Unbelievable level in Lanzarote

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.

The single elimination was won by Marcilio Browne who sailing very good and landed one handed air funnels in every heat. Second place went to Ricardo Campello who improves all the time. Third was Gollito Estredo and fourth Kiri Thode. I didn’t sail to good in a single elimination and lost to a Canadian rides Philip Soltysiak. I finished 17th after the single.

The double elimination is a totally different story. We had a lot more wind so in my first heat I could do a lot more moves. In the first round I was against a former European Champion Kevin Mevissen. I knew it will be a though heat so I had to sail perfect. I sailed without crashing and did all the moves with diablo in the end. In the last seconds of the heat I did a clean shaka cana brava and won that heat.

In the next heat I was against English champion Andy Chambers. We had a little bit less wind so I couldn’t repeat my heat which i had against Kevin. I sailed good but it was not enough to beat Andy. So after the double elimination I’m on the 13th place.

In the double elimination final it was Marcilio Browne and Gollito Estredo who eliminated Ricardo Campello on the way. Marcilio showed a perfect routine with cana brava, funnel cana brava and a one hadned burner which he landed faster then started it. It just few moves of a perfect show from young Brazilian. Gollito sailed amazing and landed a puneta into burner and a shove it double spock in the end. The judges after a long meeting decided in Marcilios favor.

Today forecast is good. We have a skippers meeting at 1 o’clock. if the conditions will be good then we start with the next single elimination.

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