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A great Day 4 at the Peru SUP worlds yesterday, with Fog not causing any problems to delay proceedings. The day started with mens and womens SUP surfing, with Justin Holland and Colin McPhillips showing their talents.
Real excitement came from the Men’s Technical race where big swells made conditions challenging. Great news for Team GB and Team Ireland where Ollie Shilston (GB), Charlie Grey (GB) and Paul Byrne (IRE) finished well to secure their places in the finals. Johnny O’Hara (IRE) raced hard but unfortunately didn’t make the final. The women’s race was delayed due to dangerous conditions are the swell picked up to much to run the race safely. It will continue today at approx 1300 GMT.
Team standings, Men’s technical race results and the Day 5 Schedule are here:
Here is the Day 4 press release:
Amazing action in the Men’s and Women’s SUP Surfing and Men’s SUP Technical Races
Day 4 greeted the competitors with beautiful sunny conditions and with the expected increase in swell, with excellent waves in the 6-8ft range.
Today’s competition had a great start featuring the Men’s and Women’s SUP Surfing followed by the Men’s SUP Technical Races. The Men’s and Women’s SUP surfers showcased amazing style and performance in the waves of La Pampilla Beach. Following that thrilling opening, the Men’s SUP Racers took on the course with the turning buoys in the middle of the surf zone resulting in thrilling races.
Jamie Mitchell (AUS), Fernando Stalla (MEX), Dylan Frick (RSA), and Ollie Shilston (GBR), from left to right, led the pack in Heat 1 of the Men’s SUP Technical Race. Photo: ISA/Tweddle
“The conditions today were amazing and I am very happy that the waves and the weather improved and we had no fog delays,” remarked ISA President Fernando Aguerre. “I keep persisting on this topic, but I am truly impressed by the level of performance the competitors are demonstrating here in Peru. The World Championship is winding down with only two more days of competition and I wish all the competitors the best of luck.”
The Men’s SUP Surfers hit the water first thing in the morning and put on a show. The standout of the day was Aussie Justin Holland with the highest heat score 16.73 and the highest single wave score 9.50 of the whole event defeating Collin McPhillips (USA, 13.13) and Tehotu Wong (TAH, 10.17).
Today’s SUP Surfing standout, Justin Holland (AUS), earned the highest total heat score of the event with a 16.73, plus the highest single wave score of 9.50. Photo: ISA/Rommel Gonzales
Afterwards, the Women’s SUP Surfers charged the waves, and France’s Caroline Angibaud dominated Heat 2 of the Women’s Repechage 2 with a total heat score of 15.17 taking advantage of the long walls in the water and defeating Karen Jacobson (MEX, 7.7), Takayo Yokoyama (JPN, 4.87), Annette Carsing (DEN, 3.13).
Following the SUP Surfing, the buoys for the SUP Technical Races were set up. In the Men’s SUP Technical Race Heat 1, Dylan Frick (RSA) jumped to a quick start and was leading the pack. Frick, Jamie Mitchell (AUS), and Fernando Stalla (MEX) traded off the lead throughout the heat, but it was Mexico’s Stalla who won Heat 1 with a time of 22:04 followed by Frick 22:09 and Mitchell 22:25.
In the Men’s SUP Technical Race Heat 2, Paul Jackson (NZL), Kelly Margetts (AUS), Casper Steinfath (DEN), and Tamil Martino (PER) were the leaders start to finish in this race.
During a critical buoy turn, Steinfath caught a wave behind the buoy and made the turn while he was already riding high and very deep on an 8 foot wave, which put him in a distinct lead. However, the wave behind took Jackson and Margetts directly to the buoy and placed them right in front of Steinfath. In the end, New Zealand’s Paul Jackson won with a time of 20:17, Margetts in 2nd with a time of 20:34, Martino in 3rd with a time of 20:53 and Steinfath ended up in 4th with a time of 22:07.
The top 12 finalists from each of the Men’s SUP Technical Races advanced to the 24-man final, which will happen during the last day of competition on Saturday.
The Women’s SUP Technical Races were delayed until Friday due to safety concerns.