PWA News

If anyone's qualified to comment on the best action in Windsurfing its likely to be a photographer. Who better then to tell us about how good tour life is than regular PWA snapper John ‘JC’ Carter? Whether he’s right in the impact zone, on a boat,…

It’s easy to imagine that all pro windsurfers are paid large salaries to travel the world and sail in locations that most windsurfers only dream about, and to some extent that’s true, but it doesn’t apply to everyone. There are also a significant amount…

Florent Renard and Sarah-Quita Offringa awarded the coveted PWA 2006 Rookie of the year titles.

The 2006 season has witnessed great progress for Professional Windsurfing both on and off the water. Just as the standard required to compete at this level has gone through the ceiling, fresh faces and exceptional talent have un-deniably raised interest…

Polakow charges back up through the ranks but has to settle for second place as Josh Angulo lights up the line up on this, the final day of the 21st Aloha Classic to be held at Ho’okipa beach park.

Josh Angulo and Iballa Moreno claim victory on a day when tactical ability, wave selection and out and out waveriding skill reign supreme.

Pressure builds as forecast narrows down competition to the final 2 days of the 2006 tour

Hope springs eternal as improving forecasts bring a ray of light to an otherwise gloomy day.

Solid logo high swell and building Easterly winds fail to deliver their early promise leaving PWA sailors high and dry at Ho’okipa Beach Park

The old, the bold and the beautiful forced to sweat it out through another scorching Maui day, with nothing more than a gentle breeze to ease the tension

Conditions tease and tantalize in Hawaii leaving competitors to sweat it out in anticipation of what may lie ahead.

Competition favourites hold firm at Ho’okipa leaving it all to play for in the Hawaiian surf.

The final 16 qualification spots are decided as the qualifying event wraps up. The focus now turns to the battle for the Coveted 2006 PWA Wave Sailing Title.

Josh Stone beats Phil McGain (AUS-7, MauiSails) to win the Masters Division, and Junko Nagoshi (J-11 F2 / Simmer) beat Jennifer Henderson to win the Women’s Open as the clock ticks down to the main event.

31 year old Austrian Pro Uli Hoelzl (AUT-123) sits in joint 4th place in the waves as the clock ticks down to the Aloha Classic. A former Pro Snowboarder, Uli has had the benefit of a previous professional sporting career to help her cope with the steep…

The Aloha Classic is so close right now you can almost feel the warm and welcoming Maui Trade Winds…