spanier designs.
>
> Will is right. Sorry, Marc, but you misunderstood me...
>
> Matt, Kev and Phil kept the last set of Z-1's they received from me as
> "benchmarks", to compare with whatever new sails they use. They did not
> get RX-1's.
>
> Best regards, Kevin Ozee / Neil Pryde Maui
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