| Young gun of freestyle takes third consecutive victory |
| GRAN CANARIA-(2-7-2003) 2003 Pozo Gran Canaria, PWA, Grand Slam |
| Ricardo Campello (JP, Neil Pryde) has matched his 111 sail number with three firsts in the freestyle here at the Pozo Gran Canaria Grand Slam. In ballistic conditions the eighteen-year-old young gun of freestyle took his third consecutive victory this week after taking down Brazilian Samba sensation Kauli Seadi (Naish, AHD) in the men’s freestyle final. |
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| Ricardo shaka |
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| Wind returns with a vengeance |
| GRAN CANARIA-(1-7-2003) 2003 Pozo Gran Canaria, PWA, Grand Slam |
| Ricardo Campello (JP, Neil Pryde) has clinched his second freestyle victory here this afternoon as the winds returned with a vengeance here in Pozo Izquierdo. |
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| E-64 Daida loops |
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| Tension mounts at PWA Gran Canaria Grand Slam |
| GRAN CANARIA-(30-6-2003) 2003 Pozo Gran Canaria, PWA, Grand Slam |
| Gran Canaria - The tension mounts here in Gran Canaria as the second men’s freestyle Dingle elimination progressed towards its final stages today. With lighter gusty winds on the agenda this morning 20 heats were completed before the wind eventually dropped below the standards required for official competition. |
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| Ricardo Campello (JP, Neil Pryde) of Brazil wins the opening round of men`s freestyle |
| POZO, GRAN GANARIA-(29-6-2003) 2003 Pozo Gran Canaria, PWA, Grand Slam |
| Pozo, Gran Ganaria - Ricardo Campello (JP, Neil Pryde) of Brazil has won the opening round of men’s freestyle after a day full of drama and surprises here at the PWA, Gran Canaria, Grand Slam. |
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| 2nd day report |
| POZO, GRAN GANARIA-(28-6-2003) 2003 Pozo Gran Canaria, PWA, Grand Slam |
| Pozo, Gran Ganaria - We are down to the last six men in the men’s wave double elimination here at the PWA 2003, Gran Canaria, Grand Slam. Conditions were epic this morning with 4-5 foot sets and screaming winds but by late afternoon as we were approaching the final stages of the double elimination, the waves seemed to disappear with the outgoing tide and competition was eventually abandoned at 6pm. |
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| Locals Dominate! |
| GRAN CANARIA, CANARY ISLANDS-(27-6-2003) 2003 Pozo Gran Canaria, PWA, Grand Slam |
| Norwegian wild flyer Vidar Jensen (North) has taken first blood in the men’s single elimination here at the PWA, Gran Canaria, Grand Slam. In nuclear winds gusting over 40 knots Jensen defeated ex world champion Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Neil Pryde) in the men’s final in near perfect Pozo conditions. |
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| Daida on a wave |
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| Ready To Rock! |
| GRAN CANARIA, CANARY ISLANDS-(26-6-2003) 2003 Pozo Gran Canaria, PWA, Grand Slam |
| Gran Canaria, Canary Islands - The wind is howling here in Gran Canaria on the eve of the first day of official action of the PWA, 2003 Grand Slam. A high-pressure system has established itself in the Atlantic Ocean bringing with it a strong northeasterly trade wind flow across the Canary Islands. |
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