PWA News

17 yr old Marcilio ‘Brawzinho’ Browne (BRA-105 (Naish / Naish), is one of the PWA’s hottest young prospects. In only his 3rd year on tour, this young Brazilian is ranked 9th in the waves and 7th in Freestyle. A forward thinking and mature approach has…

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Silvia Alba (E-67) hails from Tarifa, Spain and in recent years has grown into a fierce competitor. Renowned for her powerful and fluid style in both waves and freestyle, she is a force to be reckoned with in the increasingly difficult PWA women’s…

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Vintage Ho’okipa

October 24, 2006

 

In the run up to the showcase PWA Aloha Classic end of season finale, we thought it pertinent to show how it used to be back in the good ‘ol days.

 

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Hot or Not? Episode 4

October 23, 2006

Overall titles, the length of your harness lines, skinny masts and longboards get the Pro’s talking in episode four of hot or not. Keep up to date with leading edge opinion with the members of windsurfing’s elite tour, and their take on topical issues!

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26 yr old Cyril Moussilmani (F-71 Fanatic / North) is one of windsurfings most accomplished all rounders, coming 6th in Slalom 42 this year, 7th in Super-X, and lying in 12th so far in waves. Until recently Cyril competed in Formula, Slalom, Super-X,…

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Hot or Not? Episode 3

October 18, 2006

Here's more from the tough talking pro's on what is and isn't cool out on the water. One thing's for sure, no matter who you listen to, it seems that having fun out there is the top priority!

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Ever wondered what the top pro riders do to focus themselves before a vital heat or race? Try to compare the pressure of sailing in front of crowds, cameras, critical judges, and sponsors, with your average fun sailing session, and you’d understand the…

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Hot or Not? Episode 2

October 16, 2006

Continuing our series of where the pro’s become the judges, we get to the bottom of the world finest sailors opinions on some crucial issues you might hear discussed at the beach.

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Hot or Not? Episode 1

October 13, 2006

Competitive windsurfing has two sides. First over the line wins the race, or whoever impresses the judges the most wins. But what do the top pro’s think about certain styles and approaches? For a series intended to be a bit of fun, we polled a handful of…

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The notorious Team MPG have bagged more than their fair share of titles in recent years, highlighting their success at windsurfing’s highest level. The cornerstone to the program is founder and mentor Scott Sanchez, who trains and prepares a host of top…

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The PWA is pleased to announce its end of year wavesailing event, the 21st Aloha Classic, will be produced in association with JP Australia at the Mecca of world windsurfing, Ho’okipa beach Park, Maui.

 

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Today the Professional Windsurfers association presented their long awaited constructors championship rankings. These are based on results from PWA competition so far in 2006 in the Wave, Slalom 42, Freestyle and Super-X disciplines.

 

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You probably couldn’t get much more contrast between PWA members in terms of size than teammates Kai Lenny (Naish / Naish) and Tom Hartmann (Naish / Naish). Kai, being probably the smallest and lightest PWA member, and Tom one of the heaviest,(Certainly…

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Ever wondered how the top pros setup their equipment for high performance? In a series asking elite performers their advice on tuning-up, we start with reigning world wavesailing champion, and top freestyle innovator Kauli Seadi (BRA-253 Quatro/Naish),…

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Spanish Flyer

October 4, 2006

Victor Fernandez (E-42 Fanatic / Simmer) is one of the most respected young talents on the PWA wave sailing and freestyle scenes. The young Spaniard matched the massive expectation on him earlier this year, when he convincingly won in the waves at Pozo.…

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If there’s ever a time you can guarantee awesome windsurfing conditions, then it’s either the day after a contest, or on a Monday morning. An excellent forecast meant that few of the world’s elite were making the usual scramble to the airport the day…

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