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schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 17:39:07 +0200

The penultimate day of the 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt, presented by got2b, saw Sylt continue to display another of its many facets, as the wind swung bolt onshore, and the infamous shorebreak returned to claim more than it’s fair share of victims. Meanwhile, Marine Hunter (Quatro / KA Sail) seized the opportunity to win her maiden appearance in a final and leads the Women’s Wave event ranking heading into the final day.

Wave

Women’s

With two new faces appearing in the Women’s Winners’ Final - Maria Behrens (Duotone / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins) and Marine Hunter - there was always going to be a new name leading the event heading into Sunday.

Conditions were the polar opposite of yesterday’s float and ride conditions and scoring opportunities remained extremely difficult throughout the 16 minute heat. However, in the end, it was Hunter who managed to make the most of the conditions with a cleanly landed backloop inflicting much of the damage to secure the victory in the final.

Behrens can still be delighted with her efforts over the last two days, which like Hunter, means she is guaranteed her best result, and maiden podium, on the World Tour no matter what happens from here.

Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) faced Justyna Sniady (North Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) in the battle for third and fourth and the current World Tour leader was able to secure third place in the Single Elimination after kicking off the b-final with a well-executed stalled forward loop. Sniady landed a decent forward of her own, but crucially couldn’t sail away from the backloop she needed to challenge Offringa.

Men’s

The Men’s Single Elimination also got underway, but only the first round could be completed before the wind became too light to compete with the direction remaining bolt onshore. Most of the top seeds progressed into the top 16 unscathed, but Antoine Martin (Starboard / North Sails) suffered a narrow first round exit at the hands of Alexandre Cousin (Starboard / Loftsails).

Elsewhere, Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins) posted the highest scoring heat of the day - 22.61 points - followed by Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) - 21.63 points - and Arthur Arutkin (Duotone / Duotone Sails / Black Project Fins) - 18.88 points respectively.

The forecast for the final day is for light to moderate winds, but with the direction expected to be more cross-shore there could still be a chance of resuming the wave event, while if there isn’t enough to resume the wave contest, then it’s possible the slalom fleet could take to the water one last time this year in Sylt. A wave announcement will be made at approximately 8am (GMT+2) confirming whether the skippers’ meeting will be held at 8:30am or not. Meanwhile, an announcement will be made regarding slalom at 8:30am.

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Current Ranking 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Women’s Wave

1st Marine Hunter (FRA | Quatro / KA Sail)
2nd Maria Behrens (GER | Duotone / Duotone Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Justyna Sniady (POL | North Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)

Current Ranking 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Slalom
*After 7 Eliminations (2 Discards)

1st Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Nicolas Goyard (FRA | Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils)
4th Johan Søe (DEN | FMX Racing / Point-7)
5th Mateus Isaac (BRA | Severne / Severne Sails)
6th Michele Becker (GER | Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils)
7th Bruno Martini (ITA | JP / NeilPryde)
8th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
9th Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Fanatic / Duotone / Phantom Foils)
10th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)

Overall Rankings 2023 PWA World Tour - Men’s Freestyle

1st Yentel Caers (BEL | JP / NeilPryde)
2nd Lennart Neubauer (GRE | Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Adrien Bosson (FRA | Duotone / Duotone Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Steven Van Broeckhoven (BEL | Starboard / GUNSAILS)
5th Jacopo Testa (ITA | AV Boards / Point-7 / AL360)
6th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)
7th Antony Ruenes (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
8th Antoine Albert (NC | Goya Windsurfing)
9th Youp Schmit (NB | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Balz Müller (SUI | Severne / Severne Sails)

Result 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle

1st Lennart Neubauer (GRE | Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Yentel Caers (BEL | JP / NeilPryde)
3rd Steven Van Broeckhoven (BEL | Starboard / GUNSAILS)
4th Adrien Bosson (FRA | Duotone / Duotone Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Jacopo Testa (ITA | AV Boards / Point-7 / AL360)
6th Antoine Albert (NC | Goya Windsurfing)
7th Balz Müller (SUI | Severne / Severne Sails)
7th Takuma Sugi (JPN | Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins)
9th Takumi Moriya (JPN | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Youp Schmit (NB | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Sam Esteve (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)

schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:03:46 +0200

The women’s wave fleet took to the water for the first time at the 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt, presented by got2b, as the single elimination got underway in cross-shore float and ride conditions. Having the patience to wait for the set waves proved crucial and there were some excellent performances, whilst some different names booked their places in career first finals to cause a turn up for the books as multiple upsets were handed out.

Women’s

Wave

Maria Behrens (Duotone / Duotone Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) caused one of the upsets of the day in the first quarterfinal as the 21-year-old claimed an impressive victory over fellow German - Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) - after showing solid wave selection and dynamic rail work, which saw her earn the highest single wave score of the day - 7.12 points.

Erpenstein was a little unlucky as she set the second highest heat score of the day - 12 points - but ran into an inform Behrens. Behrens then went on to claim another excellent victory over Justyna Sniady (North Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) to book her place in her first ever winners’ final and she was understandably overcome with emotion upon hearing the news.

Behrens will face Marine Hunter (Quatro / KA Sail) after the 31-year-old also earned her place in a maiden winners’ final with a series of impressive performances. Hunter first navigated her way past Sol Degrieck (Severne / Severne Sails) before claiming the scalp of the current event and world champion - Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins). Their semifinal was incredibly close with just 0.37 of a point separating them, but Hunter would claim the victory after combining a late hit off of a heavy section to earn 6.50 points for one wave and put the tie out of Offringa’s reach.

The winners’ final did begin, but unfortunately with the wind and waves dropping at an inopportune time the final had to be cancelled, and despite spending the rest of the day on hold, suitable conditions to finish the women’s single elimination didn’t occur, so hopes will now be pinned for the weekend.

The forecast for Saturday is currently showing moderate to strong onshore winds, so the hope is that with it being windy throughout the night that the wind swell will have kicked up a bit and we’ll be able to not only finish the women’s single elimination, but also begin the men’s. The wave fleets will be given an announcement at 6:45am (GMT+2), and if it isn’t flat, they will then have a skippers’ meeting at 7am with a first possible start at 7:20am. Meanwhile the slalom fleet will be given an announcement at 8am.

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Current Ranking 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Slalom
*After 7 Eliminations (2 Discards)

Overall Rankings 2023 PWA World Tour - Men’s Freestyle

Result 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle

schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 17:19:10 +0200

The wind returned on day 7 of the 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt, presented by got2b, allowing a further three eliminations to be completed in 10-20 knots of wind and choppy / wavy waters, while Sylt’s infamous shorebreak claimed a few victims, but most survived largely unscathed. With 7 eliminations now being sailed the second discard comes into play, which sees Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Severne Sails) move into the event lead for the first time.

Men’s

Slalom

Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Severne Sails) started the day in twelfth place, but the Bonairean heads up the rankings at the close of play after producing his best day of racing so far, which saw him win the last race of the day, while also recording a 3rd and 4th, which allows him to discard two quarterfinals exits. Vrieswijk is the defending event champion and now has a great chance of retaining his event title - there will be no room for error though!

Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) remains in second place. The Italian finished eighth in the opening race of the day, but finished strongly by record two third places, which keeps him in contention for the event title as he is just two points off the top.

Nicolas Goyard (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils) gains a couple of places from the overnight rankings after earning his second bullet of the week today in Elimination 5, while also finishing second and seventh - which he discards - to move into the top 3 and Is just 2.7 points behind Vrieswijk, so there is all still to play for.

Johan Søe (FMX Racing / Point-7) loses a bit of ground after the young Dane missed out on his first winners’ final of the event in Elimination 7 after being involved in a crash with Bruno Martini (JP / NeilPryde) at the first buoy in the semifinals. Søe qualified for the other two winners’ finals, but could ‘only’ finish 6th and 8th respectively. Søe finishes the day ranked fourth overall.

Mateus Isaac (Severne / Severne Sails) started the day as the event leader, but the Brazilian saw his hopes of winning the event badly dashed after enduring a poor day by his standards. Isaac was eliminated in the quarterfinals of Elimination 6, but did well in Eliminations 5 and 7 as he won the b-final on both occasions, which sees him ranked 5th heading into the last few days of the event.

Michele Becker (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils) returned to form today with the German recording two second places and an 11th, which sees him gain two places to 6th. Becker won the opening elimination, but then failed to qualify for the top 8 in the next three races, so he will be pleased with his recovery.

Bruno Martini (JP / NeilPryde) falls a few places from the overnight rankings - 4th to 7th. The Italian made a solid start to the day with a fourth place, but then missed out on a place in the next two winners’ finals.

The top 10 is currently completed by Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) - 8th - Pierre Mortefon (Duotone / Duotone Sails/ Phantom Foils) - 9th - who won Elimination 6 and Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) in tenth. It’s also worth noting just how tight the points are from 4th to 9th with just 4.7 points separating them, so there is plenty of chance that those positions will change.

The forecast looks windy for Friday with 17-25 knot south-southwest winds currently predicted, which may give the opportunity to begin the wave contest. The wave fleet will meet at 8am (GMT+2) tomorrow morning for the skippers’ meeting with a first possible start at 8:30am . Meanwhile, the slalom fleet will meet at 9am with the action commencing from 10:30am onwards.

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Current Ranking 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Slalom
*After 7 Eliminations (2 Discards)

Overall Rankings 2023 PWA World Tour - Men’s Freestyle

Result 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle

schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:58:12 +0200

The wind remained light on day six of the 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt, presented by got2b, meaning that for the second consecutive day the official contest remained on hold.

The good news, is that the forecast for the remainder of the event looks windier, and tomorrow should hopefully see the resumption of the Slalom with 12-20 knot winds currently predicted.

The Slalom fleet will meet again at 8:30am (GMT+2) tomorrow morning with the action commencing from 10am onwards. Meanwhile, the Wave fleet will also have a skippers’ meeting at 8:30am - with a first possible start at 9am.

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Overall Rankings 2023 PWA World Tour - Men’s Freestyle

Result 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle

Current Ranking 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Slalom
*After 4 Eliminations (1 Discard)

1st Mateus Isaac (BRA | Severne / Severne Sails)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Johan Søe (DEN | FMX Racing / Point-7)
4th Bruno Martini (ITA | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Nicolas Goyard (FRA | Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils)
6th Daniele Benedetti (ITA | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
7th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
8th Michele Becker (GER | Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils)
9th Nico Prien (GER | JP / NeilPryde)
10th Sebastian Kördel (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)

schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:37:35 +0200

The forecast for the fifth day of the 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt, presented by got2b, always looked marginal on paper and unfortunately that’s how the day played out. For short periods of time it looked like the wind may stabilise enough to allow some racing to be completed, but in the end the Slalom fleet spent the day on hold.

With plenty of down time today we managed to briefly catch up with the newly crowed 2023 Men’s Freestyle PWA World Champion - Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde) - for an interview, which you can read below:

Hey Yentel, congratulations once again on securing your second world title yesterday - how does this one compare to the first?

Yentel: “It’s feels so, so good. This one perhaps feels even better than the first because I also won the event in Fuerte earlier in the year. That has always been an event I have dreamed of winning and I’d come close over the years, but always ended up finishing second or third without ever winning it.

So I was stoked to have won in Fuerte and to be leading the rankings coming into Sylt, but it’s often a tricky one here as you never know what to expect. This year we were so lucky with the conditions. We finally had really good freestyle conditions, which makes everything better.”

You were drawn against Lennart Neubauer in the single and he knocked you out early which left you a long way to climb back - did you ever think your chance at the title this year had gone?

Yentel: “It’s hard to say. The thing is that if you want to win and become world champion you are going to have to be able to win against everyone and anyone. Of course getting Lennart so early on made things more difficult, and I think he proved that that was the hardest draw you could get as he won the event. I have a lot of respect for him and it’s great to see a young guy coming up through the ranks.

Then into the double I knew it was going to be a long way back and it felt like it was out of my hands because we didn’t know what conditions we were going to get. It could’ve just as easily been wave yesterday and now we’d still be on standby, but thankfully, we got lucky with perfect freestyle conditions.

It was a long way back, I sailed 9 heats in the double - 1 heat on Sunday and 8 yesterday - but it’s okay as they are only 8 minute heats.”

How proud are you that you were the only sailor to break the 40 point barrier - not just once, but on multiple occasions…

Yentel: “I don’t know I just really felt good in those conditions yesterday. It really suited me as it wasn’t too much jumping. I really love the proper freestyle moves like the shifties, double power moves coming in, while some other guys prefer the wave jump moves. Yesterday was the perfect conditions for me to be able to show what I can do. I started with a really strong heat against Dieter [Van der Eyken] - 42.1 points - so after that, in my mind it gave me the confidence that I could do it, so I just aimed to sail all my heats the same and it worked out. "

As you started to fight your way back through the double and got closer to the top 5 and the title - did you start to feel any pressure?

Yentel: “Of course I was aware that I was getting close to the top 5 and the world title, but I hadn’t checked any of the points, so I really had no idea which position I needed to get back into to become world champion. I knew if I beat [Adrien] Bosson that I would be guaranteed it, but that was really far away at the beginning of the day, so I honestly just tried to take it heat by heat. I wasn’t even checking which sailors I would be up against. I was just focused on my own sailing and luckily it went really well.”

You sailed a lot of heats… did you start to feel fatigued by the end?

Yentel: “I felt fine. I think after I had become world champion the stress /pressure in my body went away and that showed in my sailing by being slightly less explosive than at the start of the day. Plus the wind dropped a little bit and I made a few errors against Lennart, but massive respect to him, he sailed incredibly well.”

How will you be celebrating your second world title?

Yentel: “The celebrations started already yesterday evening. I have all my friends here, so with all the freestylers we went out to party. The freestyle is over, but we still have almost a week here, so I’m going to enjoy the Sylt holiday and just try and enjoy my time.”

Thanks, Yentel. Congratulations once again!

The forecast for tomorrow doesn’t look too promising on paper with less wind than today currently being predicted, so we will just have to wait and see if it is possible to complete any racing. A Slalom announcement will be made tomorrow morning at 7:30am to confirm whether or not we will plan to go ahead with an 8:30am first possible start.

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Overall Rankings 2023 PWA World Tour - Men’s Freestyle

Result 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle

Current Ranking 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Slalom
*After 4 Eliminations (1 Discard)

schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 20:52:58 +0200

Day four of the schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt (third day of competition) was billed as potentially one of the biggest days of action of this year’s event and that’s exactly how things played out as the Men’s Freestyle Double Elimination was completed in some of the best freestyle conditions witnessed in Sylt for a long time. Meanwhile, after the completion of the epic freestyle there was still time to squeeze in one elimination of racing, which brought a change to the top of the event rankings.

Men’s

Freestyle

Having been eliminated by the eventual single elimination winner - Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) - in the round of 16 yesterday, Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde) left himself a mountain to climb in order to claim his second world title. However, Caers didn’t simply climb the mountain, he absolutely conquered it as he produced a superb comeback, which saw him win 8 successive heats in the double to deservedly claim his second world crown - adding to his previous success from 2019.

No-one can argue with Caers’ achievement as he really was a cut above the rest of the competition today. Not only was the Belgian the sole sailor to break the 40 points barrier, the 28-year-old achieved this feat in 6 out of his 7 winning heats today as he produced not only an extremely explosive performance, but also one of unbelievable consistency to prove that he is currently the best freestyler in the world as he finishes 2023 with a first and second place, and more importantly a second world crown.

Caers was only denied the event victory by Neubauer, who sailed a brilliant final to successfully claim his first event victory on the World Tour as the 19-year-old signs off the 2023 season in the perfect fashion, whilst putting his serious knee injury from 2021 firmly behind him. Neubauer finishes 2023 as the vice-world champion and you wouldn’t bet against him going one place better in the next season or two based on his level of performance here.

Adrien Bosson (Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins) started the day in pole position to defend his world title, but despite going toe-to-toe with Caers in the early stages of Heat 33 the Frenchman would eventually lose out to his world title rival. The 32-year-old still finishes the season ranked third overall, which is made all the more impressive by the fact that he has not been able to solely focus on his freestyle pursuits.

We’ll be back in the event summary to take a full look at the overall Freestyle results.

Slalom

After the completion of the explosive Freestyle, attention soon switched back to the racing, which saw Elimination 4 completed in 8-20 knots of wind, which brought the discard into play and with it a change atop of the rankings.

Johan Søe (FMX Racing / Point-7) started the day as the event leader and remains the only sailor to have qualified for every winners’ final thus far, but the young Dane slides two places to third after Elimination 4. Søe is yet to finish outside the top 5, but it is Mateus Isaac (Severne / Severne Sails), who picks up the event lead after continuing to make a quite brilliant return to the slalom scene.

The Brazilian missed out on the opening winners’ final, but has since recorded results of two second places followed by a third today, which sees him open up a 2.7 point advantage over Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) at the top of the event rankings.

Iachino is able to discard a 12th place from Elimination 3, but ‘only’ ended up finishing 7th in the winners’ final today. The Italian looked set to challenge for the top positions after another well-timed start, but dropped back with his gamble of not changing up gear size, not paying off on this occasion.

On the opening day of racing, Nicolas Goyard (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils) had threatened to strike, but ultimately missed out for one reason or another, but today he earned his first bullet of the event, which sees him remain fifth in the current event rankings.

Elsewhere, Bruno Martini (JP / NeilPryde) gains a couple of places and climbs into 4th, while Daniele Benedetti (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) climbs four spots to 6th after booking his place in another winners’ final. The Italian missed out on the top 8 in the opener, but has since finished 4th, 5th and 6th.

The top 10 is currently completed by Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails), - 7th - who came into the event leading the World Tour rankings, but if things were to finish as they were now, Matteo Iachino would assume the title race control. Michele Becker (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils), Nico Prien (JP / NeilPryde) and Sebastian Kördel (Starboard / Severne Sails).

The Slalom fleet will meet again at 10am (GMT+2) tomorrow morning for their skippers’ meeting. The forecast looks marginal on paper with 7-12 knot winds from the south-southeast currently predicted, but given how low the threshold to now be able to compete on foils is, there is still every chance of more racing tomorrow. If conditions are suitable, the first possible start is 11:30am.

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Overall Rankings 2023 PWA World Tour - Men’s Freestyle

Result 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle

Current Ranking 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Slalom
*After 4 Eliminations (1 Discard)

schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 20:09:40 +0200

The Men’s Freestyle fleet took centre stage for the first time at the 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt, powered by got2b, and the contortionists of the windsurfing world didn’t disappoint, whilst there was plenty of drama along the way as the title race took some dramatic turns. However, the main news of today involves Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins), who not only qualified for his first winners’ final, but also went on to win the Single Elimination to lead the event after producing an explosive display.

Men’s

Freestyle

Today will live long in the memory of Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) after the young Greek enjoyed his best day to date on the World Tour, which saw him claim victory in the Single Elimination with a dynamic and powerful display of sailing despite the tricky conditions. The 19-year-old posted the highest scoring heat of the contest - 38.3 points - in the winners’ final against Steven Van Broeckhoven (Starboard / GUNSAILS) to deservedly lead the event at the close of play, while if things were to finish as they are now, Neubauer would finish 2023 as the vice-world champion.

Lennart Neubauer on winning the Single Elimination: “It’s the best feeling I’ve ever had on the water. Training or non-training. The conditions were really difficult, but moves kept happening and I felt like I could do anything. It’s an unreal feeling. This has probably been my dream for the last 10 years, I’m just really, really thankful. It’s unbelievable to win the single at the biggest windsurfing event on the planet!”

Meanwhile, Neubauer may have also played a pivotal role in deciding this year’s Freestyle world title after winning a close heat against Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde), who led the overall rankings coming into Sylt, in the round of 16, which leaves the Belgian with a mountain to climb if he is to add to his sole world title from 2019. Caers made a successful start to his comeback in the double elimination by defeating Marco Vinante (Starboard / Point-7 / AL360), but would need to fight back to at least fourth place to deny Adrien Bosson (Duotone / Duotone Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) - assuming the Frenchman remains in third place.

Steven Van Broeckhoven sailed brilliantly to book his place in the final and will be delighted with his top two finish in the single elimination. The Belgian didn’t enjoy his best final by his own admission against Neubauer, but he still enjoyed a fantastic day on the water.

Adrien Bosson lost out to Van Broeckhoven in the semifinals, but then came out on top of another incredibly close heat against Jacopo Testa (AV Boards / Point-7 / AL360) to secure his place in the top 3, which puts the reigning world champion firmly in the driving seat to be able to successfully defend his world title.

World title race connotations given that the worst position Adrien Bosson can now finish is 4th (9700 points), which means the Frenchman can only be denied;

- If Jacopo Testa comes back and wins the double elimination and Caers finishes outside the top 5. This would mean the Italian and Bosson would finish tied on 19,600 points, but Testa would win the world title on countback

- If Bosson was to remain in third place, then Caers would have to fight back into at least fourth place. This would see Caers and Bosson finish tied on 19,700 points, but Caers would win the world title on countback.

- In the event that Bosson was to slip one place to fourth then a fifth place finish could still prove good enough for Caers to win the world title, but only if Testa failed to then win the event. Caers and Bosson would then be tied on 19,600 points, but Caers would win on countback.

- In the event that Testa was to win the double elimination, Bosson finish fourth and Caers finish fifth then there would need to be a sail off - if conditions allowed - to decide the world title as Caers and Testa would then have identical results.

Away from the world title race the other sailor of the day was Takumi Moriya (Severne / Severne Sails) after the 17-year-old earned his best result to date with an excellent joint fifth place in the single elimination after claiming the scalp of fellow countryman - Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) - in the opening round before also defeating Antony Ruenes (Tabou / GA Sails). Also finishing in joint fifth for the single are; Sam Esteve (JP / NeilPryde), Antoine Albert (Goya Windsurfing) and Youp Schmit (Tabou / GA Sails).

The Freestyle and Wave fleets will meet bight and early tomorrow morning with the current forecast predicting 18-28 knot southerly winds for the majority of the day. Both fleets will have a skippers’ meeting at 7am (GMT+2) - with the action commencing from 7:30am onwards. If it’s flat we will continue with the Freestyle, however, if there is enough of a bump the Wave fleets will take centre stage for the first time this event. Meanwhile, an announcement regarding the Slalom fleets skippers’ meeting will be made at 9am.

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Current Ranking 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Freestyle

1st Lennart Neubauer (GRE | Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Steven Van Broeckhoven (BEL | Starboard / GUNSAILS)
3rd Adrien Bosson (FRA | Duotone / Duotone Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Jacopo Testa (ITA | AV Boards / Point-7 / AL360)
5th Takumi Moriya (JPN | Severne / Severne Sails)
5th Sam Esteve (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Antoine Albert (NC | Goya Windsurfing)
5th Youp Schmit (NB | Tabou / GA Sails)

Current Ranking 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Slalom

1st Johan Søe (DEN | FMX Racing / Point-7)
2nd Mateus Isaac (BRA | Severne / Severne Sails)
3rd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
5th Nicolas Goyard (FRA | Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils)
6th Bruno Martini (ITA | JP / NeilPryde)
7th Michele Becker (GER | Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils)
8th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)
9th Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Duotone / Duotone Sails / Phantom Foils)
10th Daniele Benedetti (ITA | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)

schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Sat, 23 Sep 2023 21:10:19 +0200

Racing got underway on day two of 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt and the current unpredictable nature of Slalom continued with three separate winners from the three races completed today. After back-to-back events in the Canaries, today represented the polar opposite with winds of 5-18 knots and treacherous waters providing a very different test from Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, but the racing proved just as exciting with a combination of close quarters racing and some massive crashes to keep the crowds thoroughly entertained.

Men’s

Slalom

Johan Søe (FMX Racing / Point-7) heads up the event rankings at the close of the opening day of racing after producing an extremely solid and consistent set of results. The young Dane qualified for all three winners’ finals where he was able to record a 3rd, 4th and a 5th, which sees him hold a two point advantage at the top of the rankings over Mateus Isaac (Severne / Severne Sails), who enjoyed a brilliant return to the World Tour.

The Brazilian has been focusing on his Olympic campaign for the majority of the year, but slotted seamlessly back into the slalom scene. The 29-year-old missed out on the opening winners’ final, but still finished in 10th place, before going from strength-to-strength by securing back-to-back second places to cap an excellent return, and more importantly a solid start to the event.

Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) made a flying start to the event as the Italian finished second in the opener, before going one better in the next after doing brilliantly to hold off Nicolas Goyard (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils), who eventually crashed, when under severe pressure. Iachino looked in fine form - consistently pinging the start and looking fast in a straight line - so it was a real surprise to see him fall at the first mark in the third semifinal when leading, whilst the same fate struck when in pole position of the b-final. It later turns out that Iachino had broken the front wing of his foil, so he didn’t have any stability when gybing. The 33-year-old, whose birthday it was yesterday, will be frustrated with the equipment failure / breakage, but at least has the opportunity to discard the 12th place from Elimination 3 after the completion of the next race, and he should take great confidence from today after looking so competitive and on it.

Besides Søe, Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) was the only other sailor to qualify for all three winners’ finals. The current World Tour leader finished eighth in the opening two races after a dropped gybe and a premature start, but everything clicked into place in the last race of the day as the Pole signed out in style by securing his first bullet of the event, which is good enough to see Rutkowski climb into 4th having been ranked eighth after Elimination 2, and is just 4.7 points off of the top.

People were wondering if Nicolas Goyard would struggle in Sylt’s lighter airs having registered smaller equipment for Fuerteventura and that was certainly evident in the first race where the wind was typically 5-10 knots. Goyard still looked absolutely rapid in a straight line, but struggled to remain on the foil through the lulls - particularly when exiting the gybes - which resulted in the Frenchman going from first to dropping out of the qualifying positions after the third gybe of the opening semifinal. Fortunately for Goyard, the wind picked up in the next two races, but he was unable to land a telling blow. In Elimination 2, Goyard tried to dive down the inside of Iachino at the third buoy only to stall on a piece of chop and go over the handlebars, whilst in the third elimination he lost control when trying to negotiate an evil piece of swell / chop when leading again. So, it was a day of close calls for Goyard, but there is still plenty of time for him to mount a come back. Goyard finishes the opening day ranked 5th.

Bruno Martini (JP / NeilPryde) is currently ranked sixth after a solid performance, which saw the Italian improve in each race - 11th, 7th and a 4th in the last race of the day.

Michele Becker (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils) made a dream start to the event as the German earned his maiden bullet on the World Tour - much to his own delight and to the home crowd as well as they celebrated his victory. However, the wheels then fell off slightly as the 25-year-old missed out on a place in the winners’ final in the next two eliminations.

Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Severne Sails) started Elimination 3 ranked in second place, but he then suffered a quarterfinal exit to fall 6 places. Like Iachino, Vrieswijk will have the opportunity to discard that 22.5 point result after the completion of the next race.

The top 10 is currently completed by Pierre Mortefon (Duotone / Duotone Sails / Phantom Foils) - 9th. The Frenchman came into Sylt ranked in second place, but only managed to qualify for one out of three winners’ finals and Daniele Benedetti (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails), who mounted a strong recovery after been taken down in the quarterfinals of the opener, by then finishing 4th and 5th respectively.

The forecast for Sunday looks windier than today with the current forecast predicting winds in the region of 17-24 knots from the south-southwest during the afternoon. In light of the stronger forecast the priority is likely to be given to the Freestyle fleet, but if the wind doesn’t arrive then the racers will probably be in action again. The Freestyle and Slalom fleets will meet again at 10am (GMT+2) tomorrow morning with the action commencing from 10:30am for the Freestyle and 11:30am onwards for the Slalom. Meanwhile, the Wave fleet will have a meeting at 11am.

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Current Ranking 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Men’s Slalom

schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:57:42 +0200

As is the norm in Sylt, the opening day of the 2023 schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt belonged to registration, followed by the sailors preparing their equipment for the next 9 days of competition. Over the course of the day Sylt showed off a glimpse of each season with a mixture of sunshine, showers and rainbows. The official opening ceremony was held at 4pm.

Earlier in the day we briefly caught up with Ricardo Campello (Naish / Naish Sails), who currently leads the Men’s Wave World Tour and is aiming to try and earn his first wave world title come the end of the year:

Hey Ricardo, so before this event, you've been training in Venezuela, right? You've been trying to spend some time in onshore conditions to get more comfortable with the likely Sylt conditions?

Ricardo: “Yes, you know one of my lowest points during the competitions is when I’ve been competing is the onshore conditions, which are the conditions that I don't really enjoy competing or sailing in. Every year I really want to win, but this year, I have a really good chance, so I was looking for a place to train. I was going back to Maui after the Canaries, but you know, in Maui, it's kind of hard to train super, super onshore conditions, because the wind can die in a matter of seconds. So I looked at the forecast, and in Venezuela there is a place called Adicora, which is normally really windy and kind of onshore and the forecast was looking good, even though now is not normally the good season for wind - usually August is dead there. But I think with the transition from La Niña to El Niño, the wind held on a little longer than normal. In the end, I spent almost two months over there, I didn’t sail everyday because the wind was coming and going, but it was pretty good overall.

I used my 5.3m and 5.6m a lot with my 95. And it's full onshore. Sometimes you could jump or ride on both tacks, or sometimes one tack or the other, but it was fun. It was super special for me to be able to train in Venezuela because it's something I don't really do often.”

Obviously the climate is super different from Venezuela compared to here, but how do the conditions compared?

Ricardo: “The shorebreak is not like here, the waves are much smaller, but as long as you're training in full onshore conditions, it helps a lot. And honestly I feel a lot more comfortable now having trained in Venezuela.”

How's the situation getting in and out of Venezuela now? Easier than before?

Ricardo: “It’s still quite hard if you're coming through the US, which was my case, if you go via Europe, it's easy. There are direct flights. I normally fly with American Airlines everywhere. And I have to go through America. I had a long long connection because I had to stop in Amsterdam to get some stuff from Brunotti. I had about five flights, unfortunately on one of those flights my bags went missing and are still missing. I have no information about it, so I’m kind of stressing because I have no updates on my windsurfing bags and my clothing bags as well. The only ‘good’ thing is that the forecast is not looking epic for the first days, so let's hope I get the bags before the contest begins.”

Thanks Ricardo. Good luck for the contest and fingers crossed your bags turn up ASAP.

The forecast for Saturday currently predicts westerly winds between 9-22 knots, so hopefully we will see the official competition begin tomorrow. The skippers’ meeting times for each fleet can be seen below:

- Slalom - 9:30am - first possible start 11:30am
- Freestyle - 10:30am
- Wave - 13:00

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schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:43:00 +0200

It’s that time of year again as the windsurfing world prepares for one of the biggest events of the season - the schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt, presented by got2b, which will see 4 fleets in action, while one world title will be decided over the next 10 days - with the event starting tomorrow - 22nd September and running until 1st October. Get ready for more world class windsurfing from some of the finest Freestyle, Wave and Slalom sailors on the planet.

Some say that variety is the spice of life and in this sense, Sylt never disappoints as you never quite know what to expect — thanks to the huge variety of conditions that this wonderful island can produce. 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 provide amazing wave sailing conditions, whilst producing a real challenge 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.

Wave

Women’s

Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) enters the penultimate wave event of the year with the world title race lead after finishing second in both Fiji and Pozo earlier in the season. The Aruban boasts an excellent record in Sylt having won the last two editions and she’ll have a hat-trick firmly set in her sights as she looks to take a giant step towards securing a third-wave world title - 22nd overall - a little later in the year in Maui, Hawaii. Offringa currently holds a 2,350 point lead over her closest challenger - Maria Andrés (Duotone/ Duotone Sails), who will be absent from proceedings here with the Spaniard excelling more in down-the-line conditions.

It’s likely Offringa’s main opposition will come in the form of Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails), who clinched the final place on the podium in Pozo after producing a rousing comeback, which saw the German win 4 consecutive heats, while Justyna Sniady (North Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) will be looking to bounce back from a 5th place finish in Gran Canaria, and may well do just that, as she has finished second and third here in 2019 and 2022, whilst Steffi Wahl (Sailloft Hamburg) always remains a threat with her dynamic wave riding.

Elsewhere the youthful talents of; Sol Degrieck (Severne / Severne Sails), who at the age of just 13 years old earned her first podium at the recent Pacasmayo Classic in Peru, Maria Behrens (Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins) and Line Bang Wittrup (Goya Windsurfing), who are both 21, will all be vying to make their mark on the event.

Men’s

Freestyle

With just the two Men’s Freestyle events this season, anything could still happen, but as things stand Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde) comes into Sylt in pole position. The Belgian earned his first event victory on the World Tour in Fuerteventura after defeating fellow world title contender - Adrien Bosson (Duotone / Duotone Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) - in a Super Final - meaning Bosson is ranked No.2. Both sailors currently have one world title apiece, with Caers winning his first world title in 2019, whilst Bosson is the reigning world champion and both men will be hoping to stake their claim for a second world crown come the end of the next 10 days. Caers and Bosson landed some of the biggest moves of the contest, but perhaps even more importantly it was their level of consistency that was extremely impressive, and with Sylt often producing some of the hardest freestyle conditions in the world, with lumpy water and strong rips playing havoc, consistency could once again prove key.

However, as already stated, with just the two events there really is no room for error as there is no protection of a discard, so whether it is through sailor error or equipment failure, anything really could still happen.

Antony Ruenes (Tabou / GA Sails) earned his first podium since 2014 at the recent Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam and another solid performance here would give him every chance of snatching a maiden world title, or at the very least being on the prestigious overall podium.

2021 Freestyle World Champion - Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Severne Sails) - also features in the lineup here. The Bonairean is now a dedicated racer, but despite not really concentrating on Freestyle anymore he remains a serious threat, as illustrated by his fourth place finish in Fuerteventura. Could there be a second Freestyle world title on the horizon? You certainly wouldn’t rule it out, but he’ll be hoping for properly windy conditions.

Elsewhere, last year’s vice-world champion - Jacopo Testa (AV Boards / Point-7 / AL360) - produced a storming comeback in Fuerte, which saw the Italian come from the very first round of the double, to eventually claim fifth. If he’s on form Testa is more than capable of challenging for the event victory.

The other usual suspects to look out for include the likes of; Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins), who also made a brilliant comeback in Fuerte, Youp Schmit (Tabou / GA Sails), Steven Van Broeckhoven (Starboard / GUNSAILS), Antoine Albert (Goya Windsurfing), Niclas Nebelung (Duotone / Duotone Sails / Maui Ultra Fins), who was unlucky against Ruenes in Fuerte, Dieter van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins), who often does well in Sylt’s challenging conditions, Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) and Balz Müller (Severne / Severne Sails), who was arguably one of the most entertaining sailors in Fuerte, while he could be one of the few sailors who elects to Foil Freestyle depending on the conditions.

Wave

Ricardo Campello (Naish / Naish) continues to lead the Men’s Wave World title race, but his advantage at the top has been narrowed to 1,985 points by, good friend and rival, Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing), who comes into Sylt having stood on top of the podium in Gran Canaria for the first time in his career in July earlier this year, while Campello was gutted to lose a place in the double - 4th. Both men possess all the ammunition to win here in Germany and you can expect to them both gunning for the top as the title race continues to heat up. Campello has been training in onshore conditions in Venezuela, so whilst the climate may vary significantly, he’s clearly been putting in the hours to make sure he’s as ready as possible for Sylt as he aims to earn his first Wave world title, while Browne has been training in his homeland of Brazil in Fortaleza - also preparing as best he can for Sylt's conditions.

However, the current ranked top two aren’t simply going to have things all their own. Marc Paré will be an obvious threat with the Spaniard pushing last year’s event champion - Philip Köster (Severne / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) - all the way in the final and you can expect to see the 25-year-old pushing for victory here again to keep himself in the contention for the world title. Köster will unfortunately be missing from the action after having to undergo surgery for a Lisfranc fracture. Everyone from the PWA wishes Philip a speedy and successful recovery.

It is also worth noting that the rankings could change quite drastically here - results depending - as this is the third 5* event of the year and they hold more weight than their 4* counterparts.

Antoine Martin (Starboard / North Sails) enters Sylt ranked 4th in the overalls and was able to win the event in Pacasmayo, Peru, albeit in very different conditions to what he will likely face here over the coming 10 days. Martin is an excellent all-round wave sailor and will be looking to record another solid result here to keep himself in contention for the world title decider in Maui.

Marino Gil (Goya Windsurfing) currently finds himself in 15th overall due to only having two counting results so far this season, but confidence will be sky high for the 21-year-old after recording a career best second place in Pozo Izquierdo in July. Gil could be a major contender again, while the young Spaniard could also fly up the rankings upon completion of the event.

Elsewhere, you can expect to see the likes of Victor Fernandez (Duotone / Duotone) - 4th here in 2022 - Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails) - event champion here in 2019 - and Germany’s very own - Leon Jamaer (Flikka / GUNSAILS) pushing for top results here.

Other sailors likely to be in contention include; Julian Salmonn (Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS), Jules Denel (JP / NeilPryde), Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins), Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde), Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde) Liam Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) and Alessio Stillrich (Simmer / Simmer Sails), while Antony Ruenes could be a big danger here again having claimed several massive scalps in 2018.

Slalom

So far this season there have been three racing events, each of which has produced a different winner; Maciek Rutkowski (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) in Italy, Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) in Gran Canaria and Nicolas Goyard (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils) in Fuerteventura. Do you think we will see one of these sailors claim the top prize again? Or will the beautiful unpredictability of Men’s Slalom continue? Let us know your thoughts in the comments via Instagram or Facebook.

Reigning world champion and current World Tour leader, Maciek Rutkowski will certainly be hoping that he can secure a second victory of the season as he looks to remain in control of the title race. The Pole saw his overall lead at the top of the rankings reduced to just 100 points by Pierre Mortefon (Duotone / Duotone Sails / Phantom Foils) in Fuerteventura, so there is no margin for error between these two heavyweights. Mortefon himself has been leaving it late to pounce so far this season, but with his racing astuteness he is usually there or thereabouts come the end of the event.

Rutkowski on leading the rankings: "I dont really care I’m leading the rankings there is no trophy for leading in September. I really want to perform well in my first heat in Sylt, that's all I'm focused on right now. It's such a tricky place, never know what you're gonna get, so just gotta read and react. One thing's for sure: whatever happens, it's gonna be a dogfight! Hopefully, I wake that inner wolf up at the right time!"

Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) is currently 400 points off the top of the rankings, but the Italian earned his first podium of the season in Fuerteventura, and will be looking to build upon that momentum as the former world champion looks to close the gap on the top two to keep himself in the world title race conversation heading into Japan in November.

Meanwhile, Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) - currently 4th - experienced an up and down summer. The Croat claimed a quite brilliant victory in Gran Canaria before enduring a nightmare event in Fuerte with a plethora of savage crashes, but still managed to salvage a top ten finish - 9th - which sees him currently ranked 4th overall. Don’t be surprised to see the 32-year-old challenging for top honours again.

Rutkowski will be looking to avoid a repeat of last year where he saw the event victory snatched away from him in the very last elimination of the event by Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Severne Sails), who enters the event ranked 5th overall. The Bonairean has improved in each event thus far with a 12th, 7th and a 4th and will be aiming to not only secure his first podium of the season, but also to try and defend his event title.

Nicolas Goyard (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils) made a winning return in his first appearance of the season in Fuerteventura, but in Fuerte he specifically registered small equipment to combat Fuerte’s typically strong winds, so with most of the racing likely to be completed in relatively light winds in Sylt, it will be interesting to see if he has the registered equipment to be competitive in the lower thresholds.

Like Goyard, several sailors who have been concentrating on the IQFoil for much of the year will also make their first appearances of the season with the likes of Germany’s very own Sebastian Kördel (Starboard / Severne Sails) and Brazil’s - Mateus Isaac (Severne / Severne Sails) - returning to the fray.

Johan Søe (FMX Racing / Point-7) comes into Germany on the back of his best result to date on the World Tour - second in Fuerte - and after missing the event in Gran Canaria, due to exams, the young Dane is one of the sailors who stands to gain the most here as he currently only has two counting results. Søe is currently ranked 25th in the overalls, but with another solid result here he could easily throw his name into the world title race conversation. Expect to see another big performance from the aptly named ‘Beast’.

Other notable names to look out for include; German duo Nicolas Prien (JP / NeilPryde), Michele Becker (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils) - currently 6th and 7th in the overalls respectively - Bruno Martini (JP / NeilPryde), Alexandre Cousin (Patrik / Patrik Sails / Patrik Foils) and Jordy Vonk (Duotone / Duotone), who complete the current overall top 10.

Elsewhere, Ingmar Daldorf (Tabou / GA Sails), Benoit Merceur (Starboard / Severne Sails), Scotty Stallman (Tabou / GA Sails), Cedric Bordes (Severne / Severne Sails) and Ennio dal Pont (Duotone / Duotone Sails) will be looking to sustain their place in the top 16, whilst William Huppert (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils) and Daniele Benedetti (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) should also be in the mix.

The forecast looks like the event will see a relatively windy start with 10-20 knots winds currently predicted for the majority of the weekend. Make sure you stay tuned to www.pwaworldtour.com over the next 10 days - here you’ll be able to watch the contest unravel as it happens via the PWA live stream - with Ben Proffitt on hand to guide you through the best of the action.

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schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:44:59 +0200

Sarah-Quita Offringa enjoyed a phenomenal summer, finishing second in Gran Canaria in both Wave and Slalom, whilst she went one better in Fuerteventura by winning the Slalom and securing her 14th Freestyle World title to cap a remarkable five weeks. Now after a short break, The 21-time world champion is ready to set her focus on the schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - where she is the defending event champion.

Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) ahead of Sylt: "I’ve been back home in Aruba after a 4 month travelling stint. It was super fun, but definitely challenging competing in two disciplines both in GC and Fuerte, so I really felt like I needed a break after that. I’ve not been on the water as much, but have been putting in the hours in the gym to prepare a bit more physically.

The past few years we’ve had amazing conditions for waves in Sylt, and the forecast looks exciting for this year as well. Sylt is as raw as it gets and I’m looking forward to battling it out in the North Sea again."

Make sure you stay tuned to www.pwaworldtour.com between 22nd September until the 1st October to see how all the action plays out at this year's schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt - where 4 fleets will be partaking - Men's Freestyle, Men's Slalom & Men's and Women's Wave. All of the competition will be brought to you as it happens via the PWA live stream.

Stormy Summer

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:10:38 +0200

At the end of last month a solid summer storm hit the south of France, so Adrien Bosson (Fanatic / Duotone / Maui Ultra Fins) and Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails) both hit the beach together and proceeded to go massive with solid wind and waves on offer.

Both sailors will be in action later this week when the schauinslandreisen Windsurf World Cup Sylt takes place between 22nd September until 1st October. Make sure you stay tuned to www.pwaworldtour.com to see how the event plays eye with 4 fleets in action - Men's Freestyle, Men's Slalom and Men's & Women's Wave!

For now though enjoy watching Bosson and Traversa throwing down some massive jumps and wave rides here.

Forward In 5 Steps

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 08:45:58 +0200

The forward loop remains the holy grail for many recreational windsurfers and now Josep Pons (Point-7 / Black Project Fins), who is one of the top coaches in the world and also a world class wave sailor, is on hand to share with you his top 5 steps to safely and easily unlock the forward loop.

Josep Pons: "Here are some exercises to learn the forward loop in a easy and safe way. With these 5 exercises you have one of the best progressions to learn the perfect technique to forward loop. There are many other exercises to learn and correct the different mistakes. Will post it soon."

To see Josep Pons' 'Forward In 5 Steps' visit @ https://youtu.be/pF79dfFFoGo?si=_-0HZI8ZmRuP1EQR

Pozo Send List

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:38:37 +0200

When it comes to innovation Balz Müller is at the very forefront of the sport. Not only has the Swissman led the charge when it comes to the progression of Foil Freestyle as he has also been nailing some new jumps too such as the tabletop backloop and attempting a shifty into forward, whilst in Pozo this summer. You can see Balz Müller's Pozo Send List edit @ https://youtu.be/o6odQFS3D2k?si=iWrX03JUBo2YgOVH

Balz Müller: "swisswaterfamily (name from our new van project) been on the road to the Canary Islands. at our first stop Pozo we`ve made plenty unforgettable memories. And I've worked hard on the "POZO SEND LIST" to step up my windsurfing to new limits, just as Shifty into Forward and Tabletop Backloop... many more to be done, can't wait to visit this beautiful windsurf playground soon again."

Dream Van Tour

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 05:29:52 +0200

For many windsurfers owning a completely kitted out van is a dream as it gives you the opportunity to make sure you always have all your toys available, whilst it also doubles up as a place to crash at the end of the day, which opens up the wonderful world of road trips. Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) recently got her hands on a new van and the 26-year-old is ready to take you on a guided tour of her dream van @ https://youtu.be/WoqmzrDm8wQ?si=aBa0wYJlIfWPMHeS

Lina Erpenstein: "You've asked for it, so here is your Dream Van Tour!
Check out my new van from Elbtor Mobile with all its features, that make the Windsurfing Life a lot easier!
Get yours! Enquiries via info@elbtor.de"

Summer Storm

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:44:55 +0200

At the start of August Nick Spangenberg was in Denmark and the young German lucked out with a proper summer storm, which saw winds in excess of 55 knots. The highlights of his very own storm chase can be seen @ https://youtu.be/HLH-kWtZ67I?si=0Lne2WxqBVux9WTO

Nick Spangenberg (JP / GUNSAILS) : "A stormy beginning of August 2023.
Wind with over 55knots, strong currents and empty beaches made my heart beat faster these days.
Looking forward to the next storms and some fun sessions.

Filmed by Maya & Nils."

Meltemi Winds

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:34:06 +0200

During the summer months Karpathos, Greece, is one of the windiest places in Europe, particularly during July and August when the Meltemi winds are often above 25 knots. Oda Brødholt has recently been out in Karpathos for one of Windsurfing University's clinics, but in between teaching the Norwegian, who finished 3rd in Fueurteventura last month, was able to snatch some free sailing - the highlights of which you can see @ https://youtu.be/NDdH-D-IcMU?si=dgXHf2PNinQGLihx

Oda Brødholt (Starboard / Severne Sails): "I had a blast sailing in Karpathos at the Meltemi Windsurfing Center=)
Gear: 2023 Severne Freek 4.0 and 4.4 with the 2024 Starboard iGnite 87"

Technique Time

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:58:36 +0200

Compared to 10 years ago, Freestyle has changed quite a lot. Although you may need to master the basic sliding moves when first entering into the wonderful world of Freestyle, you'll soon find yourself needing to learn the art of ducking the rig to access most of the new school moves.

Dudu Levi (Future Fly / GUNSAILS) has been inundated with requests for tips when it comes to rig ducking and you can view the Israeli's best tips now @ https://youtu.be/ZfjvIAoQNXw?si=AUt6exWNTUYx9QJb

Making Dreams Come True

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:47:07 +0200

Marc Paré (Duotone) had started to make his mark on the wave scene several years ago, however, COVID then struck, which meant a lack of opportunity to push on further - in terms of competition results at least. Injury impeded the Spaniard last year with a foot problem holding him back, but this year the 25-year-old has been bang on the money with his hard work paying off. Heading into the second part of the season, Paré finds himself sat second in the overall rankings heading into the latter stages of the year and has his sights set on firmly achieving his goals.

Paré' has just released a new edit, which sums up his year to date so far and it is packed with amazing action with the Spaniard showing off his radical approach in the air and his faultless style on the wave.

You can see Marc Paré's new edit @ https://youtu.be/tilbJa_MASk?si=8Y9rxFq8B6Gt2MUU

Moments of My Life

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:52:53 +0200

Alessio Stillrich (Simmer / Simmer Sails) is back with the latest episode of 'Moments of My Life', which sees the Spaniard back in his home of Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria. In the latest episode Stillrich, who finished joint 7th earlier this year at the Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam, tries to push his own boundaries with a variety of new (to him) move attempts!

Alessio Stillrich: "Moments of my life 8 is now live! Join me on my adventures though the globe and at home.

In this episode I tried to stick new moves that I had landed very seldom or even never at my home spot Pozo Izquierdo during the summer high wind season.

Location: Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria."

You can see the latest episode of Alessio Stillrich's 'Moments of My Life' @ https://youtu.be/NgyuG5sMo9w?si=0E8ykbM1Kytiiokx

Pacasmayo Classic

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:00:39 +0200

Day 1 of the Pro Men’s heats saw round 1 completed in gorgeous waves in Pacasmayo, Peru. The 4 Star Pacasmayo Classic on the Unified PWA IWT Wave Tour is scoring seriously beautiful waves and the world’s great riders are carving up the buttery smooth surfaces! You can watch all the pro heats and see how your favourite riders were shredding this golden perfection.

Today’s live broadcast is available in full on our youtube channel, or the Peru event page. Top 2 riders advance to Round 3 for the top 16 Quarter Finals. They’re safe, for now. The bottom 2 riders advance to Round 2 for a second chance in the REDEMPTION ROUND but… they then have to WIN their next heat to stay in the game… a few big names are under pressure…

This day was not only for the Pros. The Open Amateur divisions started the day in the rising swell. Early heats saw new lines filling in slowly, but still with beautiful contestable walls. The bracket was whittled down to the final, with many strong performances throughout. The last four standing include Charlie Rovira, Zac Coleman, Octavio Cavalaro, and Felix Bermudez, setting up a dramatic final to be run in the coming days.

Foil Style

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:11:00 +0200

Balz Muller (Severne / Severne Sails) has led the innovation of Foil Freestyle for the last few years with the Swissman showing incredible creativity and skill to push the sport to new realms. The Swissman competed on his fin during the recent Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam - finishing in joint 9th - but when the wind wasn't strong enough to compete he grabbed his foil and producing an amazing display to keep the crowd entertained - some of which you can see @ https://youtu.be/yHj26tmUFfw?si=HsNgOganA9NIfwAm

Drone pilot - Johannes Hertel: "Is this the ice figure skating of watersports? Balz Müller is probably the most creative rider I have seen so far, what he does on his - not only - foil set up is incredible! Witness flow, elegance and skill of this different kind of freestyle windsurfing. Don’t miss out on „Superbowl halftime show of Freestyle Windsurfing - Balz Müller“, watch now!"

Passion

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:41:00 +0200

What drives your passion? For Josep Pons and Carlos Sosa it's the power of harnessing the wind and being able to shape a board appropriate for those conditions. See Pons' latest edit now @ https://youtu.be/jB2GRlPwKf0?si=NqVSp6ZFeITt2ljx

Josep Pons (CS Custom Board / Point-7 / Black Project Fins): "Passion / The engine of Carlos Sosa and Josep Pons lives . CS Custom Boards

Epic windsurfing action video

Credits:

Pablo Gate 142
Jesús Renedo
Carlos Álvarez
Fishboul Diaries
Víctor Fernández
Jose Piña
Rodrigo Underwater
Álvaro
Néstor

Edition Pablo Gate 142"

Gran Canaria PWA Windsurfing Grand Slam

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 07:54:31 +0200

Windsurfing.TV are back with their full highlights from the Men's Wave division from Pozo, which took place at the beginning of July! Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing) claimed a brilliant victory in the single elimination and then successfull managed to defend his title in the double to claim his first victory in Gran Canaria, which sees the Brazilian currently ranked third in the overall rankings. You can see the full highlights now @ https://youtu.be/0TPdR4MaZ7I?si=ykn4aInhL5Q9qe3E

Windsurfing.TV: "Here is the 30min recap of the Mens Wave Single and double elimination PWA Pozo 2023..."

The Windsurf Project

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:56:37 +0200

The Windsurf Project: "Last winter saw a perfect swell heading for Cabo Verde. Being a place known for longer, more perfect rides over big waves, the swell that arrived produced some of the biggest waves in years. All the forecasts under predicted what arrived and we were lucky to be in the right place at the right time to score what was a perfect trip. We were joined by Kai Katchadorian who lives for these sessions.

If you want to enjoy these and want to support the windsurf project please visit @ monetree.com/thewindsurfproject"

You can view the latest episode of The Winsurf Project @ youtu.be/WCAlTkTLlKQ

Pozo Women's Recap

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:42:59 +0200

The 2023 Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam came down to the wire with the double elimination being completed on the final evening in Pozo. A familiar name claimed the top spot on the podium as Daida Moreno signed off her career in the best style possible by winning the event with a powerful display of sailing!

Daida Moreno (Bruch Boards / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) extended her unbelievable winning record in Pozo Izquierdo to 22 event victories since 1999. The only time Daida looked threatened at this year’s event was when she suffered a broken mast on her opening run of the Double Elimination final, but even with only half the heat left the multiple-time world champion came roaring back to claim another emphatic victory. Daida announced her retirement shortly after the final, but it seems high unlikely that anyone will ever get close to equalling her phenomenal total here as she brings down the curtain on a glittering career.

Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) tried to put a dent in Daida’s event winning record, but couldn’t quite find the means to land a telling blow to really put Daida under pressure this time around. Offringa sailed well throughout and another solid second here is enough to see the reigning world champion take the world title race lead having also finished second in Fiji last month.

Meanwhile, Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) completed the comeback of the Double Elimination as the German battled back from joint 5th in the single elimination to claim the final place on the prestigious podium.

Iballa Moreno (Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) suffered a knee injury after the completion of the single elimination where she finished 3rd and eventually slips one place to 4th for 2023. The top 5 is completed by Justyna Sniady (North Sails / Maui Ultra Fins).

Summer In The Canaries

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:15:51 +0200

Victor Fernandez arrived in Pozo early to train for the Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam - the Spaniard finished joint 5th in the single elimination, but lost out to his long time rival - Philip Köster (Severne / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) - in the double, which saw him fall to joint 9th for the event. Fernandez spent time in both Gran Canaria & Tenerife and has released a new edit from his time in the Canaries this summer, which you can see @ https://youtu.be/U0NIMtFyqs8

Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Duotone): "I had a very fun summer in Gran Canaria and Tenerife. I was able to get some great sessions, especially in Gran Canaria where I spent more time before the PWA World Cup in Pozo Izquierdo, and also after my trip to Tenerife. It was super fun to practice with other world-class riders and push myself with the new gear which works amazing.

Film by:
Rafa Soulart, Youssef Brahem, Marc Paré, Albert Barroso, Moritz Mauch

Edit: Víctor Fernández

Spots: Pozo Izquierdo, Ojos, Juan Grande"

With Hope We Stand

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:40:50 +0200

As many of you may have already heard, Maui has recently faced the devastating impact of a wild fire that swept through the cherished Lahaina Town.

Maui, Hawaii, often revered as the spiritual birthplace of modern windsurfing, holds a special place in the hearts of wave sailors worldwide. Its iconic Ho’okipa has not only nurtured some of the greatest talents in windsurfing but has also been a source of inspiration for enthusiasts across the globe.

In these trying times, the global windsurfing community stands united to extend its support to the affected community. As individuals who share a deep bond with the ocean and the winds, we are called upon to offer our solidarity and assistance.

Regardless of where you're located, there's an opportunity for each one of us to contribute. Let's join hands and rally behind Maui, a community that has embraced our sport with unwavering passion for over half a century.

Your heartfelt gestures and actions can make a difference.

Links to where you can help can be found below and in our bio.

The Salvation Army, providing food and resources to those in need, hawaii.salvationarmy.org.

A local effort, the Maui Mutual Aid Fund is run by volunteers looking to get funds and support to vulnerable residents. www.paypal.com/donate

Maui United Way has set up a Maui fire relief fund that will go directly to support Maui fire victims. Donate here.: ignite.stratuslive.com/auw/get-involved/donate/mauirelief

The Maui Strong Fund is currently being used to help aid communities affected by the Maui Wildfires. hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong

The Maui Humane Society is asking for emergency foster homes for its animals to help make space for new displaced pets. mauihumanesociety.org.

The Hawaiʻi Red Cross is providing assistance and shelter to Maui fire victims and you can support them here: www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/
 The Maui Food Bank is accepting both physical drop-off donations at various locations across Maui as well as online monetary donations on its website: mauifoodbank.org/donate/

Injury Update

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:43:48 +0200

Philip Köster currently sits in fifth place in the overall rankings - which includes an event victory in the 4-star Chile event - however, it seems the German's season will be cut short after a checkup at a foot specialist revealed broken ligaments in his lifranc joint, which required surgery. Everyone from the PWA wishes Philip all the best with his rehabilitation and looks forward to seeing him competing again soon.

Philip Köster (Severne / Severme Sails / Black Project Fins): "Operation went well, the ligaments were stitched and additionally some screws provide more stability. I am in very good spirits about the healing process. After my bad knee injury in 2016, I came back stronger than before and became world champion again directly the following year. If I could achieve that again, that would be great.Thanks to Red Bull Germany for taking such good care of me! Soon it is time to head to Austria to get physiotherapy started at the Red Bull performance center."

YLEM 2

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 02:53:00 +0200

Antoine Martin (Starboard / NorthSails): "The second episode of Antoine Martin’s YLEM series is an encapsulating journey to Fiji, showing the life of a Pro Windsurfer on tour. From the vibrant island life to the extremities of competition, witness Antoine push the limits of windsurfing in one of the most incredible natural arenas in the world, Cloudbreak. From lay days to contest days, travel days to waves of a lifetime, it's our pleasure to show you behind the scenes of the IWT Wave Tour / PWA World Tour.

“Every trip we feel lucky to experience new things - like traveling to one of the best waves in the world. This episode dives a bit more into the life experience to show you the many vantage points of our job. It is extremely satisfying to showcase another country and culture. Hope you will enjoy this one.” - Antoine Martin

Take a deep dive into one of the sport's most breathtaking spots through the lens of Antoine and filmer Matteo Nativelle. Special thanks to Jace Panebianco and Paul Van Bellen for additional footage.

Native Pictures presents the latest Windsurfing series "YLEM" a series from Antoine Martin with the help of North Sails Windsurfing & Mystic Boarding.

Editing: @matteonativelle8934"

To see episode 2 of Ylem visit @ https://youtu.be/o-WolT1Mrjg