KIA Cold Hawaii PWA World Cup lives up to its name on the third day of competition delivering down the line perfection for the double elimination!
The brutal North Sea greeted the sailors with some epic conditions this morning allowing the world’s most radical wave riders to strut their stuff in conditions that they would normally scour the globe for. Unfortunately, the hallowed cross-off perfection didn’t last all day, leaving the contest at a standstill for the top 16.
When it was going off the set waves were extremely chunky, and pushing on for mast high on occasions. Couple this with 25-30 knots of wind, and you’ve got the ultimate wavesailing playground. With rainsqualls battering the coast, sail sizes ranged from 4.0s to 5.3s, and the boards were even more diverse. Masts were getting snapped, and  … Details