2025 Aloha Classic

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)