Howling wind and a building swell provided all the ingredients for a mind blowing freestyle showdown, on day two of the 2008 PWA Costa Teguise World Cup. On the agenda was the first double elimination, following the successful completion of the single elimination on day one.
Sarah Quita/photo PWA Carter
With all the sailors reseeded back into the elimination ladder at the point they were knocked out, Aruba’s Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde) occupied the top spot. This meant she effectively had to wait until the end of the day to see who would climb the ranks and challenge them for their positions.
Women’s Double Elimination
Japan’s Junko Nagoshi (Simmer, Dakine) pieced together two crippling heats to advance her into the final stages of the women’s elimination. Having found her form she posed a considerable threat to day one’s fourth place finisher, Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North Sails).
The Moreno Twins and Laura Treboux
Treboux/photo PWA Carter
Treboux had her work cut out to match Nagoshi’s slick clue first puneta’s, and had to delve deep into her bag of tricks to eventually defeat her rival with some super technical switch moves in the testing conditions.
Advancing to meet Iballa Moreno (North Sails), Treboux again sided with technical moves, over safer lower scoring alternatives. Moreno played a similar game, but struggled to find her rhythm, and was forced to succumb to the Swiss freestyler's superior repertoire.
Continuing on her rampage, next in Treboux’s sights was Daida Moreno (North Sails). The heat served up some big moves, with Treboux pulling clue first punetas, to Moreno’s reply of towering stalled forward loops and fully planning grubbys. Ultimately, Treboux’s more technical routine was rewarded with the win, meaning the final was a battle between Offringa and Treboux.
Offringa fired in with a hefty dose of super technical moves, including flakas, puneta diablos and esliders to name but a few. Treboux replied, but got caught on the downwind side of the sailing area and struggled to find the pace to match Offringa. The final decision was conclusive; Offringa had won hands down, securing a crucial first place victory in the first double elimination.
Tomorrow looks set to see more explosive action in the relentless Canarian wind. The skippers meeting is scheduled for 1pm, with heats starting from 1.30 pm.
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