Tenerife PWA World Cup

For the first time since 2019, the PWA Wave World Tour returned to Tenerife and El Médano certainly disappoint as it provided six out of seven days of competition to further enhance it's reputation as one of Europe's best and most consistent wave spots, which enabled double eliminations for the Men's and Women's fleets to be completed, while results were also gained in the Youth's and Masters' divisions. 

Wave

Women's

Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) has long been on the cusp of being one of the best female wave sailors in the world, but before this season, without really having the results to truly back it up. However, that all changed in April of this year when she won her maiden event on the World Tour in Chile, while now just a few months down the line, she has further enhanced her reputation with a terrific victory in Tenerife. The German showed off more of her signature aggressive wave riding, while landing a combination of textbook backloops and stalled forwards to continue to lead the World Tour rankings. 

Iballa Moreno (Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) finished second in her opening event of the season after producing an excellent come back on the final day, which saw the former multipe-time PWA Wave world champion climb from fourth place into second after firstly defeating Pauline Katz (Severne / Severne Sails), reigning world champion, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)  and finally, Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing), before Erpenstein proved a step too far on this occasion.

Alexia Kiefer Quintana may be slightly upset to slip to third place after the double elimination, but this still represents her third podium in as many events as the 19-year-old continues to enjoy a breakout season.

Fourth place isn’t the result Sarah-Quita Offringa would’ve been aiming for at the start of the event, nor is it a position we are accustomed to seeing the 24-world champion in and she will be hoping for the opportunity to discard this event come the end of the season. Offringa, didn’t sail badly, but may be slightly aggrieved that the initial attempt to run Heat 47 was cancelled as she was well ahead at that stage. 

Pauline Katz has really stepped up her level this season and she finishes this year’s event in fifth place after bringing local girl, Maria Morales’ (Goya Windsurfing) comeback to an end, meaning Morales has to settle for sixth place at her home event. 

Men’s

Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails) experienced a tough start to the year after losing his sponsorship deal late on, before reuniting with Simmer. However, just as things were looking on the bright side, things took another turn for the worse after suffering a Lisfranc fracture in Maui, Hawaii, which would end his hopes of earning a maiden world title for another year after missing the Gran Canaria PWA World Cup. However, Paré has shown tremendous courage to bounce back on both occasions and earns his just rewards after claiming a superb first victory on the World Tour in Tenerife after producing a spectacular display of sailing. 

Victor Fernandez (Duotone Windsurfing) continues his stellar year after the Spaniard claimed his third podium in the opening four events of the season in Tenerife. The former three-time world champion eventually finished in second place in Tenerife, a location he has historically performed well at, after defeating local boy - Julian Salmonn (Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS) in Heat 48 - to keep himself firmly in the world title race conversation. 

Julian Salmonn couldn’t quite hang on to second place from the single, but still backs up his maiden podium from Gran Canaria - 2nd - with another at his home event. The German looked to be in almost unstoppable form during the single elimination with a variety of air takas, aerials and powerful turns, but couldn’t quite replicate that display in the double elimination - perhaps due to the higher tide making the waves softer. Third still represents a great result and Salmonn continues to enjoy his best year to date on the World Tour. 

Marino Gil (JP / NeilPryde) produced a brilliant comeback through the double elimination, which saw the Spaniard win six consecutive heat to climb from ninth into fourth place, but just misses out on the podium after having his comeback halted by Salmonn.

Liam Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) qualified for his first winners’ final on the World Tour in the single elimination, but couldn’t quite hold on to his place in the top four after losing a close battle against good friend Marino Gil. The 20-year-old was one of the very few sailors who looked like they found it easier to double forward in the lighter winds, and he used them to great affect over the course of the week. 

Ricardo Campello finishes his second event of the season in sixth place. Last year’s vice-world champion landed a number of radical one-handed, one-footed forwards to inflict plenty of damage, but was then stopped in his tracks by Gil. 

Meanwhile, Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) and Tobias Bjørnaa (Duotone Windsurfing) both improve slightly from the single elimination with both sailors ranked in joint ninth at that point. Sugi improves to seventh place, while Bjørnaa records his best result to date on the World Tour with an excellent eighth place. The young Dane produced a buzzer beater in Heat 43 to deny Dieter Van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) in the top eight.

Van der Eyken backs up his best result ever on the Wave World Tour from Gran Canaria - 4th - with a solid ninth place, which he shares alongside Antoine Albert (Goya Windsurfing), after the New Caledonian mounted an impressive comeback through the double, which saw him come from the first round to claim his spot inside the top 10. 

Youth’s

Sol Degrieck (Severne / Severne Sails) proved far too strong in the Girl’s U18s division as the 14-year-old won both finals to secure a clinical victory ahead of Lizzlote Schilling (Goya Windsurfing / Severne Sails), Annagiulia Piccaglia (Goya Windsurfing) and Trine Gobisch (Duotone Windsurfing).

Meanwhile in the Boy’s U18s fleet, Carlos Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing) was able to come out of top ahead of Ryu Noguchi (Starboard / Severne Sails), Leon Maethner (Duotone Windsurfing) and Javi Escribano (Goya Windsurfing).

The Boy’s U21 division saw Liam Dunkerbeck line up against Tobias Bjørnaa (Duotone Windsurfing), Anton Richter (JP / NeilPryde) and Hayata Ishii (RRD / RRD Sails) in the winners’ final and while Dunkerbeck powered to his second victory of the season, having also won in Gran Canaria last month, but there was almost nothing to separate second to fourth. Ishii and Bjørnaa finished tied on points, while Richter was just half a point behind, such was the tightness of the duel. In the end, Ishii secured second place for the highest single wave score to claim second, leaving Bjørnaa and Richter to settle for third and fourth place respectively. 

Master's

Ben Proffitt (Simmer / Simmer Sails) managed to make the most of his well deserved time outside the commentary booth by claiming the top spot in the Master's for the second event in a row as he saw off competition from fellow countryman and teammate, Phil Horrocks (Simmer / Simmer Sails), and locals Jochen Stolz (Bruch Boards / Simmer Sails) and Sandra Dálessio (Goya Windsurfing / Severne).

That concludes the 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup, so as a last note, a massive thanks to Dany Bruch (Bruch Boards) and his team for all their hard work to make the event happen and we hope to see you again next year. 

Where's Next on the PWA World Tour?

After three events in the Canaries, there will now be about a 6 week break until the 2024 Sylt PWA Grand Slam, which runs between 27th September to 6th October, and will see the Wave, Slalom and Freestyle fleets in action. 

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Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Women’s Wave

1st Lina Erpenstein (GER | Severne / Severne Sails)
2nd Iballa Moreno (ESP | Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Alexia Kiefer Quintana (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing) 
4th Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Pauline Katz (SUI | Severne / Severne Sails)
6th Maria Morales (ESP | Goya Windsurfing)

Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Men’s Wave

1st Marca Paré (ESP | Simmer / Simmer Sails)
2nd Victor Fernandez (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing)
3rd Julian Salmonn (GER | Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS)
4th Marino Gil (ESP | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Liam Dunkerbeck (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins)
6th Ricardo Campello (BRA/VEN)
7th Takuma Sugi (JPN | Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins)
8th Tobias Bjørnaa (DEN | Duotone Windsurfing)
9th Antoine Albert (NC | Goya Windsurfing)
9th Dieter Van der Eyken (BEL | Severne / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins)

Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Girl’s U18s

1st Sol Degrieck (BEL | Severne / Severne Sails)
2nd Lizzlote Schilling (ESP | Goya Windsurfing / Severne Sails)
3rd Annagiulia Piccaglia (ESP | Goya Windsurfing)
4th Trine Gobisch (GER | Duotone Windsurfing)

Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Boy’s U21s

1st Liam Dunkerbeck (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins)
2nd Hayata Ishii (JPN | RRD / RRD Sails)
3rd Tobias Bjørnaa (DEN | Duotone Windsurfing)
4th Anton Richter (GER | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Lennart Neubauer (GRE | Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Gregory Stathopoulos (GRE | Goya Windsurfing)

Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Boy’s U18s

1st Carlos Kiefer Quintana (GER | Duotone Windsurfing)
2nd Ryu Noguchi (JPN | Severne / Severne Sails)
3rd Leon Maethner (GER | Duotone Windsurfing)
4th Javier Escribano (ESP | Goya Windsurfing)

Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Master's

1st Ben Proffitt (UK | Simmer / Simmer Sails)
2nd Phil Horrocks (UK | Simmer / Simmer Sails)
3rd Jochen Stolz (ESP | Bruch Boards / Severne Sails)
4th Sandro Dálessio (ESP | Goya Windsurfing / Severne Sails)