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Brest, France Words: Gemma Hamaini Photos: Christian Guzman The GWA Wingfoil European Championships in Brest were held under strong and stormy conditions, which made for an exceptional week of Surf-Slalom and FreeFly-Slalom action. SURF-FREESTYLE Women’s Result: 1st – Orane Ceris…
The iQFOiL European Championships in Patras, Greece, got underway yesterday in solid 20-25 knot winds, making it a big opening day for the athletes. “It was a solid day of racing in over 20 knots on the waters of Patras…
THE GWA WINGFOIL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS GET UNDERWAY IN BREST, FRANCEBrest, France Read the full article here Brest, France is set to host the much-anticipated GWA Wingfoil European Championships, which is expected to attract top wingfoil athletes from all over Europe….
The 2023 International WASZP Games are coming with a rush and there is no better time than now to Enter Now – Pay Later and begin your campaign towards Sorrento 2023!ENTER NOW – PAY LATERACCOMMODATIONThere are plenty of accommodation options…
The drivers of SailGP’s nine strong F50 fleet are gearing up to go head to head on the iconic San Francisco Bay when the Mubadala Season 3 Grand Final gets underway on May 6-7. The fleet will do battle across…
The Mondial du Vent kicked off with a bang as strong Tramontana winds swept across the competition venue, allowing us to run the competition from sunrise to sunset on the first day. We completed the women’s Surf-Freestyle division, and made…
MEN’S ELIMINATION 2 During the Men’s Elimination finals, the wind was blowing at around 12 knots, providing the perfect conditions for the competitors to showcase their skills. Mathis Ghio, one of the top contenders, took an early lead at the…
MEN’S ELIMINATION 1 and 2 Following a protest that had taken place the day before, the race committee had decided to re-run the men’s elimination 1 final. The decision was made after carefully considering the circumstances that had led to…
What is the FreeFly-Slalom? The GWA Wingfoil World Tour has introduced a new discipline called FreeFly-Slalom in Tauranga, New Zealand, replacing the Surf-Slalom category at all eight events for the 2023 season. The head judge, Álvaro Onieva, said that this…
Fan-favorite locations such as Sydney and Chicago return to the calendar, alongside the new venues of Los Angeles and Canada. SailGP will also return to New York for one of four separate visits to the United States, before the Grand…
For the third event of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour this season, 48 men and 18 women have registered to compete. As the 26th edition of the Mondial du Vent in Leucate, it’s evident why this location is a prime…
France’s biggest windsports event, the Mondial du Vent, is set to host the GWA Wingfoil World Cup where a stellar cast of leading wingfoil athletes will battle in Surf-Freestyle and the new FreeFly-Slalom disciplines. It is the third straight year…
Day one of the Lords of Tram GKA Big Air Kite World Cup France got off to a faltering start with the women’s duels. After several heats, the promising wind shifted, then dropped and the competition was put on hold…
Milan, 30 March 2023 – weCANfoil, powered by the Canada SailGP Team and RBR, received the prestigious award for the ‘Best Foiling Pathway Project’ at the Foiling Awards yesterday evening in Milan. The Canada SailGP Team launched weCANfoil in spring…
Words: Ian MacKinnonPhotos: Lukas K Stiller The US’s Moona Whyte seized victory at the first GWA Wingfoil World Cup dedicated to pure surfing, staged on the world-renowned Ponta Preta break on Cape Verde’s Sal island. It was the American’s second…
NEW WINGFOIL DISCIPLINE IN WAVES The world’s leading wingfoilers opened their accounts in a ground-breaking new wave discipline in the first elimination rounds of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup on the Cape Verde island of Sal. Few of the athletes,…
After three intense days of competition, the Ad Ports Group Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi concluded with no racing on the final day due to a lack of wind. So the wearers of the yellow bibs, Paula Novotna (CZE)…
Eight short course races completed on day three of the Ad Ports Group Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi, and there were some very tired wingfoilers coming ashore at the end of racing. Light winds are the hardest work for…
The historic Catalonian port of Vilanova i la Geltrú, has today been announced as the Host Venue for the first Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup, with racing to take place over four days between 14-17th September 2023 in…
Six short course races in one afternoon, it was a busy second day of competition at the Ad Ports Group Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi. In the women’s fleet, new girl on the block Karolina Kluszczynska (POL) took a…
The natural amphitheater is set to host a key showdown of the season, with a number of teams battling for qualification for the looming Season 3 Grand Final. There are just four points separating New Zealand in second and Emirates…
Crowning our Champions at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand.There was a light breeze for the final of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand where we managed to complete men’s elimination 5, and women’s eliminations 12 and…
The competition site was moved again to Pilot Bay, where we completed the full Surf-Freestyle elimination for both men and women. After a 10am rider’s briefing, the decision was made to move location to Pilot Bay, where the wind was…
On day four of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand, the wind finally kicked in, allowing us to advance halfway through Men’s Round One with approximately 14 knots of wind. For Round 1, we ran 15-minute heats with…
Day One in Tauranga, Highlights & FreeFly-Slalom Due to the wind direction, the competition was temporarily moved to Pilot Bay today, where we managed to complete the 8 heats of the men’s seeding round. The first rider’s meeting of the…
DAY TWO: Action Underway in Qatar and Women Reach the Finals Report from yesterday’s action – Wednesday 1st February – QatarEvent dates 31 January – 04 FebruaryVisit the official live event page here Visit Qatar GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup sees…
LONDON – February 2, 2023 – SailGP, the global racing league, has announced a new structure as it approaches the end of a record-breaking third season and builds towards an expanded Season 4. SailGP will be organized into key business…
America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand began its two boat testing programme on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour today in ideal 12- 15 knots NE winds. It was the first opportunity the team has had to sail in the past week…
Conall Green from the Royal Geelong Yacht Club has taken the 2023 Australian WASZP National Championships in a fantastic final day of racing where the championship could of gone any number of ways. Louis Tilly from NSW led by 1pt…
Fresh from contesting the Youth Foiling Gold Cup 2023 Act 1 on Biscayne Bay, the foiling 69F line-up joined the three days of racing of the Bacardi Invitation Winter Series Event 2 in Miami.Descending on the racecourse for 18 races…
Pilar Lamadrid (ESP) and Pawel Tarnowski (POL) are the champions of the Lanzarote iQFOil Games The first major Olympic windsurfing event of the year which attracted with 150 participants from 35 countries the Lanzarote iQFOil Games came to an exciting…
The penultimate day of racing on the waters of the Canary Islands finished with all the scheduled races completed once again. The top 10 will compete at the Medal Series. Sam Sills (GBR) and Sharon Kantor (ISR) have progressed directly…
Sharon Kantor (ISR), new female leader of the Lanzarote iQFOil Games. Sam Sills (GBR), #1 for 3rd day in a row The first event of 2023 for the new Olympic foiling windsurfing discipline reached its halfway point today with a…
Pilar Lamadrid (ESP) and Sam Sills (GBR) managed on to their respective leads at the top of the general classification after a very demanding day on the waters of the Canary Island of Lanzarote. It was a great day too…
Spain’s World ranked number one female Pilar Lamadrid (ESP) and GBR’s Sam Sills made the best starts to the Lanzarote iQFOil Games. Lamadrid leads the women’s field after a solid opening day whilst Sills proved unbeatable winning all four of…
An usually very light wind week in Miami, Florida, for the first event of the 2023 Youth Foiling Gold Cup, the 69F series reserved for the Under25 sailors. The eight teams attending, representing six nations, were only able to enjoy…
The Youth Foiling Gold Cup 2023 started today in Miami, Florida, with Act 1 of four. The Youth Foiling Gold Cup is the successful 69F circuit reserved for under 25 sailors. It is made of four events, two in Europe…
Due to the highly over-subscribed GWA Wingfoil World Tour events for the last two years, participant numbers for each event are capped for the 2023 season. Finishing in the top five of each discipline on the 2022 Qualifying Series was…
SINGAPORE – January 14, 2022 – Against the spectacular backdrop of the Singapore skyline SailGP made its regional debut in front of packed shorelines at East Coast Park. Season 3 championship leaders Australia ended the first day of action in…
The Australians are preparing to face challenging light air conditions today at the first ever Singapore Sail Grand Prix. Slingsby has also been faced with a last minute crew change, with Wing Trimmer Kyle Langford unable to race due to…
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