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LOCAL A13
Tuesday 8 September 2015
Aruba’s Windsurfing Champion:
PWA Plays ‘Summer Catchup’ with Sarah-Quita Offringa
--SQ Offringa picks up in- long stretch competing in 4 being pushed and what do try as hard as I can to keep edge to finish 3rd because
credible 8th freestyle world events in a row. The cherry you think about the level? it from happening but by I know I still need to work a
title and remains firmly in on top definitely was win- all means I hope someone lot on my waveriding. After
the hunt for top honours in ning my 8th freestyle world SQO: “Yeah! A lot of the comes and gives me a butt Pozo my goal was also top
the slalom and waves. title. Fuerte was the only girls have definitely made whooping! Because I know 3 in Tenerife so I was slightly
real stressful event for me. good progress. And all that then I would do ev- disappointed when I didn’t
CHRIS YATES I don’t know why. Maybe I can say is that I’m ex- erything I could to improve make it. Simply because
PWA Press because we’d only have tremely excited about it! I and top that person again. I’m a competitor and want
ORANJESTAD (PWAP) - In one chance and then you know there a lot more girls This would be good for the to finish as high as possible.
July Sarah-Quita Offringa either win or lose. I think I re- out there with a high level, overall Women’s level to But I feel like I improved a
(Starboard / NeilPryde / ally wanted the title badly. but they just can’t display go up.” lot there and got a boost
Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins) In the end I sailed some of it because Fuerte is a dif- to practice even more. My
collected her 8th PWA my dream heats and was ficult spot to sail at. Sure PWA: After Fuerte you aim for this year is to finish
Freestyle World Champion- satisfied with my perfor- that shouldn’t be an ex- backed up your 3rd place 3rd overall in waves. I’m on
ship in a row - remaining mance.” cuse, but that goes for the in Pozo in the waves with the right track, but I have
unbeaten yet again - and men as well. Some of the 4th in Tenerife… you sit 3rd to keep it together for the
proving that she is still the PWA: You still look like you top guys don’t perform as overall for the moment - next events!”
undisputed Queen of the are effortlessly in control - well there as opposed to what is your target for the
Freestyle World. However, and more importantly still compared to starboard ori- waves this year? PWA: You’re back com-
having finished her stud- unbeaten - but it looks like entated or flatwater spots. peting in every discipline…
ies last year, SQ has set her a few of the girls are starting Anyway, I think we all put SQO: “Booooom! 3rd in how are you finding that?
targets across all three dis- to push their level - particu- up a good show. And it was Pozo was a treat. I had just
ciplines for 2015 and with larly Oda and Maaike - Do great to have that many learned pushloops and I SQO: “It’s quite the chal-
one world title already in you enjoy seeing the level girls in a while. I’m going to think that just gave me the lenge actually. I mean, I
the bag, she’s hungry for realised that I love wind-
more and prominently surfing in general. So I gen-
placed to do just that. Af- uinely enjoy competing in
ter a great start to the year all the disciplines. But men-
and with the potential to tally it’s a bit hard to switch
make a great year and in- between the disciplines.
credible year - we caught Mostly because the setup
up with SQ for a catchup of the equipment is com-
after a busy summer sea- pletely different between
son - mainly in the Canar- disciplines. Try going from
ies. Read the interview be- a quad board that has
low: a lot of grip to a freestyle
board with a 16cm fin that
PWA: Yo SQ… you’ve had doesn’t seem to go in a
a busy few months in the straight line. Catapults are
Canaries and it looks like guaranteed. Or going from
you’ve had a great sum- wave and freestyle gear to
mer. First off congrats for a 7.8m Slalom sail where
defending your freestyle the trimming has to be per-
world crown in Fuerte fect.
again - how was it for you?
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SQO: “Awo! Yes it’s been a
