The second world cup event shows how high is the level. In every heat riders where landing tricks like: burner, shaka diablo or toad. It shows that changing to a different scoring system was a good choice. Here in Lanzarote we could do maximum six moves and the best four where judged. It allow you to try some more difficult moves without loosing points for crashing.

It was second time in Lefkas that we had a EFPT contest. Last year we didn’t had to good conditions but this year the forecast were promising and it looked like it’s going to be a great competition here. In three days of sailing we managed to finish a double elimination.

We had the best conditions on the first day of the contest. It was windy for a 5.0 m2. At that they we finished the whole single elimination. I won my first heat against Nikos Athanasiou but then later I lost to Steven van Broeckhoven and finished nine in the single. Anxton Otaegui won the single, Andre Paskowski was second and Steven van Broeckhoven was third.

On Saturday the wind dropped but the judges decided to run double elimination so all the riders went out on there biggest equipment. I took my 6.0 but still sometimes it was to light. That day all the riders worked really hard to stay in planning and make some next moves. My heat where quite constant and even with such a light wind I managed to do some technical tricks in every heat. I won two heats, one with Stam Promponas and the second one with Martin van Ochten. Unfortunately after those two runs I was quite tired and I didn’t sail as good as before. Niklas Strahlen used the situation and did few more moves then me and won the heat. For me it was finished for this contest and I have to be happy with the nine position. The organizers managed to run few more heat but the wind died 5 heats before the end of the double.

The last day came wind the wind from the morning and after a skippers meeting at 14:00 we started first missing heat. Normen Gunzlein sailed very well trough all his heats and from place number 5 he went up to the final where we’ve met Anxton Otaegui. The final was unbelievable and both of the riders wanted to win really bad here in Greece. Normen did less moves but tried to make more sort new,technical tricks and landed burner diablo, shaka one handed and culo. Anxton on the other hand tried to do as many moves as possible with a lot of variety. He’ve landed all the tricks on switch really clean with a lot of speed and in the begging he nailed a massive shaka. After a long break and waiting time the decision was 3 to 2 on Axton Otaegui and he won both of the Greek events.

Result:

In the end I’m quite happy about those two event in Greece. I sailed on the same level trough all my heats. In Milos Beach I also sailed well on a bog sail which was never my best side. Both heats with Steven van Broeckhoven where hard but also close which gives a good sign for next contests.

The next stop is in Lanzarote for the World Cup. I hope we going to have good conditions and I can show some good moves.

Today we managed to run few more heat of a double elimination. After yesterdays nice 5.2 sailing today we had to go to work and pump on 6.0. After I finished 9th in the single I had to win at least two heat to maintain this position in the double.In the first heat I sailing against a Greek rider Stam Promponas. It was hard work because of really light wind. I had to pump almost trough my entire heat. Anyway I had a good run and all my moves where clean.

Around 10 min ago we’ve finished a first single elimination on a Greek island Lefkas. I have to admit that the level is growing from every event.  In my first heat I sailed against a Greek rider Nikos Athanasiou who did a huge progress since the last event. He had an ankle injury and now he is back and sailing good. The heat was quite close but in the end I tried to copy every move from him and do it one handed or diablo and it worked.
I won the heat and in the next one I’ve sailed again against Steven van Broeckhoven.  Both of us showed some technical moves and I did all of my moves with diablo in the end. I’ve also did a huge shaka on the way out and a cana brava. Unfortunetly two to one decision I lost that heat and because of one move which I’ve didn’t land… and that was a  clew first air flaka in the end of the heat. If I would land it then probably I would be in advance. I have to admit that Steven is sailing really consistent and strong. After the heat with me he beat very strong Normen Gunzlein and a while ago he just won the third place battle with Nicola Akgazcyan. 

In the final it was Andre Paskowski and Axton Otaegui. It was a good heat but unfortunately the wind dropped a bit so the riders couldn’t show there best moves. Anxton managed to sail a bit better in those tricky conditions and he took the victory in the first single elimination.

Resulst after the single:

1.Anxton  Otaegui

2.Andre Paskowski

3.Steven van Broeckhoven

4.Nicola Akgazcyan

the pic from the finalists(winner in the first)

Just 30 minutes ago the first contest on a Greek Island Lefkada was officially over.  The wind which was promised never showed up and during last three days we didn’t compete at all. The results stayed unchanged since the single elimination.

1.Nicolas Akgazcyan

2.Anxton Otaegui

3.Normen Gunzlein

4.Andre Paskowski

Official prize giving is planed at 11 o’clock.