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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ann Phelan on Sunday, June 16, 2002 - 4:48 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Keke, Tati and Tonky were in every press release EVERY day for the current stop on the PWA Tour. Keke's pictures are all over the web site www.pwaworld.com

Now th
e news: Tati came in first and Tonky second winning BIG for BONAIRE! YAHHH..

They are off to Sardinia by invitation (If my Papiamento is right) then to Lake Garda Italy for the July 4 event..YOWSA!!

Annie

2002 PWA Freestyle Qualifier Costa Brava Day 6

The wind refused to play ball here on the final day

Sunday June 16, 2002
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The wind refused to play ball here on the final day of the Costa Brava 2002 PWA qualifier but did fill in enough to allow an unofficial freestyle expression session this afternoon. In a thrilling final held right in front of the crowds Tati Frans (Gaastra, AHD) took first place followed by his brother Tonki (Gaastra, AHD) in second with Andrea Rosati (Neil Pryde, RRD) of Italy finishing in third. Despite the lack of an official result, organizers and competitors are still heralding this years event as a major success. Sailors have been out on the water everyday and the hospitality and festival feel of the event has been received well by the crowds.

Gusty winds were the reason for race director Frank Roeget's decision not to allow official competition to start this afternoon. With time running out he opted to run an un-official freestyle expression session and which was run as two semi finals followed by a ten man fifteen minute final. The occasional 15-knot gust was enough for sailors to pump up onto the plane and scram in towards the waters edge to bust out some incredible moves.

Todays winner, Tati Frans (Gaastra, AHD) amazed the crowds with a dynamic display of slick freestyle manoeuvres and won the final despite fierce opposition from the likes of his brother Tonki (Gaastra, AHD), Andrea Rosati (Neil Pryde, RRD), Josh Stone (JP, Neil Pryde) Vidar Jensen (North) and Bruno Andre (Gaastra, AHD). Amongst the moves, which earned him victory here today Tati pulled of a smooth willy skipper back wind gibe, a scintillating one handed spock 540 and lots of push tacks and tricky transitions. Tati just managed to squeeze ahead of his brother Tonki who was also nailing a wide variety of moves. Andrea Rosati Rosati of Italy who took third place here today was out to impress the judges and pulled off some sick Swazzies, smooth grubby¹s and sensational spock 540¹s.

The PWA world tour will now move onto Lake Garda in Italy for a freestyle special where 58,000 Euro., will be up for grabs.

Press Release from Byron Tromp:

TATI GANADOR MUNDIAL DI COSTA BRAVA I TONKY NR.2

Nunca visto, increíble, amazing, unbelievable, bravo, fantastico ta entre otro e gritonan kombiná ku aplauso ku a sali e siman aki for di tanto espektadornan komo partisipante i huesnan riba e beach grandi kolor di harinja di maishi chikí aki na Costa Brava. Bonaire a hasi un hazanja entre e 17 paisnan ku e miho windsurfistanan na mundu den freestyle i ta gana e kampionato PWA di Costa Brava. Tabata un momento masha emoshonante ora e maestro di seremonia tabata anunsiá e finalistanan, number 5 ku ta Colin Sifferlen di New Caledonian siguí pa e number 4 Josh Stone di Merka (Hawai), i number 3 Andrea Rosati di Italia. Tur hende tabata den tenshon pasobra ta 10 ´rider´ for di 48 ku a inskribí a pasa pa e final. Bientu a keda e faktor mas importante kaminda ta solamente un ´manga´ ofishal di e kompetensia só tabatin pero riba preshon di prensa i algun dirigente i scoutnan poderoso, a pidi e organisashon pa laga e beleristanan mustra nan abilidat den poko bientu tambe. Aki Bonaire a ´score´ dunando demostrashon i hala atenshon di tur hende. E bandera a wordu plantá na Europa i tur kaminda a habri.Den e prome manga ku a tuma lugar riba diarason ultimo e Pro nan di Bonaire a gana nan promé manga den forma konvinsente. Tonky Frans NB7 a sali kontra Vivian Edoardo di Italia i ta eliminá esaki. Tati Frans NB9 ta sali i eliminá Stefan Klappe di Suecia i por ultimo Keke Dammers NB115 tambe ta sali i saka Yan Poilevin di Fransia afó. Ku esaki e Pro nan di Bonaire a pasa pa e sigiente buelta kaminda Tonky Frans mester a enfrentá e number 5 den ranking di PWA ku ta Julian Taboulet di Fransia. Tati lo mester sali kontra e number 12 rankiá ku ta Orjan Jensen di Spanja i Keke Dammers kontra e number 7 rankiá di PWA Kauli Beadi di Brazil. Mester menshoná ku e kompetensia aki ta sumamente fuerte i tur partisipante tabata tene kuenta ku Bonaire ya ku nan ta bon den tur disiplina ku ta den hopi i poko bientu. E ofisialnan di PWA i huesnan presente a konfirmá ku loke ku Bonaire ta hasiendo, nunka di nan bida nan no a mira pasa. Bonaire a drenta Europa i a marka su nomber aworaki mundialmente. Bonaire tabata sentro di atenshon i un ofishal haltu di PWA a ordená nan fotografo pa saka un foto di e Pronan di Bonaire huntu ku e embahador di windsurfing rankiá number 2 di mundu i dos biaha kampion mundial ku ta Josh Stone konosí den tur revista di windsurfing bou di number US6. E foto aki a ser saka dilanti di e bungalow di Bonaire kaminda nos bandera, esun di PWA i KLM tabata waya orguyosamente. E foto aki lo wordu usa komo e foto promoshonal di e prome mundial di windsurfing ku lo tuma lugar na Sorobon Bonaire na desermber proksimo. Diasabra anochi durante un BBQ riba beach un hues Ingles a felisita Bonaire komo kampion prome ku e evento a terminá.


E di hustamente ku loke ku nos muchanan ta hasi ta bon pa e deporte, i ku e dirigentenan ta pone mucha na promé lugar garantisando asina kontinuashon i futuro di e deporte nobo aki. Tur otro pais presente mester tuma nos komo modelo, i simplemente sali subi e tabla ku of sin bientu i hasi bo trabow.
Diadomingo 12or di merdia e organisashon a yama un reunion ku tur partisipante pa asina disidi kiko ta bai hasi e dia ei ku ta e ultimo dia di Costa Brava. A kumbini ku lo hasi un ´manga´ di 15 minuut kaminda tur belerista mester mustra nan miho 4 moveshonan. Tin pais ku no a gusta e kos aki muchu pasobra nan ta bon solamente den bientu fuerte i a protesta. Pa e organisashon, bo mester ta bon den tur disiplina, aunke nan a spera muchu mas tantu bientu na e evento aki. Na final a disidi ku lo parti e grupo na dos i manda kada grupo di 24 pa 20 minuut mustrando kiko na tin aden. Aki a saka e 5 mihónan den kada grupo, pa asina e grupo di 10 ´rider´ bai final. Tabata impreshonante ora e maestro di seremonia riba beach a anunsiá ku tanto Tati komo Tonky ta entre e 10 diesnan miho na Costa Brava. Esnan ku tambe a bai final tabata Josh Stone di Merka, Vidar Jensen di Noruega, su ruman Orjan Jensen ku ta kore pa Spanja, Christian Sammer di Austria, Andrea Rosati di Italia, Bruno Andre di Fransia, Xavi Masdevall di Spanja i e hoben Colin Sifferlen di New Caledonian.
Lamentablemente Keke Dammers no tabatin muchu suerte aki den e poko bientu ku a supla. Manera ya a wordu menshona e portanan a habri i Bonaire su nomber a wordu marká. Varios marka konosi ta enteresá pa sponser no solamente nos Pro nan pero henter e skol di bela di Bonaire.
Después di Costa Brava Bonaire lo sali dialuna pa Fransia pa aya entrená durante un kompetensia pa Fransesnan só. Luego e ´Bonaire Crew´ manera nan ta yama nos, ta sali riba invitashon di e promé reportero di windsurfing na mundo Sr. Pietro pa Sardinia Italia, pa aya entrená prome ku sali pa King of The Lake na Lago di Garda Italia. Bonaire lo ta huespet di e eskritor influente aki kaminda e lo traha un reportahe amplio di nos Pro nan i distribui esaki ront mundu i alabes promove tantu nos isla komo e evento programá pa desember. Hopi partisipante a kompromete nan mes kaba pa bin Bonaire i PWA tambe. Awor ta Bonaire mester uni i faha huntu pa hasi e oportunidat uniko aki real. Un felisitashon ta bai pa tur hende, sponser, mayornan ku ta hasiendo e world tour di nos muchanan posibel. Na Merka nos a sobresalí i pa bo sobresalí entre e mihonan rankiá na mundu na Europa, ta bon mes bo ta. E organisashon kompleto i tambe e staff personal i director di La Ballena Alegre a trata nos masha bon mes i ya a invita nos pa ta presente otro anja. Na entrega di premio ku nos bandera na laira Elvis Martinus coach di nos team a invita tur partisipante i na famia kompleto i tur dirigente pa ban Bonaire desember proksimo i klousurá PWA su World Tour riba nos isla. Ku masha orguyo ta raportá Byron Tromp for di Costa Brava Catalunya Espana.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Meryl Virga on Sunday, June 16, 2002 - 5:24 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Whoo Whoo....Thanks for the update Annie! And congratulations you guys!!!!!! Bask in your glory....but try not to bring alot of attention to Bonaire...:)

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Corney Ann Carter on Monday, June 17, 2002 - 10:11 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Thanks Anne. The web site is actually
www.pwaworldtour.com

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jake Richter - NetTech on Monday, June 17, 2002 - 4:48 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Do you have a Windsurf to English dictionary too? :-)

Jake

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ann Phelan on Monday, June 17, 2002 - 7:36 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ha...too funny Jake..yes, the names are silly: Spock, Vulcans, wormburners ...HAAA

Annie

 


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