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2010 Almanarre, Hyeres, Women’s Slalom World Tour Final – Event Preview
04.09.2010
As the
2010 PWA slalom season draws to a close, it’s Almanarre that will this time play
host to the final all female showdown. Without a male in sight, the women will
be able to pack in a race after race in what is certain to be the most
spectacular end to an amazing year on tour!
The
PWA’s fastest females will be battling round the buoys off the south coast of
France from the 4th through to the 8th of September. And, with a €15,000 prize purse up for
grabs, and one last chance to improve those all important overall rankings,
there’s bound to be some world-class racing from the toughest female fleet on
the planet.
Located
equidistance between Marseille and Cannes, the town of Hyeres lies on the
beautiful Cote d’Azur where the beach of Almanarre meets the Mediterranean Sea.
The huge stretch of sand runs for approximately four kilometres, and has a
history of hosting top-notch windsurfing events including those of the PWA, who
last visited in 2004.
Conditions found at this world famous windsurfing beach
can range dramatically during September, with anything from a howling ‘Mistral’
to a gusty ‘vent d’est’ meaning the competitors will have to be ready for all
types of slalom action from light 9.0 weather right down to white knuckle ride
5.0 racing.
The
Players
Former
slalom world champion, Karin Jaggi (Patrik, Severne) has sailed consistently
enough throughout the year to almost guarantee that she’ll take home the overall
world title from Almanarre – all she has to do is turn up and register! Her two
event wins at the start of the year put her in a commanding position, and her
second in Alacati basically sealed the deal. Having not finished lower than
second all season, she’ll certainly be one to watch here in Almanarre, and will
surely want to finish the season on a high by claiming
victory.
Fighting hard with Jaggi will be the 2009 world champion,
Valerie Arrighetti (Tabou, Loft, Mystic). Despite missing the first event of the
year in Korea due to personal problems, she’s fought her way back throughout the
rest of the season. Currently she’s lying in tenth overall, but as soon as a
discard kicks in she’ll shoot up the rankings and potentially onto the podium. A
top three result for her this week would see her into second overall for the
year. However, after claiming the crown in Turkey, she’ll no doubt be looking to
race her way into first with a repeat performance in front of her home crowds
here in France.
Also
battling hard for an overall podium finish will be 2010 freestyle world
champion, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, Gaastra), French rising star, Alice
Arutkin (Starboard, North), and transatlantic hopeful, Sarah Hebert (Naish,
Naish). Going into the final event Offringa has the upper hand, with both
Arutkin and Hebert needing to score a second here in Almanarre to equal the
freestylers already impressive score sheet.
With
two thirds of the fleet being of French origin, there will be a whole host of
hot local talent racing alongside the tour regulars that could cause an upset at
any moment, so be sure to keep a keen eye on the web or the water at all
times!
Keep
in the groove
For
more information on all the entrants, and to keep up to date with every piece of
the action, click on www.pwaworldtour.com
Here
you can use our:
• Live
ticker service for heat-by-heat bulletins
• Check
live elimination ladders
• View
results
• Read
daily news summaries
•
Browse awesome action photo galleries
Or for
more information, please contact the PWA office via info@pwaworldtour.com
PWA/Paul Griffiths
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