![](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://windsurfing.tv/video/pwa-ulsan-korea-2018-day-5/&media=https://windsurfing.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pwa-ulsan-korea-2018-day-5.jpg&description=<div class="news-main-media-element"> <figure><a class="lightbox" title="" href="https://www.pwaworldtour.com/fileadmin/user_upload/KR18_fl_Matteo_in_the_Mix.jpg" rel="Array"><img src="https://www.pwaworldtour.com/fileadmin/_processed_/a/c/csm_KR18_fl_Matteo_in_the_Mix_abc941e438.jpg" alt="" width="1043" height="695" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="news-content-inner"> <div class="teaser-text"> <p class="bodytext">Day 5: Catchup with Italy’s Matteo Iachino and Andrea Ferin After A Close Call For Foiling</p> </div> <div class="news-text-wrap"> <div> <p class="bodytext">The wind filled in late on the penultimate day of the 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup, but only lasted for a very short period. That meant that the foil fleets were called to the water, but despite the first heat starting it was cancelled with conditions being deemed not suitable.</p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext">With not much going on earlier in the day we caught up with Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne / Shamal Sunglasses), who is on course to win the 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup: <i>“It’s been a great start to the season. Second in Japan and currently 1st here is solid. I’m happy with my new gear and happy to see that everything goes well. </i></p> </div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><i>We also asked Matteo for his view about the Finals on Day 3 - when some sailors questioned the suitability of the conditions (regarding seaweed and objects in the water), he said: “I guess in the end we are all in the same conditions. Of course it’s not fair to race in poor water conditions, but it’s a hard to say. I guess the race director has to make the call on the suitability of the conditions.”</i></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><b>At the end of the Asian leg of the tour there’s just a short gap until the next slalom event in Costa Brava (5th-10th June) - what are you plans between here and there?</b></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><i>“I’ll actually be going back home first as I land in Milan, Italy, so I have to pass through where I live anyway. I’ll have 6 days at home to relax a little bit, clean everything and eat some European food before going to the next contest”</i></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext">We also spoke to Andrea Ferin (RRD / Challenger Sails / AL360), who earned his best result in a single race on Day 3 - 2nd in Elimination: <i>“Yeah, last year I just made a winners’ final in Fuerte, but that one didn’t go as well here. I’m obviously very happy about that result, but I still made too many mistakes overall. I think I need to be more relaxed.</i></p> </div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><i>It’s good to see that I can be up there and I was really fast in those conditions. I could feel in Japan also that in light wind and flat water that I have good speed.”</i></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><b>It seems like Challenger Sails are going well this season with you, Josh Angulo (Angulo / Challenger Sails) and Maciek Rutkowski (I-99 / Challenger Sails) all qualifying for finals…</b></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><i>“Yeah sure and I also feel like my boards are a good mix and everything is going really well.”</i></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><b>Where did you spend your winter training?</b></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><i>“I went to Tenerife for the 4th time, but last year I was in Tarifa for some development with Challenger Sails. This year I decided to go back to Tenerife, but I felt like I needed to simulate more racing scenarios with the guys and the marks. I didn’t do so much trimming like last year, but I feel like I’ve managed to keep my speed and improved my gybing and starting. Now the level is super high in Tenerife, so every run is like a semifinal almost, which makes for great training.”</i></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><b>Thanks Matteo and Andrea. Good luck for the rest of the event. </b></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext">The forecast for the final day still looks positive with WindGuru predicting 9-16 knots from the southwest, which should see the local effect kick in and hopefully provide an action packed finale to what has been a great event so far. The skippers’ meeting has been called 8:30am tomorrow morning with a first possible start at 9am (GMT+9).</p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><b>Current Ranking 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom *After Six Eliminations </b></p> <p class="bodytext">1st Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA - Starboard / S2Maui) 2nd Lena Erdil (TUR - Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins) 3rd Maëlle Guilbaud (FRA - Patrik / Loftsails) 4th Marion Mortefon (FRA - Fanatic / NorthSails) 5th Esther de Geus (NED - Fanatic / NorthSails)</p> <p class="bodytext"><b>Current Ranking 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom *After Four Eliminations</b></p> <p class="bodytext">1st Matteo Iachino (ITA - Starboard / Severne / Shamal Sunglasses) 2nd Antoine Albeau (FRA - RRD / NeilPryde) 3rd Pierre Mortefon (FRA - Fanatic / NorthSails / Chopper Fins) 4th Mateus Isaac (BRA - JP / NeilPryde) 5th Jordy Vonk (NED - Fanatic / NorthSails) 6th Pascal Toselli (FRA - JP / Loftsails / Chopper Fins) 7th Cedric Bordes (FRA - Tabou / GA Sails) 8th Ross Williams (GBR - Tabou / GA Sails / Shamal Sunglasses) 9th Ingmar Daldorf (NED - Tabou / GA Sails) 10th Julien Quentel (SXM - Patrik / Avanti)</p> </div> </div> </div>)
![](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://windsurfing.tv/video/pwa-ulsan-korea-2018-day-5/&title=PWA – Ulsan, Korea – 2018 – DAY 5&summary=<div class="news-main-media-element"> <figure><a class="lightbox" title="" href="https://www.pwaworldtour.com/fileadmin/user_upload/KR18_fl_Matteo_in_the_Mix.jpg" rel="Array"><img src="https://www.pwaworldtour.com/fileadmin/_processed_/a/c/csm_KR18_fl_Matteo_in_the_Mix_abc941e438.jpg" alt="" width="1043" height="695" /></a></figure> </div> <div class="news-content-inner"> <div class="teaser-text"> <p class="bodytext">Day 5: Catchup with Italy’s Matteo Iachino and Andrea Ferin After A Close Call For Foiling</p> </div> <div class="news-text-wrap"> <div> <p class="bodytext">The wind filled in late on the penultimate day of the 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup, but only lasted for a very short period. That meant that the foil fleets were called to the water, but despite the first heat starting it was cancelled with conditions being deemed not suitable.</p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext">With not much going on earlier in the day we caught up with Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne / Shamal Sunglasses), who is on course to win the 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup: <i>“It’s been a great start to the season. Second in Japan and currently 1st here is solid. I’m happy with my new gear and happy to see that everything goes well. </i></p> </div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><i>We also asked Matteo for his view about the Finals on Day 3 - when some sailors questioned the suitability of the conditions (regarding seaweed and objects in the water), he said: “I guess in the end we are all in the same conditions. Of course it’s not fair to race in poor water conditions, but it’s a hard to say. I guess the race director has to make the call on the suitability of the conditions.”</i></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><b>At the end of the Asian leg of the tour there’s just a short gap until the next slalom event in Costa Brava (5th-10th June) - what are you plans between here and there?</b></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><i>“I’ll actually be going back home first as I land in Milan, Italy, so I have to pass through where I live anyway. I’ll have 6 days at home to relax a little bit, clean everything and eat some European food before going to the next contest”</i></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext">We also spoke to Andrea Ferin (RRD / Challenger Sails / AL360), who earned his best result in a single race on Day 3 - 2nd in Elimination: <i>“Yeah, last year I just made a winners’ final in Fuerte, but that one didn’t go as well here. I’m obviously very happy about that result, but I still made too many mistakes overall. I think I need to be more relaxed.</i></p> </div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><i>It’s good to see that I can be up there and I was really fast in those conditions. I could feel in Japan also that in light wind and flat water that I have good speed.”</i></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><b>It seems like Challenger Sails are going well this season with you, Josh Angulo (Angulo / Challenger Sails) and Maciek Rutkowski (I-99 / Challenger Sails) all qualifying for finals…</b></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><i>“Yeah sure and I also feel like my boards are a good mix and everything is going really well.”</i></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><b>Where did you spend your winter training?</b></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><i>“I went to Tenerife for the 4th time, but last year I was in Tarifa for some development with Challenger Sails. This year I decided to go back to Tenerife, but I felt like I needed to simulate more racing scenarios with the guys and the marks. I didn’t do so much trimming like last year, but I feel like I’ve managed to keep my speed and improved my gybing and starting. Now the level is super high in Tenerife, so every run is like a semifinal almost, which makes for great training.”</i></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><b>Thanks Matteo and Andrea. Good luck for the rest of the event. </b></p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext">The forecast for the final day still looks positive with WindGuru predicting 9-16 knots from the southwest, which should see the local effect kick in and hopefully provide an action packed finale to what has been a great event so far. The skippers’ meeting has been called 8:30am tomorrow morning with a first possible start at 9am (GMT+9).</p> </div> <div></div> <div> <p class="bodytext"><b>Current Ranking 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom *After Six Eliminations </b></p> <p class="bodytext">1st Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA - Starboard / S2Maui) 2nd Lena Erdil (TUR - Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins) 3rd Maëlle Guilbaud (FRA - Patrik / Loftsails) 4th Marion Mortefon (FRA - Fanatic / NorthSails) 5th Esther de Geus (NED - Fanatic / NorthSails)</p> <p class="bodytext"><b>Current Ranking 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom *After Four Eliminations</b></p> <p class="bodytext">1st Matteo Iachino (ITA - Starboard / Severne / Shamal Sunglasses) 2nd Antoine Albeau (FRA - RRD / NeilPryde) 3rd Pierre Mortefon (FRA - Fanatic / NorthSails / Chopper Fins) 4th Mateus Isaac (BRA - JP / NeilPryde) 5th Jordy Vonk (NED - Fanatic / NorthSails) 6th Pascal Toselli (FRA - JP / Loftsails / Chopper Fins) 7th Cedric Bordes (FRA - Tabou / GA Sails) 8th Ross Williams (GBR - Tabou / GA Sails / Shamal Sunglasses) 9th Ingmar Daldorf (NED - Tabou / GA Sails) 10th Julien Quentel (SXM - Patrik / Avanti)</p> </div> </div> </div>&source=https://windsurfing.tv)
The wind filled in late on the penultimate day of the 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup, but only lasted for a very short period. That meant that the foil fleets were called to the water, but despite the first heat starting it was cancelled with conditions being deemed not suitable.
With not much going on earlier in the day we caught up with Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne / Shamal Sunglasses), who is on course to win the 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup: “It’s been a great start to the season. Second in Japan and currently 1st here is solid. I’m happy with my new gear and happy to see that everything goes well.
We also asked Matteo for his view about the Finals on Day 3 – when some sailors questioned the suitability of the conditions (regarding seaweed and objects in the water), he said: “I guess in the end we are all in the same conditions. Of course it’s not fair to race in poor water conditions, but it’s a hard to say. I guess the race director has to make the call on the suitability of the conditions.”
At the end of the Asian leg of the tour there’s just a short gap until the next slalom event in Costa Brava (5th-10th June) – what are you plans between here and there?
“I’ll actually be going back home first as I land in Milan, Italy, so I have to pass through where I live anyway. I’ll have 6 days at home to relax a little bit, clean everything and eat some European food before going to the next contest”
We also spoke to Andrea Ferin (RRD / Challenger Sails / AL360), who earned his best result in a single race on Day 3 – 2nd in Elimination: “Yeah, last year I just made a winners’ final in Fuerte, but that one didn’t go as well here. I’m obviously very happy about that result, but I still made too many mistakes overall. I think I need to be more relaxed.
It’s good to see that I can be up there and I was really fast in those conditions. I could feel in Japan also that in light wind and flat water that I have good speed.”
It seems like Challenger Sails are going well this season with you, Josh Angulo (Angulo / Challenger Sails) and Maciek Rutkowski (I-99 / Challenger Sails) all qualifying for finals…
“Yeah sure and I also feel like my boards are a good mix and everything is going really well.”
Where did you spend your winter training?
“I went to Tenerife for the 4th time, but last year I was in Tarifa for some development with Challenger Sails. This year I decided to go back to Tenerife, but I felt like I needed to simulate more racing scenarios with the guys and the marks. I didn’t do so much trimming like last year, but I feel like I’ve managed to keep my speed and improved my gybing and starting. Now the level is super high in Tenerife, so every run is like a semifinal almost, which makes for great training.”
Thanks Matteo and Andrea. Good luck for the rest of the event.
The forecast for the final day still looks positive with WindGuru predicting 9-16 knots from the southwest, which should see the local effect kick in and hopefully provide an action packed finale to what has been a great event so far. The skippers’ meeting has been called 8:30am tomorrow morning with a first possible start at 9am (GMT+9).
Current Ranking 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup – Women’s Slalom
*After Six Eliminations
1st Delphine Cousin Questel (FRA – Starboard / S2Maui)
2nd Lena Erdil (TUR – Starboard / Point-7 / AL360 / Chopper Fins)
3rd Maëlle Guilbaud (FRA – Patrik / Loftsails)
4th Marion Mortefon (FRA – Fanatic / NorthSails)
5th Esther de Geus (NED – Fanatic / NorthSails)
Current Ranking 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup – Men’s Slalom
*After Four Eliminations
1st Matteo Iachino (ITA – Starboard / Severne / Shamal Sunglasses)
2nd Antoine Albeau (FRA – RRD / NeilPryde)
3rd Pierre Mortefon (FRA – Fanatic / NorthSails / Chopper Fins)
4th Mateus Isaac (BRA – JP / NeilPryde)
5th Jordy Vonk (NED – Fanatic / NorthSails)
6th Pascal Toselli (FRA – JP / Loftsails / Chopper Fins)
7th Cedric Bordes (FRA – Tabou / GA Sails)
8th Ross Williams (GBR – Tabou / GA Sails / Shamal Sunglasses)
9th Ingmar Daldorf (NED – Tabou / GA Sails)
10th Julien Quentel (SXM – Patrik / Avanti)
