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EFPT | Lanzarote

EFPT Lanzarote 2016

Back in Holland again after a great Championships. Finished 14th overall after 2 double eliminations. This championship was “AMAZING”, we’ve had incredible conditions during the contest. Waves, strong wind and level during this contest was the highest we’ve seen so far in any Freestyle competition! Very excited to break in the top 10 again in second double elimination (9th place). Still need to improve my contest sailing more and more. So time to review learn and train harder 😉 Congrats to my friend Steven van Broeckhoven winning the event and of course to all other riders, everyone was ripping so hard! Last but not least, big shout out to the organizers of this event very proffesional we’ve been spoiled by you!

To sum it up: moving forward and craving for more of this!

 

Words from the EFPT:
“The second Dutchie of the fleet Maarten Van Ochten (JP/Neilpryde) who is having his competition comeback this year went for nice double forwards and air chachoos at the reef. He managed to pull some very decent heats in the single and also double elimination yet had to give way to Loick Spicher in the end”

 “Maarten Van Ochten (JP/Neilpryde) was filling his sheet against Manu Rodriguez , Loick Spicher and Tonky Frans who eventually ended his run through in a very close heat. Van Ochten showed shakas, shove it spocks, forwards, air-chachoos, burners, burner 360ies, switch chachoos and airfunnel 360ies and proved that even after a break in competition sailing he was still a rider to watch out for”!

 

My favorite tools for this contest were:
Boards: JP Australia Freestyle 92L and JP Australia Freestyle 101
Sails: Neilpryde Wizard 4,5 to 5,4
Style: NP Surf 2/2 mission Shortleg and NP Surf Mission Harness

 

 

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PWA | LANZAROTE – Final

Maarten van Ochten
Maarten van Ochten

PWA  Lanzarote 2010 final Day
Allready my last report for this Worldcup competition. Today we started of with strong winds good for a powerfull warmingup with my Neilpryde 5,3 Firefly and my JP Freestyle Australia 98 Pro.Just when the wind kicked in the crew decided to fininsh of the single elimination. As we still needed to finish the winners and losers final for both men and women.The wind kept building and so did the waves too. I was excited and prepared for action as I had made loads of progression in jumps during the winter-/ spring. The moment that we just started to run the double, the wind was still playing games, which kept whole competition on hold.


After a break from about two hours, the wind improved and fortunately we could go on with the double elimination! Luckily we finished a couple of rounds in the double elimination. Event summary; like most riders, I would have never thought Lanzarote providing low wind conditions. Last year we’ve been experiencing loads of waves and strong winds. I was quite surprised and so did all the other riders too. Most of us were not expecting light winds and choppy waters, but rather big waves and strong winds. Though I’m glad we got a result which counts,  finishing on a 9th. place for the PWA Lanzarote Freetstyle 2010. Needless to say I’m very stoked hitting the top 5 overall in the World. Dreams do come true.


PWA Freestyle overall result after two events:

    1. Jose Gollitio Estredo V-01/ Venezuela
    2. Kiri Thode NB 61/ Bonaire
    3. Steven van Broeckhoven B 72/ Belgium
    4. Tonky Frans NB 7/ Bonaire
    5. Maarten van Ochten H73/ Holland

Photos: Andras Marton

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PWA | LANZAROTE – Day 3

PWA Lanzarote 2010 Day 3
Today the weather started off really cloudy. Right after the skippers meeting around 10AM the wind was still kind of light and never picked up. Until 5:30PM, fortunately this allowed us watching the soccer match Brasil VS Holland. Holland was only represented by a hand full of riders. Most of the crowd were a supporting the Brazilian riders. Watching the match, covered in orange flags exciting experience.To sum it up, it was kind of a thrill, especially when Holland took the victory. This was a mind blowing experience for let’s say 90% of the audience who were cheering for Brasil!


After the great match was finished and a lot tear drops later, the wind started to fill in. The PWA crew decided to start off immediately finishing of the first single elimination for the men and women. In the end after lot’s of re sailing it was enough to finish one heat. For now we still have to finish the single elimination for both men and women. The wind forecast doesn’t look really good for tomorrow (loads of cloud cover and north westerly winds). Let’s see if we atleast can get an result for both men and women.



Photos: John Carter PWA

 

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PWA | LANZAROTE – Day 1 & 2

PWA Lanzarote 2010 Day 1
Registration started at 10AM in the morning. Right when I was preparing my sails with the event stickers, the wind started  picking up lot. This gave me the opportunity for a nice warm-up session for 5,3. The forecast was really looking promising for the start of second PWA freestyle event. Unfortunately at 2PM when the first start was planned the wind already start dropping a lot. Insufficient enough for an official contest. Though a lot of riders went out giving the audience a nice show.

PWA Lanzarote 2010 Day 2
Skippersmeeting was planned at 9AM. When arriving at the event-scene the wind was still kind of light, luckily right after the lunchbreak things changed! Unexpected at 2PM the wind started to pick up a lot and finally we could start off!! My first opponent today was, Danilo Menezes da Silva BRA 83 from Brasil. After a nice warm up session the wind was good enough for my 98L JP freestyle Pro and my Neilpryde Firefly 5,3, just when the heat started the wind started of to be quit funny again. Because the wind wasn’t that solid I decided to go for really save heat, starting off whit a one handed Funnel, followed by Ponsch and a switch stance Chachoo, Shaka, small Airflaka etc… Danilo Menezes da Silva BRA 83, was also sailing quit strong, but in the end a won the heat.

Up to the next round. Now I had to face my friend, European Champion and currently Nr. 2 of the World Steven van Broeckhoven B-72. I knew I had to sail a great heat, to be able to beat him. My tactic this time, was starting of from a different direction, with a chance finding a solid ramp, to do a Airchachoo, which is a high scoring move. Unfortunately for me the wind started to drop a lot and I didn’t even come up to planning speed. Steven at that time was allready trowing a great show on the way in. In the end I didn’t sail a good heat whit a quite a lot of unnessary crashes. Steven took the victory and I was pissed of on about my peformance. For now I am positioned at 9th. place and I try to focus on the double elimination if the wind is efficient enough tomorrow. So hope you all wish me a lot of luck and I will do my honest best to perform the best I can! More news tomorrow.

Photos: John Carter PWA