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2006 London Boat
Show Day 1 Summary |
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Ricardo Campello (V-111, JP/Neil Pryde)
does it again.
Ricardo Campello (V-111, JP/Neil Pryde) has set the
standard for the days to come, by convincingly winning
the jump-off at the 2006 London Boat Show in Association
with The Daily Mail. In an awesome display of power,
last yearıs London Boat Show winner showed the crowds
and his fellow competitors what he is capable of, never
dropping below 20 points on any of his jumps. |
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With eleven riders taking on the ramp tonight
for their best two out of three jumps, the crowds were
treated to a spectacular opening session in the thirty
knot artificial winds. John Hibbard (K-007, Starboard)
had the honor of being opening act and started off the
night with a respectable forward. In the next half hour,
all riders got three shots at sticking the perfect jump,
resulting in some big moves and even bigger crashes. Noteworthy
were Douglas Diazıs (V-34, Fanatic/North) hazardous one-footed
forward bail-out and Josh Anguloıs (US-11) big pushloop
almost sending him straight out of the pool and racking
up 24.5 points out of a possible 30. Campelloıs second
jump was a wicked pushloop, earning him a solid 27 points,
which he would top later in the evening. Nik Baker (K-66,
Mistral/North Sails) was right behind Campello with a
huge stalled forward, running up 24 points. Thomas Traversa
(F-3, Tabou/Gaastra) secured third place with a massive
forward and an equally spectacular tabletop. Marcilio
Browne (BRA-105, Naish/Naish) stuck out his neck with
a daring air chachoo attempt, but couldnıt rip it all
the way around. Kauli Seadi (BRA-253, Quatro/Naish) decided
not to participate due to a minor injury, saving himself
for the main event. |
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The top three sailors were to face off once
more to determine the final jump-off results. Thomas Traversa
(F-3, Tabou/Gaastra) scored big points with a tweaked
tabletop, but crashed out on his other two jumps, while
Nik Baker (K-66, Mistral/North Sails) went for the tabletop
and tabletop forward. But it was Ricardo Campello who
showed everyone how itıs done with the sickest arched
pushloop of the night, good for 28 points, a big forward
and a clean table top forward. It was first place secured
for Campello, followed by Traversa who got second and
Baker ending in third place. |
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So the standard is set and it is clear that
itıs way up there. Tomorrow the official competition begins,
so stay logged onto www.pwaworldtour.com for all the latest
news, results and pictures from downtown London as the
PWA moves into the 2006 season. |
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