TENERIFE PWA WORLD CUP
Windsurf|Issue 437 - September 2024
After ten gruelling days in Fuerteventura at the PWA Grand Slam, John Carter made the short journey hop, skip and a jump over to El Médano, Tenerife to report on an epic week of wind and waves. This may have only been a four-star PWA event open paper, but it had all the hallmarks of a five-star competition and we hear the inside scoop from all the winners in both the men's and women's divisions.
Marc Paré, Victor Fernandez, Julian Salmonn, Lina Erpenstein, Iballa Moreno & Alexia Kiefer Quitana
TENERIFE PWA WORLD CUP

MARC PARÉ - 1ST - COMEBACK COMPLETE

This was my first ever PWA victory and it felt like a big relief. It really feels cool to win at last, honestly. It is a dream come true for me. I felt like I was back to form after my injury. I also think I sailed smart heats, which is also satisfying when under pressure like that. I am happy with how I managed to deal with the whole situation. Sailing with Victor [Fernandez] in the final felt like free sailing in a way, it was pretty cool. We are best friends on tour, so that made it special. It was competition mode on the water for sure, but we were smiling at each other on the water. I wanted to win and I knew he wanted to win as well. Also, with Julian [Salmonn] we have grown up on the tour sailing against each other and training together. We came right through the junior system together so that is cool also. We have also done a lot of trips together, so we are very close friends. It was dream top three. I was on my 5.3m Simmer Blacktip and 92L thruster in the final, but I still had a bigger set of gear if needed. I did most of the contest on the same gear apart from one heat when I rode a 5.6m and 99L.

VICTOR FERNANDEZ - 2ND - CONTINUES STELLAR SEASON

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