PWA World Windsurfing Tour

Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:37:33 +0100

From the 13-17th November, Japan will once again be thrust into the windsurfing limelight with the 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup set to decide the Men’s and Women’s Foil Slalom world titles.

Tsukuihama Beach, Yokosuka City, is situated approximately 80km southwest of Japan’s bustling capital city Tokyo. Yokosuka blends city life with the sea, while also being a Naval Port. Yokosuka occupies most of the Miura Peninsula and is bordered by the mouth of Tokyo Bay to the east and Sagami Bay on the west, which provides a beautiful backdrop, while when conditions aline the iconic Mount Fuji can also be seen. As Tsukuihama Beach is almost completely protected it can provide great flat water racing conditions, but as its show in recent years, it’s also more than capable of providing extremely challenging conditions with strong winds and choppy waters, meaning the world’s best racers need to be ready for whatever Yokosuka may throw at them…

Foil Slalom

Women’s

With there only being two events this season, there really is no margin for error for the world title race contenders in Japan, as any mistakes or equipment malfunctions could prove to be the difference between success and failure.

Reigning world champion - Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - comes into Japan with the world title race lead after winning the opening event of the season in Guadeloupe. The 23-year-old won four out of the six eliminations completed in Guadeloupe and finished second in the other two eliminations, so she may prove difficult to stop.

However, Lina Eržen (Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil), will be a major threat as the 23-year-old only finished outside the top two once in six eliminations in Guadeloupe and she was the only other sailor to claim bullets there. Eržen has also previously won here in 2023. Another victory here could well yield her a maiden world title.

Meanwhile, Blanca Alabau (WeOne / Severne Sails) and Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails) have outside shots at the title, but results would obviously have to fall their way, but both will be battling for a place on the event and overall podium.

Defending event champion - Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - returns to the fleet as the former world champion prepares to make her first appearance since becoming a mother. Mortefon may not be in contention for the world title this time around, but she could well still play a crucial role in deciding the outcome of who does become the 2025 Foil Slalom PWA world champion.

Men’s

Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) enters Japan with a healthy 300 point lead, which is effectively a four position advantage as if the Italian were to finished tied on points with someone then he would still win the world title on countback having already beaten the other sailors still in contention for the title in Guadeloupe and Sylt. Despite holding a healthy lead you can be rest assured that iachino will show no signs of complacency as he looks to earn a third world title - adding to previous titles from 2016 and 2023.

Defending world champion, Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde), is currently Iachino’s closest challenger, but he, and everyone else, are a fair way off the pace, so if Iachino is anywhere near the level he has shown in the opening two events it’s hard to see him being denied. Mortefon though will want to finish the season on a high either way and will have been able to rack up valuable miles on his new equipment since the last event in Sylt, Germany.

Having claimed a dominant victory in Sylt, Johan Soe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), will be a firm favourite for the event title here in Japan - especially as the Dane is also the defending event champion here after claiming 3 bullets from the four eliminations completed last year. Søe possesses pure self-confidence, and rightly so as it barely looks like he will ever mistake, and he could well make it four event wins from his last four events on the World Tour, though having concentrated on iQFOil earlier in the season that means a world title will have to wait at least another year, but surely at some point he’ll add that prize to his trophy cabinet.

Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) is the next closest challenger in third, but realistically speaking it’s a two horse race for the world title, unless something unexpected happens early on as the Pole is a further 300 points off the pace from Mortefon. However, just 100 points currently separate himself and Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils) in the battle for the last place on the prestigious overall podium.

While the world title race may look almost like a forgone conclusion, there will still be plenty on the line with precious World Cup points up for grabs and other sailors to keep an eye on include; Dutchman Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing), the French contingent of William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), Alexandre Cousin (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) and Pierre Macquaert (JP / NeilPryde).

Meanwhile, Sem Stroosma (Tabou / GA Sails), John Soukos (WeOne / Challenger Sails), who comes into the finale on the back of his best result on the World Tour, plus Scotty Stallman (Tabou / GA Sails), will be battling for the last couple of place in the overall top ten, with all three sailors chasing being ranked in the overall top ten for the first time in their careers.

There’s also an extremely strong Japanese lineup and you can be rest assured that all of the locals will be doing everything they can to grab a bit of the spotlight at their home event.

Make sure you stay tuned to the PWA website and Social Media channels over the next five days to stay up to date with all of the latest news and developments from Japan. For the latest forecast you can check WindGuru.

Waterspeed Ride with the Pros Challenge is Back For Japan

After it's success in both Tenerife and Sylt, we are pleased to announce that the Waterspeed 'Ride with the Pros Challenge' is back for Japan, so you have until now until the 25th November to pit your whits against the world's fastest sailors over 250m.

If you fancy joining the challenge simply click the following link to sign up @ waterspeedapp.web.app/sign-in

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Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:41:56 +0100

Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) enters the final event of the season - the Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - which runs between 13th-17th November, as the World Tour leader having won the opening event of the season in Guadeloupe before finishing second in Sylt. With his closest challenger - Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde) - ‘only’ finishing fourth in Sylt the Italian holds a healthy lead heading into the world title decider, but the 36-year-old will be taking nothing for granted. Before the start of the event in a few days time, we managed to quickly catchup with Matteo:

You head into a Japan with a healthy 300 point lead after winning in Guadeloupe and coming second in Sylt - how are you feeling ahead of the last event of the season as you chase a third world title?

I am feeling good. A race is a race. I want to take it one step at the time as usual. I prepared the best I can as I always do.

How have you been preparing for Japan since Sylt and did your travel all go smoothly?

Everything went good, I had some nice weeks of training in Italy. Traveling went really good… as smooth as it can get with all the gear we travel with.

What does your equipment list for Japan consist of?

I have my Starboard x15 85 , a really good board. Then my Severne H8 set from 5.0m up to 9.0m. Usually here we use 8.0 and 7.0 the most. Then the whole foil set with 550-450 and 400 front wings. I basically brought one full set and spare 7.0 and 8.0 sails and masts in case of accidents during some racing.

Thanks, Matteo. Good luck for the event.

Maui Fall

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:07:34 +0100

Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) finished the 2025 season ranked 18th overall in the Waves and eighth in the Freestyle as the Japanese sailor continues to show he's one of the best allrounders in the game. Sugi had some close calls at the start of the season, but finished off the Wave season with his best result of the season - 7th - at the Aloha Classic.

You can see some of Takuma Sugi's highlights from his recent trip to Maui @ https://youtu.be/2d242tR2s3Q?si=_Zs37suuU8-O3tmY

Extreme Wind Windsurfing

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:56:52 +0100

Nico Prien (JP / NeilPryde) visited the Netherlands on a seriously windy forecast and it didn't disappoint with winds of up to 54 knots being recorded, whilst he was there and the 31-year-old thinks it's the windiest conditions he's ever sailed in - what's your maximum winds sailed in?

See the highlights of a memorable trip @ https://youtu.be/_HpLVSSIuuw?si=xlCUxCg6hEU4nmLe

2025 Miami Classic

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:25:53 +0100

The 2025 Miami Slalom Open has officially wrapped up after five incredible days of racing at Virginia Key, delivering world-class competition and unforgettable conditions. Hosted by TILLO International in collaboration with the PWA Youth Slalom World Tour, the event gathered over 50 competitors from around the world — making it one of the largest windsurfing events ever held in the United States.

Race Summary

Over the course of the week, a total of 26 races were completed across foil and fin disciplines, showcasing the evolution of modern slalom competition and the skill of the next generation of athletes.

- PWA Youth & Open Fleet: 26 races total (foil + fin)
- Intermediate Fleet: 10 races completed
- Green Fleet (Beginners/Youth): 5 races completed

The consistent breeze and ideal conditions throughout the week allowed the race committee to run a full schedule, with thrilling starts, tight gybes, and high-speed finishes lighting up Biscayne Bay.

Days 4 & 5 – High-Speed Action at its Best

The final two days delivered dream racing conditions — smooth water, strong breeze, and long reaches that allowed both foil and fin riders to push to their limits. The spectacle of foil slalom speed meets classic fin power created a dynamic showcase of what modern windsurfing has become: fast, technical, and beautiful to watch.

A Celebration of Youth and Community

Beyond the racing, the Miami Slalom Open highlighted the strength and passion of the local windsurfing community. The Blue Angels Youth Team, the BBYC Windsurfing Academy, and visiting clubs from across the U.S. and Caribbean all took part — uniting families, coaches, and young sailors in an unforgettable week of fun, learning, and sportsmanship.

From first-time racers in the Green Fleet to elite PWA Youth riders, every competitor brought energy and determination to the course — proving that Miami is the beating heart of windsurfing in the Americas.

Thank You to Everyone Involved
A huge thank you to our coaches, race officers, volunteers, parents, sponsors, and supporters who made this event possible — and to the City of Miami for welcoming the world’s windsurfing community to its iconic bay once again.

See You in 2026
With record participation, incredible racing, and unforgettable memories, the Miami Slalom Open 2025 has set a new standard for youth and open windsurfing competition.
The future of slalom is here — and it’s fast, foiling, and full of Miami energy.

Gnarloo

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:32:58 +0100

Philip Köster (Severne Windsurfing) completed the overall Wave podium for 2025 after winning in both Gran Canaria and Margaret River (4-star), while also finishing second in Sylt, Germany and fifth in Tenerife.

Earlier in the year Köster was on another trip to WA, which you can see @ https://youtu.be/UJlALOXW3Yk?si=vyHP7bT0Pkk1nTjU

Maui Wowie

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:17:23 +0100

Samuele Ferraro (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails) is one of the best up and coming wave sailors with the 19-year-old finishing fourth in the U21 Boy's in Gran Canaria, while at the recent Aloha Classic, Ferraro grabbed the final place on the podium in the U21s, which was his first time visiting Maui.

Samuele Ferraro (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails): "I'm Sammy, and in this video I show you what every windsurfer's dream looks like! Coming to Maui and windsurfing at Ho'okipa! One of the best windsurfing spots in the world and home to the final of the World Cup. Subscribe to my channel, a video about the most important competition of the year is coming soon! See you in the water."

You can see a video from Samuele Ferraro in Maui @ https://youtu.be/NMh1ybgsnDY?si=8AcW_P8GH6uPynXy

Storm Chasing

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:37:51 +0100

Last month Arthur Arutkin (Flikka / GUNSAILS / Black Project Fins) went on a storm chase mission of his own as a massive storm hit Europe. The Frenchman was at home in Wissant where winds of up to 116 kilometres an hour were recorded and plenty of waves to go with the crazy winds.

You can see Arthur Arutkin trying to calm the storm @ https://youtu.be/LvMbLiCv5f8?si=Stzyb9KBAd2XZLRO

2025 Aloha Classic

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:50:29 +0200

Ho’okipa Beach Park has long played its part in defining windsurfing history and it once again played a pivotal role in deciding this year’s world champions, as well as of course the respective champions of the prestigious Aloha Classic. Ho’okipa once again showed cased world class conditions, which allowed the world’s very best wave sailors to unleash their full repertoire of skills - from solid rail game to aerial antics.

Wave

Women’s

With Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing) absent from the final event of the season, that meant that the race for the women’s world title was whittled down to just two faces - reigning world champion - Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) - and 16-year-old Sol Degrieck (Severne Windsurfing), who dragged her name into contention after winning her first World Cup in Sylt earlier in the month.

However, Degrieck - featuring in her first Aloha Classic - would face a tall order if she was to deny Offringa a fifth consecutive Wave world title as the young Belgian would need to finish at least second and hope that Offringa would finish outside the top four, while even if Degrieck were to win the event, Offringa would still have destiny in her own hands with a top two finish…

Ultimately, both Offringa and Degrieck qualified for the semifinals and they were involved in the opening semi together with Lisa Wermeister (Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins) and Pauline Katz (Severne Windsurfing).

Offringa is a ruthless competition beast, and the, at the time three-time Aloha Classic champion eased her way into the final by winning the heat. However, unfortunately for Degrieck, she just missed out, meaning Offringa officially became the 2025 Women’s PWA Wave world champion at that moment, collecting her 28th overall, which, incidentally, is the second consecutive year that she has claimed three world titles in a single year.

Proven by 28 world titles, Offringa is not one to rest on her laurels, and having just been crowned the world champion, the 34-year old then added the final cherry on top of the cake by winning the Aloha Classic for a fourth time in her career (2016, 2019, 2023 & 2025) as she equalled Robby Naish’s (Naish / Naish Sails) and Angela Cochran’s (Quatro / Simmer Sails) incredible record here.

Cochran also deserves a mention as she was Offringa’s closest challenger on this occasion, which demonstrates incredible longevity as this is the fourth different decade that she has podiumed at the Aloha (80’s, 90’s, 00’s & now 20’s)

For Degrieck, 2025 just scratches the surface of what is possible for her - having finished third overall for the season. Already challenging for world titles as a teenager is a phenomenon, much like when Offringa challenged the Moreno twins in Freestyle when she too was just a teenager. Offringa is far from ready to hand over the guard just yet, but there’s an exceptional suitor lining up and with the rate that she’s progressing, it may not be too much longer before Degrieck too stands atop the overall podium.

Meanwhile, Lisa Wermeister’s (Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins) decision to skip Sylt in order to prepare for the Aloha Classic was very much vindicated as the 20-year-old earned her first podium on the World Tour after claiming the last spot on the prestigious podium, which sees her ranked sixth overall for 2025.

Men’s

Back-to-back event victories in Tenerife and Sylt saw Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC) entering the Aloha Classic with a healthy lead over his main title rival - Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) - and Philip Köster (Severne Windsurfing), who was the only other man in the draw with a chance of denying Paré a maiden world crown - albeit an outside one.

A top three result would guarantee Paré the title, while if the Spaniard was to finish fourth or worse, then Browne would still be required to win the entire event to deny Paré the world title on a tiebreak - which certainly wasn’t out of the question seeing as Browne won the Maui Pro-Am in April earlier this year and is widely regarded as one of the best sailors at Ho’okipa.

World Title Race Twist

Both Paré and Browne successfully navigated their way into the semifinals - on opposite side of the draws - with the Spaniard featuring first in the opening semifinal. That’s where the first real twist of the world title race unfolded as Paré narrowly missed out on a place in the final, which would open the door for Browne to rain on his parade. The Brazilian made no mistake as he booked his place in the final, leaving Paré to sit on the sidelines and nervously await his fate as he was now powerless to influence the outcome.

An Anxious Wait

For 25 excruciating minutes, Paré had to watch on and see whether he would become world champion of the first time in his career, or cruelly be denied on countback by a marauding Browne. Particularly through the opening half of the heat, Paré must’ve been unable to watch as Browne made a confident start to the showpiece - quickly racking up two solid wave scores - to take the early lead. However, luckily, for Paré at least, Bernd Roediger (Flikka / Hot Sails Maui / Black Project Fins), Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins) and Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde) were all sensing their opportunity to strike and earn the prestigious Aloha Classic title…

Roediger became the first man to topple Browne from the top of the heat rankings before Noireaux sprung into life with a radical frontside 360 into a head throw aerial to seize his chance at securing a fourth Aloha Classic title, while inadvertently sending Paré from tatters and heartbreak to pure elation.

Soon the buzzer would sound and for the first time since 2015 there would be a new name etched into wave sailing history. The past decade had been dominated by Köster, Fernandez and outgoing world champion, Browne, but now Paré’s painful journey was officially complete and his boyhood dream was no longer a dream, but reality. From the depths of losing his sponsors and suffering a serious Lisfranc injury last season, Paré has risen above it all and demonstrated his phenomenal skills in virtually every condition imaginable - proving himself as the real deal, while thoroughly deservedly earning a changing of the guard. Paré’s resilience has been nothing short of incredible and he can now bask in his success - for a short time at least.

Exclusive Club of Four

For Noireaux, it must've have felt like Aloha Classic title number four may never happen. The now 31-year-old enjoyed an explosive start to his Aloha Classic career - quickly racking up three titles in 2014, 2015 and 2017, before continually hitting the cross bar with two semifinal exits in 2023 and 2024. However, form is temporary and class is permanent and Noireaux’s class ultimately shone through at this year’s Aloha Classic, as he too like Offringa, joins the exclusive club of sailors to boast four Aloha Classic titles. Noireaux finishes 2025 ranked seventh overall.

Browne’s Superb Reign Draws to an End

For Browne it was a case of so near, so far, to complete a historic run of four consecutive wave world titles, but you can’t say that the Brazilian didn’t go down without giving it a valiant fight and you can be sure the 36-year-old will be challenging for top honours again in 2026. Browne walks away from 2025 as the vice-world champion, while Philip Köster, who is still searching for a big result at the Aloha Classic, completes the prestigious overall podium.

Meanwhile after over two decades on tour, Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde) brought down the curtain on his career in style with the Brit qualifying for the final in his last event. Swift has lived a long and illustrious career and his performances during the Aloha Classic just prove once again what a world class athlete he remains.

Behind the top three, Fernandez once again shows that he remains a force to be reckoned with as the Spaniard finishes in a clear fourth place followed by - Marino Gil (JP / NeilPryde / MFC), fifth, Roediger sixth, Noireaux seventh, Antoine Martin (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC), Miguel Chapuis (Flikka / North Sails), who finishes in the overall top ten for the first time in his career and Liam Dunkerbeck (Duotone Windsurfing), who completes the top ten.

Master’s

Josh Stone (Goya Windsurfing) came out on top in the Master’s division against other windsurfing legends Keith Teboul (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC) and Francisco Goya (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) and a legend in his own right - Fish Bowl Diaries photographer - Paul Karaolides (Goya Windsurfing). Meanwhile, Mike Friedl (Goya Windsurfing) successfully defended his Master’s world title.

Youth’s

Ryu Noguchi (Starboard / Severne Sailing) produced a superb display to claim a confident victory in the U21 Boy’s ahead of Greece’s Gregory Stathopoulos (Goya Windsurfing), Italy’s Samuele Ferraro (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails) and Australia’s Jake Ghiretti (Severne Windsurfing). Meanwhile, in the U18s Jaka Stroj proved too strong to deservedly claim the top spot on the podium ahead of Javi Escribano (Goya Windsurfing), Sol Degrieck and Jason Papanikolaou (NeilPryde).

Where’s Next on the PWA World Tour?W

From November 13th-17th, the grand finale of the 2025 Foil Slalom PWA World Tour will be taking place at the Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup. You’ll be able to watch how the Men’s and Women’s world title races unfold by tuning into www.pwaworldtour.com.

Result 2025 Aloha Classic - Women’s Wave

1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Angela Cochran (US | Quatro / Simmer Sails)
3rd Lisa Wermeister (FRA | Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Marine Hunter (FRA | Quatro / Goya Windsurfing)
5th Pauline Katz (SUI | Severne Windsurfing)
5th Shawna Cropas (HI | Duotone Windsurfing)

Overall Ranking 2025 PWA World Tour - Women’s Wave

1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Alexia Kiefer Quintana (GER | Duotone Windsurfing)
3rd Sol Degrieck (BEL | Severne Windsurfing)
4th Justyna Sniady (POL | Flikka / North Sails)
5th Pauline Katz (SUI | Severne Windsurfing)

Result 2025 Aloha Classic - Men’s Wave

1st Morgan Noireaux (HI | JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins)
2nd Bernd Roediger (HI | Flikka / Hot Sails Maui / Black Project Fins)
3rd Marcilio Browne (BRA | Goya Windsurfing / MFC)
4th Robby Swift (UK | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Marc Paré (ESP | Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC)
5th Antoine Martin (FRA | Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC)
7th Takuma Sugi (JPN | Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins)
7th Ricardo Campello (BRA/VEN)
9th Victor Fernandez (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing)
9th Levi Siver (USA | Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC)
9th Kai Lenny (USA | Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC)
9th Liam Dunkerbeck (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing)

Overall Ranking 2025 PWA World Tour - Men’s Wave

1st Marc Paré (ESP | Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC)
2nd Marcilio Browne (BRA | Goya Windsurfing / MFC)
3rd Philip Köster (GER | Severne Windsurfing)
4th Victor Fernandez (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing)
5th Marino Gil (ESP | JP / NeilPryde / MFC)
6th Bernd Roediger (HI | Flikka / Hot Sails Maui / Black Project Fins)
7th Morgan Noireaux (HI | JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins)
8th Antoine Martin (FRA | Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC)
9th Miguel Chapuis (ESP | Flikka / North Sails)
10th Liam Dunkerbeck (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing)

2025 Aloha Classic

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:44:57 +0200

The 41st edition of the Aloha Classic has come to a thrilling close under perfect Ho‘okipa conditions. Finals Day delivered powerful surf, strong trades, and a genuine crowd stretched all along the beach park cheering the champions of the Unified World Wave Tour (PWA–IWT).

The 2025 season finale produced world-class performances, a world-class broadcast, and a sense of community that electrified the sport’s birthplace.

MEN’S FINAL RESULTS

1st Morgan Noireaux (HI | JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins) – 14.90 pts
2nd Bernd Roediger (HI | Flikka / Hot Sails Maui / Black Project Fins) – 13.40 pts
3rd Marcilio Browne (BRA | Goya Windsurfing / MFC) – 11.96 pts
4th Robby Swift (UK | JP / NeilPryde) – 10.93 pts

Morgan Noireaux has now joined the pantheon of Ho‘okipa legends with his fourth Aloha Classic title (2014, 2015, 2017, 2025), tying Robby Naish’s record (1986, 1987, 1989, 1991) for the most men’s victories in event history.

Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC) claims the 2025 Men’s World Wave Championship, becoming the first new men’s world champion in a decade, a symbolic passing of the torch to the next generation.

WOMEN’S FINAL RESULTS

1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) – 11.50 pts
Angela Cochran (USA | Quatro / Simmer Sails) – 10.53 pts
Lisa Wermeister (FRA | Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins) – 8.57 pts
Marine Hunter (FRA | Quatro / Goya Windsurfing) – 7.90 pts

Sarah-Quita Offringa captures her fourth Aloha Classic crown (2016, 2019, 2023, 2025), matching the all-time women’s record held by Angela Cochran (1989, 1990, 1991, 2000).

In a poetic twist, Cochran herself was in this year’s final and came in second, which was wildly impressive four decades after her first win, proving that Ho‘okipa’s legends never fade. Respect.

Offringa also secures her fifth consecutive World Wave Championship, underscoring her status as the most complete and dominant female windsurfer of the modern era - now boasting 28 world titles next to her name

MASTERS FINAL RESULTS

1st Josh Stone (Goya Windsurfing) – 12.36 pts
2nd Keith Teboul (USA | Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC) – 10.86 pts
3rd Francisco Goya (ARG | Goya Windsurfing / MFC) – 9.66 pts
4th Paul Karaolides (CY | Goya Windsurfing) – 7.97 pts

Michael Fried (Quatro | Goya Windsurfing) was crowned the 2025 Masters World Champion, celebrating a season of powerful performances and camaraderie that embody the spirit of Aloha. This is his second Master’s world title in a row.

HISTORIC CONTEXT – THE LEGENDS OF HO‘OKIPA

In the 41-year history of the Aloha Classic, only four athletes have ever achieved four full professional titles – two men and two women – each defining a generation.

- Robby Naish (HI): 4 titles – 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991
- Morgan Noireaux (HI-101): 4 titles – 2014, 2015, 2017, 2025
- Angela Cochran (USA): 4 titles – 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000
- Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU-91): 4 titles – 2016, 2019, 2023, 2025

From Naish and Cochran’s pioneering decades to Noireaux and Offringa’s modern era, this year’s Aloha Classic truly united windsurfing’s past and future at its spiritual home.

ALOHA & MAHALO

The 2025 Aloha Classic was a huge success — world-class riding, flawless judging, a passionate live audience, and a vibrant global broadcast.

It marked the perfect finale to an extraordinary season for the Unified World Wave Tour, celebrating its athletes, community, and the rebirth of professional windsurfing.

PRESENTED BY WINDSURF AI

The Aloha Classic Grand Final is proudly presented by Windsurf AI, as part of the unified World Wave Tour (PWA–IWT) — where athletes, brands, and fans come together under one global championship system celebrating the pinnacle of professional windsurfing.

Live and full results available HERE.

2025 Aloha Classic

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:15:47 +0200

Day 3 of the Aloha Classic Grand Final delivered a spectacular showcase of windsurfing talent across generations, from the rising stars of the Junior and Pro Junior divisions to the legendary Masters. The beach was electric as over 36 of the world’s best Masters hit the water. This was the largest field in Aloha Classic history and any 5 Star event around the world, alongside a new generation of youth riders demonstrating that the future of wave sailing is in very good hands.

Tomorrow brings the long awaited Men’s and Women’s Professional Finals, with large surf in the forecast, and a lineup of global stars set to battle for the unified World Wave Championship titles.

JUNIORS (U18): A Glimpse Into the Future

The Junior Boys (U18) final delivered a thrilling glimpse of the next generation. Jaka Stroj from Slovenia proved unstoppable, combining power and smooth control to claim victory with a 7.00-point heat total, ahead of Spain’s Javier Escribano Toribio (ES-91, Goya), Belgium’s Sol Degrieck (B-5, Severne), and Greece’s Jason Papanikolaou (GR-4111, Neil Pryde) .

This was one of the most internationally diverse Junior lineups ever seen at Ho‘okipa, featuring riders from Europe, Japan, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, all under 18 years old. While the Pro Junior (U21) division now stands as the globally recognized pre-proving ground, these Juniors showed extraordinary potential — a wave of future world-tour athletes is clearly on the rise.

PRO JUNIORS (U21): Japan’s Ryu Noguchi Leads a New Global Era

In the highly prestigious Pro Junior (U21) division, Japan’s Ryu Noguchi (J-39, Starboard/Severne) emerged victorious after a dramatic final showdown with Gregory Stathopoulos (GRE-73, Goya). Noguchi’s clean vertical turns and confident rail work earned him an 8.27 heat total to seal the win.

The podium reflected a true global spread, with Gregory Stathopoulos (GRE-73, Goya) in second, Samuele Ferraro (ITA-505, Patrik) in third and Jake Ghiretti (AUS-99, Severne) in 4th. The U21 category continues to serve as the elite gateway to the professional tour, and this year’s performances proved the depth of upcoming talent is stronger than ever.

MASTERS: Legends Return to the Lineup

The Masters division — traditionally one of the most beloved of the Aloha Classic — exploded this year with 36 entries, including Francisco Goya (Argentina), Josh Stone (Hawaii USA), Kai Katchadourian (USA / Finland), Keith Teboul (Madagascar/USA), Paul Karaolides (Cyprus), Chris Freeman (UK), Michi Schweiger (Austria), Jason Prior (Hawaii USA), Sean Ordoñez (Hawaii USA), Brian Talma (Barbados), Craig Yester (Hawaii USA), Angela Cochran (Hawaii USA), Jane Seman (Australia), and world ranking leaders Michael Friedl (Spain) and Charlie Rovira (Puerto Rico)!

Ho‘okipa served up flawless sets for the veterans, and the results didn’t disappoint. Francisco Goya recorded one of the day’s highest heat totals (11.67), Josh Stone looked reborn with smooth lines and flowing turns, while Kai Katchadourian and Keith Teboul impressed with modern power and precision. The Masters bracket will conclude tomorrow morning ahead of the professional finals: a showcase of timeless skill and spirit.

TOMORROW: THE GRAND SHOWDOWN: WORLD TITLES DECIDED

The stage is now set for the Men’s and Women’s Pro Finals, where the 2025 World Wave Champions will be crowned. Expect fireworks as Marc Paré (current men’s rankings leader), Marcilio Browne (reigning world champion), Bernd Roediger, and Sarah-Quita Offringa (current women’s rankings leader) take on building surf in what promises to be one of the most spectacular finals in years.

This is the biggest broadcast day in professional windsurfing — a true Super Sunday of wave sailing. Fans around the world can watch it live at the unified digital hub for the World Wave Tour and the PWA website.

Presented by Windsurf AI

The Aloha Classic Grand Final is proudly presented by Windsurf AI, as part of the unified World Wave Tour (PWA IWT) – where athletes, brands, and fans come together under one global championship system celebrating the pinnacle of professional windsurfing.

Live and full results available on the WWT Hub

2025 Aloha Classic

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:29:32 +0200

Perfect trade-wind conditions returned to Ho‘okipa today for Day 2 of the 2025 Aloha Classic Grand Final, delivering a full day of 5-star competition as both the men’s and women’s draws charged toward Finals Day.

Wave

Women’s

The women hit the water for the first time today, launching their Round 1 Seeding Heats before moving straight through to Round 2 Redemption.

World No.1 Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) looked as polished as ever, advancing with power and style. Pauline Katz (Severne Windsurfing) impressed with clean execution and fast rail work, while Shawna Cropas (JP / NeilPryde) put on standout performances in the strong afternoon wind. Each won their first round heats.

Men Battle Through to the Final Eight

The men’s division pushed through a marathon sequence – from Round 5 Redemption to the Round of 24, Quarterfinals, and down to the top eight.

Former champions and rising stars all threw down huge scores in building Ho‘okipa surf. Bernd Roediger (Flikka / Hot Sails Maui / Black Project Fins), Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC), Ricardo Campello, and Antoine Martin (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC) all advanced, alongside Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins), Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins), current world No.1 Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC), and Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde)– a Finals Day lineup worthy of the sport’s ultimate stage.

Roediger’s fluid lines and power again earned one of the day’s highest totals, while Browne’s precision and Paré’s explosive aerials made it clear that the world title race remains wide open heading into the final showdown. Just as a reminder, a top three result guarantees the world title, however, if Paré finishes fourth or worse, then Browne can steal the world title on countback if he wins the Aloha Classic.

Finals Day Tomorrow

With both the men’s and women’s top eight locked in, attention now turns to Finals Day, where the 2025 World Wave Champions will be crowned live on the PWA / World Wave Tour broadcast.

Don’t miss a single moment – tune in tomorrow to watch the sport’s biggest names battle for glory in the world’s most prestigious wave-riding event.

Presented by Windsurf AI

The Aloha Classic Grand Final is proudly presented by Windsurf AI, as part of the unified World Wave Tour (PWA / IWT) — where athletes, brands, and fans come together under one global championship system celebrating the pinnacle of professional windsurfing.

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2025 Aloha Classic

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:50:02 +0200

The 2025 Aloha Classic Grand Final, presented by WINDSURF AI, opened today in classic Ho‘okipa conditions, with steady trade winds and clean mast high set waves, setting the stage for the Challenger Rounds. Across six hours of heats, riders delivered stylish, technical performances and a glimpse of what’s to come as the world’s best prepare to fire up on the road to the final and the world title crowns.

Bernd Roediger Sets the Standard

Local favorite Bernd Roediger (Flikka / Hot Sails Maui / Black Project Fins) led the charge with a composed and powerful display, earning the day’s top score of 14.00 points. The highest total so far in the event. His signature flow and deep local knowledge were on full display, combining seamless turns and critical wave selection to win by more than five points from Antoine Martin (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC).

It was a clear statement of intent from one of Ho‘okipa’s most accomplished riders, and a reminder of the level required as the competition moves deeper into the main rounds.

Camille Juban and Marcilio Browne Fire Back

Reigning world champion Marcilio “Brawzinho” Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) began his title defence with authority, scoring 11.40 points to take a convincing win over Takara Ishii (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) and Ricardo Campello - 9.47.

The result keeps Browne’s hopes alive in the world title race, but to overtake current rankings leader Marc Paré Rico (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC), the Brazilian will need to win the event and hope that Paré finishes outside the top three. Meanwhile, Paré looked sharp and confident, matching Browne’s momentum with a 12.53-point heat win of his own.

Camille Juban (AV Boards / S2Maui) also impressed, scoring 13.17 points to defeat Liam Dunkerbeck (Duotone Windsurfing) - 10.57 - and Kai Lenny (Goya Windsurfing / MFC). His fluid, stylish approach continues to set him apart as one of the most naturally gifted riders on tour.

Big Names Deliver: Köster, Ishii, Swift, Siver and Ezzy Advance

Past world champions Philip Köster (Severne Windsurfing) and Víctor Fernández (Duotone Windsurfing) both advanced comfortably, while veterans Levi Siver (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC) and Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde), who are locals at Ho’okipa, showcased timeless Ho‘okipa precision.

Graham Ezzy and Levi Siver were unsurprisingly among the day’s most consistent performers with double-digit totals and classic, flowing rides that took them both from Round 1 of the Challengers blasting his path into the top 24 with confident power as number 1 seeds in their respective R6 Round of 24 heats tomorrow.

Title Race Implications

With Marc Paré entering the event as the World Wave Tour Rankings leader, his strong opening heat keeps him firmly in control. However, Browne remains in with a serious chance - especially having won the Maui Pro-Am in April - and as conditions build through the week, the title race could hinge on a single set wave.

Behind them, Roediger’s dominant performance and Juban’s form add new tension to an already world class field, promising fireworks as the top seeds join in tomorrow’s rounds.

Looking Ahead

Day 2 brings the Elimination Rounds, where Women’s elite riders including Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins), Sol Degreick (Severne Windsurfing), Pauline Katz (Severne Windsurfing) and all the other women who rip will make their first appearances. With more strong logo to mast plus swells expected and similar offshore winds forecast early, the stage is set for another explosive LIVE BROADCAST day at Ho‘okipa.

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About the Unified World Wave Tour

The Unified World Wave Tour (WWT) is a collaboration between the PWA (the athletes’ and industry body) and the IWT (event and media operator). It represents the first fully unified tour in windsurfing history unifying the passionate base with the professional pinnacle of wave riding competition.

The 2025 Aloha Classic Grand Final is the culmination of the global 5-Star pyramid, uniting events across six continents under one ranking system for the first time in the sport’s history.

Special Thanks

The Aloha Classic Grand Final is made possible through the support and aloha of our partners:

WINDSURF AI, Maui County, Goya Windsurfing, Toyota, NEVRSLØ, and Dimension Polyant.

Mahalo also to the unified World Wave Tour with the PWA and IWT, and the local Ho‘okipa community for their continued dedication to keeping the spirit of wave-riding alive at the heart of our sport.

A very special thanks to event organizer Francisco Goya, his family and his team for the enormous behind the scenes effort to make the 2025 Aloha Classic and reality. Respect.

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Live and full results available on the WWT Hub.

2025 Aloha Classic

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:00:44 +0200

For a quarter of a century the same faces have dominated women’s windsurfing: The Moreno twins, Iballa (Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) and Daida (Bruch Boards / Bruch Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) own 28 world titles between them while Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) has sealed the last 4 wave world titles and has currently amassed an astounding 27 world titles and counting. No one else has won this century. That’s rare domination in any sport. For the past fifteen years, the men’s world title has been ruled by three giants of the sport: Philip Köster (Severne Windsurfing), Víctor Fernández (Duotone Windsurfing), and Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC). Between them, they’ve captured every championship but one – Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails) in 2014. The barrier to entry has been almost absolute. Until perhaps this upcoming 2025 Aloha Classic.

This is the Aloha Classic Grand Final, presented by WINDSURF AI. The next generation arrives.

CHAMPIONSHIP SCENARIOS & GENERATIONAL CONTEXT

WOMEN’S DIVISION

The End of a Dynasty, The Birth of a New Era

Current Points Heading In:

1st: Sarah-Quita Offringa – 32,520 pts
2nd Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing) — 30,100 pts (unable to compete in Hawai’i this year)
3rd: Sol Degrieck (Severne Windsurfing) – 29,985 pts

THE REIGNING CHAMPION

Sarah-Quita Offringa

Offringa has claimed 4 wave world titles in the last three years (2022–2024). Before that shared dominance with the Moreno twins (Daida and Iballa Ruano Moreno won all from 1999 to 2018). Offringa enters the final with a commanding 2,535-point lead, positioning her as the clear favorite for another title.

Path to Victory: Offringa secures the title with a top 4 finish. Her experience, consistency, and championship pedigree give her significant advantages in high-pressure situations at legendary breaks like Ho’okipa.

A Decade of Domination: These three legends of the sport have dominated. No one else has broken through to win a single world title in this first quarter of the 21st century. That’s unprecedented dominance. Until now.

THE GENERATIONAL BREAKTHORUGH
Sol Degrieck (Age 16)

Remarkably, 16-year-old Belgian phenom Sol Degrieck sits just 2,535 points behind Offringa—within striking distance of the world title. Her aggressive riding style and fearlessness have made her a surprise contender this season, and her presence at this level signals a seismic shift in windsurfing’s generational landscape.

Path to Victory: Degrieck would need to WIN the Aloha Classic while Offringa finishes 4th (=5th or worse). This represents a high bar but is mathematically possible. Given her youth and explosive potential, Ho’okipa’s powerful waves could suit her risk-taking approach.

The Next Generation is HERE: At just 16 years old, Degrieck is on the title race and win or lose, her presence proves that the next generation is ready to take the sport by storm. If she wins, she becomes the first woman in a decade to break through the Offringa /Moreno twins barrier, a generational earthquake.

MEN’S DIVISION

An Era of Domination Faces Its Reckoning

Current Points Heading In:

1st: Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC) – 35,385 pts
2nd: Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) – 31,755 pts
3rd: Philip Köster (Severne Windsurfing) – 30,870 pts

THE CHALLENGERS

Marc Paré and the New Generation

Marc Paré holds a commanding 3,630-point lead and arrives in Hawaii as the favorite. His victory would be historic: the first new name on the men’s world title trophy in over a decade, breaking through a barrier that has seemed impenetrable.

More than a decade of domination: Men’s windsurfing has been dominated by these giants of the sport:

Philip Köster: (German) 5 world titles (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Thomas Traversa (France) 1 world title (2014)
Víctor Fernández: (Spain) 3 world titles (2010, 2016, 2018)
Marcilio Browne: (Brazil) 4 wave world titles (2013, 2022, 2023, 2024)

The Breakthrough Moment: If Marc Paré wins at Ho’okipa, he doesn’t just claim a championship, he becomes the first man in a decade to break through the near total stranglehold of Köster, Fernández, and Browne. He becomes the catalyst for a new era.

The Challenge: Despite his 3,630-point advantage, Paré’s position carries risk. A 5th-place finish or worse opens the door for challengers if they win. Ho’okipa’s massive, powerful waves and competitive atmosphere create unpredictable conditions that can favor aggressive challengers over point leaders under immense pressure.

THE REIGNING CHAMPION

Marcilio Browne - 5x PWA World Champion - (4x Wave World Champion & 1x Freestyle World Champion)

Browne is the defending three-time champion and the the only athlete in this decade to achieve consecutive titles. He trails by 3,630 points but carries something more valuable than points: proven mastery of the sport at the highest level.

Path to Victory: Browne can claim a fourth consecutive world title by winning the final while Marc Paré finishes outside the top four. His experience at Ho’okipa, combined with his technical prowess and mental toughness, makes him a genuine threat.

The Dynasty Question: For Browne, this is about proving that the elite can maintain their grip on the sport. A win would give him four consecutive titles and cement his place as the most dominant athlete of this era. But losing means the new generation finally breaks through. Köster and Fernandez represent the old guard of dominance, but remain formidable forces on the World Tour, although mathematically it's only Köster in with a chance of earning another world title - if he wins the event and other results fall his way.

THE TURNING POINT

The 2025 Aloha Classic Grand Final is more than the end of a season, it’s the culmination of a sporting evolution. In the Women’s Division, two decades of dominance meet a fearless new generation ready to redefine what’s possible. In the Men’s Division, the reign of three great champions faces its greatest test as Marc Paré stands poised to usher in a new era. For the first time, the world’s best will meet on a single, unified stage to decide who truly rules the waves. The next generation is rising, and at Ho‘okipa, the ocean will decide who rides into history.

Alaçati Windfest PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:42:34 +0200

Racing swiftly got underway on the final day of the 2025 Alaçati Windfest PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup and the usual suspects were at the front in the opening rounds. Tour leaders from the U15 and U21 Boy's, Arxon Gomperts (Future Fly / Point-7) and Brendan Lorho (FMX Racing / S2Maui), both took the opening victories in their fleets to continue their almost perfect streak of victories this season, whilst the strength of the Turkish riders was apparent as they took victory in the opening elimination in all other divisions.

But as we rolled into Elimination 2, the wind unexpectedly took a break and the hopes of completing three or four eliminations began to fade. The question on everyone’s lips was - would it return? Would we even be able to finish the second elimination? Luckily, after an hour it came back full tilt and racing was back underway.

Everything was on the line and riders were pushing hard knowing this could be the last round of the competition.

In the U15 Boy’s, Arxon Gomperts and Victor Schulz-Jakobsen were a little too eager and jumped the gun leaving them with maximum points alongside their opening-round success. This left the door open for German, Mika Henning (Duotone Windsurfing) to come through and take the elimination win and with it the event victory.

The U13 Boy’s was a very closely fought fleet with the lead exchanging back and forth throughout both races, but in the end, it was local boy Ahmet Demir Baştuğ who ultimately took the victory.

The U13 Girl’s victory was also taken by a local rider – Selin Dilber edged out Selin Diaz (Starboard / Duotone Windsurfing) in both races to take the win.

Irem Metim is a name to watch out for in years to come as she took not only the victory in the U15 Girl’s foil, but also in the fin. She has a tenacity on the race course that cannot be taught and fights hard but fair through every gybe.

The U17 Boy’s could not have been closer between Tycho Smits (Future Fly / Point-7) and Doruk Daniel Eder. Doruk landed the first blow, and was in an attacking position in Elimination 2, whilst Smits was let down on the starts and left fighting back in both races. A fantastic final gybe from Smits edged him into the lead down the last leg, whilst Doruk dropped to third. With them both joint on points, Smits’ win in the final race was the decider that gave him the event win on countback as he claims his third event victory this season.

Unlike the boys, the U17 Girl’s saw a clear-cut victory for Damla Kurtdemir (Duotone Windsurfing) with a convincing win in both races to add to her win on the foil. A product of the Cagla Kubat Windsurf Academy, Kurtdemir is set to make her Pro World Tour debut in Japan next month and test her skills against the best women in the world.

The U21 Girl’s was a battle between the whole fleet – Ahniia led into mark 1 but dropped a gybe in the opening race to finish 3rd whilst a poor start from Louise van der Meulen (Starboard / Severne / Z Fins) in the opening race also left her back in the pack. Selin Aktas capitalised to take the opening bullet but the girls came back fighting in the second elimination. van der Meulen has to be one of the most improved riders over the last two years and her progress in the Youth Tour has been remarkable. This was underlined by her performance in the final race where she won by a considerable margin, but was left ruing her earlier mistake as Selin Aktas took home the victory after demonstrating her consistency with a second place in Elimination 2.

Last but not least, the U21 Boy’s, which saw Brendan Lorho claim a convincing win in Elimination 1, but as they approached the first mark in Elimination 2 it was 17-year-old Storm Nicolai (Starboard) from Bonaire in the lead with Thijs Hanemaaijer (FMX Racing / North Sails) close behind. If Hanemaaijer could win this elimination, he would defend his event title from last year and take both the fin and foil titles here, but alas Nicolai crashed his gybe at the second buoy, giving Hanemaaijer nowhere to go except the water, whilst Lorho cruised through and to victory to make it four wins from four events this season and perhaps more impressively – 42 bullets from 48 eliminations sailed on the Youth Tour in 2025! He deservedly takes home the PWA Youth World Tour Champion trophy with an event to spare in his final year as a youth. With Hanemaaijer crashing out, local rider Ibrahim Ali Donmez (Duotone Windsurfing) was able to take second in Elimination 2 and also snatch the spot of Hanemaaijer on the podium as they finished second and third respectively.

Results available HERE.

Overall Youth & Junior Tour Rankings can be found HERE.

Alaçati Windfest PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 09:32:44 +0200

Talent from around the world assembled in Alaçati with a fleet of over 100 riders registered for the 2025 Alaçati Windfest PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup. Whilst the opening three days were uncharacteristically light, day four delivered the goods with a slowly increasing breeze throughout the day, which put all the focus on the Foil Slalom.

U21 Boy’s - 4 Eliminations

Two bullets apiece for Kasper Nielsen (Duotone Windsurfing / F4 Foils) & Thijs Hanemaaijer (FMX Racing / North Sails) leaves them tied on points, but a mistake in the last elimination by Nielsen edged Hanemaaijer ahead on the discard.

Behind them Matthijs Pos went over early in the first elimination semifinal, but went on to post 3x2nd places to sit in third. Racing was incredibly tight in the midfield with 4th-9th only separated by 10 points.

U21 Girl’s / U17 Girl’s / U15 Girl’s

The girls were all racing in one fleet today, and whilst the results are extracted into their respective divisions, the racing was very close throughout the pack. Out in front, it was U21 Zeynep Hacudi who took all 5 eliminations, but she was pushed all the way by U17 Damla Kurtdemir (Duotone Windsurfing) and they lead their respective categories. Irem Metin will be a name to remember as she challenged the older girls with unmatched speed, and tenacity, whilst dominating her category.

U17 / U15 Boy’s

Gustav Permin (Tabou / GA Sails) put on a perfect performance taking five bullets from five in the U17 Boy’s division. Behind him Mika Henning (Duotone Windsurfing) and Adam Kelar (Severne / JP) exchanged blows all afternoon and whilst tied on points, Kelar holds the advantage currently. Kuzey Ziyal had a slow start to the contest, but as the wind increased, he showed speed to take home 2×2nd places I will be a threat for the podium tomorrow if we race on the foil in the forecasted stronger conditions.

Local boys Ali Demerci & Sarp Mutluel hold the two top spots in the U15 Boys, with Demerci ahead at this stage. But like in the U17, Mutluel stepped up his game as the wind increased and will definitely be up for a fight in the stronger conditions tomorrow.

Skippers’ meeting is set for 09:00 (GMT+3), with the first possible start at 09:30am for the final day of competition at the Alacati Windfest PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup.

TWS Pro Slalom Training

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:09:52 +0200

El Médano, Tenerife – October 2025 – Tenerife Windsurf Solution (TWS), one of the world’s leading windsurfing centres, announces that it will temporarily suspend its TWS Pro Slalom Training program for the upcoming winter season (January–March 2026) due to newly implemented environmental regulations in the El Médano training area.

The new restrictions prohibit the use of anchored buoys, making it impossible to set up the traditional slalom racecourse used in the TWS Pro Slalom Training.

This same issue affected the PWA World Cup in El Médano earlier this year, where organisers were forced to rely on GPS-based marks instead of physical anchors. While these GPS systems offer a potential alternative, they are extremely expensive and demand significant technical maintenance and manpower, rendering them not economically feasible for TWS operations at this time.

Despite this temporary setback, Tenerife Windsurf Solution will continue offering high-end slalom gear for rent from the world’s leading brands and will maintain its scheduled Slalom Clinics with Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing), Antoine Albeau (Severne Windsurfing) and others, allowing athletes and recreational windsurfers to continue training, testing equipment, and developing their skills under expert guidance.

“We understand how important the TWS Pro Slalom Training has become to the global slalom community,” says Harco-Jan Folkerts, founder of Tenerife Windsurf Solution. “We are actively working on long-term solutions and are hopeful that by winter 2027 we can bring back the full-scale Pro Slalom Training program in El Médano.”

Tenerife Windsurf Solution remains committed to delivering world-class windsurfing experiences and to supporting the sport’s continued growth and excellence in Tenerife and beyond.

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Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 23:24:32 +0200

Sylt is renowned for it’s wonderfully diverse range of conditions and the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt certainly didn’t disappoint in that regard with anything from light wind, marginal racing, to epic Freestyle conditions and some of the gnarliest waves seen on the World Tour for a long time to conclude the event. Over the last ten days, results were gained in every category with Johan Søe successfully defending his event title in the Men’s Foil Slalom, while 15-year-old Sol Degrieck (Severne Windsurfing) claimed his first World Cup win, Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde) earned a third Freestyle world title, Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) won in Sylt for the second time in three years and Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC) made it back-to-back wins - both in Sylt and on the World Tour.

Women’s

Wave

Sol Degrieck (Severne Windsurfing) produced another breakout performance in Sylt as the thriving young Belgian continues to go from strength-to-strength. Degrieck was almost eliminated from the semifinals, but delivered a buzzer beater to make the top four final and she made no mistake in the final to earn her first win on the World Tour as just 15-years-old. Victory in Sylt means Degrieck is now part of a three way world title race between herself, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins), who will still lead heading into the decider in Maui next week, and Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing). Both Offringa and Kiefer Quintana suffered shock semifinal exits to leave the title race wide open.

Lina Erpenstein (Severne Windsurfing) also continues to make solid progress on her comeback form a Lisfranc injury suffered earlier this year. The home favourite secured her first podium in just her second event back since injury and will surely be a major threat again on the World Tour next season when she is back to full fitness and confidence.

Meanwhile, Justyna Sniady (Flikka / North Sails) edged out current World No.1 - Sarah-Quita Offringa - in the semifinals and the Pole was then able to earn her first podium since 2022 with a combination of dynamic wave riding and backloops inflicting the damage.

Pauline Katz (Severne Windsurfing) stood out again, but this time for her jumping with the Swiss earning the highest jump score of the contest for a perfectly executed backloop to take home fourth place from Sylt.

Men’s

Wave

Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC) arrived early in Sylt to make sure he was prepared for whatever conditions were thrown at him and that meticulous preparation paid dividends with Paré successfully defending his event title to claim back-to-back event victories on the World Tour for the second time in his career. Paré’s latest victory means he’ll lead the world title race heading into the Aloha Classic as he goes in search of a maiden world title. The 27-year-old earned the highest wave score of the event - 9.5 points - for an insane frontside air wave 360.

Philip Köster (Severne Windsurfing) couldn’t quite claim his third Sylt event title even after edging the jumping battle in the final, but second place in Sylt sees Köster claim a valuable 8,500 points, which will keep him in contention for a sixth world title.

The other world title contender, Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC), had to settle for joint fifth in Sylt, but will still have a solid chance of winning fourth consecutive world title with just how good he is at Ho’okipa. The Aloha Classic promises to be a showdown for the ages.

Miguel Chapuis (Flikka / North Sails) will remember this year’s event for the rest of his life as the Spaniard not only qualified for his first final on the World Tour, but then went even better by securing his first podium too. Chapuis is becoming a real threat and the 24-year-old will be one to watch extremely closely next season.

Victor Fernandez (Duotone Windsurfing) again shone when the conditions became extremely tricky, which led to the Spaniard becoming the first man to book his place in the final after landing an almost perfect double forward. Fernandez couldn’t quite repeat that in the final, but he leaves Sylt with another solid fourth place.

Dieter van der Eyken (Severne Windsurfing) shares equal fifth with Browne as the revelled in Sylt after also finishing in equal fifth in the Freestyle as he once again showed just how talented of a sailor he is. Van der Eyken produced one of the moments of the event when pulling off a super critical frontside wave 360 under a heavy pitching lip.

The top ten is completed by; Moritz Mauch (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC) and Alessio Stillrich (Bruch Boards / Bruch Sails), who share seventh place, while Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins), Julian Salmonn (Naish / Naish Sails), Marino Gil (JP / NeilPryde / MFC) and Germany’s Anton Richter (JP / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins), who earns his first top ten - all shared ninth.

Foil Slalom

Having claimed a comprehensive victory here last year, Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), delivered another racing masterclass as the 22-year-old won four out the seven eliminations completed, while he finished outside the top two just once in that time. Last year seven races were also completed, but this year he betters his score again - finishing on a total of 4.7 points compared to 6.1 in 2024. Søe will next look to defend his event title in Japan in November and given this latest performance, he’s a hard man to bet against.

Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) was Søe’s closest rival and after earning three bullets in four races (Eliminations 2-5) the Italian was right on Søe’s tail, but an eighth place in the next all but ended his hopes of winning the event. Iachino and Søe have now shared the victories in the 10 eliminations completed so far this winter, so it’ll be interesting to see if anyone can bring their dominance to and end in Japan. Second place in Sylt represents a great result for Iachino with his main world title rival - Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde) - finishing fourth here - meaning Iachino will enter Japan with a 300 point cushion as he aims for this third world title.

Meanwhile, Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) sailed extremely consistently the whole event, and besides Iachino and Søe, is the only sailor to boast a 100% qualifying record for the Winners’ Finals, which deservedly earns him his first Foil Slalom podium since 2023, while he’s now firmly in the mix to compete for a place on the overall podium in Japan in just over a months time.

Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils) and William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) claim fifth and sixth place, respectively. Both men sailed very consistently with neither of them finishing worse than 10th in any of the seven eliminations.

After two quarterfinal exits in the opening two races, John Soukos (WeOne / Challenger Sails) made a phenomenal comeback. The young Greek qualified for his first Winners’ Final in Elimination 3 and after that it was like a light build went off in his head as he also qualified for the top eight in the next three eliminations before finishing 10th in the last to earn his first top ten result on the World Tour - 7th.

The top ten is completed by last year’s vice-world champion - Daniele Benedetti (Duotone Windsurfing) - who showed glimpses of the form with a third and a fourth place in Eliminations 4 and 6 to finish 8th - followed by Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing) - 9th - and Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails), who also earns his first top ten result.

Freestyle

Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde) didn’t show any signs of nerves in his quest for a third Freestyle world title as the Belgian produced a confident display to book his place in the Winners’ Final against Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins). With Caers’ main world title rival, Jacopo Testa (WeOne / GUNSAILS), and it looking extremely unlikely, although not impossible, that a Double Elimination would be completed, that meant that Caers could enjoy the final with the pressure largely off. Caers pushed Neubauer all the way in the Winners’ Final, but couldn’t quite prevent the 21-year-old on this occasion, but that doesn’t really matter and ultimately Caers walks away from 2025 as the Men’s Freestyle PWA world champion for the third time in his career - equalling Ricardo Campello’s haul.

Defending his world title was always going to be a distant possibility for Neubauer after finishing fifth in Fuerte, but the Greek finished the season on a real high. On his way to his second victory in three years in Sylt, Neubauer set the highest heat total ever - 48.2 points against an unfortunate Sam Esteve (JP / NeilPryde). Neubauer became the first sailor on the World Tour to land a triple culo in competition, while his overall sailing was breathtaking as he broke the 40 point barrier in all four heats he sailed and will be a major threat again in 2026. Victory in Sylt means Neubauer finishes the season as the vice-world champion.

Steven Van Broeckhoven (WeOne / GUNSAILS) navigated his way into the semifinals, but just lost out to the eventual world champion, Caers, in the semis, before Testa claimed a late comeback to deny him in the battle for third and fourth. Van Broeckhoven finishes fourth overall for 2025 as he continues to show no signs of slowing down.

Elsewhere, Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) walks away from Sylt with his best result thus far on the Freestyle World Tour - joint 5th - after producing some of his highest level Freestyle thus far. The talented Japanese sailor shares fifth with Dieter van der Eyken, who was also in inspired form, Balz Müller and Youp Schmit (Flikka).

That concludes another epic year in Sylt as this unique island continues to savour up all kind of conditions to provide an all-round test. We hope you enjoyed the action as much as we did. From the 8th October the latest Youth event starts in Turkey with the Alaçati Windfest, which runs until 12th October. Meanwhile, the Men’s and Women’s Wave world titles will be decided at the Aloha Classic between 13th-24th October in what is an incredibly busy competition month. Congratulations once again to the all the winners and see you next time.

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Result 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Women’s Wave

1st Sol Degrieck (BEL | Severne Windsurfing)
2nd Lina Erpenstein (GER | Severne Windsurfing)
3rd Justyna Sniady (POL | Flikka / North Sails)
4th Pauline Katz (SUI | Severne Windsurfing)
5th Maria Behrens (GER | Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)

Result 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Wave

1st Marc Paré (ESP | Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC)
2nd Philip Köster (GER | Severne Windsurfing)
3rd Miguel Chapuis (ESP | Flikka / North Sails)
4th Victor Fernandez (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing)
5th Dieter van der Eyken (BEL | Severne Windsurfing)
5th Marcilio Browne (BRA | Goya Windsurfing / MFC)
7th Moritz Mauch (GC | Simmer / Simmer Sails)
7th Alessio Stillrich (ESP | Bruch Boards / Bruch Sails)
9th Morgan Noireaux (HI | JP / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
9th Julian Salmonn (GER | Naish / Naish Sails0
9th Anton Richter (GER | JP / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
9th Marino Gil (ESP | JP / NeilPryde / MFC)

Result 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle

1st Lennart Neubauer (GRE | Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Yentel Caers (BEL | JP / NeilPryde)
3rd Jacopo Testa (ITA | WeOne / GUNSAILS)
4th Steven Van Broeckhoven (BEL | WeOne / GUNSAILS)
5th Takuma Sugi (JPN | Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins)
5th Balz Müller (SUI | Severne Windsurfing)
5th Dieter Van der Eyken (BEL | Severne Windsurfing)
5th Youp Schmit (NB | Flikka)

Result 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Foil Slalom

1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
4th Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
5th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
6th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
7th John Soukos (GRE | WeOne / Challenger Sails)
8th Daniele Benedetti (ITA | Duotone Windsurfing)
9th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
10th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)

Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:56:38 +0200

With only the top eight sailors remaining in the Men’s Wave Single Elimination, the last (bonus) day of the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt only needed the semifinals and the final to be run to gain the full result. However, while that may sound simple, it was anything but with bolt onshore winds and a seriously chunky North Sea ready to claim any unsuspecting competitors. For a while there were serious question marks about whether they would even be able to make it out with whitewater and huge lumps of random water breaking just about anywhere - meaning the sailors had to be fully alert at all times. Fortunately, they are the world’s best, so despite huge walls of whitewater and no angle to escape, they managed to somehow navigate their way out to provide a thrilling finale to this year’s event as the crowds enjoyed Mother Nature at her best, while everyone thankfully made it back to the beach in one piece - which is no mean feat given how seriously dangerous the conditions were.

Men’s

Wave

Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC) is well accustomed to life on the North Sea having spent plenty of time in Cold Hawaii, Denmark, and also arriving here early to make sure he was as fully prepared as possible for whatever conditions he may face. The Spaniard won the event here last year, and once again came out on top today, as he drew upon all of that experience to claim back-to-back victories on the World Tour for the second time in his career - having also won the previous event in Tenerife in totally different conditions. On his way to victory Paré landed a huge double forward and a stylish one-handed backloop, while a critically late hit on a heavy section earned him the highest wave score of the day - 6.87 points. Victory here means Paré will lead the world title race heading into the final in Aloha Classic as he attempts to win his first world title.

Philip Köster (Severne Windsurfing) narrowly edged Paré in the air as the five-time world champion earned 13.6 points to Paré’s 13.5 after stomping an excellent double forward of his own and a big, clean one-footed backloop. However, in the tremendously tricky wave riding conditions he couldn’t find the wave score he needed to claim the top spot on the podium. Second place here though still earns Köster a hugely valuable 8,500 points to keep himself in the world title race heading into Maui.

In the Canaries, Miguel Chapuis (Flikka / North Sails) qualified for the semifinals during the Single Eliminations of both Gran Canaria and Tenerife, but has still to a certain extent been slipping under the radar. However, that won’t be the case anymore as the 24-year-old booked his place in his first ever final today to guarantee himself his best result on the World Tour - no matter what happened in the show piece. In the end though, Chapuis didn’t just make the final as he earned his first podium on the World Tour as he continues to go from strength-to-strength.

Victor Fernandez (Duotone Windsurfing) is the master of making crazily difficult conditions look easy and that’s exactly what he did during the opening semifinal to claim a comfortable victory to become the first sailor to book his place in the final as he used all of his competition guile to advance. In the semis, Fernandez, landed a perfect double forward, but crucially in the final he couldn’t quite replicate that meaning he walks away with fourth place here. It’s hard to put into context just how difficult the conditions were today, but when Fernandez, who has been coming here for 25 years, says he’s never sailed conditions like it, hopefully that does something to paint a somewhat of picture.

All of the top eight sailors today deserve a huge amount of credit for the way they approached and handled the unexpected last day as these were about as far from normal ‘competition’ windsurfing as you can get. So, Dieter van der Eyken (Severne Windsurfing) and Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) - who share joint fifth here - and Moritz Mauch (Simmer / Simmer Sails) and Alessio Stillrich (Bruch Boards / Bruch Sails) - joint seventh - deserve a huge shoutout. Any one of these sailors could’ve refused to go out, but they all fought valiantly to provide us with huge amounts of entertainment, while putting themselves in very real danger. Today is truly testament to just how good these top guys are.

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Result 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Women’s Wave

Result 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Wave

Result 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle Single Elimination

Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 23:05:09 +0200

The forecast, for what was originally set to be the last official day of competition at the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt, always looked tricky on paper. However, it turned out to be far trickier than anyone could’ve anticipated with constant bands of rain totally scuppering the wind. That meant that during the opening nine hours, just nine painstakingly slow heats were completed, in what turned out to be a true battle against the elements. In the end though, the conditions came good with the wind eventually stabilising around 17:00, while Sylt’s notorious dredging shorebreak showed it’s face to allow the world’s best wave sailors to produce several moments of magic…

Wave

Women’s

Heading into the last minute of the second semifinal it looked as though Sol Degrieck (Severne Windsurfing) was going to miss out on a place in the final. However, a sick late hit in the dying seconds of Heat 14 saw her advance into the top four alongside Pauline Katz (Severne Windsurfing), whilst denying Maria Behrens (Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins) a place in the final.

It’s funny in sport how those fine margins can have huge impacts and having been on the cusp of being eliminated, Degrieck managed to take full advantage of her late escape from the semis to claim her first victory on the World Tour at just 15-years-old. The young Belgian has consistently been threatening to produce a huge result and that’s exactly what she managed to do in the final as she showed no fear by producing a brave late hit on a chunky section, which was the standout moment of the final, to deservedly win the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt.

Sailing in just her second event since suffering a Lisfranc injury in Chile earlier this year, Lina Erpenstein (Severne Windsurfing) would probably have bitten your hand off if you told her she would podium at her home event, and that’s exactly what the German managed to do as she secured second place to earn her first podium since 2024 as she continues her comeback. Erpenstein earned 4.57 for a pushloop, but couldn’t quite find the wave scores she needed to claim the top spot on the podium on this occasion.

Meanwhile, Justyna Sniady (Flikka / North Sails) completes the podium to record her best result since Sylt in 2022. The Pole narrowly edged out current World Tour leader, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins), for second place in the semifinals with a well-executed backloop proving to be the difference, while in the final she earned the highest wave score, aside from Degrieck’s efforts, for a couple of rasping frontside snaps, which will see her rise to fourth in the overall world rankings.

Pauline Katz (Severne Windsurfing) showed she was a major threat in Tenerife and the Swiss deservedly booked her place in her first final since the Aloha Classic last year. In Tenerife, it was Katz’s wave riding that really stood out, but today it was her jumping, as a couple of textbook backloops earned her the top two jump scores of the event to earn fourth place here.

Missed Opportunity

With Offringa suffering a shock semifinal exit, that potentially opened the door for Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing) to reduce the deficit to the Aruban in the world title race heading into Maui. However, on this occasion, the Spaniard was unable to capitalise on the opportunity before her as she too suffered a semifinal exit to let Offringa totally off the hook.

With both Offringa and Kiefer Quintana being eliminated in the semifinals here, that means they will simply discard their results from Sylt. However, Degrieck’s victory means she will climb to 24,535 points heading into Maui, so it will now be a three way battle for the world title. Offringa will remain on 26,150 points and Kiefer Quintana 24,650 points, respectively.

Men’s

Only Top Eight Remain

Heat of Doom

Moritz Mauch (Simmer / Simmer Sails) was making his first appearance in Sylt since 2019 and the Gran Canarian became the first sailor to book his place in the semifinals, which will now be held on Sunday. Mauch is renowned for his wave riding ability and that was once again showcased as he nailed two frontside 360s on different waves in the opening quarterfinal to win the heat ahead of Alessio Stillrich (Bruch Boards / Bruch Boards), who also makes the top eight after landing a decent double forward. Mauch’s second frontside 360 was performed on a chunky section, which earned him the second highest wave score of the day - 8.50 points. You have to feel a little bit sorry for Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins), who was in the top two on several occasions before the heat was cancelled and ultimately the Hawaiian missed out once the heat was eventually verified.

In the second quarterfinal - Heat 10 - Philip Köster (Severne Windsurfing) came out on top with the five-world champion stomping a brilliant double forward out the back, while he too stuck a full carving frontside 360. Köster is joined by teammate - Dieter van der Eyken (Severne Sails) - who is enjoying a great Sylt. The Belgian was on fire in the Freestyle yesterday and continued the rich vein of form to book his place in the semifinals after producing one of the moments of the day for a full risk, under the lip frontside 360.

Victor Fernandez (Duotone Windsurfing) is the master of making extremely tricky conditions look easy and the Spaniard revelled in the third quarterfinal as he posted the highest scoring heat of the day - 23.17 points - consisting of an excellent double forward, one wave in the excellent range - 8.21 points - and one that just missed out - 7.50 points - with a variety of frontside snaps and frontside 360s. Meanwhile, reigning world champion - Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC) - secured the second qualifying position with an 8-point double forward proving to be the difference against - Anton Richter (JP / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) and Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins).

There were fireworks in the fourth and final, all Spanish quarterfinal, with all four sailors - Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC), Marino Gil (JP / NeilPryde), Liam Dunkerbeck (Duotone Windsurfing) and Miguel Chapuis (Flikka / North Sails) - all landing excellent double forwards ranging between 7.53-8.23 points, so this battle was won on wave performance. In that regard, Paré dominated as he rotated through a huge frontside air 360 to earn the highest wave score of the day - 9.50 points (earning a one perfect 10, a 9.50 and a 9.0) - whilst also setting the second highest total of the day 22.62 points to book his spot in the semifinals. Unfortunately, for Gil and Dunkerbeck, they both suffered snapped masts, which cost them valuable wave riding time, and Chapuis managed to capitalise on that opportunity as he produced a buzzer beater to secure the last place in the top eight.

Shootout Sunday

With only three heats left to gain a full result in the Men’s Wave Single Elimination, Sunday will now see a skippers’ meeting held at 09:00 (GMT+2) and a first possible start at 09:30am to hopefully gain the full result. The forecast is for almost bolt onshore 26-37 knots winds with 4 metre waves, so it’s going to be a gnarly showdown. Unfortunately, as Sunday is a roll over day, there won't be livestream, but there will be full highlights available later in the day.

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Result 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Women’s Wave

Result 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle Single Elimination

Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:27:55 +0200

Sylt is often known for producing some of the most hardcore and challenging Freestyle conditions there are. However, over the last few years Sylt has produced some amazing conditions and Day 8 of the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt delivered world class conditions once again as strong winds, albeit it on the chilly side, combined with perfect kickers to produce skatepark-like conditions. When you give some of the world’s most talented sailors a canvas to display their true artistry, you are rewarded with breathtaking results and today will go down in Freestyle history for a couple of reasons. Firstly, today saw a world’s first as the contest was judged purely via drone, while the Freestylers continued to raise the bar on what is possible with new moves and combinations being landed to cap a truly groundbreaking day for Freestyle. As things stand, Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde) is on the verge of earning a third Freestyle world title, while Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) is set to win here for the second time in three years (no full result gained in 2024).

Men’s

Freestyle

Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) produced a truly inspired display to deservedly win the Men’s Freestyle Single Elimination ahead of Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde). The 21-year-old smashed the 40 point barrier in every heat he sailed today as he displayed possibly his highest level of sailing thus far on the World Tour. In his opening heat - Heat 10b - against Sam Esteve (JP / NeilPryde), Neubauer produced the highest scoring heat since the introduction of the current scoring system as he earned a phenomenal 48.2 points, which is about as close to perfection as you can currently come. The pick of the bunch were a massive shifty shaka - 9.5 points - and a triple culo, that he almost planed out of - 9.2 points - with the latter being the first time this combination has been landed during a contest.

Neubauer met Yentel Caers in the Winners’ Final and both sailors produced explosive displays with powerful combinations being landed left, right and centre. However, even though Caers earned a massive 42 points, it wasn’t enough to deny Neubauer the top spot on the podium in the Single Elimination as the talented young Greek edged the final by racking up 44.2 points.

Caers’ main focus was of course on maintaining his lead in the race for the 2025 Men’s Freestyle World Championship and the Belgian has managed to do just that after navigating his way into the top two. With the focus on Saturday being on gaining results in the Wave fleets, Caers is now on the verge of equalling Ricardo Campello’s haul of three Freestyle world titles. The Belgian was at the very top of his game today as he broke the 40 point barrier in three out of the four heats he sailed and the 30-year-old once again showed how good he is at sailing under pressure - when it matters most.

Caers’ main world title rival - Jacopo Testa (WeOne / GUNSAILS) - was knocked out in the semifinals by Neubauer, in what was another engrossing heat, as windsurfing fans were treated to an absolute feast of action. The stylish Italian was another sailor to land a new move on the World Tour today as he consistently landed double air shakas to wow the crowds and the judges, but it wasn’t quite enough to stop Neubauer on this occasion.

The Italian then faced teammate - Steven Van Broeckhoven (WeOne / GUNSAILS) - in the battle for third and fourth in the Single Elimination and they proved almost impossible to split. With just two minutes to go the two of them were tied on 34.4 points, but Testa pulled it out of the bag by landing a shifty shaka in the penultimate minute of the heat to edge ahead by just half a point. Van Broeckhoven thought he might have won it in the dying seconds with a double burner, but unfortunately for the Belgian it was landed just after the buzzer, so it didn’t count.

The top three title contenders all produced phenomenal displays today and all of them should be proud of how valiantly they fought under the most extreme pressure in sport. As things stand, Van Broeckhoven would finish fourth here, which if things remain as they are, would see him just miss out on the overall podium as Neubauer would pip him to the final place in the overall top three.

Meanwhile, Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) is set to earn his best result to date on the Freestyle World Tour after sailing some of his best heats to date, which sees him ranked joint fifth in the Single Elimination alongside Balz Müller (Severne Windsurfing), Youp Schmit (Flikka) and Dieter Van der Eyken (Severne Windsurfing), with the Belgian taking down his mentee - Takumi Moriya (Severne Windsurfing) in the Round of 16.

Heading into the last official day of competition at the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt, Saturday looks set to belong to the Wave sailors, who have waited patiently on the side lines up until now. The WindGuru forecast though, is a tricky one, with winds of up to 50 knot southerly winds and 3 metre waves predicted for the early morning. That in itself isn't tricky, however, the amount of rainfall with the wind is, and it's then expected to drop for at least a few hours before roaring back, so it may prove to be a bit of a game of cat-and-mouse. But we'll broach that as we come to it. The Wave skippers' has been called for a dark and early 7am (GMT+2) with a first possible start at 07:30am.

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Current Ranking 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle Single Elimination

Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:29:33 +0200

As promised the forecast delivered on Day 7 of the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt, which saw three more Men’s Foil Slalom eliminations completed in glorious sunshine and the strongest winds of the event so far (10-16 knots), which allowed most of the sailors to change down both front wing size and sail size, while the swell also started to pick up to add another ingredient into the mix, which on the whole produced plenty of exciting racing. However, as has been the case during the opening two days of racing, Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) and Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) continue to trade bullets, but with his superior discards, it is Søe who looks set to defend his event title.

Men’s

Foil Slalom

Johan Søe started the day with a three point lead over Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails), but after missing out on the Winners’ Final of Elimination 5 after dropping his opening gybe in the semifinals, the Dane saw his lead reduced to just 1.7 points with Iachino taking full advantage of the situation as the Italian secured his third bullet of the event.

However, after a temporary blip, it was back to business as usual for Søe as he quickly hit back with consecutive bullets to build, what is surely now an unassailable lead, as after seven eliminations he is currently discarding a second and a ninth place and holds a 5.3 point advantage at the top of the rankings.

This season there has now been 10 eliminations completed and Søe and Iachino have split all of them with Iachino winning 60% of the time and Søe 40% of the time.

After making the perfect start to the day, Iachino couldn’t quite keep the momentum going to really keep the pressure applied to Søe, as he pushed a little bit too hard in the Winners’ Final of Elimination 7 when trying to discard a sixth place, which ultimately resulted in an eighth place and losing vital ground to Søe. However, as discussed yesterday, the event title may be out of reach, but the 36-year-old is currently strongly positioned in the overall rankings with his main world title rival - Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde) - currently back in fourth place.

Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) maintained his fine form here as he recorded his third second place of the event in Elimination 5, while he also recorded a fourth and an eighth place, which he currently discards from the last race. Rutkowksi currently holds a three point advantage over Mortefon as he aims for his first Foil Slalom podium since Gran Canaria in 2023.

Mortefon was leading the opening race of the day in the early stages and headed to the fourth and final gybe in second place, but went down after being distracted by the media boat. That was the only blemish on his card today though as he bounced back with a solid second and third place in the next two races, though given the forecast, he’s likely to lose valuable ground in the world title race to Iachino.

Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils) remains in fifth place with the Bonairean experiencing a somewhat topsy-turvy day. The 29-year-old began by recording his best result of the event thus far - second in Elimination 5 - but then having qualified for four out of the five Winners’ Finals, he crucially missed out on the next two, which all but ends his bid for the podium here. Vrieswijk was able to win both b-finals for maximum damage control.

William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) produced another very solid display of sailing to stay sixth in the overalls. The Frenchman has qualified for all but two Winners’ Finals and is yet to finish worse than tenth in the seven eliminations completed.

Meanwhile, John Soukos (WeOne / Challenger Sails) continues to go from strength-to-strength. On the opening day of racing the young Greek suffered two quarterfinal exits, but after today the 21-year-old has now discarded both of those results. Soukos qualified for his first Winners’ Final yesterday, and after that there’s been a real transformation in his results - qualifying for four finals in a row, which has seen him deservedly climb the leaderboard. After another fine day, Soukos is now ranked seventh.

The top ten is currently completed by Daniele Benedetti (Duotone Windsurfing) - 8th - Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing) - 9th - and Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails), who is just about hanging on to the top ten after suffering two out of three quarterfinal exits today.

Elsewhere, Bruno Martini (I-99 / S2Maui / Z Foils) seemed to enjoy the slightly stronger winds as the Italian qualified for the top eight twice today, while Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) earned his best result of the event thus far in Elimination 5 - third, as did Noah Vinther (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), who finished fifth in Elimination 6.

With only a couple of days of competition to go, it now looks as though our attention will change to Freestyle on Friday and Waves on Saturday with the wind expected to pick up tomorrow. Whether the wind is strong enough in the morning will remain to be seen, but certainly by the afternoon it looks as though the Freestyle world champion could be decided with WindGuru currently predicting 17-29 knot south-southeast winds during the afternoon. The Freestyle fleet will have their skippers’ meeting bright and early at 07:30am (GMT+2) with a first possible start at 08:00am. Meanwhile, the Foil Slalom fleet will be given an announcement at 10am and the Wave fleets at 14:00.

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Current Ranking 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Foil Slalom
*After 7 Eliminations (2 Discards)

1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
4th Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
5th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
6th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
7th John Soukos (GRE | WeOne / Challenger Sails)
8th Daniele Benedetti (ITA | Duotone Windsurfing)
9th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
10th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)

Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:36:24 +0200

On paper Day 6 of the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt looked as though it would be another lay day, however, as we all know, anything can happen when it comes to windsurfing and sure enough the wind turned up unannounced to allow a further two eliminations of Foil Slalom to be completed in the best conditions of the event thus far, though most sailors remained on their bigger gear. Defending event champion, Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), now has a stranglehold over the event after another hugely successful day consisting of a bullet and a second place.

Men’s

Foil Slalom

Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) started the day with a four point lead over Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) and after the latest two races have been completed the Dane has seen that lead reduced to three points. However, that doesn’t quite tell the full story as Søe has now cemented his place at the top of the leaderboard as he is now currently discarding a second place - after producing a superb comeback in Elimination 3 - while he signed off today in style by earning his second bullet of the event. The 22-year-old has recorded two bullets and two second places in the opening four races and looks as though he will be incredibly difficult to stop from retaining his event title.

Iachino had made the perfect start to the day as he rattled off his second bullet of the week to close to within 2.7 points of Søe, but in Elimination 4 the Italian needed another big result to discard his sixth place from the opening race. Iachino does discard that sixth place, but unfortunately it only replaced by a fifth, which means he now faces a mountain to climb in order to try and overhaul Søe. However, in the grand scheme of things, it was another solid day of work for Iachino and with his main world title rival - Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde) dropping out of the top three - it’s certainly advantage Iachino in terms of the world title at the moment.

Aside from the top two, Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) is the only other sailor to have qualified for every Winners’ Final thus far, and after recording a solid second and a sixth place today, the Pole jumps into third place.

Mortefon started the day in third place, but drops to fourth at the close of play after making a couple of uncharacteristic gybing errors. The Frenchman dropped his second gybe in the Winners’ Final of Elimination 3, before also dropping his final gybe in the semifinals of Elimination 4 when in the qualifying positions, which meant he missed out on the top eight for the first time this week. Mortefon is currently four points behind Rutkowski and it’ll be crucial for him to try and claw his way back into the top three to remain as close to Iachino as possible heading into the world title decider in Japan in November.

After finishing fourth in Elimination 4, Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils) discards his tenth place from the previous elimination to move level on 14 points with Mortefon. The Bonairean gains one place from the overnight rankings - currently fifth.

Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails) made a brilliant start to the event with a third and a fourth place, but couldn’t quite maintain those impeccable results today as the German missed out on both Winners’ Finals. However, the 27-year-old was still able to win the b-final of Elimination 3 and is still ranked in sixth place after the opening four eliminations as he chases his first top ten result on the World Tour.

William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) continues to sail extremely consistently with the Frenchman recording a fifth and a seventh place today, which sees him ranked 7th, while Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing) breaks into the top ten - 8th. Vonk’s teammate - Daniele Benedetti (Duotone Windsurfing) - recorded his best result of the season thus far in Elimination 4 - third - as he starts to show more of the form that saw he become vice-world champion in 2024.

The top ten is now completed by John Soukos (WeOne / Challenger Sails) with the young Greek gaining nine places today after qualifying for both Winners’ Finals and recording a brilliant fourth and sixth place as the 21-year-old enjoyed his best day to date on the World Tour. Meanwhile, Bob van de Burgt (PATRIK / Point-7) also qualified for his first ever Winners’ Final in Elimination 4.

The forecast for Thursday looks as though there could be more racing on the menu with winds of up to 19 knots currently predicted during the afternoon. Skippers’ meetings times can be found below: (All times GMT+2)

- Foil Slalom 10am - first possible start 11am
- Freestyle 10:15am - first possible start 11am
- Wave 10:30am

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Current Ranking 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Foil Slalom
*After 4 Eliminations (1 Discard)

1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
4th Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
5th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
6th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)
7th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
8th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
9th Daniele Benedetti (ITA | Duotone Windsurfing)
10th John Soukos (GRE | WeOne / Challenger Sails)

Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:18:01 +0200

A promising forecast for Day 5 of the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt unfortunately failed to materialise with cloudy skies scuppering the hope of any further racing at just over the halfway point through this year’s event.

The good news is that the forecast for the last few days of the contest still looks extremely promising, so while tomorrow may prove to be another lay day, Thursday currently shows winds of up to 19 knots, which should hopefully allow for some more racing. Meanwhile, the forecast for Friday and Saturday, which is the last official day of competition, continues to solidify.

Friday currently looks like being the day that will decide the 2025 Men’s PWA Freestyle World Champion with 17-28 knot south-southeast winds currently predicted, while Saturday should see a full on day of wave action with the current forecast models calling for 3.5-4 metre waves and winds of up to 40 knots, which should hopefully provide a pulsating finale to the 41st edition of the Windsurf World Cup Sylt.

The Foil Slalom fleet will once again have a skippers’ meeting at 10am (GMT+2) with a first possible start at 11am, while as on previous days, the Freestyle fleet will be given another announcement at 12pm, just in case the conditions turn out to be better than expected.

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Current Ranking 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Foil Slalom
*After 2 Eliminations

1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
4th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)
5th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
6th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
7th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
8th Daniele Benedetti (ITA | Duotone Windsurfing)
9th Bruno Martini (ITA | I-99 / S2Maui / Z Foils)
10th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)

Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:32:58 +0200

Day 4 of the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt started with light winds and beautiful sunny skies, but as the morning progressed the wind slowly increased, which allowed Elimination 3 to get underway in the early afternoon in 6-14 knots. With the breeze on the marginal side the sailors were left reaching for their biggest equipment, but even in the light winds the top sailors were still able to crack the 30 knots barrier to once again highlight the efficiency of the foil. Unfortunately, the wind shut down just before we were able to complete Elimination 3, so results are as they were at the start of the day.

Men’s

Foil Slalom

Current event leader Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) made no mistake in the opening semifinal of Elimination 3 as the Dane won Heat 5 ahead of Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde), William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) and John Soukos (WeOne / Challenger Sails), who booked his place in his first Winners’ Final of the season.

Meanwhile, the second semifinal needed to be rerun after the wind dropped after the third gybe on the first attempt. In the end, Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing) managed to claim the victory, while Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) and Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails), who were both in the qualifying positions when the original heat was cancelled, also qualified. However, the same can’t be said for Fabien Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails) or Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7) as both men failed to qualify for the top eight for the first time this week. Current world No.3 - Alexandre Cousin (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - was the other man to benefit from the rerun with the Frenchman securing the last qualifying spot into the Winners’ Final, which is his first top eight result of the event.

Waterspeed Challenge

Søe and Mortefon in Numbers

Distance

Just as on the first day of racing, Johan Søe was once again the first sailor on the water today and the 22-year-old ended up covering over 50% more distance than Pierre Mortefon with the Søe covering 61.77km today compared to Pierre Mortefon’s 40.17km.

Top Speed

In terms of top speed there’s very little to split the two sailors. Mortefon narrowly edged the max top speed stats today, hitting 30.6 knots compared to Søe’s 30.2 knots, while over a 10 second average there is even less separating them with Søe recording a 10 second split of 30 knots, while Mortefon averaged 30.2 knots. So while Søe may not have a clear top speed advantage he’s clearly making up a lot of ground through the turns as he originally trailed Mortefon in Heat 5.

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The good news is that the forecast for Tuesday has improved slightly, so there’s definitely a decent chance of more racing tomorrow with 10-16 knot east-southeasterly winds predicted for most of the day. First up on the agenda will be completing the finals from Elimination 3 before hopefully progressing into Elimination 4 - when the discard comes into play. The Foil Slalom skippers’ meeting has been called for 10am (GMT+2) tomorrow morning with a first possible start at 11am again.

The Wave fleet will once again have a Lay Day, while the Freestyle fleet will be given another announcement at 12pm.

Looking Ahead

Slightly further down the line, Friday is currently looking like it has the potential to be a Freestyle day with 20-27 knot south-southeast winds, while Saturday could then conjure up some wind and waves with the current forecast calling for 2.5-3 metre waves and winds up to 30 knots.

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Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 17:49:41 +0200

After an overcast start the sun eventually managed to burn through during the afternoon on Day 3 of the Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt, which allowed the Sunday crowds to bask in the sunshine and enjoy a relaxed day at the beach. Unfortunately the wind never really threatened to kick in today, so after yesterday’s racing there was no further action, for now at least.

The forecast for Monday offers slightly more wind than today with 11-17 knot southeasterly winds predicted around midday, which hopefully with a bit of luck will allow for more racing. The Foil Slalom will meet again at 10am (GMT+2) for their skippers’ meeting with the racing commencing from 11am onwards - depending on the conditions. The Wave fleet have been given another Lay Day with the winds expected to remain light and the waves remain non-existent for the time being, while the Freestyle fleet will be given another announcement at 12pm just in case.

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Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 19:10:18 +0200

After a slow start to the opening day of competition at the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt, the wind eventually kicked in around 3pm local time, which allowed the first two Foil Slalom eliminations to be completed in light 7-14 knot winds. Last year’s event champion, Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) claimed the opening bullet before current World Tour leader, Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) hit back by winning Elimination 2.

Men’s

Foil Slalom

Johan Søe made the perfect start to his event title defence as the Dane rattled off a confident first bullet to take the early event lead. Last year Søe didn’t finish outside the top three and after the opening two eliminations the same is true so far this year too, with the 22-year-old claiming second place in Elimination 2 to hold a four point lead at the end of the opening day.

Current World Tour leader, Matteo Iachino, is Søe’s closest rival after the opening two eliminations after the Italian bounced back from a sixth place in the opener with a bullet in the next. Søe tried to push Iachino all the way in the latter stages of the Winners’ Final, but the 36-year-old held strong to get himself firmly up and running.

Just 0.3 of a point then separates Iachino from Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde) and Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails), who enjoyed a great first day, with the two sailors tied on seven points after both recording a third and fourth.

Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) currently occupies fifth place. The Pole kicked things off with a solid second place in the opener before having to settle for eighth in the next due to being under gunned.

Meanwhile, Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils) made a consistent start with back-to-back fifth places and he’s actually equal on ten points with Rutkowski, but behind on countback.

The top ten is currently completed by William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - 7th - Daniele Benedetti (Duotone Windsurfing) - 8th - Bruno Martin (I-99 / S2Maui) - 9th - and Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) - 10th. Just three points then separate 10th-14th with things remaining extremely close after the opening couple of races.

The forecast on paper for Sunday looks slightly lighter than today, but the local Danish forecast still has 12 knots of wind on the forecast, so there is definitely potential for more racing tomorrow. The Foil Slalom will have their skippers’ meeting at 10am (GMT+2) with the racing commencing from 11am onwards - depending on the conditions. It seems unlikely that Sunday will be suitable for Freestyle, but just in case they will be given an announcement at 12pm, while the Wave fleet have been given a Lay Day.

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Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:13:23 +0200

It’s that time of year again when a collection of the world’s best windsurfers are preparing to descend upon Westerland Sylt for Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt, which is the 41st edition, and by far the biggest event of the year. This year’s event will be taking place between 26th September until 5th October, although it’s worth noting today is just a Registration Day, while the last official day of competition will be on the 4th October with the official prize giving taking place on Sunday 5th October.

When it comes to delivering the widest range of conditions imaginable, Sylt certainly never disappoints as you never quite know what you are going to get on this unique island. In strong onshore winds, a colossal shore break develops - ready to crush the hopes of any unsuspecting competitors - along with powerful waves of up to three or four meters in size, which can provide amazing, but extremely challenging, wave sailing conditions, whilst also posing a stern test for the slalom and freestyle fleets. On the other hand, Sylt can also produce great racing and freestyle conditions, when offshore winds grace the island with their presence, although it can then be bitterly cold. One thing is for sure, to win here you need to be the complete all-rounder, who is willing to have their mettle tested to breaking point.

Women’s

Wave

Having won last time out in Tenerife, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) leads the Wave world rankings and will know that another victory here would guarantee her a fifth consecutive wave world title. Offringa has a superb record in Sylt - winning four out of the last five editions - and with the added incentive of knowing that she could wrap up a 28th world title with an event to spare, Offringa could prove incredibly difficult to stop.

However, having led the World Tour up until Tenerife, Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing), who is still in contention for a maiden world title, isn’t simply going to let Offringa have things all her own way and you can expect to see the young Spaniard throw everything she has at the Aruban. Aside from Offringa, Lina Erpenstein (Severne Windsurfing) is the only other woman in the fleet to have won an event on the World Tour, so if Kiefer Quintana is to force the world title race into a decider in Maui, then the 20-year-old may need to move into uncharted territory by converting her podium finishes into a first victory.

Erpenstein should be fitter than she was in Tenerife as she continues her comeback from a Lisfranc injury, and if she’s anywhere near her best, then last year’s vice-world champion will be a serious threat again.

Sol Degrieck (Severne Windsurfing) currently completes the overall top three as she continues to go from strength-to-strength and you can expect to see another strong showing from the young Belgian, while there’s not much separating Maria Morales (Goya Windsurfing) and Justyna Sniady (Flikka / North Sails) in fourth and fifth respectively and both women will be keen to try and close to gap to Degrieck as they look for force their way into the podium conversation. Meanwhile, Pauline Katz (Severne Windsurfing) could be a threat too if she can deliver some of the wave riding she displayed in Tenerife.

Elsewhere, local girl, Maria Behrens (Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins) will be hoping she can replicate the form she showed here in 2023, which saw her earn a podium finish, while 15-year-old Bobbi-Lynn De Jong (Starboard / NeilPryde) will make her debut on the Wave World Tour, fresh from winning the recent Cold Hawaii Youth Wave & Slalom World Cup in Denmark last week.

Men’s

Freestyle

Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde) enters Sylt with the world title race lead having won the opening event of the season in Fuerteventura with a commanding performance. Leading the rankings coming into Sylt is something the two-time world champion is accustomed to as he also led the tour coming here in 2019 and 2023, and on both occasions the Belgian maestro managed to convert those opportunities into world titles, so Caers will be hoping he can make history repeat itself. The 30-year-old also has the added motivation that if he can secure another world title here, then he’ll move equal on three Freestyle world titles with windsurfing legend Ricardo Campello.

Caers’ closest rival is Jacopo Testa (WeOne / GUNSAILS / AL360) with the Italian fighting back into second place in Fuerteventura in July, which is his best result to date there. The stylish Italian finished as the vice-world champion in 2022 and will be hoping to go one place better this time around as he goes in search of securing a maiden world title.

Just behind the top two is Steven Van Broeckhoven (WeOne / GUNSAILS), who could still add a second world title to his name 14 years after claiming his first world crown in 2011. The Belgian looked to be sailing as well as ever in Fuerte and will be able to draw upon his years of experience as he fights for another world title.

With their being only two events this season, you’d probably expect that eventual world champion will come from one of the top three. However, Sylt has all the credentials to throw in some shock results, so you can’t rule out reigning world champion - Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins). The Greek had to settle for fifth in Fuerte after being eliminated early in the single elimination and will need results elsewhere to go in his favour if he is to have any chance. The same can be said of 19-year-old Takumi Moriya (Severne Windsurfing), who enters the final event of the year in fourth place having earned his best result to date in Fuerte - 4th.

While unlikely to be directly involved in the world title race itself, several other top names may still play crucial roles in deciding the eventual champion depending on the seeding, so keep an eye out for former world champions - Dieter van der Eyken (Severne Windsurfing) and Adrien Bosson (Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins) - as well as the likes of; Antony Ruenes (Tabou / GA Sails), Balz Müller (Severne Windsurfing), Sam Esteve (JP / NeilPryde), Youp Schmit (Flikka), Bodhi Kempen (Severne Windsurfing) and Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins).

Foil Slalom

Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails / Z Foils) will be hoping he can pick up where he left off in Guadeloupe, which saw the Italian win all three races completed, so he deservedly leads the Foil Slalom world rankings with two events to go. Iachino has a solid track record here, last recording a victory here in 2018, while he has finished second on three occasions since 2019. A similar level of performance here again would put him firmly in contention for the world title decider heading into Japan in November.

Fresh from securing a fourth world title in Tenerife, Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde), who was Iachino’s closest challenger in Guadeloupe, will now set his attention fully on pursuing a fifth world crown by defending his current world title. After a turbulent summer, Mortefon is now settled with support from FMX Racing and NeilPryde and will no doubt be battling for the very top positions on the leaderboard again.

The most notable return to the fleet is Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) with the Dane getting ready to defend his event title here after concentrating on iQFOil earlier in the year. Søe made his first appearance of the season last year at the same stage and dismantled the field with his performance then - winning three out of the seven eliminations completed, while he never finished outside the top three - and he could prove exceptionally difficult to stop again if he’s in a similar vein of form.

Alexandre Cousin (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) comes into Sylt ranked third overall after a great start to the season in Guadeloupe and the Frenchman will look to keep that momentum going as we head into the business end of the season.

Meanwhile, Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing), will come into Sylt full of confidence having earned his first overall podium in Slalom X in August and fourth place in Guadeloupe represented the flying Dutchman’s best result to date on the foil, so he’ll be looking to continue his upward trajectory.

Having won this event in both 2022 and 2023, Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils), should feature heavily again. The Bonairean finished second in Tenerife to earn a podium in his third different discipline and will be eager to record a top result here to keep his name in the world title race conversation heading into the decider in Japan.

Elsewhere, former 2022 world champion Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) will be keen to try and convert winning positions into event victories. The Pole spearheaded the fleet in both Fuerteventura and Tenerife, but couldn’t hold onto those leads. Rutkowski also came agonisingly close to winning the event here in 2022 - only to be cruelly denied by Vrieswijk in the final race - so would love to rewrite the script on that.

Other names to look out for include; last year’s vice-world champion - Daniele Benedetti (Duotone Windsurfing) - who will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing result in Guadeloupe, Bruno Martini (I-99 / S2Maui), who completed the podium here last year, the French contingent of Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails), William Huppert ((PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), Benoit Merceur (Starboard / Severne Sails) and Cedric Bordes (Tabou / GA Sails). Meanwhile, 21-year-old Sam Stroosma (Tabou / GA Sails), will be looking to build on recording his first top ten result in Guadeloupe - where he also qualified for his first Winners’ Final, while fellow teammate, Scotty Stallman (Tabou / GA Sails), will also be hoping to be in the mix.

Wave

After the first three 5-star Wave events, Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails / MFC) and reigning world champion, Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing / MFC), share an identical set of results and are currently tied on 25,385 points with two events to go, so Sylt could prove pivotal in this year’s title race. However, the two title contenders have barely put a foot wrong so far this season, and given that both men qualified for the final here last year - with Parė ultimately claiming the victory - you’d expect them both to be challenging for top honours again, which could potentially setup a grand stand finale at the Aloha Classic. Parė comes into Sylt fresh off the back of victory in Tenerife and arrived early here to make sure he is fully prepared for whatever Sylt throws at him as he looks to defend his event title, while keeping his quest for a maiden world title firmly alive. For Browne, the Brazilian will want to earn at least a podium finish having just missed out in fourth in Tenerife, while also looking to win in Sylt for the first time.

Philip Köster (Severne Windsurfing) is the next closest challenger in third with the German currently 3015 points off the top two. Köster will likely be the home crowds biggest hope of seeing a German victory on home waters. The 31-year-old has recorded two victories here in the past - most recently in 2022 and will know, depending how other results go, that a victory here would be paramount for keeping his aspirations of a sixth world title alive for this season.

Then there’s another couple of thousand points gap to Victor Fernandez (Duotone Windsurfing) and Marino Gil (JP / NeilPryde) in fourth and fifth, who are realistically the only other sailors still in contention for the world title. Fernandez has an excellent track record here and is equally adept on either tack, so is well armed for whatever Sylt throws at him, while Gil will be looking to at least match his current best result here, which was an equal fifth last year.

Elsewhere look out for the likes of former event champion - Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails), who returns for his first appearance since Chile earlier in the season, Antoine Martin (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing / MFC), currently ranked sixth overall, Liam Dunkerbeck (Duotone Windsurfing), Julian Salmonn (Naish / Naish Sails), Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins), Dieter van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails), Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde), Alessio Stillrich (Bruch Boards / Bruch Sails), Jules Denel (Tabou / GA Sails) and Moritz Mauch (Simmer / Simmer Sails).

Waterspeed Challenge is Back

Also, after the success in Tenerife the PWA are delighted to announce that our partnership with Waterspeed will continue in Sylt and hopefully beyond as we look to build a long term fruitful relationship. If you'd like to pit your wits against the best sailors in the world then you can - simply by downloading the Waterspeed app, which you can find out more about @ https://waterspeedapp.com/

Looking Ahead

The forecast model keeps changing almost every update at the moment, but the good news is that the first day of competition (Saturday) looks as though there will be at least enough wind for Foil Slalom or even possibly enough for Freestyle.

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Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:56:12 +0200

Registration Day for the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt is currently underway with the official competition window opening tomorrow, 27th October. Ahead of the competition we managed to quickly catch up with current World Tour leaders, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) and Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde), both of whom are chasing world titles over the next 8 days.

Hey SQ, Sylt is somewhere you have a great track record winning 4 out of the last 5 Wave events there - what comes to your mind when you think about competing in Sylt?

Nice! That’s a good stat. I didn’t know haha. I like sailing in Sylt. Everything is out of my comfort zone. It’s colder than what I’m used to, the conditions are rough, raw and unpredictable and the shorebreak unforgiving. And the crowd is great. I feel like I’ve seen Sylt in all its shapes and forms at this point, so I’m excited to see what we’re dealing with this year! It’s a good mix of things that makes it exciting to compete there.

Having won the last wave event in Tenerife another victory in Sylt would guarantee you a fifth Wave world title - does that affect your approach at all or you will just try and take things heat by heat?

Yes! Definitely will and need to take it heat by heat. But of course if I’ll have my eye on the prize.

Thanks, SQ. Good luck!

Hey Yentel, you come into Sylt as the World Tour leader - how are you feeling ahead of the event and also chasing a third world crown?

I’m super stoked heading into Sylt leading the Freestyle discipline, but in Sylt you never know what conditions it will bring. Since Fuerte i have been preparing for all kind of conditions and gear setups.

Chasing the third title is exciting as it would be amazing to match Ricardo Campello as he also has three Freestyle world titles.

Who do you consider your biggest threat in Sylt?

The biggest threats will be Jacopo [Testa] and Steven [Van Broeckhoven], as they are second and third, but for sure Lennart [Neubauer] and [Adrien] Bosson will be ones to watch out here as well.

Let’s see what will happen! I’m ready.

Thanks, Yentel! Good luck.

Raising Plastic Awareness

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:18:49 +0200

With Lebenswert, sustainability is an important subject at the Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt. A dedicated Sustainability Day and stand will be part of the event to, besides showcasing amazing windsurfing action, also raise awareness about taking care of our planet.

One of the top competitors, Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing), will be one of the athletes connected to this initiative with his next project collaborating with Plastic Fischer in the fight against plastic.

Jordy Vonk says: “Thanks to the support of Soul Surfer I can use my reach to hopefully make a difference in our fight against plastic. During the PWA Guadeloupe we promoted Plastic Soup Surfer and I donated all my prize money to them. For the PWA events in Sylt and Japan, I’ll be raising awareness for Plastic Fischer, who already collected more than 2.8 million kilos of plastic from rivers, preventing it from going into our oceans. So I advise everyone to have a look at what they do!”

Plastic Fischer’s mission: ”As a kid, I spent a lot of time sailing and windsurfing and always loved the ocean. That was one of the reasons why I founded Plastic Fischer: To stop ocean plastic pollution and protect marine biodiversity. I am now proud to partner with (Jordy/Pure Soul) which connects our impact to the sport I love and the people that naturally care about our oceans. Please get in touch with Jordy or visit our website to learn more about how we can save our oceans from destruction and how you can become part of our mission.” Shares Karsten Hirsch, Founder & CEO.

You can find out more about these brilliant initiatives below:

- Plastic Soup Surfer - https://www.plasticsoupsurfer.org/nl/
- Plastic Fischer - https://plasticfischer.com/
- Pure Soul - https://www.puresoul.work/