Ho'okipa's Finest

Morgan Noireaux was able to go a few steps further in this year’s Aloha Classic to claim a historic victory in one of windsurfings most prestigious events. In 2013 Noireaux sent out warning signs that he would be a serious threat, but unfortunately suffered a broken foot, which put a halt to his comeback in the double elimination. However, fast forward a year and Noireaux had become even more fluid and dynamic as he showed incredible timing and reading of Ho’okipa’s waves. Noireaux, who is still only twenty looks set to be a name we are going to hear much more about, particularly with his sponsors eager to see him compete on the entire PWA Wave World Tour in the coming years. Read our interview with him below:

PWA: Morgan, you absolutely rip at Ho’okipa, can you guess how many times you think you’ve sailed there?

MN: “Obviously it’s a lot… let’s say something along the lines of 250 days a year times by 10 and you are probably in the right ball park.”

PWA: How long have you been with JP?

MN: “7 or 8 years.”

PWA: How do you think boards have changed since then?

MN: “It’s not just the shapes that have changed if I go back to when I started then I was sailing on tiny boards because I was about 12 then, so I needed small boards. Things have of course still changed a lot over the last few years mainly with different fin set ups and people generally riding on bigger sized boards.”

PWA: Do you do anything special with your setup? Say for example with either your fins or footstraps?

MN: “Nope, not really, I’d say I keep everything pretty standard to be honest. The only thing I do make sure is that I have double screws on my footstraps because I push a lot through them and you don’t want them coming lose and twisting.”

PWA: When you are sailing are you on customs or production boards?

MN: “I’d say usually for Maui I’m custom boards - although if you put them side-by-side on the beach it’s difficult to tell much difference, but of course its dependant on conditions. When I’m travelling I’ll always take production boards with me because they work so well across a whole range of conditions.”

PWA: Thanks, Morgan.

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