PWA News

Micah Buzianis (US-34 JP / NeilPryde) takes the initiative by winning the opening race, as disaster, bad luck and mistakes keep the rest of the top players on edge. First tour leader Antoine Albeau (F192 Starboard / NeilPryde) is disqualified for…

Summertime temperatures and light winds prevent competition starting in Sylt just yet. The huge beachside event site and its hospitality areas keep the crowds and competitors happy for now. But despite the fun and games the focus of the pros is never far…

Bright sunshine and clear skies greeted windsurfing’s top names and more, all in Sylt to fight tooth and nail as the end of season title races intensify. A total of 130 competitors are on the list for the Slalom 42, Freestyle, and Wave competitions…

After a short break to recover from the Canarian tour leg, and the Slalom World Cup in Turkey, the PWA fleet’s preparing for one of the biggest events on the calendar at Sylt, Germany. Here on the Island of Westerland it’s traditionally been the…

Gran Canaria based double –loop legend Vidar Jensen loves to make trips that allow him to explore his Nordic roots. These quests provide stark contrast to the warm water and trade winds of his adopted home in the Canary Islands. Armed with some top…

The Professional Windsurfers Associations home in Maui saw a sad day on September 16th. This day marked the end of an era for the Stable Road community, at the famous Camp One sailing spot, when at 11:45 Rope Tree fell to its death.

Destined for Big Screen mainstream theatre release, The Windsurfing Movie is poised to be windsurfing’s defining film. Directed by award winning cinematographer Johnny DeCesare of Poor Boyz Productions, and featuring perhaps the best riders in windsurfing…

Taty Frans (Starboard / MauiSails) is one of the veteran Bonaire style masters leading the way in cutting edge freestyle. A known innovator, and always seen out sailing with a big smile on his face, Taty and his brother Tonky are national hero’s in their…

Another exciting new DVD release comes out at the end of September courtesy of Tonix and F2. With over 40 minutes plus bonus material the film takes the best action from F2’s 11 PWA team riders on an epic 5000 km road trip through Western Australia.

2005 Joint Slalom 42 World Champion Micah Buzianis (JP / NeilPryde) changed sponsors for this season, and goes into the final racing event at Sylt in fourth place. The 35 year old, who apparently used to flip burgers before turning Pro and moving to Maui,…

22 yr old Antxon Otaegui (JP / NeilPryde) is only in his second year on tour, and already sits in 3rd place going into the last event. Renowned for being radical, the young Canarian has lived up to his reputation, especially when he took his first ever…

Now available in newstands Europe-wide is the first issue of 'Windsurf Europe', featuring a brand new windsurf DVD magazine, 'Windsurf Television'. Windsurf Europe is a hard-core, new generation publication full of action, interviews, riders profiles,…

Cutting edge performer Daida Ruano Moreno (Mistral /North) sent this sequence of her first ever Push Loop Table Top combo. This is the first ever women's PTT and represents a massive step forward for her and the women's sport - especially considering…

Teen Freestyle Sensation Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / North) is leading the 2006 Freestyle Tour with one event to go in Sylt. The 16-year-old Venezuelan justified the hype his outstanding freesailing created when he won the Sotavento event hands…

12 times PWA world champion Karin Jaggi (F2 / North) is probably the best all-round women’s windsurfer ever, and has more trophies than most pro's can even dream of winning to prove it. The 34yr-old Swiss legend is also a key member of the PWA’s…

Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / MauiSails) leads the wave tour, sits in second place on the Slalom 42 leader board, and came second overall in Super-X – not a bad season so far then! Another world title (Or two?) would certainly be good for business for this…