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Iballa Ruano Moreno takes Aloha and PWA wave crown!


2006 PWA Aloha Classic winners: Jaggi (2.), Iballa Ruano Moreno (1.), Nagoshi (3.); PWA girls partying

Iballa Ruano Moreno (Mistral / North Sails) wins the 2006 PWA Aloha Classic in Hookipa and takes the 2006 wave world championship -- her second PWA World title. Iballas fluid style and impressive aerials have held the judges captive to allow her the honor of winning the single elimination of the prestigious event. By the way: A fleet of 25 (!!) women has made this competition a remarkable success in the history of womens pro windsurfing.


Iballa Ruano Moreno, the new champ, taking the title from her sister Daida

With her sister Daida (Mistral / North Sails) having been knocked out in the semi-finals by an on-form Henderson and Nagoshi, she had it all to play for with the Womens world title on the line but the pressure only helped spur her on to an extremely impressive performance, clinching the win in the single elimination and thus burrying Daidas hope for yet another world title.
Video: www.jp-australia.com (11MB)


Karin Jaggi

Karin Jaggi (F2 / North Sails), ever present in the upper echelons of Womens windsurfing scored a solid second place, narrowly beating Junko Nagoshi (F2 / Simmer) who had sailed extremely impressively throughout the competition. Jennifer Henderson (Starboard), a well-known Hookipa legend among the women had to settle for a very respectable fourth place this evening after winning all of her heats up until the final.


Junko Nagoshi


Jennifer Henderson

Showing that she is definitely someone to watch in the future, local Maui girl Tatiana Howard (Naish / Naish) impressed the judges today with some very stylish and fluid waverides. Only 20 years of age, Tati had to miss her class at College today in order to sail in her first ever semi final.



On the last day of competition the almost inevitable decision was made to run only the mens double elimination (Josh Angulo for winning the event and Kevin Pritchard for his world title), knowing there would not be time to run the men and women side by side. This meant that Iballa definitely was crowned Womens Wave World Champion for the second time in her career. Congratulations!

Results 2006 PWA Aloha Classic
1. Iballa Ruano Moreno
2. Karin Jaggi
3. Junko Nagoshi
4. Jennifer Henderson
5. Anne-Marie Reichman, Motoko Sato
7. Daida Ruano Moreno, Tatiana Howard
9. Tiffany Ward, Jenny Ellefson Riemenschneider, Nayra Alonso, Silvia Alba Orozco
13. Mami Nishida, Marie Gicquel, Ashley Baxter, Gabriella Baur
17. Ania Ostrowska, Waka Nishida, Ulrike Hoelzl, Juliana Gomes de Farias, Ivana Gomes de Farias, Shawna Cropas, Anna Blanch, Caroline Barbeau, Paulina Pease, Anick Violette

2006 PWA World Wave Championship
1. Iballa Ruano Moreno
2. Karin Jaggi
3. Daida Ruano Moreno
4. Junko Nagoshi
5. Anne-Marie Reichman
6. Nayra Alonso
7. Silvia Alba Orozco
8. Uli Hoelzl
9. Anna Blanch
10. Waka Nishida

text: windgirls.com, PWA/Paige, photos: PWA/Carter



posted by editors at 11/19/2006 11:14:00 PM


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