Tomasi and Picot win WingFoil Racing World Cup in dramatic Gizzeria finale
Tomasi and Picot survived a 10-knot final day in Gizzeria, where the Medal Series was cut to semifinals before both sealed World Cup titles.
Alessandro José Tomasi and Vaina Picot won the WingFoil Racing World Cup in Gizzeria after a final day that turned on weather as much as speed, with cloud cover and intense heat killing the thermal breeze and forcing the Medal Series to start directly from the semifinals. Tomasi finished ahead of Sean Herbert and Mathis Ghio in the men’s standings, while Picot beat Maddalena Spanu and Iset Segura to take the women’s title.
The event opened with about 60 riders and four Long Distance races in 10 to 16 knots of thermal wind. Sean Herbert led the men after day one, with Tomasi and Francesco Cappuzzo close behind, while Picot topped the women’s standings ahead of Spanu and Charlotte Baruzzi. By July 11, six qualification races were complete and Tomasi had taken control of the men’s standings, with Herbert and Cappuzzo still in striking range.
The breeze sat at around 10 knots, so officials tightened the format and sent the Medal Series straight to the semifinals. Tomasi and Herbert had already secured direct passage to the men’s Grand Final through qualification, while Picot and Spanu had done the same in the women’s bracket. Mathis Ghio and Francesco Cappuzzo earned their places in the men’s final through the semifinals, and Iset Segura joined Charlotte Baruzzi in the women’s deciding race.
Gizzeria’s debut as an international WingFoil stop came at Hang Loose Beach on the Gulf of Sant’Eufemia as a World Sailing Special Event, run with Circolo Velico Hang Loose, the International Wing Sports Association and the Federazione Italiana Vela. It was the first international WingFoil competition ever hosted there. Local reaction was immediate: “Gizzeria non delude mai.”
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