PWA – Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Japan – 2017 – DAY 5

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Published on May 15, 2017 by Windsurfing.TV

Day 5: Questel Flies into Foil Lead

Unfortunately the forecast for the penultimate day of the 2017 Fly! ANA Yokosuka PWA World Cup proved to be inaccurate again with the wind never rising above 10 knots – meaning the men’s and women’s slalom fleets stayed on hold for the day.

Instead the sailors involved in the foiling exhibition took centre stage once again as a further 4 races were completed in light winds – generally between 4-9 knots. After a rousing performance yesterday – Antoine Albeau (RRD / NeilPryde), who was leading the foil rankings overnight- surprisingly failed to win a race today as he recorded two, 3rd places and a 4th, which has seen him fall to 3rd overall with the two discards after 7 races.

Fellow countryman – Antoine Questel (Starboard / S2Maui) – now heads the rankings after another extremely consistent day which saw the 32-year-old record one victory, two, seconds and a third. Questel’s level of performance has been so high that out of the 7 races completed, he has only finished out of the top 3 once.

Meanwhile, Sebastian Kornum (JP / NeilPryde) enjoyed a fine day as the Dane won the opening two races, before finishing second and fifth in the remaining races. Kornum discards the latter 5th place and currently sits in second overall just 1 point behind Questel.

Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (Starboard / Severne / Chopper Fins) is also still in the hunt after winning the final race of the day, but things could’ve been even better for the Argentine if he hadn’t have dropped his gybe, in the opening race, at the last mark when clear of the rest of the pack. After hitting something in the water in the first race yesterday, which resulted in a damaged fin box and a 9th place, Costa Hoevel has recovered nicely by not finishing outside the top 4 in the last 6 races.

The forecast for tomorrow looks very light on paper, but so far this week nothing has gone to forecast so anything could still happen heading into the final day. The skippers’ meeting has been called for 8:30am with the racing commencing from 9am (GMT+9) – if conditions allow.

Current Event Ranking 2017 Fly! ANA Yokosuka PWA World Cup – Women’s Slalom

*After One Elimination

1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)

2nd Delphine Cousin (Starboard / S2Maui)

3rd Lena Erdil (Starboard / Point-7 / AL360)

4th Maëlle Guilbaud (Patrik / LoftSails)

5th Esther de Geus (JP / Point-7)

6th Fulya Ünlü (Starboard / Point-7 / Mystic)

7th Çağla Kubat (Starboard / Point-7)

8th Ayako Suzuki (Tabou / GA Sails / Mystic)

9th Fujiko Onishi (99NoveNove / Point-7)

10th Mio Anayama (Starboard / MauiSails)