PWA News

Day eight: Blazing sun, enormous crowds, a ferocious SUP race and an incredible night tow-in freestyle session make the eighth day in Sylt a memorable one.

Day seven: The freestylers raise the bar and break the judge’s scales in the third Reno world cup tow-in freestyle competition.

Day six: Thousands of spectators head to the Reno World Cup to soak up the sun on the beach and mingle with the stars of the PWA.

Day five: Estredo blows the competition out of the water in the second Reno world cup tow-in freestyle competition.

Day four: Whilst light winds prevented the slalom sailors from hitting the water, blazing sun and peeling waves provided the ultimate conditions for the Reno world cup SUP race and a tow wave sailing session.

Day three: A tough day on the water for the slalom sailors as light wind turns the racing into a particularly tactical affair.

Day two: The freestylers take to the water and pull their most mind-blowing tricks for the huge crowd in the Reno world cup tow session.

Day one: A gentle start to the opening day of competition in Sylt witnessed the sailors spend the day chilling in the sunshine, tweaking their equipment and enjoying the pumping tunes from the resident DJ.

Registration day: The event site hots up as the stars of the PWA descend on Westerland beach in preparation for nine intense days of super grand slam action.

Event preview: The tension is rising on the island of Sylt as the greatest windsurfing event on the planet and the dramatic conclusion to the 2011 slalom, wave and freestyle competition season draws ever closer.

Having stayed away from the social networks for so long Bjorn Dunkerbeck has unveiled his official Facebook page.

Three times world freestyle champion and 2010’s wave vice-champion Ricardo Campello launches his own line of clothing.

Event summary: Klitmøller lives up to its name of Cold Hawaii and provides insane conditions for the third stop on the men’s wave tour, allowing Philip Koster to claim the world title with one event spare.

Day six: PWA judge Thijs van der Meer out-powers the sailors in the King of KIA car pulling contest.

Day five: Kauli Seadi and Danny Bruch show they have got the skills in the KIA @coldhawaii community SUP session but it wasn’t enough to fend of local hot shot Casper.

Day four: Insane jumps, monster loops, and massive crashes from the world’s best jumpers in the SURF Magazin super-session.