2015 Kite Foil Gold Cup - French sailors fight well for position
by Pressure-drop.us on 3 Aug 2015
Nico Parlier Pressure Drop . US
Tight races all week, with French sailors Maxime Nocher and Nico Parlier holding off the threat from Johnny Heineken and Joey Pasquali to win the San Francisco stop in the 2015 Kite Foil Gold Cup!
Maxime, at 21 years of age sailed near flawlessly throughout the contest which saw 20 heats spread out over four days with conditions that ranged from the mild to the wild. This being his first foiling contest in San Francisco, he collect seven aces in the finals and tossed out two tres for an 11 point total! Nico Parlier, the son of famous French offshore sailor, Yves was also extremely consistent and discarded a 10th and a fourth for the total of 18, which pushed local hero, Johnny Heineken into third, with 19 points. Joey Pasquali, consistently in the top five, finishes fourth and rounding out the top five, another French kiter Axel Mazella
Erik Heineken wins the women's division and the StFYC youth team represent well in the final standings with Daniela Moroz, Nicolai Sponholtz, and Hayden Fischer with remarkable finishes in the Gold Fleet and Sebastian Sponholtz doing likewise in the Silver fleet!
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