i swear this guy is just leaving his wins to the last minute just to add to all the drama. Pretty exciting stuff - PWA racing hasnt been this exciting in years

Albeau must be spewing

Severne racing with another bullet on the PWA

stoked to see Taty Frans killing it by NOT going down the "hold so much sail its ridiculous - i must be 100kg to win ! "

path and sailing off efficiency and gybing technique to post some sweet runs through the heats. its a bit like b Tomics SMART approach to tennis - very refreshing to see an intelligent approach.



What happened to the Aussies ? Steve Allen had some great rounds but looks like consistency got him in the end

Reflex Films said...
stoked to see Taty Frans killing it by NOT going down the "hold so much sail its ridiculous - i must be 100kg to win ! " path and sailing off efficiency and gybing technique to post some sweet runs through the heats. its a bit like b Tomics SMART approach to tennis - very refreshing to see an intelligent approach.

Heard that 'Elton' (Taty's real name) has been labelled 'the wasp that won't go away', great to see him kicking ass! He's nearly the same size as me (Taty: 176cm/74kg), wondering if there any other 'small' guys on the PWA tour?

Was awesome to watch...

Came down to the wire because in Round 7 he was in a winner's final with only THREE competitors (Gonzalo, Antoine Questel and Dunks) in which he would be easily faster than both but somehow managed to sail to the wrong first mark and when he realised had to start beating upwind very close to the mark and nearly didn't make it!

Then Dunks and Albeau were pushing so hard in the semi final to destroy each other on the startline they both went over early!!! haha.

As for the Aussies... Steve didn't have his gear the first 2 (maybe 3) days of competition; bags were lost in Miami somewhere. So that makes a big difference to his speed... I didn't really follow Jesper during the week but Rowen and me had ok events. Not my best results but not my worst. Very tricky to go fast in this place because its ultra-flat water so all the guys are hanging on to 8.6m in 25 knots so you're forced to go big to compete with them on speed.

Taty's tactics are actually super risky. He's got a much smaller sail and board which is definitely quicker when you're in clear wind but if you get in traffic at a mark you're not going to stay planing. So his tactic was to just annihilate the starts and hopefully be first to the first mark with clear air... hence the amount of over-early DSQ's he had. When he got it right he was flying! People were crashing in to him at the marks (or him crashing in to them) and the guy never falls off! Was amazing... haha.

Yahh it was interesting to see some lighter sailors doing really well in Aruba. Even on the flat water, that normally is a "fat is fast" area,,

Taty Frans was really fast. I don't think his smaller set up was "risky", but it is just was what fitting to him for max performance. His speed was just excellent and his jibes even better. Many times you would see him coming 20m behind a competitor at the mark and when exit the jibe be 20m in front? Tight jibes and great technical skills.

Gonzalo (around 80kg?) was also during very well with 4 top three results in the finals!!

Steve Allen was on borrowed sails from Rowen / Karin the first day, before his gear arrived. Mostly he would be in the front of the pack, but he always seamed to coming into some kind of trouble. His speed and efficient sailing is impressive though. Again I think he would be just over 80kg?

One of the most impressive sailors is still Bjoern,,, Not only is he fast but he never gives up. He stays in focus and is mentally strong in tight situations. In one heat he was dead last. Sure enough he was fighting back with awesome speed but even more impressive aggressive jibes, to make it to next round,,

I saw Sean O'brian sailing some great heats. I think better towards the end of competition. Rowen Law was doing well and was never far behind. With a few more competitions "under the belt" and racing experience, he will do good.

Isaac De Vries was there as well under the whole comp sitting on the beach cheering along. He broke a little bone on his foot when he trained in Maui, so had to sit over the Aruba event. Great to see he was still happy,, and we should see him at the next event in Furteventura.

James Dinsmore (UK) that was living in Perth for a while, did good in some heats as well and made a 15'th place in one round.

It sounds like all the boys are keen and motivated for more competition :)


Cheers

Jesper

Ben Severne said...

GazMan said...

Heard that 'Elton' (Taty's real name) has been labelled 'the wasp that won't go away', great to see him kicking ass! He's nearly the same size as me (Taty: 176cm/74kg), wondering if there any other 'small' guys on the PWA tour?

Yeah - Rowen Law isn't big. Great to see another guy from Perth mixing it with the big boys.

Another incredible result for Severne race sails Ben, is it business as usual or have you been having trouble coming back to planet Earth?

Thanks Sean and Jesper for the updates - its really cool having an inside perspective on the event.

was isaac going formula 42 again?

What speeds do the pros get up to on the straights ??

@reflex, are we going to see a vid from the go-pro footage you got from dunkerbecks boom/mast for his 2011 LOC win?

i would watch that unedited for 30 odd minutes :)

stringer said...

@reflex, are we going to see a vid from the go-pro footage you got from dunkerbecks boom/mast for his 2011 LOC win?

i would watch that unedited for 30 odd minutes :)

that footage was handed off to the production company to go to broadcast - whenever they get around to doing the edit

and will probably be 3 or 4 seconds of cutaway shots for the main shot - which i would say would be a helicopter tracking shot

Sorry i cant release the footage myself

was stoked that Dunky went with the cameras - heaps of other sailors rejected them - so it was great to get the camera on the shots that mattered the most on the day. You could say that he saved my bacon.