GWA Wingfoil World Cup Fortaleza Day Five

Day 5 at Superfoil Brazil was all about the full-speed racing action. Fortaleza continued to dish out some perfect racing conditions yesterday with 18- 20 knots of wind and perfect sunny skies, the stage was set for a long day of racing.

On Friday one full elimination was completed for the men, with Titouan Galea taking the win. Yesterday we completed another full three eliminations, bringing the total to four, with one discard allowed. Titouan was unstoppable, winning all the finals except for one, proving that he is a very versatile and capable athlete.

On the women’s side, two full eliminations were completed on Friday, with Paula Novotna winning one, and Olivia Piana the other. Yesterday, we completed a further five, with two discards allowed. Olivia Piana produced a polished display of racing, winning all of the Women’s Finals.

The final standings for the Race are:

Men:

Titouan Galea (NCL)
Hugo Marin (FRA)
Francesco Cappuzzo (ITA)

Women:

Olivia Piana (FRA)
Bowien van der Linden (NDL)
Paula Novotna (CZE)

South American Championships

The GWA Wingfoil Race South American Championship has also been completed here throughout the week, where we have had 9 men and 4 women registered to compete in the Race Discipline. Marcella Witt from Brazil (Women), Alvaro Cadena from Colombia (Men Masters), Riccardo Leccese from Colombia (Open Men) took the win at this continental championship in Brazil.