It was World Champion Karin Jaggi (Z-14) who stamped her authority on race 1 in the women's fleet. Lucienne Ernst (H-444) settled comfortably into second, ahead of rising star Colette Guadagnino (V-711) from Venezuela. A strong Brazilian challenge came from Flavia Leite (BR-317) in fourth.

It was once again all change at the top for the women in race 2. Ernst led from the start to finish first ahead of Jaggi who was unable to do any damage to the Dutch girls lead. With Guadagnino reliably in third it was down to the local girls to fight it out for fourth with Valeria Matuck (BR-704) taking the honours from Daniella Monteiro (BR-94) in fifth.

Race 3 was almost a repeat performance, apart from Renata Fuzetti (BRA-157) moving up to fourth, and proved once again that Ernst is a force to be reckoned with on the race course.

In race 4 it was the reigning World Champion who once again claimed excellence. As always Guadagnino kept up the pressure and forbade the leaders having any time to relax.

Race 5 saw total domination from Ernst during the first upwind leg with a close battle for second going on behind her between Jaggi and Guadagnino. Just into the downwind section, Jaggi fell conceding second to the Venezuelan who went on to catch Ernst by the end of the downwind section. As they began the second upwind leg, they were neck and neck with Guadagnino occasionally edging ahead, pushed on by a glimpse of victory. Fortunately for Ernst it was not to be as the tip Guadagnino's rig collapsed costing her valuable speed and allowing Jaggi the chance she needed to catch up and recover her second position.

With the damage to her equipment un-repairable for the last race Guadagnino was forced to sit it out on the beach, leaving the way clear for Brazilian Valeria Matuck to take third with an excellent performance behind Jaggi who was once again simply unable to catch Holland's finest.

The day before the PWA-worldcup started, Colette has had more luck: She won a long distance race in front of Karin Jaggi...

In the next eliminations the reigning world champion Karin Jaggi performed better and better, leaving Ernst behind. Jaggi won the eliminations 7 and 9 - 12!! And Ernst took the 6th and the 8th elimination.

Race 13: The women's contest had come right down to the wire and it was a case of winner takes all in the battle between Jaggi and Ernst. Unfortunately for Holland's finest, Jaggi, who confessed to being exceptionally nervous about the race, did not falter at the final fence and dominated from the start refusing to give Ernst the slightest look in.

Guadagnino, despite leading Ernst for the majority of the race, slipped back into her regular third slot ahead of Brazil's Matuck who maintained her normal fourth.

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