Was sich am Morgen bereits ankündigte, wurde am Nachmittag bestätigt: Der zweite Tag des Davidoff Cool Water Windsurf World Cup Sylt blieb ohne Wettkämpfe. Die Sportler konnten bei Windstärken von sechs bis zehn Knoten vor Deutschlands nördlichster Insel weder im Slalom noch im Waveriding oder Freestyle antreten. Die Zuschauer und Athleten genossen stattdessen den strahlenden Sonnenschein am Brandenburger Strand.

Auch Windsurf-Legende Robby Naish verbrachte den Tag auf Sylt, nachdem er bereits an der Eröffnungs-Feier am Freitag teilnahm. Der Hawaiianer traf sich mit Veranstalter Matthias Neumann und dem Hamburger Staatsrat Christoph Holstein, der nach 15 Jahren den Davidoff Cool Water Windsurf World Cup zum zweiten Mal besuchte. "Die Veranstaltung ist sehr gewachsen. Ich freue mich über die Sportbegeisterung der Zuschauer. Das ist wichtig bei der Auswahl der Ausrichterstadt für die Olympischen Spiele", erklärte Holstein, der selbst begeisterter Windsurfer ist.

Die Vorhersage für Sonntag ist vielversprechend. Geplant sind Wettfahrten im Slalom. Bei der „Formel 1“ des Windsurfens treten die weltbesten Fahrer in rasanten Rennen auf der Nordsee an. Nur beim einzigen Super Grand Slam der World Tour werden alle drei Disziplinen Waveriding, Slalom und Freestyle ausgetragen. Insgesamt 131 Starter aus 34 Nationen kämpfen bis zum 4. Oktober in Westerland um den Sieg.

Der erste Tag des 2015 Davidoff Cool Water Sylt PWA World Cup begann ruhig. Die Einschreibung der Teilnehmer in allen drei Disziplinen - Slalom, Freestyle und Wave - fand heute zwischen 11.30 Uhr und 13.30 Uhr statt. An einem schönen sonnigen ersten Tag gingen danach einige Starter verschiedener Disziplinen noch aufs Wasser um das Equipment abzustimmen, oder vielleicht auch um einfach etwas Spaß zu haben… Anschließend gab es die Eröffnungsfeier für die 134 Starter aus 34 Nationen, bei der schon am ersten Tag sehr viele begeisterte Zuschauer dabei waren. Die Vorhersage für morgen prognostiziert moderaten Nordwestwind, der im Laufe des Tages etwas zunehmen soll. Skippers Meeting für die einzelnen Disziplinen: - Slalom 10.00 - 1. möglicher Start 11.00
- Freestyle 10.30 - 1. möglicher Start 11.00
- Wellen 12.00 - 1. möglicher Start 12.30 The official opening ceremony was held at 4pm, before which we caught up with the two sailors involved in the freestyle world title race: Dieter Van der Eyken (Starboard / Severne), who currently leads the PWA Freestyle World Tour: “I had a freestyle session on my way to here from Denmark, which was nice. I was sailing with Amado [Vrieswijk] and that forced me to go for my first shifties as he was landing them all over the place — that went alright and I sailed away from a couple of wet ones. The rotation is pretty mental, I didn’t know where I was in the rotation, so had some pretty painful crashes as well.” On the title race Van der Eyken added: “I feel fine, it looks as though we are going to have a bit of a wait with the off-shores not looking certain, but I feel like a learnt a lot in Fuerte when it comes to dealing with pressure… I just need to win every heat haha! I’d have possibly preferred the wind to be onshore and the sea messy, rather than the offshore direction again — which isn’t my favourite — but Jaeger [Stone] has said he will caddy for me, which will make things a bit easier at least.” Kiri Thode (Starboard / GA Sails): “I’m feeling really comfortable at the moment, I’m ready to sail and just hoping we get some wind, so then we can get it done. I’m excited.” PWA: How’s your preparation been before the event? Kiri Thode: “Actually Bonaire hasn’t been quite windy enough so I’ve only sailed a couple of times, but mentally I’m feeling calm and ready, which is good.” The forecast for tomorrow predicts moderate northwesterly winds, which should strengthen slightly as the day progresses. The skippers’ meetings for tomorrow have been scheduled as so: — Slalom 10am — 1st possible start 11am — Freestyle 10:30am — 1st possible start 11am — Wave 12pm — 1st possible start 12:30pm   As always you’ll be able to stay up to date with all of the action by tuning into www.pwaworldtour.com — here you’ll find the PWA live stream and live ticker.

Auch im 32. Jahr des Windsurf World Cup Sylt können wir noch eine Premiere feiern. Erstmals in der Geschichte des Events können wir Euch in diesem Jahr, in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Vodafone, einen eigenen und exklusiven Live-Stream anbieten. Wer dabei an ein starres Bild auf das sportliche Treiben im Wasser denkt, der irrt sich. Und zwar gewaltig. Interviews, Rundgänge über das Eventgelände, Highlight-Clips, Wettervorhersagen und und und, oder oder oder. Frei nach dem Motto: „Wenn schon, denn schon“ bietet unser Live-Stream alles, um euch ein „Mitten drin“ – Gefühl zu vermitteln. Während Euch unsere Moderatoren Ingo Meyer und Janin Reinhardt am Wasser, auf der Promenade oder unserem extra hergerichteten Studio auf dem Laufenden halten, zeigen wir Euch innovative Live-Bilder vom Geschehen. Mit Ballons, Drohnen und Einstellung direkt von den Startbooten auf dem Wasser, liefern wir Euch einen perfekten Rundumblick der Ereignisse. Ihr wollt noch mehr Infos? Kein Problem. Viele der Fahrer werden zusätzlich mit GPS-Trackern ausgerüstet, die beispielsweise die Geschwindigkeit der Sportler in Echtzeit auf Eure Bildschirme liefern werden. Dank der superschnellen LTE-Übertragung könnt ihr den Live-Stream auf featured.de/worldcupsylt mit Eurem Smartphone und von Zuhause aus in Top-Qualität mitverfolgen. Der Vodafone Livestream startet am Freitag mit der Eröffnungsfeier in der Musikmuschel, moderiert von Janin Reinhardt. Anschließend führt Sport-Kommentator Ingo Meyer im extra aufgebauten Studio am Strand ein erstes Interview mit dem zweifachen deutschen Weltmeister Philip Köster. An den folgenden Tagen stehen Gespräche, unter anderem mit Surf-Legende Robby Naish und deutschen Windsurfern auf dem Programm. Dazu werden Infos zum World Cup, den Disziplinen, der Weltserie, dem Windsurf-Equipment und Strand-Impressionen geliefert. Der Live-Stream läuft jeweils an beiden Wochenenden. Mehr Infos über den Windsurf World Cup Sylt findest Du unter: http://www.worldcupsylt.de/ www.pwaworldtour.com.

Vom 25. September bis 04. Oktober erwartet Euch mit dem DAVIDOFF Cool Water Windsurf World Cup das größte Windsurf Event der Welt, bei dem die besten nationalen und internationalen Windsurfer an der Küste Sylts in den Disziplinen Wave, Freestyle und Slalom gegeneinander antreten und um Preisgelder von über 100.000 Euro und wichtige Weltranglistenpunkte kämpfen. Als einziger deutscher Stopp der aktuellen PWA World Tour geht der Event in diesem Jahr schon in die 32. Runde und lockt jährlich über 200.000 Zuschauer nach Westerland. It’s time for one of the biggest events of the year again, which sees all three disciplines involved — slalom, freestyle and wave — as the world’s best sailors prepare to descend upon Sylt’s sandy shores once again for the 2015 Davidoff Sylt PWA Grand Slam, which runs between the 25th September until the 4th October. The next 10 day ahead promise to be action packed with the men’s freestyle world title being decided right here and the pressure will be higher than ever with no discard for 2015 — meaning any mistake will be punished to the maximum. Meanwhile, the men’s slalom world title race will continue to gather pace, as will both the men’s and women’s waves. Westerland is Germany’s northernmost town, located 186km northwest of Hamburg, and is situated on the beautiful North Sea Island of Sylt. Thanks to its affluent, glamorous lifestyle and thriving tourism industry, Westerland, has earned the reputation of being the ‘Beverly Hills’ of Germany. Some say that variety is the spice of life and in this sense Sylt never disappoints as you never quite know what to expect — thanks to the huge variation of conditions that this wonderful island can produce. In strong onshore winds a colossal shore break develops — ready to crush the hopes of any unsuspecting competitors — along with powerful waves of up to three or four meters in size, which provide amazing wave sailing conditions, whilst producing a real challenge for the slalom and freestyle fleets. On the other hand Sylt can also produce great racing and freestyle conditions, when offshore winds grace the island with their presence, although it can then be bitterly cold. One thing is for sure, to win here you need to be the complete all rounder who is willing to have their mettle tested to breaking point. Freestyle Men’s The men’s world title race comes to a boil here in Sylt and it looks as though it will be a straight fight between Dieter Van der Eyken (Starboard / Severne) and Kiri Thode (Starboard / GA Sails). The Belgian is hunting for a maiden world crown, whilst Thode is looking to add to his 2013 world title. As things stand the duo are level on points, but Van der Eyken leads having beaten Thode more times this year. The pressure will be higher than ever with both sailors knowing whoever finishes higher come the end of the event will win the 2015 PWA Freestyle World Tour — as long as they finish fifth or higher — which would seem like a formality given the way they have both been sailing so far this season.   However, if for whatever reason, both Van der Eyken and Thode were to finish outside the top five there is still the outside possibility that Amado Vrieswijk (JP / Severne) could walk away with this year’s title, but to have any chance of doing that the Bonairean would have to beat both of his rivals by at least five places. So for example if Van der Eyken or Thode finished sixth or worse then Vrieswijk would need to win the event — seventh or worse would require a second place finish or better, etc. Elsewhere Antony Ruenes (Tabou / GA Sails) has made a rapid recovery from the injury he suffered in Fuerteventura and makes the entry list for the final freestyle event of the year. The Frenchman currently occupies joint fourth in the rankings alongside fellow countryman — Nicolas Akgazciyan (99NoveNove / Point-7 / AL360 / Maui Ultra Fins) — and both still have a shot of pipping Vrieswijk to the final place on the podium. It’s sure to be an intriguing battle between Ruenes and Akgazciyan as they fight to be the top ranked Frenchman. As always the remainder of the Bonaire crew — Tonky Frans (Tabou / GA Sails), Taty Frans (Starboard / GA Sails / Mystic) and Youp Schmit (99NoveNove / Avanti)  — will be major threats. Plus the likes of Davy Scheffers (Tabou / GA Sails), Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde) and Phil Soltysiak (Starboard / Sailworks), whilst three-time world champion Ricardo Campello (Patrik / Point-7 / MFC) and reigning wave world champion — Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails) — could easily cause some major upsets. They’ll be no world title No.7 this time around for Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / North / MFC) after the King of Freestyle finished fifteenth in Fuerte due to illness, but the multiple-time world champion will be desperate to end the year with a bang and could yet play a major role in deciding the eventual winner of this year’s title. Like Gollito there will also be no world title for Steven Van Broeckhoven this year. The Belgian was leading the tour before a foot injury ruled him out of Fuerteventura — ending his hopes — but he’ll also be wanting to end the year with a flourish. Slalom Men’s Antoine Albeau (RRD / NeilPryde) still leads the way in this year’s title race having discarded his seventh place finish in Turkey, but the reigning world champion doesn’t have any room for error with Matteo Iachino (Fanatic / North) and Pierre Mortefon (Fanatic / North) firmly breathing down his neck. However, he is still the man everyone else has to beat — especially when you consider that he was won two out of the last three events in Sylt. Expect to see Albeau return to his best after a minor blip as he looks to stay in control of the title race. Matteo Iachino has established himself as one of the top title contenders for 2015 — showing a level of experience and consistency beyond his young years. The twenty-five year old comes into Sylt on the back of three consecutive podium finishes and you can be sure he’ll be there or there abouts come the end of the event again as he looks to maintain the pressure on Albeau. Pierre Mortefon had been threatening to win an event on several occasions over the last couple of years and in Turkey last time out everything clicked into place as he earned his maiden victory on the PWA Slalom World tour with a devastating display, which saw the Frenchman win three out of four eliminations. Confidence will be sky high off the back of that victory and Mortefon has already proven how versatile he is when it comes to the conditions, so he is perfectly equipped to attack the top again.   Just behind the front three is Ross Williams (Tabou / GA Sails / Mystic), who continues to enjoy a fine season having finished in the top six or better at the opening four events. Williams will be hoping for another big performance as he looks to re-establish himself in the prestigious top three. The Brit currently holds a substantial advantage over his next closest rivals — and teammates — Ben Van der Steen (Tabou / GA Sails) and Cedric Bordes (Tabou / GA Sails) — who occupy fifth and sixth respectively. Meanwhile, the top ten is currently completed by vice-world champion — Cyril Moussilmani (Starboard / Severne) — Steve Allen (Starboard / Severne), Pascal Toselli (99NoveNove / Point-7) and Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Starboard / Point-7). However, the battle for the overall top ten is still extremely close and the usual suspects of Julien Quentel (RRD / NeilPryde), Antoine Questel (Starboard / GA Sails), Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Loft Sails / Mystic) — together with Malte Reuscher (JP / NeilPryde) and Tristan Algret — both of whom enter Sylt on the back of their best performances ever, should all be involved again. Wave Men’s Philip Köster (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) and Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / North / MFC) have been almost inseparable so far this season and as a result they head into the fourth event of the year tied on points. Köster technically holds the lead having beaten Fernandez more times this season, but you can be sure of another pulsating battle between the top two in the world. Expect to see more gravity defying stunts and explosive wave moves as they continue to go toe-to-toe with each other. Jaeger Stone (Starboard / Severne) cemented his place in the overall top three with another excellent performance in Denmark, which saw Stone take home fourth place. The Australian has established himself as one of the leading contenders on the tour and you can be sure that he’ll be challenging for the top again with more signature wave riding. Alex Mussolini (RRD / RRD) currently holds fourth place, just ahead of Ricardo Campello and the Spaniard will be looking to bust out more of his trademark frontside 3s as he looks to discard his ninth place finish from Denmark and cement his place in the top four and beyond. Campello will be a huge threat again with is explosive jumping repertoire and will be desperate to better his seventh place finish from Cold Hawaii. Reigning world champion — Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails) — finds himself in sixth place at the moment, but with only half the season complete that could all change very easily. Meanwhile, Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) comes into Sylt on the back of his best result this year, which saw the Brazilian return to the prestigious podium and you can expect to see another big performance as Browne looks to gather momentum heading into the second half of the year. Britain’s Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins / SWOX) together with German’s Dany Bruch (Starboard / Challenger Sails / AL360) and Klaas Voget (Fanatic / Simmer / MFC) complete the top ten at this stage of the season. With the level remaining so incredibly high at the moment almost anyone in the wave fleet has the potential to mount a challenge for the top ten and beyond, so also keep an eye out for Adam Lewis (Fanatic / North / SWOX), Jules Denel (JP / NeilPryde), Florian Jung (RRD / Gun Sails) and Alessio Stillrich (Fanatic / North) — who looks to have taken his sailing to another level. Women’s Daida Moreno (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) leads the title race, just as she did at this stage last year, having won the opening two events of the year in comprehensive fashion. Daida has been on her A-game throughout and you can expect to see another immaculate performance from her as she looks to further cement her place at the top of the rankings. Brace yourself for massive stalled forwards and trademark one-handed backloops as she looks to do just that. Iballa Moreno (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) has been bravely sailing through the pain barrier so far this year, and in spite of that, still remains right on the tail of her sister with two, second place finishes thus far. Expect to see more silky wave rides together with a full arsenal of jumps as she looks to sustain the pressure on Daida at the top. Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins) currently completes the prestigious top three having finished third and fourth in Pozo, Gran Canaria, and El Medano, Tenerife, respectively, but she’ll face major competition from Amanda Beenen (99NoveNove / Point-7) if she wants to keep third place. Both women have been pushing themselves to the limits and you can expect to see them going even bigger here as they continue their fascinating battle. Just behind them is Steffi Wahl (Patrik / Sailloft Hamburg), who is always in contention for the top five and beyond. Wahl excels in the wave riding department and should feature heavily again. Alice Arutkin (Fanatic / North) — who finished third overall last year — is currently tied in joint sixth with Poland’s Justyna Sniady (Simmer / Mystic), whilst Italian Caterina Stenta (RRD / Maui Ultra Fins) isn’t far behind and has been improving with every event this season. The forecast keeps changing at the moment, but to begin the event it looks as though either the freestyle or slalom fleets will be taking centre stage first with moderate northwesterly winds being predicted for the opening weekend. As always you’ll be able to follow all of the incredible action live via the PWA live stream and live ticker @ www.pwaworldtour.com.

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Cold Hawaii machte auch in diesem Jahr seinem Namen alle Ehre. Klitmøller / Dänemark gehört zu den besten europäischen Spots für Wavesurfer, der mittlerweile legendäre KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup lieferte auch in seinem sechsten Jahr erneut Top Bedingungen.

Zu Beginn des Events wurde die Geduld der Starter arg strapaziert. Belohnt wurde sie dann am fünften Tag mit starkem Wind und guten Wellen - so dass sowohl die Single- und Double Elimination in fantastischen Bedingungen abgeschlossen werden konnte.

Philip Köster (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) gewinnt den diesjährigen KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup, der zweimalige Weltmeister blieb bei der diesjährigen Veranstaltung ungeschlagen. Der 21 Jahre alte Köster schlug Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurf / MFC) in der Single Elimination, bevor er den stark fahrenden Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / North / MFC) im hart umkämpften Finale der Double schlug. Auf dem Weg zum Sieg verbuchte Köster einen perfekten 10 Punkt Wellenritt, zudem landete er zahlreiche Double-forwards – sein Markenzeichen. Dies war der zweite Sieg Kösters in Cold Hawaii - nachdem hier im Jahr 2011 gewonnen hat. Mit seinem jüngsten Erfolg setzt er sich ganz knapp an die Spitze der Gesamtwertung, vor Victor Fernandez.
Victor Fernandez war der einzige andere Starter der einen perfekten 10 Punkte wellenritt hinlegte, aber er konnte die Double Elimination trotz eines Superfinales nicht für sich entschieden.  Fernandez   nimmt den zweiten Platz in Dänemark nach Hause, der Weltmeister von 2010 liegt nach drei Veranstaltungen punktgleich mit Philip Köster.

Die ersten beiden Veranstaltungen der Saison war liefen nicht optimal für Marcilio Browne, aber der Brasilianer war in Dänemark wieder in Bestform und steht nach diesem Event wieder auf Rang sieben in der Gesamtwertung.  Der  Cold Hawaii-Champion von 2013 gewann in perfekter Art und Weise die Super Session mit einem double forward wie aus dem Lehrbuch.
Jaeger Stone zementierte seinen dritten Platz in der Gesamtwertung, indem er sich mit einem vierten Platz mit einer herausragenden Leistung gegenüber dem restlichen Feld behauptet. Der Aussie-Ripper zeigte konsequent perfekte Wellenritte und massive One-Foot Backloops, bevor seine Hoffnungen auf einen Podiumsplatz von einem nicht zu stoppenden Victor Fernandez in Heat 33 zerstört wurden.
Cold Hawaii, das zweite Zuhause für Klaas Voget (Fanatic / Simmer / MFC). Der Deutsche nutzte seine ganz Erfahrung an diesem Spot, um ein atemberaubendes Comeback durch die Double Elimination zu fahren. Adam Lewis (Fanatic / North) war Vogets erstes Opfer, gefolgt von John Skye (RRD / RRD / MFC), Alex Mussolini (RRD / RRD), Ricardo Campello (Patrik / Point-7 / MFC) und schließlich Kenneth Danielsen (Simmer), Klaas Voget hat verdienst sein bestes Ergebnis der Saison eingefahren - Fünfter - und damit auch die Rückkehr in die Top Ten der Gesamtwertung.

Der dänische Local - Kenneth Danielsen - war ein weiterer Starter der ein fulminantes Comeback durch die Double Elimination hinlegte, sehr zur Freude der lokalen Zuschauer. Auch er gewann fünf aufeinander folgende Läufen. Danielsens Comeback begann in der ersten Runde, wo er Marc Paré (99NoveNove / Simmer / Maui Ultra Fins) besiegt, Alessio Stillrich (Fanatic / Nord), Graham Ezzy (Tabou / Ezzy), Moritz Mauch (Starboard / Severne / Beat MFC) und Jules Denel (JP / NeilPryde), bevor er schließlich von Klaas Voget gestoppt wurde. Danielsen ist sicher er happy über seine Leistung, obwohl das Resultat das gleiche wie sein bisher bestes Ergebnis im Jahr 2011 ist – Platz sechs.
Der Franzose Jules Denel lieferte ebenfalls eine sehr gute Leistung, er beendet den Wettkampf, zusammen mit Ricardo Campello (Patrik / Point-7 / MFC) auf dem gemeinsamen siebten Platz.

Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails) der Titelverteidiger und bislang auch der einzige Surfer der hier den Titel zweimal gewonnen hat erlitt vermutlich einen Schock als er bereits in der zweiten Runde in der Single Elimination von Moritz Mauch ausgeschaltet wurden. Traversa begann sein Comeback durch die Double, bevor Ricardo Campello seine Hoffnungen beendete. TT landet gemeinsam mit Mauch auf dem neunten Platz. Komplettiert werden die Top Ten von Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins / SWOX) und Alex Mussolini. Ergebnisse KIA Cold Hawaii PWA Windsurf World Cup:

#	Name / Elimination	Sail #		Disc	Final	Points
1	Philip Köster	G-44	Starboard,Severne Sails,Maui Ultra Fins		0.7	2100
	0.7
2	Victor Fernandez Lopez	E-42	North Sails,Fanatic,MFC		2.0	2067
	2.0
3	Marcilio "Brawzinho" Browne	BRA-105	Goya Windsurfing,MFC		3.0	2034
	3.0
4	Jaeger Stone	KA-120	Starboard,Severne Sails		4.0	2001
	4.0
5	Klaas Voget	G-4	Fanatic,Simmer Style,MFC		5.0	1968
	5.0
6	Kenneth Danielsen	D-38	Simmer Style		6.0	1935
	6.0
7	Jules Denel	FRA-41	NeilPryde,JP		7.5	1886
	7.5
7	Ricardo Campello	V-111	MFC,Point-7,Patrik		7.5	1886
	7.5
9	Thomas Traversa	F-3	GA Sails,Tabou Boards		10.5	1787
	10.5
9	Moritz Mauch (Y)	G-103	Starboard,Severne Sails,MFC		10.5	1787
	10.5
9	Robby Swift	K-89	NeilPryde,JP Australia,Mystic,Maui Ultra Fins,SWOX		10.5	1787
	10.5
9	Alex Mussolini	E-30	RRD		10.5	1787
	10.5

Wo geht es weiter auf der PWA World Tour2015? In nur wenigen Tagen beginnt das größte Ereignis des Jahres – dann startet in Sylt / Deutschland mit dem 2015er Sylt Sylt Davidoff Grand Slam, in dem alle drei Disziplinen gefahren werden. Los geht es am 25. September. Spannende Action gibt es dann bis 4. Oktober.  

Es war ein Spektakel, wie es die internationale Kitesurf-Szene noch nicht erlebt hat: Rund 500 Racer und Freestyler aus 19 Ländern eroberten am heutigen Sonntag bei Red Bull Coast 2 Coast den Niobe Strand auf Fehmarn, um sich der Herausforderung ihres Lebens zu stellen. Nie waren mehr Kiter gleichzeitig auf dem Wasser, nie war ein Kitesurf-Marathon härter. Sogar der bestehende Guinness-Rekord konnte mit einem Race von 352 Kitern übertroffen werden. Die Teilnehmer durchquerten den Fehmarnbelt bis zur dänischen Küste und zurück. Florian Gruber aus Garmisch-Partenkirchen bezwang die 40 Kilometer lange Strecke auf offener See als Schnellster. Bei starkem Wellengang krönte sich der 21-Jährige damit nach nur 01:06:20 Stunden zum Sieger. 485 Kites bedeckten den Himmel über Fehmarn, als um 12.45 Uhr der Startschuss für Red Bull Coast 2 Coast fiel. Nach einem Massenstart am sonst ruhigen und beschaulichen Niobe Strand heizten die Amateure und Profis, Racer und Freestyler auf einem Twintip- oder Directional-Board Richtung Rødbyhavn, Dänemark. Die Taktik ab hier: Boje sichten, umfahren und möglichst schnell wieder zurück an die deutsche Küste. Bereits zu Beginn setzten sich die Top Kiter vom Fahrerfeld ab und durchquerten mit fast 25 Knoten den 500 Meter breiten Korridor quer durch die Ostsee. Florian Gruber erreichte nach nur 1:06:20 Stunden glücklich und bejubelt von den Zuschauern am Niobe Strand deutschen Boden. Ganz dicht hinter ihm landete sein guter Freund und härtester Konkurrent Jannis Maus (Oldenburg) mit einer Zeit von 1:06:59 vor Rolf van der Vlught (Niederlande) in 1:11:24 Stunden. „Ich bin jetzt so glücklich, dass ich heute bei Red Bull Coast 2 Coast Erster geworden bin, dem härtesten Kitesurf-Marathon der Welt“, sagte Florian Gruber nach dem Race. Beste Frau war Katja Roose aus den Niederlanden. In einer Zeit von 1:23:17 meisterte sie die 40 Kilometer lange Strecke. Ergebnis Red Bull Coast 2 Coast 1. Platz: Florian Gruber (Deutschland), 01:06:20 2. Platz: Jannis Maus (Deutschland), 01:06:59 3. Platz: Rolf van der Vlught (Niederlande), 01:11:24 Schnellste Frau: Katja Roose (Niederlande), 01:23:17 – gesamt 7. Platz Weitere Informationen unter redbull.com/coast2coast.

Die Erwartungen waren hoch am vierten Tag des 2015 KIA Cold Hawaii PWA-World Cups, die Trials waren abgeschlossen, direkt danach wurde die Single Elimination gestartet. Die Bedingungen erwiesen sich heute aber weitgehend frustrierend. Wind und Wellen passten nicht ganz gut zueinander, zudem war der Wind böig und ging ständig rauf und runter. After a slow start in the morning the waves quickly improved once the wind swung slightly to the west and for a while the conditions were excellent with head high waves and cross to cross-off winds. Unfortunately though the conditions didn’t last and despite everyones best efforts it was only possible to complete two heats in the main draw. The first agenda of the day was the trials and Maciek Rutkowski (Patrik / Point-7) was the first man to book his place in the main draw followed by Pablo Ramirez (Patrik / Sailloft Hamburg) and Arthur Arutkin (Fanatic / North) — who all won their respective heats. Meanwhile, Gustav Haggstrom (RRD / RRD), Markus Rydberg (Simmer / Simmer) and local boy Mads Bjorna (Fanatic / Simmer) battled it out for the final place in the main draw in the repechage round and much to the delight of the locals it was Mads Bjorna, who grabbed the opportunity with both hands as the Dane narrowly edged out Markus Rydberg. Single Elimination
The opening heat of the single elimination featured two-time world champion Philip Köster (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins), who produced a solid display — which included a stylish goiter — to dispatch of Pablo Ramirez. Meanwhile, Graham Ezzy (Tabou / Ezzy) and Josep Pons (Simmer) were neck-and-neck for much of the heat, but the American saved the best till last to wrack up his highest scoring wave of the heat on his final wave to advance into the next round. Alex Mussolini (RRD / RRD) produced the best performance of the day as he effortlessly linked together each wave to defeat Maciek Rutkowski. The Spaniard is renowned for his wave riding capabilities and he proved why as he combined vert snap with fluid takas. On the b-side of the panel Dany Bruch (Starboard / Challenger Sails / AL360) edged a close heat against Aleix Sanllehy (Tabou / GA Sails) advancing by just 0.75 of a point such was the closeness of the duel. The Heat of Doom Heat two featuring Flo Jung (RRD / Gun Sails), Alessio Stillrich (Fanatic / North), Ricardo Campello (Patrik / Point-7 / MFC) and Arthur Arutkin (Fanatic / North) proved to be the heat of doom. Four attempts were made to complete the heat, but on each occasion had to be cancelled due to the conditions deteriorating during the heat. Having spent the day on hold they will now be the first heat up tomorrow.
Martin ten Hoeve (Goya Windsurfing / Point-7) was forced to retire from the competition after sustaining a suspected broken foot during the warmup. Everyone from the PWA wishes Martin a speedy and successful recovery and we will try to bring you an update when we know more. The skippers’ meeting has been called bright and early for tomorrow morning at 7am with the forecast currently predicting 20-30 knot westerly winds and waves of up to 2.7 meters. If the conditions allow then the action will commence from 7:30am. As always you’ll be able to follow all of the incredible action live via the PWA live stream and live ticker @ www.pwaworldtour.com.

Wie erwartet, war auch der dritte Tag des  KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cups ein weiterer Ruhetag. Auch heute gab es leichten, ablandigem Wind, kleine Wellen und keine Wettkämpfe. As expected day three of the KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup proved to be another lay day in Denmark with light offshore winds and small waves keeping the competitors on hold as the waiting game continues. However, whilst it may not have been possible to start the contest today, the tension started to rise ahead of tomorrow when Cold Hawaii is expected to burst into life after a quite few days — allowing the world’s most radical sailors to finally show exactly what they are capable of. Earlier in the day we caught up with Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) — who won the event here in 2013 — and Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins) — to find out a bit about their extensive selection of boards that they have with them: Marcilio Browne: “I have a lot of boards with me, but only 5 of them are actually for here. I’m going to be spending a lot of time in Europe over the next couple of months, so I also have a couple of prototypes with me to test for Goya — one is a Ho’okipa board, but I didn’t want to wait two months to try it and there’s always a chance that we could get down-the-line here. My boards are 82-95l all quads.” PWA: Does having so many boards make it difficult to select which board to use? Marcilio Browne: “No not really. I already know the boards that I’ve already rode and more importantly the ones that I really like.” PWA: How are you feeling about tomorrow? Marcilio Browne: “I’m hoping that we’ll be on. I think the forecast was showing a little bit more west in it — especially in the afternoon, I don’t see it happening early morning because of the waves, but once the wind swings I think it should be okay.” Robby Swift has 9 boards with him and had this to say: “This is actually exactly the same as I had in the Canaries, but here I’ve also brought 2 side-shore down-the-line boards. Not necessarily for here — although we may get down-the-line — but for France — I haven’t been there but I think it can be a shorebreaky, fast wave. The red ones — thruster quads [see pic] are awesome everywhere, but at Ho’okipa I definitely prefer the green one — radical quad — so if it’s a fast sucky wave like that and we don’t have to do much jumping I’d definitely use that. I thought that if I’ve got 7 board bags already, then 2 more boards isn’t going to hurt. I’ve also brought my onshore sails (NeilPryde Atlas’s) here too, so I have extra sails here compared to the Canaries.”   We also asked Robby about board selection from so many boards to which he said: “It’s easy. I only actually have 4 boards, but I have a couple of backups of each plus the down-the-line ones. So I have 76-95l in the Thruster Quads and they’re only really the ones that I use. The other boards are 83l and 88l. They are all quads and I’ll use them like that as long as it’s side-shore — and even cross-on — however here last year I did set the Thruster Quads up as thrusters because it was bolt onshore and 5.4/5.8m weather as that just suits me better.” PWA: How are you feeling ahead of tomorrow? Robby Swift: “I’m feeling good. I like it when it’s side-shore, down-the-line riding, then it’s kind of like Chile, so I’m looking forward to it. It’d be nice if we could get another elimination like we got in Gran Canaria and Tenerife with 2 waves and 2 jumps because that was really fun and It was windy enough that you could do way more than you needed in your heats in terms of jumps and wave rides, It kind of sucks if you are slogging around and you don’t get the chance to catch the wave that you need, but hopefully it’ll be windy enough that we’ll have plenty going on in the heats. Hopefully we’ll get long heats, but we’ll see what tomorrow brings.” PWA: Thanks, Robby and Marcilio. Best of luck for tomorrow. The forecast still looks promising for tomorrow with winds of up to 35 knots and almost 3 metre waves being predicted, but the conditions may prove to be best during the afternoon and evening when the wind is expected to swing more west. The skippers’ meeting has been called for 8:30am tomorrow morning with the action commencing from 9am onwards. Don’t miss any of the incredible action by tuning into www.pwaworldtour.com — here you’ll be able to follow everything as it happens via the PWA live stream and live ticker.