Please select your home edition
Edition
HKJ YY Leaderboard

2020 Zoo Station Croatia PWA Slalom World Tour

by 1080 Media 20 Jul 2020 16:10 BST
2020 Zoo Station Croatia PWA Slalom World Tour © Wozniak / www.PWAWorldTour.com

Victories for Jenna Gibson (GBR) & Maciek Rutkowski (POL)

The 2020 Zoo Station Croatia PWA Slalom World Tour event proved a massive success with Bol Island producing 5 days racing out of a possible 6. Over the course of the last 6 days 12 Men's Eliminations, 13 Women's Slalom Eliminations & 6 Women's Foil Eliminations were able to be completed in solid conditions, while just returning to the racecourse represents a major step in the right direction after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bol is a small beautiful seaside town on the island Brac in Dalmatia, the central part of the Croatian coast. It is most known, besides being one of the few places in Croatia with constant thermal winds, by the beautiful beach the Golden Horn, shaped like an arrow whose top changes directions in line with the direction of the wind.

During the entire summer, when the weather is sunny and stable, Bol is blessed by a thermal wind called Maestral, blowing every day around 15 to 20 knots side-shore between approximately 1pm and 6pm.

Women's

Jenna Gibson (Fanatic / Duotone) was the clear standout sailor of the week in the Women's fleet as the 22-year-old reeled off 13 consecutive bullets to claim a landslide victory in the Slalom, whilst she also produced an excellent comeback on the foil to claim the Foil event title. Gibson had trailed Alice Read (Patrik / Severne) by 0.7 of a point, but a victory in the last elimination of the week saw her pip Read to the title - with Read only managing to finish 3rd and eventually losing out by the same margin.

The Women's Slalom podium is completed by Palma Cargo and Alice Read, while the Women's Foil podium is completed by Read and Adéla Rašková.

Men's

With no wind on the final day, that means that Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) walks away from the opening event of the year with a first victory on the world tour. Rutkowski will be delighted to have carried his excellent form from last year into the new season. The Pole finishes the event with an impressive record of 7 victories from 12, whilst only finishing outside the top 3 to cap a dominant performance.

The homegrown talent of - Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) - couldn't quite find a way to overpower Rutkowski, so the Croat doesn't walk away from his home event with the top spot, but he still claimed a solid second place, just ahead of Italy's Bruno Martini (Future Fly / Challenger Sails / Starboard Foil), who completes the podium. Marotti and Martini were both able to win several eliminations each (3 for Marotti & 2 for Martini), but a few costly errors ultimately cost them a shot at the title.

The top 5 is completed by last year's PWA Youth Slalom World Champion - Basile Jacquin (I-99 / Point-7) - and Luka Mratovic (Fanatic / Duotone / Starboard Foil).

That concludes the first event of the 2020 PWA World Tour and we hope you enjoyed the return to action - congratulations to all the winners.

Overall Results: (top three)

Men Slalom
1. Maciek Rutkowski (Poland - POL-23) 8.9pts
2. Enrico Marotti (Croatia - CRO-401) 17.1pts
3. Bruno Martini (Italy - ITA-160) 20.4pts

Women Slalom
1. Jenna Gibson (Great Britain - GBR-96) 7.0pts
2. Palma Cargo (Croatia - CRO-751) 24.0pts
3. Alice Read (Great Britain - GBR-248) 34.0pts

Women FOIL
1. Jenna Gibson (Great Britain - GBR-96) 6.8pts
2. Alice Read (Great Britain - GBR-248) 7.4pts
3. Adela Raskova (Czech Republic - CZE-77) 14.0pts

Full results here.

Full daily stories here.

Related Articles

Snipe Europeans 2025 at Vilamoura, Portugal overal
Epic week of racing concludes After an extraordinary week of competitive sailing and unforgettable moments ashore, the Snipe European Championship 2025 came to a close with a series of challenging and exciting races. Posted today at 6:57 pm
2025 Star Worlds at Split, Croatia overall
Paul Cayard and Frithjof Kleen crowned champions in a final-race thriller After six fiercely contested races across the waters of the Split Channel, Paul Cayard and Frithjof Kleen have been crowned Star World Champions, sealing the title on the very last race of the championship in one of the most thrilling finishes. Posted today at 4:53 pm
The Ocean Race Europe Leg 5 Day 7
Meilhat's Biotherm leads the way on the Road to Boka Bay Paul Meilhat's Biotherm (FRA), the overall leader of The Ocean Race Europe, has now taken the lead on the sixth day of the race's fifth leg from Genova, Italy to Boka Bay in Montenegro. Posted today at 2:44 pm
Emirates GBR wins ROCKWOOL France Sail Grand Prix
After race day two cancelled due to thunderstorm The Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team has won the ROCKWOOL France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez, after Race Day Two was cancelled due to an incoming thunderstorm and lightning risk. Posted today at 1:57 pm
Switch Global Championships at Lake Garda Day 2
Plenty of surprises on another spectacular day Another 3 races were completed on the second day of competition at Fraglia Vela Malcesine for the Switch Global Championships. The typical afternoon breeze of Lake Garda blew up to 15 knots, making the racing increasingly spectacular. Posted today at 1:32 pm
Entry open for BVI Spring Regatta 2026
The Scrub Island Race will kick off the Sailing Festival on Tuesday, March 24 Registration has opened for the 2026 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival, one of the Caribbean's top regattas. The event has moved forward a week from previously published dates and will take place March 23-29. Posted today at 1:28 pm
2025 ORC Double-Handed Worlds concludes
Mia Gioia, Colombre and Altissimus are the new champions in Monfalcone Fifty-five teams representing ten nations gathered in the Gulf of Trieste this week for the ORC Double-Handed World Championship 2025, hosted by Yacht Club Monfalcone at Marina Monfalcone in collaboration with the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC). Posted today at 1:01 pm
Racing & Events Manager role in Dubai
Dubai Offshore Sailing Club is looking for a Racing & Events Manager Dubai Offshore Sailing Club (DOSC), one of the Middle East's most established and internationally recognised Sailing Clubs, is inviting applications for the role of Racing & Events Manager. Posted today at 12:00 pm
SailGP: Brits win French event
Day 2 of the Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez has been cancelled due to forecast thunderstorms Day 2 of the Rockwool France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez has been cancelled due to forecast thunderstorms expected to impact the area during scheduled racing. Posted today at 11:25 am
RS Sailing at Southampton International Boat Show
The crew are ready to say hello - discover who will be on the stand The crew are ready to say hello - discover who will be on the stand. Posted today at 11:00 am