Iballa Moreno (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) gewinnt die Single Elimination!
Auch am fünftenTag des NoveNove Maui Aloha Classic lieferte Ho'okipa erneut gute Bedingungen, allerdings dauerte es ein wenig länger bis sich der Passatwind aufbaute. Der Wind schwankte heute aufgrund einiger Wolken im Laufe des späten Morgens und am frühen Nachmittag. Trotzdem konnte die Single Elimination der Damen schwierigen Bedingungen abgeschlossen werden.
Aufgrund der schwierigen Bedingungen entschied Oberschiedsrichter Duncan Coombs das Damen Finale auf 30 Minuten zu verlängern, um jeder der vier Finalteilnehmerinnen - Iballa Moreno (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins), Sarah Hauser (Tabou / Simmer ), Ingrid Larouche (Fanatic / North) und Vickey Abbot - eine faire Chance zu geben, das zu zeigen, was tatsächlich drauf haben.
Women’s / Single EliminationWinners’ FinalThe Women’s Winners’ Final was completed at the third time of asking — after one cancellation yesterday and today — and there was no denying the reigning champion Iballa Moreno (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins), who made the most of the tricky conditions, by showing patience to wait for the best waves before combining several well timed turns with an aerial to be crowned the winner of the single elimination. Victory in the single means Iballa is now on the verge of claiming a famous hat-trick of prestigious Aloha Classics -- having won here in 2006 and in 2014. Meanwhile, Ingrid Larouche (Fanatic / North) sailed through the pain barrier having injured her foot the day before to secure an excellent second place. ahead of Sarah Hauser (Tabou / Simmer) — who completes the podium after achieving her best result ever — and Vickey Abbot in fourth place. Iballa Moreno reacts to winning the single elimination: “I’m honestly not looking into the world title points at all. I’m more focused on winning the event here, which I think this is one of my favourite events — This is my favourite tack particularly for wave riding and I really enjoy sailing here. I’m only focusing on doing well here and whatever with the title race happens. Of course if it goes in my favour I would be happy, but Daida still has a very good chance and I’d also be really happy for her if she gets it [the world title]. Last year was my year, maybe this year is her year, who knows? It’s all in her hands and I hope she can comeback through the double.”As things currently stand Iballa leads the title race, but things are still in Daida’s hands. If Daida is able to fight her way back from 7th into 3rd place then Iballa will be powerless to stop her sister from regaining her world title. Make sure you stay tuned to www.pwaworldtour.com to see which one of the legendary twins come out on top in this year’s battle for the title. The forecast for tomorrow sees the swell drop further, so a lay day has been called for all fleets. The forecast predicts a new long period, together with wind, for the end of the week, so an announcement will be made at 7pm each evening with the latest call as we monitor the forecast. Result NoveNove Maui Aloha Classic — Women’s Single Elimination1st Iballa Moreno (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) 2nd Ingrid Larouche (Fanatic / North) 3rd Sarah Hauser (Tabou / Simmer) 4th Vickey Abbot 5th Anne-Marie Reichman (Starboard / Hot Sails Maui) 5th Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins) 7th Daida Moreno (Starboard / Severne / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins) 7th Shawna Cropas (JP / NeilPryde)
