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Just got an email from Andy Yates with his results from New Cal. This is his best results so far on the international circuit.
here is a segement form his email
I have been in New Caledonia for the last 10 days competing in the Teri Pacific Cup. It is an international competition with riders from all over the world attending, including Aaron Hadlow. The wind and water conditions are absolutely perfect for competition, perfect flat water and a steady 20 knots.
In the singles I was able to get through many heats. I was up against New Zealand's Marc Jacobs in the first heat and was so stoked to have beat him. In the third round I managed to draw Aaron Hadlow. I was really looking forward to the heat as I had never versed him one-on-one before. I was surprized how close I was to him and was told by the judges that it was close and the best heat of the whole competition. I then versed Tom Hebert for 3rd place and again had a really good heat. It was really close between us but I was fortunate enough to come away with the win, which left me 3rd in the Singles all up. I was so stoked.
The doubles then ran 2 days later. As it turned out, I was against Tom Hebert again for a podium 3rd place. The wind was incredibly light and I couldn't quite match what he was doing on his 16 metre on 30 metre lines. I had to deal with my biggest rig which was a 13 metre on 23 metre lines. I was really happy with my result of 4 overall.
1st Aaron Hadlow
2nd Sebastien Garat
3rd Tom Hebert
4th Andy Yates
5th Marc Jacobs
great job Andy
Cheers Brucex
