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PWA POZO 2015

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Quietly moving up through the other side of the draw was Alex Mussolini, new sponsors and watching your best friend, Thomas Traversa, win a world championship had lit a fire in Alex’s sailing and by the end of day 1, it would be his wave riding and Koester’s insane jumping that would vie for the money in the final. Alex had earned his spot against Koester but Philip was in a league of his own. A huge planing double forward, followed by a technically perfect push loop forward, finished off with that much watched and talked about fearless triple forward were just some of the highlights of a performance that not only saw him take the win but the respect of every sailor, man, woman and child on the beach. It was a clear statement of intent and no doubt it was a sleepless night for the rest of the fleet as Koester’s performance had set a scarily high bar. Duncan Coombs commented  ‘’Koester messes our scales up a little bit because he just seems to be in a class of his own and we are trying to fit everyone else’s scores to suit his’’

DAY 2
An early skipper’s meeting on day 2 saw the double elimination continue at a frenetic pace. Most people sail with a heat plan but the violence of the wind strength and level required to advance saw any semblance of plans quickly abandoned. The only reasonable course of action in a heat was to be unreasonable and lay it right on the very fine line between lunatic and lunacy.

Notable performances came from Thomas Traversa, Antoine Martin, Dany Bruch, Marcilio Browne, Jaeger Stone and Robby Swift. From Jaeger’s massive delayed forward to Robby Swift’s first ever delayed double forward, they and the rest of the notables were all pushing their own personal boundaries and while heat results may not have reflected the effort they put in, the results certainly didn’t lessen the commitment being shown. The come back story was of one man though – Victor Fernandez. Victor’s clinical approach has seen him in the final of every Pozo contest over the last 10 years. Day one had seen Victor look decidedly un-Victor like. For whatever reasons, the man still with the most wins at Pozo had been off form but not today. Fernandez was back and the passionate Spanish crowds on the beach were cheering the return of their favourite countryman.

 
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