A bizarre day to day in Costa Brava. Good morning as clouds and rain gave way to a typical summer evening: the breeze began to blow at 17:00 took all atleti e gli organizzatori di sorpresa. In mezz’ora il campo di gara, posizionato alla perfezione, ha regalato la possibilità di proseguire con il tabellone dello slalom. Le condizioni in acqua sono assurde, shore break ed onda frangente al largo, chop insidioso e raffiche improvvise vicino alle boe sottocosta...tutto quello di cui si farebbe volentieri a meno per navigare con la 8,4 e il 130. La mia batteria parte per seconda, cerco bjorn che dovrebbe servirmi da riferimento ma lo vedo annaspare tra le onde con albero e vela disintegrata. Riesce a rientrare appena in tempo per sostituirla e ripartire. La prova è veramente difficile, il vento aumenta improvvisamente ed io mi sento come un pupazzo attaccato all’albero di Natale (un’espressione I stole from my cousin Andrea). Let's finish the test in only five, I'm fourth and I qualify for the next round. One idea haunts me: go straight to 7.6 and 100 at the cost of plants with each mark but I want to survive! I can change gear and I come just in time to start off. Jesper Orth me "kills" upwind, downwind Jules Denel and I can not rest ... in these contexts, the only thing to do is stick to the boom and use the lever to exit from the situation in some way. I have little leverage it (they are little) and arriving at the mark 7. Jesper thinks to give me a position falling in a jibe that allow you to kill 6 24 (my best result in up pwa now). Come the semi-finals and the unbelievable happens: Albeau hangs at the mark and they all pass, but was pardoned by an arrival discutibilissima judge's decision to cancel the race test. (The first four had qualified already crossed the line ...). Obviously the second chance the Francesone wins and qualifies for the final. A masterpiece that accomplishes our Alberto winning the semifinal access with full honors at the final winners. The wind drops again, are 20:00 and the sun is setting, the race committee decided to postpone closing the day and the two finals tomorrow.
In the picture one of the Turks stopped competing in the shorebreak beach and a beautiful image my background L'Escala.
Stay tuned!
Published on June 4, 2010 www.funboardmag.com
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