PWA Sotavento, Fuerteventura Grand Slam 2010 - Day Nine

7:31 PM Sun 1 Aug 2010 GMT

'Gollito E slider - PWA Sotavento, Fuerteventura Grand Slam 2010' Paul Griffiths

PWA Sotavento, Fuerteventura Grand Slam 2010 - Jose 'Gollito' Estredo, three times world champion, claims the second single elimination in Sotavento with a jaw dropping display of full power freestyle. An early morning breeze quickly accelerated to hit the sailors at full force allowing the second single elimination to explode into action on schedule. With twenty-seven to thirty-five knots, and the occasional stronger gust, most of the competitors were seen franticly rigging their smallest sails. 3.7s to 4.5s were the weapons of choice, along with 85L-100L boards. The conditions were much tougher than previous days resulting in the strongest of ...

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by Vivienne Masters