Windsurfing News

Monfalcone crowns 2013 Raceboard Youth and Masters world champions

editor@surfertoday.com (Editor at SurferToday.com) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:31:12 +0000

Giuseppe Zerillo and Pawel Gardasiewicz have been crowned the 2013 Raceboard Youth and Masters world champions, at Marina Julia, Monfalcone.

The final day of windsurfing races saw one more race being run, for a total of six counting for the overall results.

Light wind specialists Giuseppe Zerillo and Pawel Gardasiewicz made it clear right from the start that they were in it to win it, taking bullets in every single race.

Antoine Albeau sails to victory at the 2013 PWA Catalunya World Cup

editor@surfertoday.com (Editor at SurferToday.com) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:29:47 +0000

Antoine Albeau has conquered the 2013 PWA Catalunya World Cup, in Spain. The final took four hours to be completed, due to the gusty and shifty winds.

Albeau has tasted his inaugural season triumph, on the beautiful shores of Costa Brava, to halt Bjorn Dunkerbeck from claiming the title, for the first time, in three years.

The French sailor demonstrated his perfectly timed starts time and time again, along with a phenomenal top speed to blow the competition out of the water.

Winds kick up the "Ultimate Windsurf Game"

editor@surfertoday.com (Editor at SurferToday.com) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:13:49 +0000

A group of video game developers are working on the "Ultimate Windsurf Game", an update of the "Windsurfing MMX".

It is still work in progress, but the windsurfing community can already test the early version of the "Ultimate Windsurf Game". The team behind the windsurfing game has been listening to the first impressions in order to improve and build a future solid release.

"We are aiming to make the game as an update of the game 'Windsurfing MMX', which is a great game, but has stopped in development. The game will be focused mostly on wavesailing, but the team will try to add more disciplines in further development", explain the programmers.

Legend of windsurfing Robby Naish hits 50

editor@surfertoday.com (Editor at SurferToday.com) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:51:05 +0000

Robby Naish is widely considered the best and most complete windsurfer of all time. At 50, the iconic legend is still up and riding in the big waves of Hookipa and Jaws.

Robert Staunton Naish was born on the 23rd April 1963, in La Jolla, California. Son of the surfer, lifeguard, teacher and shaper Rick Naish, Robby started windsurfing in Hawaii at 11, when his family moved to Kailua.

Rapidly, he young talent showed off. Two years after setting sail, he wins the first world title, in the Bahamas. It was only the first of many planetary trophies. Between 1976 and 1979 (Italy, Mexico, USA), he stole world glory as an amateur competitor.

Taty Frans signs the new Loco Pro freestyle sail

editor@surfertoday.com (Editor at SurferToday.com) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:53:55 +0000

MauiSails has launched the 2014 Loco Pro sail line. The four-batten leaf is signed by Taty Frans.

The new Loco Pro keeps evolving. The successful sail line was completely redesigned around the four batten layout.

Having gained some shaping insight from the Mutant sail range, but applied to a classic higher aspect ratio freestyle outline, the Loco is optimized for new school freestyle maneuvers.

The three batten KS3 sail for wave riding

editor@surfertoday.com (Editor at SurferToday.com) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:29:04 +0000

Kauli Seadi and Hot Sails Maui have developed the KS3, the new three batten windsurfing sail for wave riding.

The three-time world wave windsurfing champion has designed a new type of sail that does not get over powered and maintains a locked-in feel, in all wind conditions.

The KS3 promises that if you drop into a wave, the forward pull of the sail drives your rail through the turn helping you stay tight in the pocket.

Marcilio Browne wins the Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival 2013

editor@surfertoday.com (Editor at SurferToday.com) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:47:20 +0000

Marcilio "Brawzinho" Browne has claimed his first wave victory at the Santa Cruz Goya Windsurfing Festival, first stop of the 2013 American Windsurfing Tour season.

The final heat of the double elimination was extended to 14 minutes, giving time for two waves and one jump. Pritchard looked to be struggling a bit in the lighter conditions, while Brawzinho seemed to be spinning down the line scoring big.

Pritchard did manage to find some nice waves and a solid Back Loop. but it wasn't enough to overtake Brawzinh's jumps and his wave ride with a Taka Diablo. So they had to sail again.

Chris Bond races to victory at Herne Bay

editor@surfertoday.com (Editor at SurferToday.com) — Fri, 31 May 2013 14:11:06 +0000

The second round of the UK Cup Series saw the Formula Windsurfing sailors traveling to Herne Bay. Chris Bond secured a first place while Jason Clarke took the North Sea Cup.

In the first day, with 18 knots of wind, everyone rigged big in accordance with the forecast. This proved the correct decision, as by the time racing got underway the wind was only blowing 9-11 knots. The only race of the day was taken by Chris Bond.

On the second day, the race to the first windward mark was pretty close and leading the way was Jason Clarke who was now getting to grips with his new fin. As the race progressed, places constantly changed, but Bond and Dolphin managed to distance themselves from the rest of the fleet in an ever decreasing wind.

Jason Polakow and Robby Swift hit Backyards

editor@surfertoday.com (Editor at SurferToday.com) — Fri, 31 May 2013 13:23:08 +0000

Jason Polakow and Robby Swift ventured to the North Short of Oahu in search for winds and waves. The result is breathtaking.

"It's really a top-to-bottom heavy wave. Much more so than Hookipa. It's a real high-performance wave. It sort of reminds me of Cape Vert on steroids", says Jason Polakow.

Backyards and Boneyards are some of the most dangerous windsurfing spots in the world. Expect shallow waters, hollow faces, razor sharp reefs and heavy close-outs. The thing is it get really exciting.

Steven van Broeckhoven steals the show in Russia

editor@surfertoday.com (Editor at SurferToday.com) — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:04:27 +0000

Steven van Broeckhoven has conquered the Aqualeto Cup 2013, held in Eysk, Russia.

In the single elimination, strong sailing from Max Rowe showed how much his style and skills improved over the winter, taking out Adam Gavriel from Israel.

In the same heat, Steven van Broeckhoven defeated Julien Mas with big power moves, even in the underpowered conditions.