Seignosse, 21.05.2018 – All classes started on the second day of the contest – Difficult lighting conditions make the judges’ work more difficult / presented by firefly
The second day of competition of the adh-open surfing 2018 started in Seignosse at 9.30 a.m. sharp. The Open Men were held on the north podium, while the other classes could start on the south podium. This was particularly pleasing for the longboarders, who had to stay dry yesterday. In total, the spectators were able to see 28 heats, which were held in light offshore winds and waves around 1m high.
The supposedly good conditions in the water were initially disrupted in the morning: Due to another contest in the immediate vicinity, it was very difficult for the judges to distinguish the starters from one another, so that the first attempt, Heat 13 of the Open Men, had to be interrupted on the north podium. The following heats could be held in the usual order after a short break and a repeat of the first run was carried out before the start of the second round. In the Open Men, Leon von Wagenhoff (LMU Munich) impressed with a top wave score of 6.5, while Nils Schulz (University of Cologne) achieved the best heat result of the day in this category with 10.33. It will probably not be possible to say who stood out in the second round with their performances until tomorrow, as only four of eleven heats were surfed here. The difficult lighting conditions of the lower sun in the afternoon meant that it was difficult to distinguish between the white and yellow jerseys. Contest Director Uli Scherb therefore decided to cancel the competition for today in order not to risk any disadvantage for the surfers.
At the same time, the Longboard Men class began on the south podium. Here, 24 surfers were able to demonstrate their surfing skills to the numerous spectators on the beach. David Wenzel (Uni Kiel) was particularly cheered, as he surfed his way to the best of the day in this category with a score of 13 total points in Heat 5 (6+7 wave score).
Then the students were able to jump into the waves again. Due to the number of participants (15) in this class, the Longboard Women started directly with the quarter finals on Monday. Here, Valeska Schneider (TU Munich) impressed with beautiful cross steps and turns, scoring a confident 15 points overall.
Finally, round 2 of the Open Women started on the south podium. The women found it visibly difficult to choose the waves at first, so they were instructed to surf the outside. This was also successfully implemented and the judges got to see beautiful bottom and top turns. Susanne Caroline Lücke (TU Clausthal) in particular showed beautiful maneuvers and was ultimately able to achieve the best result of the day for the Open Women with 12.5 points overall.
In the evening, the students will be welcomed by the bands Jules Ahoi & the Deepsea Orchestra and AROMA in Seignosse. Here, the remaining energy of the day can be used up by dancing before the contest is called even earlier the next morning.
Press release: Laura Barton (University of Cologne)
More information: https://www.facebook.com/adh.open.surfen
Host: Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with Wavetours
Wavetours contact: David Straßburger & Jens Unger
Organizer: General German University Sports Association
Web: www.adh.de
Sports representative for surfing: Christoph Edeler