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Day 3 of the 2013 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championships in Peru was once again interrupted by fog, but the increasing swell throughout the day provided fantastic conditions for the days men/women’s SUP surfing heats when the surfing was able to go ahead.
Abi Barker-Smith, representing Team GB in the women’s surfing event, got the day off to a great start, by winning her heat with some impressive riding, progressing through to the next heat and also next round on Day 4. The Team GB men, Jim Richardson and Andre Le Geyt, also both surfed well and gave it their all, but unfortunately were knocked out in Repechage 2.
Team GB are currently in 9th place overall but the competition is not over yet! In Team GB, Abi Barker-Smith will be surfing again tomorrow, and Marie Buchanan, Charlie Grey and Andre’ le Geyt will also be taking part in the Technical SUP Race. Also there’s the team relay to come later in the week.
Finn Mullen, Paul Byrne and Katie Mckenna Surfing for Ireland were also knocked out of the competition in yesterdays heats.
Keep watching all the action LIVE here on SUPboarder.
After a delay calculating the results we have also got confirmation of the distance race results from day 2:
Below is the ISA Press Release from Day 3;
Building swell and dense fog greets the best SUP surfers in the world
Collin McPhillips (USA) put on an amazing display of SUP Surfing scoring the second highest total heat score of the event with 15.00 points. Photo: ISA/Tweddle
Competition Forced into a Holding Pattern Throughout the Day at the 2013 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship
Miraflores, Lima, Peru, February 27, 2013- Day 3 of competition at the 2013 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship saw a high level of SUP Surfing with an increasing swell throughout the day, but the competitors were greeted with a dense fog with nearly zero visibility.
The long periods of intermittent fog at La Pampilla Beach, in the upscale coastal city of Miraflores, caused the competition into a holding pattern throughout the day. Despite the increased surf in the 6ft range, it was impossible to see the SUP Surfers out in the line-up leaving event officials no choice but to call the event on hold when the fog was the most dense.
“Apart from the challenging conditions due to the fog, when visibility was good, the SUP Surfing was excellent,” remarked ISA President Fernando Aguerre. “Today, with the swell on the rise with head-high to overhead surf by the afternoon, the Men and Women’s SUP Surfers displayed amazing high performance in their surfing. With the swell expected to peak on Thursday, it will be a very interesting and exciting day of SUP Surfing and Racing.”
The day started with Men’s Repechage 1 that featured all of the SUP Surfers who earned 3rd and 4th place in the first day of competition, allowing them a second chance through the double elimination contest format.
Soon after the first heat began, the fog started to come through, resulting in the first of many delays. As a result, heats ran only when visibility was good enough for the Judges to see the complete action in the lineup. The German SUP Surfer, Moritz Mauch, was the standout during this round earning an 11.74 beating Ireland’s Paul Byrne and Adam Finer (CAN).
Spain’s Iballa Ruano dominated her heat earning a total heat score of 13.44, scoring the highest heat score in Day-3 in the Women’s SUP Surfing. Photo: ISA/Gonzalez
Following the Men’s heats and another long fog delay, the Women’s Repechage 1 and Qualify 2 were completed. The standout was Spain’s Ibella Ruano, who earned the highest total heat score (13.44) in the Women’s SUP Surfing thus far, while defeating Peru’s Brissa Malaga (10.57). In the other heat of the Women’s Repechage 1 was the Brazilian Nicole Pacelli, who won her heat earning a 11.83 and will be joining Ruano and Malaga in the Semifinal along with Shakira Westdorp (AUS), who got second place in this heat earning a 11.77.
Following the Women’s SUP Surfing was the Men’s Repechage 2, that saw a dominating performance put on by USA’s Colin McPhillips. The California native, who has won numerous ASP World Longboard titles put on a display of smooth and powerful turns, and even a stylish nose-ride, and earned the highest total heat score of the day and second highest total heat score of the event of 15.00. McPhillips defeated Moritz Mauch (GER, 7.87), Masamichi Matsunaga (JPN, 7.1), and Greg Carson (PUR, 4.23).
Day 4 – will begin at 7:40am (Peru time) and at 1.40pm (GMT) with the daily Morning Show, featuring host Beau Hodges and guests Iballa Ruano and Belar Diaz from Spain, plus Johnny O’Hara and Katie McAnena from Ireland. Followed by a full day of incredible action beginning with SUP Surfing, followed by the Men and Women’s SUP Technical Races. The forecast 6-8ft peaking swell should make for some exciting viewing!
So make you you watch all the action later today, here LIVE on SUPboarder.
