Mike Blomvall: Last day of the competition!
on 2009/12/13
We are in the last day of the competition. The wind isn’t cooperating with us at all. The skippers meeting was at 9:00 and the wind wasn’t their yet. But we had to wait round to see if it would somehow pick up and be enough to finish the semi finals. So my heat today is against Tiger, And what I saw yesterday he was killing it in his heat so this was not going to be any easy heats to come to the final. So we wait around and the wind is slightly picking up and of course they want results and the riders for sure don’t want to be riding in crap conditions where you can barely lift your ass from the water. So anyways my heat is up in 15 min and I already heard some rumors that my competitor isn’t showing for the semi. Hmm I was like how can you miss out on that? And first I didn’t really believe it because I have heard these stories before. But as they said, he wasn’t showing up and I was kiting 7m for myself in the water. Quiet boring but still not complaining to have a bye into the final J
Well anyways after this heat. It was time for the next semi final with Peter and Jessie. The heat was close but I would still give it to Peter he was doing more tricks and harder. But anyways the heat got canceled in the last 30 seconds. Wow sometimes I wonder what they think I mean if you cancel a heat maybe it should be done in the middle of the heat not last seconds I mean you work 100% and after the full heat you are so tired. Anyways the decision is the race directors and we have to respect that. So after a while the wind is going more and more down. And it seems like we will not get anymore wind for the day and what will happen then is that all 4 left of us in the semi will end up as 1st places. I really wanted the wind to pick up I was in the final alreadyJ but without wind they would not count it and there will be 4 winners. So I really wanted the wind to come but it didn’t look good at all. So I went back to the hotel room changed and went to eat some lunch with Peter. And just when we were about to get our pizzas they decided that they will start it in 15min. And then it was fast back to the room, and on with the cold wet suite.
And when I came back down the heat was already going with Peter and Jessie. And next heat was girls final I think and then it was men’s final. Well the heat got canceled again. And next up was girls final. So they could rest for another try. And the wind dropped again. And we were waiting around for a bit and suddenly the sun started to show up and the clouds where disappearing. And out of nowhere the wind started to blow up and we had enough wind to finally start the heat again. And so after the heat was done I was pretty shore Peter had it and most on the beach had the same opinion as me. He was doing switch tricks and also more powered. But it didn’t help Jessie won the heat and it was time for the final. I was hoping to meat Peter in this final we have always been talking about meeting up in the final and this time it was closer than ever. But didn’t happen he got kicked out one heat before and finished 3rd. So now it was the last final of the year. It felt really good to make it all the way to the final and I now I had to give it 100%. So we are out there in the water the green flag goes up and I am far out next to the outer buy, I start with my first trick landing it good and seconds after I do another one and a 3rd one and now I’m really close to the beach and I feel I have time for another one so I went for it again and stuck it. So I had already 4 tricks in one tack. It felt very good but wow did I get tired after just 4 tricks hehe yes indeed. But I gave all I had in every trick and I could feel it in the end of the heat I was starting to crash more and butt checking the tricks more. But it felt well when I went to the beach if I lost now then I would not be angry sins I knew I would not have kited any better I went out again. So we both land the kites and we both have no idea of who is winning it and then the race director comes up and he stands around for a while and asks do you want to know the result now ? I’m like common just out with it haha J we don’t want to suffer any more. So he said the winner iss iisss mmmm mmm mm ikke mmike. And I was so dam happy and so relived. Felt like a huge bag just dropped from my back and the biggest smile of course haha I cannot explain the great feeling but it is just so nice J
So I win my second KPWT event this year. one in Tarifa and now in Morocco. It feels great!!! And hopefully some new pictures will be uploaded from the event within next days.
Ciao !!!
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