Ben Proffitt (JP/Neilpryde): The best competition of his career. His result in the waves should get Ben onto an international team. Why did he do so well? His local beach, Rhosneigr, is Pozo without the sunshine and he trained all winter in port tack, windy Cape Town.

He also had nothing to lose. Lets see how he copes with the pressure of being a ‘name’.

Best victory: Beating Pete Volwater.

Result: Joint 5th in wave, 21st in freestyle.

Nik Baker(Mistral/North): Talk that he has lost his Crown to Robby Swift as the UK’s best wave sailor is far too presumptuous. Not the best jumper in Pozo, but did enough to satisfy the judges. His wave riding was stylish and smooth but it was his wave selection that got him through heats.

Best victory: Soundly beating young upstart Ricardo Campello.

Result: Joint 5th in waves.

John Skye (F2/Arrows): John had some tough wave heats, and no one thought he could beat local high flyer Jonas Ceballos in the second round until John pulled off a perfect double loop. This gave him the confidence that he is sometimes lacking in his own ability. In the freestyle John needs to step up one notch to break into the top ten which we are sure he can do next season. We think he will be a bit disappointed with his freestyle result.

Best victory: Beating Jonas Ceballos in the waves.

Result: 13th waves, 17th freestyle

Robby Swift (JP/Neilpryde): We don’t know whether Robby is struggling with his form since his ankle injury, or whether the other sailors have simply caught up, but he had to work real hard to get through his freestyle heats. Mentally though, he is so strong. After a first round disaster in the waves, he got his act together and hours later was in the final with Ricardo in the freestyle leading to a 4th overall result. The less said about his wave performance the better although he did lose a very close heat against Marco Perez. Let’s just write this wave event off for Robby. No doubt he will come back firing in Sylt in late September.

Best victory: Beating Kauli Seadi then Douglas Diaz in the freestyle.

Results: Joint 33rd in waves, 4th in freestyle.

Phil Horrocks (RRD/Ezzy): This is his first year on the tour and his inexperience shows. It’s heartbreaking to see him crash moves in his heats that he can perform so well when free sailing. Although he lost the heat, he sailed his best against Robby Swift in the freestyle, matching him move for move until the last minute. Like Ben, he is a Rhosneigr boy and no doubt will shine at Pozo one day.

Best victory: Beating Ross Williams in the waves.

Ross Williams (Starboard/Gaastra): He is an awesome wave rider, but not a good wave heat sailor. He enjoys wave competitions but they are light relief form the Formula events, in which he is world class. Has the potential to be good at both but just wasn’t sailing well enough in Pozo.

Sonia Pavelin (Naish): This was her first time in Pozo. She wasn’t going to enter the event but was persuaded at the last minute by the other competitors. She didn’t get past a round but to be fair, Pozo conditions make even gybing a trauma. However, she can loop on both sides and pulled off the odd vulcan. Good freestyler, but needs to work on her wave riding to break into the women’s fleet.

Result: Joint 13th in waves, 14th in freestyle

Matt Pearch (F2/Arrows): He simply drew some unlucky heats: Diony Guadagnino in the single elimination and Robby Swift in the double elimination. So that’s it, you’re out. But he needs to really want it and train a lot harder if he is going to improve his results.

Result: Joint 49rd in waves

John Hibbard (Starboard/
Tushingham): John is the guy who writes the press releases on the PWA website throughout the day so, to be fair, he is not totally focused on the wave competition. He has sailed better, especially his wave riding, but unless he focuses totally on the competition, it will be hard for him to make an impression on the World Tour.

Result: Joint 49rd in waves