After an epic climax to the Surf-Freestyle championship on Friday, focus shifted to the Surf-Slalom fleets on day four of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil.
It was crunch time for Titouan Galea and Flora Artzner who have led this three event championship all season.
Things are simple for reigning champion Galea. If he wins this event, that will be another championship in the bag for him.
Italian charger Francesco Cappuzzo is lying in second with French rider Camille Bouyer in third. Both are still in with a chance at the title if they can win this event and Titouan finishes in third or below
Technically, Mathis Ghio is also in with a shot, but he’d need a relative disaster to strike Galea, Cappuzzo and Bouyer for that to happen.
On the women’s side, Surf-Freestyle event winner, queen of the waves, Flora Artzner needs to only finish fourth or better to claim her first title.
All Nia Suardiaz can do is try her best to win the event, and hope Flora loses her rhythm and finishes fifth overall after all racing at this event.
YESTERDAY’S TRACK
The course design off the Taiba village coastline saw riders come steaming out of the start gate before rounding the first buoy on port to take on a tactical upwind battle to the top mark.
A short blast across to buoy three brought riders onto the pure pump track.
While holding the wing’s flagging handle – only efficient leg work and help from any swell lines would bring the biggest advantage here.
Rounding the mark at the end of the pump track, riders powered up their wings as fast as possible to rip along another broad reach before a little gybing zig zig, and then it was a final hack to the line.
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