PWA News

The year 2005 has been as another full blown action packed season for the PWA World Tour. Apart from hosting the hottest windsurfing events around the world, the PWA has taken some important steps for the future of the sport, securing major events for…

Board manufacturer F2 and sail brand North Sails are the most victorious brands overall this year in the PWA World Tour. The final industry rankings are based on the best three results for each brand across all disciplines, including both men and women.…

German freestyler Andre Paskowski (G-2, F2/ North Sails) and Japanese all-rounder Junko Nagoshi (J-11) awarded 2005 PWA Rookie of the Year.

In another high paced PWA world tour, two newcomers stood out like no other this year. In the men’s…

Jimmy Diaz follows in the footsteps of former chairman Phil McGain, who has held the position for twelve years.

McGain recently stepped down as PWA chairman to make way for another enthusiastic sailor to take on the position. Diaz was elected PWA…

Nik and Michele Baker have become the proud parents of a strapping seven pound baby boy. Little Brandon Baker arrived into the world bang on schedule yesterday morning, 24th October 2005, and mother and baby are doing fine

Finian Maynard (IVB-11, F2/ Naish) gets shortlisted for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award 2005.

ISAF has announced the male and female sailors shortlisted for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2005. Four female and six…

Sylt crowds hail the 2005 PWA World Champions on the closing day of the Nivea World Cup Sylt 2005, as the season comes to an end.

The Nivea World Cup Sylt had to make due with a windless closing weekend, meaning the results as they were after…

On the 8th day the PWA fleet relaxes, as the wind gives the riders a break after a week of full pull action .

After a full week of back to back action, the PWA riders finally got a well deserved break, as the winds at the Nivea World Cup Sylt…

Day 7 of the Nivea World Cup Sylt is the Day of the Dragon, as Arnon ‘The Dragon’ Dagan (ISR-1, Fanatic/ Neil Pryde) wins two out of three Slalom 42 finals. Micah Buzianis (USA-34, F2/ North Sails) closes the day with an impressive win in the 12th…

Micah Buzianis (USA-34, F2/ North Sails) turns up the heat on Dunkerbeck as the American takes two out of three of today’s Slalom 42 rounds.

After a long day of wavesailing action yesterday, today the torch was passed on again to the Slalom 42…

Crack of dawn wave session kicks off the Nivea World Cup Sylt 2005 wave performance.

Before the sun was properly up this morning, the first PWA riders were out on the water, preparing for the 2005 Sylt wave performance.

On a testing second day of Slalom 42 racing, Micah Buzianis (USA-34, F2/ North Sails) and Kevin Pritchard (US-3, Starboard/ MauiSails) are top dogs of the fleet, taking round 5 and 6 respectively.

The fourth day of competition at the Nivea World…

Day three of the Nivea World Cup Sylt 2005 belongs to one man: Bjorn Dunkerbeck.

As the Slalom 42 contest got underway on the third day of competition at the Nivea World Cup Sylt, it became clear that Bjorn Dunkerbeck (E-11, North Sails) is still…

Another quiet day in Westerland, before the action is set to kick off tomorrow at the Nivea World Cup Sylt.

Clear blue skies and light to moderate winds treated the crowds at the Nivea World Cup Sylt to a combination of autumn sun of windsurfing…

Nivea World Cup Sylt sits out the quiet before the storm, as the PWA prepares for heavy winds to batter the island later in the week.

The first official day of competition has turned out to be another day of preparation for the riders, as the…

The PWA riders have gathered on the German island of Sylt for the final event on the 2005 PWA calendar. The 2005 Nivea World Cup Sylt Preview hosts the final for both the wave and racing tour and therefore promises to deliver a nerve wrecking twelve days…