Der zweite Tag der Boot Düsseldorf begann um 08:00 Uhr mit einer fröhlichen Trainingseinheit, und die Stimmung in Halle 17 war bereits vor den ersten Wettfahrten der Saison 2026 ausgelassen. Die Frauencrew mit Elena Dominick, Maaike Huvermann und Lisa Kloster, die nach einer langen Trainingseinheit im Pool am Vorabend wieder auf dem Wasser waren, war erneut die erste, die sich ins Wasser stürzte. Ihr frühes Erscheinen am Morgen sprach Bände über ihre Entschlossenheit und ihre Begeisterung für den Wettkampf. Maaike zeigte saubere Culos, Lisa meisterte stilvolle Funnel Clocks und Elena landete einige wunderschön saubere Spocks sie machten sich sofort an die Arbeit.
The standout of the training session, however, was Foivos Tsoupras. Big Burners, Cana Bravas, and his newly discovered Tow-In Shaka all on full display, he once again proved that hes one of the most entertaining Tow-In riders to watch. Meanwhile, the hunt for the Air Funnel Burner continued. Niclas Nebelung, Lennart Neubauer, and Yentel Caers were all looking for it during training, but none of them were quite able to crack the double power-move threshold that seemed so vital to secure a ticket to the finals. Yentel did, however, finally stick the no-handed Burner that had dodged him on Day 1.
Throughout the day, riders soaked up the Boot Dsseldorf experience, hanging out around the show, exploring the convention, jumping into the pool for some pump-foil action, and socializing in the areas surrounding Hall 17. The calm before the storm. And when the clock hit 16:45, the storm finally arrived.
The first competitive session of the 2026 Freestyle Pro Tour season was officially underway. In the womens fleet, the very first run cranked things up to 10 already. Elena Dominick opened with a one-handed Spock right by the edge of the pool, immediately drawing cheers from the crowd. Lisa Kloster answered back with a clean Funnel that just narrowly edged Elenas score. But Maaike Huvermann showed once again why she remains the uncontested top dog in the womens fleet. First an Air Funnel to beat Lisas score, then an even cleaner Culo to upgrade further, scoring an 8.5 and comfortably securing first place, with Lisa Kloster locking into second.
In the mens fleet, all the elements we had seen in training finally came together. Leander Halm was dead set on sticking the Burners that had been serving him so well throughout practice. Tigo Kort and Bodhi Kempen both took a regular-stance approach, focusing on clean Culos in their runs. Foivos Tsoupras continued to impress, calling his counting move on camera before sticking his newly discovered Tow-In Shaka on his very first run.
Niclas Nebelung once again went hunting for the Air Funnel Burner. Determined to stick it, knowing it was what he needed to compete with the riders on top, he came painfully close, but no cigar. The best he managed was an Air Funnel Funnel. Steven van Broeckhoven stuck to the playbook he had declared the day before: safe and stylish single moves. A big, laid-back one-handed Burner briefly put him into first place after his opening two runs.
But the reigning FPT Champion had other ideas about how this elimination was going to end. The Mens fleet qualifier played out exactly to Lennarts predictions the Air Funnel Burner was the benchmark move to secure a spot in the finals.
After narrowly missing it throughout Day 1 and the morning training session, and teasing that this will again be the move to win it throughout, Lennart Neubauer finally stomped an Air Funnel Burner. His very first move of the session scored a massive 9.33, instantly locking him comfortably into first place. He went hunting for a Double Culo in his second and third runs but came up short. It didnt matter. The Air Funnel Burner was enough.
Until Yentel Caers decided to turn the entire session into a movie. An Air Funnel Funnel to start things off, followed by a Burner Funnel, just barely pushed Steven van Broeckhoven down into third. But in true Yentel fashion, he wasnt there to play it safe. He was there to put on a show. And to maximize the drama, he saved the big-money move for the very end.
After narrowly missing it throughout Day 1 and the morning training session, and teasing that this will again be the move to win it throughout, Lennart Neubauer finally stomped an Air Funnel Burner. His very first move of the session scored a massive 9.33, instantly locking him comfortably into first place. He went hunting for a Double Culo in his second and third runs but came up short. It didnt matter. The Air Funnel Burner was enough.
Until Yentel Caers decided to turn the entire session into a movie. An Air Funnel Funnel to start things off, followed by a Burner Funnel, just barely pushed Steven van Broeckhoven down into third. But in true Yentel fashion, he wasnt there to play it safe. He was there to put on a show. And to maximize the drama, he saved the big-money move for the very end.
If theres one thing weve learnt over the years, its to never ever count Yentel Caers out. On Run No. 3, the Air Funnel Burner finally came. And it was even bigger than Lennarts, putting Yentel into first place. With that, the stage for the finals is officially set:
Lennart Neubauer vs Yentel Caers.
Maaike Huvermann vs Lisa Kloster.
Two duels between some of the worlds best freestylers. Make sure to tune into the Freestyle Pro Tour social channels tomorrow to follow all the action live as the 2026 season reaches its first peak of many.
FPT Boot 2026 Tag 2
25 01.2026
Air Funnel Burner Träume werden wahr.
FPT Boot 2026 Tag 1
24 01.2026
Start in das Jahr 2026 mit einer Poolparty
Die Freestyle Pro Tour-Saison 2026 ist offiziell eröffnet, es startete die Tow-In World Series auf der Boot Düsseldorf!
Tag 1 begann um 13:00 Uhr mit einer entspannten Registrierung, aber es dauerte nicht lange, bis sich die bekannte FPT-Event-Energie aufbaute. Die Rider trafen sich, bereiteten ihre Ausrüstung vor und riggten ihre Segel hinter dem Pool, um den Tag zu beginnen, während die Spannung und die Zuschauermenge für den offiziellen Saisonstart immer größer wurden.
Um 15:45 Uhr ging es los mit der ersten Trainingseinheit. Lennart Neubauer, Yentel Caers und Maaike Huvermann eröffneten das Programm und gaben den Fans am Beckenrand sofort einen Vorgeschmack darauf, welches Niveau wir in den kommenden Tagen erwarten können.
And if there was a theme already emerging on Day 1, it was this: the Air Funnel Burner is once again looking to be the big money move. I quoted it last year, and Ill quote it again, Lennart Neubauer smiled after one of his runs. Whoever does an Air Funnel Burner is gonna win.
Yentel Caers seemed to second that exact thought. Double Power moves will for sure be the scoring moves, Yentel said, after starting off rather tame (by Yentel Caers standards anyway), with a few Burner Funnels of his own. The ever-elusive Air Funnel Burner, however, still managed to dodge both Lennart and Yentel on Day 1.
Steven van Broeckhoven's predictions were very similar to those of Neubauer and Caers, confidently stating that double power moves would be the way to success at this event.
Both Caers and Neubauer also showed something extra for the judges, throwing No-Handed Burner attempts. While both ended up scoring spectacular crashes, the message was clear: land one of those, and it might just be the stylish cheat code capable of rivaling even the biggest double power moves of the event.
Maaike Huvermann looked as consistent as ever - single Funnels came easy, even with a glimpse of a few Air Funnel Funnel rotations. Topped off with Burners and Culos, she once again proved why she'll be the one to beat in the women's fleet.
At 18:45, the rest of the riders finally hit the water.
Foivos Tsoupras once again proved why hes THE tow-in wildcard to look out for. He stomped multiple perfect Burners, topped them off with his signature Cana Brava, and even threw in a Shaka - move you almost never see in tow-in, but one made possible by the subtle wind coming from the poolside fans. Classic Foivos.
On the womens side, Lisa Kloster looked right at home in the Boot pool, enjoying every moment as she worked through single funnel rotations before pushing into double-rotation territory. She also mixed in regular-stance moves and even went hunting for Cana Bravas, clearly using Day 1's practice sessions for just that - to explore the boundaries of what might be possible in the pool this weekend. Elena Dominick landed clean Spocks and even sticking a Funnel of her own, a moment she was visibly stoked about as she came off the water.
Tigo Kort also looked sharp, stomping a handful of Burners and Culos. After initially struggling with his run-ups, a switch to a longer fin transformed his session, allowing him to find his rhythm and start stomping his moves.
Niclas Nebelung, last years runner-up at Boot, was clearly hunting the Air Funnel Burner himself. Despite landing multiple clean power moves, the trick continued to elude him, leaving him visibly disappointed after a few runs. A dangerous sign for the rest of the fleet if he manages to unlock it later in the weekend.
With Day 1 in the books, the tone of this event seems to be set, with the level being absolutely sky-high, and the Air Funnel Burner is once again haunting everyones dreams. The action continues tomorrow with an early training session kicking off at 8:00, followed by the opening qualifying rounds at 15:45 in the Hall 17 pool.
Um 15:45 Uhr ging es los mit der ersten Trainingseinheit. Lennart Neubauer, Yentel Caers und Maaike Huvermann eröffneten das Programm und gaben den Fans am Beckenrand sofort einen Vorgeschmack darauf, welches Niveau wir in den kommenden Tagen erwarten können.
And if there was a theme already emerging on Day 1, it was this: the Air Funnel Burner is once again looking to be the big money move. I quoted it last year, and Ill quote it again, Lennart Neubauer smiled after one of his runs. Whoever does an Air Funnel Burner is gonna win.
Yentel Caers seemed to second that exact thought. Double Power moves will for sure be the scoring moves, Yentel said, after starting off rather tame (by Yentel Caers standards anyway), with a few Burner Funnels of his own. The ever-elusive Air Funnel Burner, however, still managed to dodge both Lennart and Yentel on Day 1.
Steven van Broeckhoven's predictions were very similar to those of Neubauer and Caers, confidently stating that double power moves would be the way to success at this event.
Both Caers and Neubauer also showed something extra for the judges, throwing No-Handed Burner attempts. While both ended up scoring spectacular crashes, the message was clear: land one of those, and it might just be the stylish cheat code capable of rivaling even the biggest double power moves of the event.
Maaike Huvermann looked as consistent as ever - single Funnels came easy, even with a glimpse of a few Air Funnel Funnel rotations. Topped off with Burners and Culos, she once again proved why she'll be the one to beat in the women's fleet.
At 18:45, the rest of the riders finally hit the water.
Foivos Tsoupras once again proved why hes THE tow-in wildcard to look out for. He stomped multiple perfect Burners, topped them off with his signature Cana Brava, and even threw in a Shaka - move you almost never see in tow-in, but one made possible by the subtle wind coming from the poolside fans. Classic Foivos.
On the womens side, Lisa Kloster looked right at home in the Boot pool, enjoying every moment as she worked through single funnel rotations before pushing into double-rotation territory. She also mixed in regular-stance moves and even went hunting for Cana Bravas, clearly using Day 1's practice sessions for just that - to explore the boundaries of what might be possible in the pool this weekend. Elena Dominick landed clean Spocks and even sticking a Funnel of her own, a moment she was visibly stoked about as she came off the water.
Tigo Kort also looked sharp, stomping a handful of Burners and Culos. After initially struggling with his run-ups, a switch to a longer fin transformed his session, allowing him to find his rhythm and start stomping his moves.
Niclas Nebelung, last years runner-up at Boot, was clearly hunting the Air Funnel Burner himself. Despite landing multiple clean power moves, the trick continued to elude him, leaving him visibly disappointed after a few runs. A dangerous sign for the rest of the fleet if he manages to unlock it later in the weekend.
With Day 1 in the books, the tone of this event seems to be set, with the level being absolutely sky-high, and the Air Funnel Burner is once again haunting everyones dreams. The action continues tomorrow with an early training session kicking off at 8:00, followed by the opening qualifying rounds at 15:45 in the Hall 17 pool.
SEVERNE UPDATE: 2026
21 01.2026
SEVERNE Rider haben auf allerhöchstem Niveau dominiert auf den größten Bühnen des Windsurfens und in den anspruchsvollsten Disziplinen.
Es wurden World Champions im Freestyle, im Foil und im Slalom gekrt, es wurden neue Speed-Rekorde mit Severne Gear aufgestellt und wir haben einmal mehr gezeigt, wofr unsere Marke steht:
Kompromisslose Performance, Präzision und Leidenschaft. :
All das ist das Ergebnis eines gemeinsamen Anspruchs: :
Rider, Entwickler und Marke verfolgen ein Ziel schneller, stärker und weiter zu kommen als je zuvor. :
Das kommende Jahr steht bereits in den Startlöchern mit neuen Projekten, neuen Produkten und neuen Ambitionen. SEVERNE arbeitet an wegweisenden Entwicklungen, die Performance neu denken, und an Highlights, die ihr nicht verpassen wollt! :
AUSBLICK 2026 / ANSTEHENDE RELEASE DATES:
026 NCX - Januar/Februar
026 Moto - Februar
026 Verso - Februar
MACH9 - Mrz
HYPER9 - Mrz
026 Wave (NEW PYRO, Blade, Blade Pro, S-1, S-1 Pro) - August:
Die 2026er Wave-Segel setzen neue Mastäbe: :
leichter, reaktionsschneller und mit direkter Kraftübertragung ohne Abstriche bei der bewährten SEVERNE-Langlebigkeit. :
Mehr Geschwindigkeit. Mehr Innovation. Mehr Severne.
Kompromisslose Performance, Präzision und Leidenschaft. :
All das ist das Ergebnis eines gemeinsamen Anspruchs: :
Rider, Entwickler und Marke verfolgen ein Ziel schneller, stärker und weiter zu kommen als je zuvor. :
Das kommende Jahr steht bereits in den Startlöchern mit neuen Projekten, neuen Produkten und neuen Ambitionen. SEVERNE arbeitet an wegweisenden Entwicklungen, die Performance neu denken, und an Highlights, die ihr nicht verpassen wollt! :
AUSBLICK 2026 / ANSTEHENDE RELEASE DATES:
026 NCX - Januar/Februar
026 Moto - Februar
026 Verso - Februar
MACH9 - Mrz
HYPER9 - Mrz
026 Wave (NEW PYRO, Blade, Blade Pro, S-1, S-1 Pro) - August:
Die 2026er Wave-Segel setzen neue Mastäbe: :
leichter, reaktionsschneller und mit direkter Kraftübertragung ohne Abstriche bei der bewährten SEVERNE-Langlebigkeit. :
Mehr Geschwindigkeit. Mehr Innovation. Mehr Severne.
PWA Tourkalender 2026
13 01.2026
Die PWA freut sich, den Kalender fr die PWA World Tour 2026 bekannt zu geben, bei der die weltbesten Windsurfer an fast allen Ecken der Welt gegeneinander antreten werden.
Die Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) und die Wave World Tour (WWT) freuen sich, bekannt zu geben, dass sie auch in der Saison 2026 unter dem Dach der Unified Windsurf Wave Tour zusammenarbeiten werden. Der Wave-Kalender fr das nchste Jahr umfasst sechs 5-Sterne-Events und ein 4-Sterne-Event, da die PWA weiterhin danach strebt, eine grere und bessere Tour zu veranstalten, um die ultimativen Wave-Weltmeister und -Weltmeisterinnen zu finden.
Racing continues to go from strength to strength, and in 2026 the PWA is proud to be working in closer collaboration with IFCA as both organisations take a shared step towards a stronger and more unified international racing structure. With nine events now spread across Europe, the Caribbean and Asia, the partnership is driven by a mutual desire to deliver a clearer, more stable global calendar while safeguarding the long-term health of the sport. By aligning event dates, technical frameworks and key sporting principles, the collaboration helps reduce calendar clashes, avoid unnecessary duplication and provide greater clarity for riders, organisers and manufacturers alike. Above all, it ensures that athletes can plan their seasons with confidence, event organisers can build sustainably, and the sport continues to develop in a coordinated and credible way for the benefit of the entire windsurfing community.
Additionally, for the first time on the PWA World Tour there will be a Foil Freestyle event in Qatar. This will be an exhibition event whilst we move towards official world titles in the future.
Below you can find all the dates for the 2026 PWA World Tour Calendar.
Unified Windsurf Wave Tour
Australia
2026 Margaret River Wave Classic
Dates: Jan 30 Feb 08
Hawaii
2026 Maui Pro
Dates: Mar 30 Apr 04
Gran Canaria
2026 Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup
Dates: TBC
Tenerife
2026 Tenerife Wave & Slalom Grand Slam
Dates: Jul 31 Aug 09
Germany
2026 Citron Sylt Windsurf World Cup
Dates: Sep 25 Oct 04
Hawaii
2026 Aloha Classic, Maui
Dates: Oct 19 Oct 30
Chile
2026 Chile Grand Final
Dates: Nov 14 Nov 29
Racing
France
2026 IFCA Grand Slam Worlds Fin and Foil - Leucate, La Franqui, France
Dates: April 20 April 26
Aruba
2026 Aruba Hi-Winds Pro and Youth Slalom World Cup (Slalom-X)
Dates: May 13 May 18
Germany
2026 IFCA Foil Europeans Sankt Peter Ording, Germany
Dates: July 15 July 19
Fuerteventura
2026 Fuerteventura Grand Slam (Slalom-X)
Dates: Jul 17 Jul 26 (Freestyle 17-21 July, Slalom-X 22-26 July)
Tenerife
2026 Tenerife Grand Slam (Slalom-X)
Dates: Jul 31 Aug 09
Denmark
2026 IFCA Fin Europeans - Hvide Sande, Denmark
Dates: Sep 7 - Sep 12
Germany
2026 Sylt Windsurf World Cup (Foil Slalom)
Dates: Sep 25 Oct 04
Japan
2026 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup (Foil Slalom)
Dates: November TBC
Qatar
2026 Qatar World Cup (Foil Slalom)
Dates: November TBC
Freestyle
Fuerteventura
2026 Fuerteventura Grand Slam
Dates: Jul 17 Jul 26 (Freestyle 17-21 July, Slalom 22-26 July)
Germany
2026 Sylt Windsurf World Cup
Dates: Sep 25 Oct 04
Qatar
2026 Qatar Slalom & Foil Freestyle World Cup
Dates: November TBC
Youth
Aruba
2026 Aruba Hi-Winds Youth Slalom World Cup (Fin Only)
Dates: May 13 May 18
Denmark
2026 Cold Hawaii PWA Youth World Cup (Fin & Foil)
Dates: TBC
Turkey
2026 Alaati Windfest PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup (Fin & Foil)
Dates: Oct 07 Oct 11
USA
2026 Miami Slalom Open (Fin & Foil)
Dates: Oct 21 Oct 25
Racing continues to go from strength to strength, and in 2026 the PWA is proud to be working in closer collaboration with IFCA as both organisations take a shared step towards a stronger and more unified international racing structure. With nine events now spread across Europe, the Caribbean and Asia, the partnership is driven by a mutual desire to deliver a clearer, more stable global calendar while safeguarding the long-term health of the sport. By aligning event dates, technical frameworks and key sporting principles, the collaboration helps reduce calendar clashes, avoid unnecessary duplication and provide greater clarity for riders, organisers and manufacturers alike. Above all, it ensures that athletes can plan their seasons with confidence, event organisers can build sustainably, and the sport continues to develop in a coordinated and credible way for the benefit of the entire windsurfing community.
Additionally, for the first time on the PWA World Tour there will be a Foil Freestyle event in Qatar. This will be an exhibition event whilst we move towards official world titles in the future.
Below you can find all the dates for the 2026 PWA World Tour Calendar.
Unified Windsurf Wave Tour
Australia
2026 Margaret River Wave Classic
Dates: Jan 30 Feb 08
Hawaii
2026 Maui Pro
Dates: Mar 30 Apr 04
Gran Canaria
2026 Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup
Dates: TBC
Tenerife
2026 Tenerife Wave & Slalom Grand Slam
Dates: Jul 31 Aug 09
Germany
2026 Citron Sylt Windsurf World Cup
Dates: Sep 25 Oct 04
Hawaii
2026 Aloha Classic, Maui
Dates: Oct 19 Oct 30
Chile
2026 Chile Grand Final
Dates: Nov 14 Nov 29
Racing
France
2026 IFCA Grand Slam Worlds Fin and Foil - Leucate, La Franqui, France
Dates: April 20 April 26
Aruba
2026 Aruba Hi-Winds Pro and Youth Slalom World Cup (Slalom-X)
Dates: May 13 May 18
Germany
2026 IFCA Foil Europeans Sankt Peter Ording, Germany
Dates: July 15 July 19
Fuerteventura
2026 Fuerteventura Grand Slam (Slalom-X)
Dates: Jul 17 Jul 26 (Freestyle 17-21 July, Slalom-X 22-26 July)
Tenerife
2026 Tenerife Grand Slam (Slalom-X)
Dates: Jul 31 Aug 09
Denmark
2026 IFCA Fin Europeans - Hvide Sande, Denmark
Dates: Sep 7 - Sep 12
Germany
2026 Sylt Windsurf World Cup (Foil Slalom)
Dates: Sep 25 Oct 04
Japan
2026 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup (Foil Slalom)
Dates: November TBC
Qatar
2026 Qatar World Cup (Foil Slalom)
Dates: November TBC
Freestyle
Fuerteventura
2026 Fuerteventura Grand Slam
Dates: Jul 17 Jul 26 (Freestyle 17-21 July, Slalom 22-26 July)
Germany
2026 Sylt Windsurf World Cup
Dates: Sep 25 Oct 04
Qatar
2026 Qatar Slalom & Foil Freestyle World Cup
Dates: November TBC
Youth
Aruba
2026 Aruba Hi-Winds Youth Slalom World Cup (Fin Only)
Dates: May 13 May 18
Denmark
2026 Cold Hawaii PWA Youth World Cup (Fin & Foil)
Dates: TBC
Turkey
2026 Alaati Windfest PWA Youth & Junior Slalom World Cup (Fin & Foil)
Dates: Oct 07 Oct 11
USA
2026 Miami Slalom Open (Fin & Foil)
Dates: Oct 21 Oct 25
PWA Konstrukteurswertung 2025
12 01.2026
PWA Konstrukteurswertung 2025
Starboard, NeilPryde und PATRIK wurden 2025 jeweils zum Gesamtsieger der PWA-Konstrukteurswertung fr Boards, Segel und Foils gekrt.
Der Kampf auf dem Wasser zwischen den Windsurfern, die um Weltmeistertitel in den Disziplinen Wave, Freestyle, Foil Slalom und Slalom X kmpfen, steht normalerweise im Mittelpunkt des Interesses. Jede Saison liefern sich die Marken jedoch auch einen erbitterten Kampf um den Titel des PWA-Konstrukteursmeisters. Nach einem weiteren harten Jahr auf dem Wasser ist es Starboard, das nach einer weiteren grandiosen Leistung seines Teams erneut den Gesamtsieg in der Konstrukteurswertung fr Boards errungen hat, whrend NeilPryde nach einem unglaublich knappen Rennen mit Severne Windsurfing, das sowohl in der Kategorie Wave Boards als auch in der Kategorie Segel den Sieg davontrug, den Gesamtsieg in der Segelwertung errungen hat. Die grte Verbesserung einer einzelnen Marke erzielte WeOne, das sich von Platz 14 im Jahr 2024 auf Platz 5 im Jahr 2025 verbesserte. Die Marke ist neu auf dem Markt, aber offensichtlich bestrebt, die Branche sowohl im Freestyle als auch im Foil Slalom aufzumischen. Unterdessen errang PATRIK einen dominanten Sieg im Foil Slalom und erreichte Spitzenplatzierungen in den Kategorien Boards, Segel und Foils. Nach Abschluss einer weiteren Saison erfahren wir von den Marken, was es fr sie bedeutet, die prestigetrchtigen PWA-Konstrukteurstitel zu gewinnen.
How the Constructors Ranking Works?
The Constructors Rankings takes the best two results from each brand at every single event from the season based on an exponential points system. A victory for example is awarded 0.7 points and the lowest total at the end of the season wins.
Overall Boards Constructors Champions
Starboard Chief Eco Officer, Svein Rasmussen, reacts to Starboard winning another overall PWA Constructors title: Impossible Performance. Over the last 20 year of global sports, one brand has been winning more constructors titles than any other. Blending product innovation and extraordinary team work, this brand and its crew have persevered stormy weather, taken its beating and made it back up again from underdog to the top of the game, time after time.
No globally known equipment brand in motorsport, skiing, cycling, tennis, MotoGP, or sailing has achieved 88% title dominance over a 20-year span.
Audi Le Mans / WEC (Cars) 13 wins in 18 years ~72% is closest among major global motorsport.
Sports is no longer only about winning, but also to deliver purpose, so the same brand has been awarded both the World Sailing sustainability award and the IOC supported Sports positive award.
It is probably the most environmentally engaged brand in sports equipment manufacturing and the only brand with a full suite of environmental programs.
The Professional Windsurfers Association, the pinnacle of Windsurfing, introduced their Constructors ranking 18 years ago. It included the main windsurfing disciplines and both genders, motivating brands to invest accordingly.
One brand focused on supporting the PWAs vision and invest into riders and product development like no other.
They brought on board young riders and saw them become legendary icons over the years, forever PWA champion Sarah-Quita Offringa, racing master Matteo Iachino, Freestyle kingpin Lennart Neubauer and the Worlds most successful athlete Bjrn Dunkerbeck. Next gen riders Bobbi-Lynn De Jong, Junior Wave World Champion Ryu Noguchi and styleman Jahdan Tyger are fast on their way up.
Rising foil stars Lina Eren and Fabian Wolf, fabulous Oda Johanne Stokstad Brdholt and Federico Morisio are all important in the Constructors title puzzle.
The brand is the total outlier in sports, a family business, located at a small lake, with a full scale laboratory where prototype boards can be made in two days, ready to revolutionise the watersports industry yesterday.
A former Windsurfing World Champion from Martinique is their main designer, their Marketing Manager used to go to school in a wetsuit, a Greek graphic artist who inspires all and their British Brand Manager has set eyes on Ironman 2026. The founder/ CEO windsurfed through winter in Norway without a proper wetsuit, or a harness, utilising mini-icebergs as rounding marks when training for the World Championships, PWA wins and the Olympics.
The brand is the definition of creativity, not wanting to conform to trends, but delivering Impossible Performance beyond any other in the world of sports.
Thanks to the PWA for creating a platform for our sport to shine, a constructors ranking for the industry to compete and for team Starboard to showcase 16 wins over 18 years.
Overall Sails Constructors Champions
Philip Mackenbrock, Head of NeilPryde Marketing had this to say: Winning the PWA Constructors Championship once again is something we are incredibly proud of. It confirms that the effort, time and passion we put into sail development truly make a difference. Pushing performance forward has always been at the heart of NeilPryde, and our history of championship titles is not just part of our DNA, it remains our biggest motivation every single day.
At the same time, this title would not be possible without the exceptional skills, commitment, and courage of our team riders. Their willingness to push to the absolute limit, to go the last metre and take risks at exactly the right moments, is what ultimately turns performance into results on the water.
Last but not least, this championship is a huge credit to our sail designer, whose dedication to making our sails better never stops. His relentless drive for innovation, sometimes even beyond what seems reasonable at first, is a defining force behind our development. This victory shows that believing in those ideas and pushing boundaries is absolutely worth it.
Overall Foil Constructors Champions
Henning Terstiege, Head of International Marketing for PATRIK after a truly dominant foil season: At PATRIK were extremely proud of such a solid performance this year! Success didnt come easy - it was earned through hard work and full commitment to development. Our riders are working hand-in-hand like a sworn crew of friends. They are in close sync with our R&D team, pushing performance forward week by week. All this crazy effort is mainly driven by Patrik Diethelm, who uniquely turns unmatched hydrofoil, board and sail design knowledge into this one coherent windsurfing system that obviously was very hard to beat in 2025. Our AEON Foil System won every single foil elimination in 2025. What a year to remember! A massive thank you to everyone involved - management, designers, factories, crew, riders, caddies, fans and business partners... and finally to the PWA for creating the competition platform.
Wave Boards and Sails Constructors Champions
Kurosh Kiani, Severne Windsurfing International Marketing Manager: PWA Wave Constructors Champions. Again. This marks ten years consistently at the top of the constructors rankings, first in sails, and now also as a board brand. Thanks to all of team SEVERNE for elevating the brand every single year.
Overall Board Constructors Ranking
1st Starboard 2nd JP 3rd Duotone Windsurfing
Overall Sail Constructors Ranking
1st NeilPryde 2nd Severne Windsurfing 3rd Duotone Windsurfing
Overall Constructors Ranking | Wave Board Brands
1st Severne Windsurfing 2nd Duotone Windsurfing 3rd Goya Windsurfing
Overall Constructors Ranking | Wave Sail Brands
1st Severne Windsurfing 2nd NeilPryde 3rd Goya Windsurfing
Overall Constructors Ranking | Slalom X Board Brands
1st Starboard 2nd FMX Racing 3rd Future Fly
Overall Constructors Ranking | Slalom X Sail Brands
1st NeilPryde 2nd Severne Windsurfing 3rd Point-7
Overall Constructors Ranking | Foil Slalom Board Brands
1st PATRIK 2nd Starboard 3rd WeOne
Overall Constructors Ranking | Foil Slalom Sail Brands
1st PATRIK 2nd Severne Windsurfing 3rd NeilPryde
Overall Constructors Ranking | Foil Brands
1st PATRIK 2nd Starboard 3rd Z Foils
Overall Constructors Ranking | Freestyle Board Brands
1st Starboard 2nd WeOne 3rd Severne Windsurfing
Overall Constructors Ranking | Freestyle Sail Brands
1st NeilPryde 2nd Severne Windsurfing 3rd GUNSAILS
How the Constructors Ranking Works?
The Constructors Rankings takes the best two results from each brand at every single event from the season based on an exponential points system. A victory for example is awarded 0.7 points and the lowest total at the end of the season wins.
Overall Boards Constructors Champions
Starboard Chief Eco Officer, Svein Rasmussen, reacts to Starboard winning another overall PWA Constructors title: Impossible Performance. Over the last 20 year of global sports, one brand has been winning more constructors titles than any other. Blending product innovation and extraordinary team work, this brand and its crew have persevered stormy weather, taken its beating and made it back up again from underdog to the top of the game, time after time.
No globally known equipment brand in motorsport, skiing, cycling, tennis, MotoGP, or sailing has achieved 88% title dominance over a 20-year span.
Audi Le Mans / WEC (Cars) 13 wins in 18 years ~72% is closest among major global motorsport.
Sports is no longer only about winning, but also to deliver purpose, so the same brand has been awarded both the World Sailing sustainability award and the IOC supported Sports positive award.
It is probably the most environmentally engaged brand in sports equipment manufacturing and the only brand with a full suite of environmental programs.
The Professional Windsurfers Association, the pinnacle of Windsurfing, introduced their Constructors ranking 18 years ago. It included the main windsurfing disciplines and both genders, motivating brands to invest accordingly.
One brand focused on supporting the PWAs vision and invest into riders and product development like no other.
They brought on board young riders and saw them become legendary icons over the years, forever PWA champion Sarah-Quita Offringa, racing master Matteo Iachino, Freestyle kingpin Lennart Neubauer and the Worlds most successful athlete Bjrn Dunkerbeck. Next gen riders Bobbi-Lynn De Jong, Junior Wave World Champion Ryu Noguchi and styleman Jahdan Tyger are fast on their way up.
Rising foil stars Lina Eren and Fabian Wolf, fabulous Oda Johanne Stokstad Brdholt and Federico Morisio are all important in the Constructors title puzzle.
The brand is the total outlier in sports, a family business, located at a small lake, with a full scale laboratory where prototype boards can be made in two days, ready to revolutionise the watersports industry yesterday.
A former Windsurfing World Champion from Martinique is their main designer, their Marketing Manager used to go to school in a wetsuit, a Greek graphic artist who inspires all and their British Brand Manager has set eyes on Ironman 2026. The founder/ CEO windsurfed through winter in Norway without a proper wetsuit, or a harness, utilising mini-icebergs as rounding marks when training for the World Championships, PWA wins and the Olympics.
The brand is the definition of creativity, not wanting to conform to trends, but delivering Impossible Performance beyond any other in the world of sports.
Thanks to the PWA for creating a platform for our sport to shine, a constructors ranking for the industry to compete and for team Starboard to showcase 16 wins over 18 years.
Overall Sails Constructors Champions
Philip Mackenbrock, Head of NeilPryde Marketing had this to say: Winning the PWA Constructors Championship once again is something we are incredibly proud of. It confirms that the effort, time and passion we put into sail development truly make a difference. Pushing performance forward has always been at the heart of NeilPryde, and our history of championship titles is not just part of our DNA, it remains our biggest motivation every single day.
At the same time, this title would not be possible without the exceptional skills, commitment, and courage of our team riders. Their willingness to push to the absolute limit, to go the last metre and take risks at exactly the right moments, is what ultimately turns performance into results on the water.
Last but not least, this championship is a huge credit to our sail designer, whose dedication to making our sails better never stops. His relentless drive for innovation, sometimes even beyond what seems reasonable at first, is a defining force behind our development. This victory shows that believing in those ideas and pushing boundaries is absolutely worth it.
Overall Foil Constructors Champions
Henning Terstiege, Head of International Marketing for PATRIK after a truly dominant foil season: At PATRIK were extremely proud of such a solid performance this year! Success didnt come easy - it was earned through hard work and full commitment to development. Our riders are working hand-in-hand like a sworn crew of friends. They are in close sync with our R&D team, pushing performance forward week by week. All this crazy effort is mainly driven by Patrik Diethelm, who uniquely turns unmatched hydrofoil, board and sail design knowledge into this one coherent windsurfing system that obviously was very hard to beat in 2025. Our AEON Foil System won every single foil elimination in 2025. What a year to remember! A massive thank you to everyone involved - management, designers, factories, crew, riders, caddies, fans and business partners... and finally to the PWA for creating the competition platform.
Wave Boards and Sails Constructors Champions
Kurosh Kiani, Severne Windsurfing International Marketing Manager: PWA Wave Constructors Champions. Again. This marks ten years consistently at the top of the constructors rankings, first in sails, and now also as a board brand. Thanks to all of team SEVERNE for elevating the brand every single year.
Overall Board Constructors Ranking
1st Starboard 2nd JP 3rd Duotone Windsurfing
Overall Sail Constructors Ranking
1st NeilPryde 2nd Severne Windsurfing 3rd Duotone Windsurfing
Overall Constructors Ranking | Wave Board Brands
1st Severne Windsurfing 2nd Duotone Windsurfing 3rd Goya Windsurfing
Overall Constructors Ranking | Wave Sail Brands
1st Severne Windsurfing 2nd NeilPryde 3rd Goya Windsurfing
Overall Constructors Ranking | Slalom X Board Brands
1st Starboard 2nd FMX Racing 3rd Future Fly
Overall Constructors Ranking | Slalom X Sail Brands
1st NeilPryde 2nd Severne Windsurfing 3rd Point-7
Overall Constructors Ranking | Foil Slalom Board Brands
1st PATRIK 2nd Starboard 3rd WeOne
Overall Constructors Ranking | Foil Slalom Sail Brands
1st PATRIK 2nd Severne Windsurfing 3rd NeilPryde
Overall Constructors Ranking | Foil Brands
1st PATRIK 2nd Starboard 3rd Z Foils
Overall Constructors Ranking | Freestyle Board Brands
1st Starboard 2nd WeOne 3rd Severne Windsurfing
Overall Constructors Ranking | Freestyle Sail Brands
1st NeilPryde 2nd Severne Windsurfing 3rd GUNSAILS
Lüderitz Speed Challenge 2025
05 12.2025
Kein neuer offizieller Rekord in diesem Jahr für Antoine Albeau, aber 26 Läufe über 50 Knoten am Samstag, 29. November.
Der 26-fache Weltmeister fährt unter anderem einen Lauf mit 52,25 Knoten über 500 m und 53,60 Knoten in der Spitze und flirtet damit mit 100 km/h.
Antoine Albeau behält damit die Tabellenführung mit mindestens 2 Knoten vor seinen vier Konkurrenten, die ebenfalls auf der Jagd nach dem 100 km/h Gral sind.
26 Läufe für 2025 und die Geschwindigkeit von 52,25 knoten für Antoine Albeau in Lüderitz 2025.
Am späten Samstagnachmittag wird der Wind unregelmäßig, die Bedingungen verschlechtern sich: Das vierwöchige Fenster 2025 für einen neuen Speedweltrekord schließt sich damit in Lüderitz, Namibia.
1 Antoine Albeau F-192 52.25
2 Vincent Valkenaers B-62 50.51
3 Cedric Bordes F-91 50.21
4 Gunnar Asmussen G-2 50.14
5 Brendan Lorho F-113 50.02
6 Nils Bach G-172 48.68 41.08
7 Alexandros Petikidis GRE-350 48.29
8 Jim Crossley K-33 47.77
9 Simon Pettifer K-67
10 Jenna Gibson K-96 46.77
11 Harald Claessen NED-71 45.79
12 Heidi Ulrich SUI-204 45.65
13 Bjoern Dunkerbeck E-11 45.42
14 Roger Oernvang SWE-52 43.36
15 Momar Diagne SN-92 43.03
16 Thomas Moldenhauer G-215 41.96
17 Manfred Fuchs G-119 39.73
18 Kurosh Kiani D-83 37.45 37.45
19 Enrique de Valle E-719 33.31
Antoine Albeau behält damit die Tabellenführung mit mindestens 2 Knoten vor seinen vier Konkurrenten, die ebenfalls auf der Jagd nach dem 100 km/h Gral sind.
26 Läufe für 2025 und die Geschwindigkeit von 52,25 knoten für Antoine Albeau in Lüderitz 2025.
Am späten Samstagnachmittag wird der Wind unregelmäßig, die Bedingungen verschlechtern sich: Das vierwöchige Fenster 2025 für einen neuen Speedweltrekord schließt sich damit in Lüderitz, Namibia.
1 Antoine Albeau F-192 52.25
2 Vincent Valkenaers B-62 50.51
3 Cedric Bordes F-91 50.21
4 Gunnar Asmussen G-2 50.14
5 Brendan Lorho F-113 50.02
6 Nils Bach G-172 48.68 41.08
7 Alexandros Petikidis GRE-350 48.29
8 Jim Crossley K-33 47.77
9 Simon Pettifer K-67
10 Jenna Gibson K-96 46.77
11 Harald Claessen NED-71 45.79
12 Heidi Ulrich SUI-204 45.65
13 Bjoern Dunkerbeck E-11 45.42
14 Roger Oernvang SWE-52 43.36
15 Momar Diagne SN-92 43.03
16 Thomas Moldenhauer G-215 41.96
17 Manfred Fuchs G-119 39.73
18 Kurosh Kiani D-83 37.45 37.45
19 Enrique de Valle E-719 33.31
Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura World Cup Tag 5
17 11.2025
Matteo Iachino wird zum dritten Mal Weltmeister, aber im Kampf um den Weltmeistertitel der Frauen kommt es zu einem Drama, das man sich nicht hätte ausdenken können: Justine Lemeteyer übersteht einen katastrophalen letzten Tag und wird schließlich Weltmeisterin.
Der letzte Tag des Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup 2025 war von vornherein als windig angekündigt worden, aber nur wenige hatten mit so viel Wind gerechnet, wie es dann tatsächlich der Fall war. Der heutige Tag stand in krassem Gegensatz zum gestrigen, an dem die Fahrer noch nach dem größten Equipment griffen, während sie heute zu ihrem kleinsten Equipment griffen, und selbst das war manchmal nicht klein genug, da Windgeschwindigkeiten von über 30 Knoten über die Strecke heulten, was zu einer Kombination aus aufregenden Rennen und einem kompletten Gemetzel führte, während sich ein Drama abspielte, das man sich einfach nicht hätte ausdenken können...
Foil Slalom Women’s
Japan truly has a talent for producing final days that you really can’t script and 2025 proved to be no different as Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) had to survive an absolute nightmare of a last day before eventually still getting her hands on a second world title.
The 23-year-old looked to be in total control of the world title race at the beginning of the day, and even more so, when she was leading Elimination 3 into the third buoy, only to fall when holding a significant lead and eventually fighting back for third. At that stage things were still okay as she remained in control of her own fate. However, the wheels really started to come off the tracks in Elimination 4 when Lemeteyer sailed back to the beach after thinking she had been disqualified for a premature start. However, that wasn’t the case at all, but she completely missed the Winners’ Final - meaning not only would she have an eighth place hanging over her head, but now stress levels were starting to go through the roof as a seemingly stressless last day was quickly turning into anything but as Lina Eržen (Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil) would go on to win Elimination 4 to close to within just 1.3 points… so, it would all come down to the fifth and final elimination.
Yet more carnage ensued in Elimination 5 as with the wind absolutely cranking it became a battle of survival, and not just racing. Again things looked to be going smoothly for Lemeteyer as she built a decent advantage in the semifinals as she approached the third buoy, but she then suffered a savage wipeout. Ordinarily, Lemeteyer would’ve probably had enough time to recover and still qualify, but given how far downwind she was it meant she could no longer make the mark, meaning she would need to tack now just to even be able to complete the course - all the while losing valuable ground as her world title hopes seemingly evaporated before her eyes. One or two failed tack attempts soon saw Lemeteyer abandon the race entirely and after failing to qualify for the Winners’ Final, destiny was now no longer in her hands and her world title aspirations were seemingly in tatters.
In the Winners’ Final of Elimination 5, Blanca Alabau (WeOne / Severne Sails) and Eržen went rail-to-rail in an intense battle - which was so close that they almost collided on a couple of occasions. However, the exact scenario Lemeteyer couldn’t afford looked to be unfolding before her eyes with Eržen winning the final, while Alabau was firmly in the top five, which would see Lemeteyer drop to third for the event and miss out on the world title in the most devastating of circumstances.
However, the drama wasn’t over yet, and there was still one final twist in the tale as Eržen, who had been battling for control on the penultimate reach, eventually exploded, which allowed Alabau to fly through and pick up the lead to claim not only her first bullet of the event, but also the event victory.
Meanwhile, you have to feel empathy towards Eržen, who went from being on the verge of winning Elimination 5, the event and the world title, to eventually missing out on all three, while Lemeteyer will be left counting her lucky stars as she somehow escapes with the 2025 Women’s Foil Slalom PWA world title, despite everything that could go wrong, going wrong.
Blanca Alabau had looked quick all week, and is well known for loving rough conditions, highlighted by the fact that her last event win came in Gran Canaria in 2023. Alabau revelled in the strong winds today as she recorded one bullet and a second place to win the event on countback. Alabau and Eržen finished tied on 7.7 points, but Alabau recorded better results than her rival in three out of the five eliminations completed. The Spaniard’s victory here means she leapfrogs Eržen in the overall rankings to finish the season as the vice-world champion.
Eržen, meanwhile, completes the overall podium for 2025 and was still able to smile during the prize giving despite suffering last minute heartbreak in her quest for a maiden world title.
Elsewhere, Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) finishes fourth in her first event back since becoming a mother, Femke van der Veen walks away with fifth place in Japan, while Maya Gysler finishes sixth in her debut event - which included winning the first race of the day - Elimination 3.
Men's
Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) came into the event knowing that a top five finish would guarantee him a third world title and the Italian never looked in danger of finishing outside the top three here after making a confident start to proceedings. In the end, Iachino finishes the last event of the year in second place after two second and two third places in the four eliminations completed as he produced a controlled display. Iachino looked cool, calm and collected in Japan and he now has his just rewards as he can now celebrate adding to his previous world titles from 2016 and 2023 after performing superbly all season.
Light winds or strong winds? It doesn’t seem to matter to Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), who successfully defends his event title after producing a display of total perfection. Søe walks away from this year’s event with four bullets from four, which means he has also won the last four events he has entered on the World Tour. Søe’s speed, tactics and gybing make him an absolute racing machine and he looks fairly unstoppable at this current moment in time.
Meanwhile, Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde) completes the event podium, which sees the Frenchman crowned vice-world champion for 2025. Mortefon won the Slalom X world championship earlier in the year and given all of his troubles with equipment during the course of the season, also finishing the vice-world champion is a remarkable result.
Having recorded his first top ten result in Sylt last month, Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails), walks away from 2025 with his best result on the World Tour thus far - 5th. The German qualified for all four winners’ finals as he continues to build momentum.
Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) also ends the season with his best result of the year - 6th - while teammate Scotty Stallman (Tabou / GA Sails) earns his first top ten result on the World Tour - 7th - after qualifying for both Winners’ Finals today and finishing fifth in the last elimination. The Brit started the day in 14th, but after producing his best racing of the season gained seven places on the last day.
The top ten is completed by William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - 9th - and Elia Colombo (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - 10th - with the Swiss managing to finish fourth in Elimination 3.
That concludes the PWA World Tour for 2025 - and what a way to end it - with arguably the most dramatic day of the entire season where emotions ran high. Congratulations to all the winners and we’ll see you again in 2026. We’ll be back in the next day or two with an Event Summary.
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Women’s Foil Slalom *After 2 Eliminations
1st Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Blanca Alabau (ESP | WeOne / Severne Sails)
3rd Lina Eržen (SLO | Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil)
4th Marion Mortefon (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
5th Femke van der Veen (NED | Starboard / Severne Sails)
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Men’s Foil Slalom *After 2 Eliminations
1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
3rd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)
6th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
7th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
8th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
10th John Soukos (GRE | WeOne / Challenger Sails / PATRIK Foils)
Foil Slalom Women’s
Japan truly has a talent for producing final days that you really can’t script and 2025 proved to be no different as Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) had to survive an absolute nightmare of a last day before eventually still getting her hands on a second world title.
The 23-year-old looked to be in total control of the world title race at the beginning of the day, and even more so, when she was leading Elimination 3 into the third buoy, only to fall when holding a significant lead and eventually fighting back for third. At that stage things were still okay as she remained in control of her own fate. However, the wheels really started to come off the tracks in Elimination 4 when Lemeteyer sailed back to the beach after thinking she had been disqualified for a premature start. However, that wasn’t the case at all, but she completely missed the Winners’ Final - meaning not only would she have an eighth place hanging over her head, but now stress levels were starting to go through the roof as a seemingly stressless last day was quickly turning into anything but as Lina Eržen (Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil) would go on to win Elimination 4 to close to within just 1.3 points… so, it would all come down to the fifth and final elimination.
Yet more carnage ensued in Elimination 5 as with the wind absolutely cranking it became a battle of survival, and not just racing. Again things looked to be going smoothly for Lemeteyer as she built a decent advantage in the semifinals as she approached the third buoy, but she then suffered a savage wipeout. Ordinarily, Lemeteyer would’ve probably had enough time to recover and still qualify, but given how far downwind she was it meant she could no longer make the mark, meaning she would need to tack now just to even be able to complete the course - all the while losing valuable ground as her world title hopes seemingly evaporated before her eyes. One or two failed tack attempts soon saw Lemeteyer abandon the race entirely and after failing to qualify for the Winners’ Final, destiny was now no longer in her hands and her world title aspirations were seemingly in tatters.
In the Winners’ Final of Elimination 5, Blanca Alabau (WeOne / Severne Sails) and Eržen went rail-to-rail in an intense battle - which was so close that they almost collided on a couple of occasions. However, the exact scenario Lemeteyer couldn’t afford looked to be unfolding before her eyes with Eržen winning the final, while Alabau was firmly in the top five, which would see Lemeteyer drop to third for the event and miss out on the world title in the most devastating of circumstances.
However, the drama wasn’t over yet, and there was still one final twist in the tale as Eržen, who had been battling for control on the penultimate reach, eventually exploded, which allowed Alabau to fly through and pick up the lead to claim not only her first bullet of the event, but also the event victory.
Meanwhile, you have to feel empathy towards Eržen, who went from being on the verge of winning Elimination 5, the event and the world title, to eventually missing out on all three, while Lemeteyer will be left counting her lucky stars as she somehow escapes with the 2025 Women’s Foil Slalom PWA world title, despite everything that could go wrong, going wrong.
Blanca Alabau had looked quick all week, and is well known for loving rough conditions, highlighted by the fact that her last event win came in Gran Canaria in 2023. Alabau revelled in the strong winds today as she recorded one bullet and a second place to win the event on countback. Alabau and Eržen finished tied on 7.7 points, but Alabau recorded better results than her rival in three out of the five eliminations completed. The Spaniard’s victory here means she leapfrogs Eržen in the overall rankings to finish the season as the vice-world champion.
Eržen, meanwhile, completes the overall podium for 2025 and was still able to smile during the prize giving despite suffering last minute heartbreak in her quest for a maiden world title.
Elsewhere, Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) finishes fourth in her first event back since becoming a mother, Femke van der Veen walks away with fifth place in Japan, while Maya Gysler finishes sixth in her debut event - which included winning the first race of the day - Elimination 3.
Men's
Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) came into the event knowing that a top five finish would guarantee him a third world title and the Italian never looked in danger of finishing outside the top three here after making a confident start to proceedings. In the end, Iachino finishes the last event of the year in second place after two second and two third places in the four eliminations completed as he produced a controlled display. Iachino looked cool, calm and collected in Japan and he now has his just rewards as he can now celebrate adding to his previous world titles from 2016 and 2023 after performing superbly all season.
Light winds or strong winds? It doesn’t seem to matter to Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), who successfully defends his event title after producing a display of total perfection. Søe walks away from this year’s event with four bullets from four, which means he has also won the last four events he has entered on the World Tour. Søe’s speed, tactics and gybing make him an absolute racing machine and he looks fairly unstoppable at this current moment in time.
Meanwhile, Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde) completes the event podium, which sees the Frenchman crowned vice-world champion for 2025. Mortefon won the Slalom X world championship earlier in the year and given all of his troubles with equipment during the course of the season, also finishing the vice-world champion is a remarkable result.
Having recorded his first top ten result in Sylt last month, Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails), walks away from 2025 with his best result on the World Tour thus far - 5th. The German qualified for all four winners’ finals as he continues to build momentum.
Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) also ends the season with his best result of the year - 6th - while teammate Scotty Stallman (Tabou / GA Sails) earns his first top ten result on the World Tour - 7th - after qualifying for both Winners’ Finals today and finishing fifth in the last elimination. The Brit started the day in 14th, but after producing his best racing of the season gained seven places on the last day.
The top ten is completed by William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - 9th - and Elia Colombo (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - 10th - with the Swiss managing to finish fourth in Elimination 3.
That concludes the PWA World Tour for 2025 - and what a way to end it - with arguably the most dramatic day of the entire season where emotions ran high. Congratulations to all the winners and we’ll see you again in 2026. We’ll be back in the next day or two with an Event Summary.
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Women’s Foil Slalom *After 2 Eliminations
1st Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Blanca Alabau (ESP | WeOne / Severne Sails)
3rd Lina Eržen (SLO | Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil)
4th Marion Mortefon (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
5th Femke van der Veen (NED | Starboard / Severne Sails)
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Men’s Foil Slalom *After 2 Eliminations
1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
3rd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)
6th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
7th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
8th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
10th John Soukos (GRE | WeOne / Challenger Sails / PATRIK Foils)
Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura World Cup Tag 4
16 11.2025
Justine Lemeteyer und Johan Søe behalten ihre perfekte Form bei, während Lemeteyer und Iachino weiter auf den Weltmeistertitel zusteuern
Am vorletzten Tag des Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup 2025 griffen die Surfer zu ihrem größten Equipment, da die zweite und der Großteil der dritten Ausscheidungsrunde bei Windgeschwindigkeiten zwischen 6 und 10 Knoten absolviert wurden. Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) und Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) haben beide die Veranstaltung fest im Griff und weisen eine perfekte Bilanz auf (1,4 Punkte nach zwei Rennen), während Lemeteyer und Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) nun kurz davor stehen, ihre jeweiligen Weltmeistertitel zu holen.
Foil Slalom Women’s
With Lina Eržen (Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil) suffering a shock semifinal exit in Elimination 3, Justine Lemeteyer now has one hand firmly on a second world title as she currently boasts a perfect record after winning the second elimination, while she has also safely navigated her way into the Winners’ Final of Elimination 3 - where only five women remain after three over earlies.
While Eržen managed to limit the damage by winning the B-final, the 20-year-old will still pick up a costly nine points, which swings the title race even more heavily in Lemeteyer’s favour. If Lemeteyer were to win the next elimination she would then hold a commanding 11.9 point lead and with only one day to go that would surely be a deficit too great to overcome. If there’s more racing tomorrow, then Eržen could still get the opportunity to discard her Elimination 3 result, but it would need a miracle from here to deny her French rival.
Lemeteyer continues to sail smartly and superbly, not pushing her starts too hard and relying on her speed and gybes to carve her way through the fleet. Indeed in Elimination 2, the 23-year-old may not have led into the opening gybe, but by the second buoy she had already manoeuvred herself into the lead, and just like yesterday, she then powered away from the rest of the fleet. A second world title now beckons.
With Eržen now likely to drop out of the top three after the completion of Elimination 3, this also opens up the race to become vice-world champion after Blanca Alabau (WeOne / Severne Sails), who looked quick all day, finished second in Elimination 2. However, the Spaniard was presented with a huge opportunity in Elimination 3 to cement that second place, but the 2023 world champion jumped the gun in the Winners’ Final meaning she will pick up a sixth place - after two earlier premature starts. For Alabau it’s a slight missed opportunity as she only gains three points on Eržen in the end. Alabau wasn’t happy that the start wasn’t abandoned, but the result stands.
Elsewhere, Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) gains one place from the overnight rankings (fourth), while Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails) climbs into fifth.
Men’s
Like Lemeteyer, Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) also boasts a perfect record on 1.4 points after once again leading from start to finish. Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde) tried to deny the Dane, but Søe eventually powered away as he moves a step closer to defending his event title. The 22-year-old is also safely into the Elimination 3 Winners’ Final and currently looks like he doesn’t have a chink in his armour.
Mortefon managed to edge out Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) in the Elimination 3 Winners’ Final as the Frenchman claimed second place and the two sailors are currently tied on five points after recording identical results at this stage. Both men have already qualified for the Winners’ Final of Elimination 3, but you would have to think that if Iachino were to record another top three result that he’d be on the verge of securing a third world title - as if Mortefon was to finish second, Iachino would need to finish outside the top five in order to be denied.
Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) backed up a fourth place in the opening race yesterday with another fourth place in Elimination 3, which means the Pole currently finds himself sat fourth overall - three places, and 8 points, ahead of Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils), who is currently seventh after qualifying for the Winners’ Final of Elimination 2. However, the Bonairean then failed to qualify for the top eight in the next round, so Rutkowski firmly holds the upper hand in the battle for the overall podium.
Elsewhere, Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails) remains in fifth place, while William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) climbs one place into sixth. Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) stays in eighth, while Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing) rises into the top ten, but it was a poor day for John (WeOne / Challenger Sails / PATRIK Foils) - who drops from sixth to tenth - where two dropped gybes cost him dearly - firstly in the B-final of Elimination 2, while he then suffered a disappointing quarterfinal exit in the next and could plummet down the rankings when that race is completed.
Bob van de Burgt (PATRIK / Point-7, Scotty Stallman (Tabou / GA Sails) and Elia Colombo (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) are all guaranteed their best results of the event thus far with all three men booking their place in the Winners’ Final of Elimination 3. Van de Burgt made a perfect start in his semifinal and made that advantage count, while Stallman was able to win his semifinal ahead of the likes of Iachino and Mortefon.
Looking Ahead
The forecast for the final day looks promising with winds of up to 17-24 knots by the early afternoon, but the key difference is that it will be from the southwest rather than the northeast, so we’ll have to see how that plays out. The last skippers’ meeting of this year’s event has been called for 8:30am (GMT+9) with the action commencing from 09:00am onwards - depending on the conditions.
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Women’s Foil Slalom *After 2 Eliminations
1st Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Blanca Alabau (ESP | WeOne / Severne Sails)
3rd Lina Eržen (SLO | Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil)
4th Marion Mortefon (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
5th Femke van der Veen (NED | Starboard / Severne Sails)
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Men’s Foil Slalom *After 2 Eliminations
1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
3rd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)
6th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
7th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
8th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
10th John Soukos (GRE | WeOne / Challenger Sails / PATRIK Foils)
Foil Slalom Women’s
With Lina Eržen (Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil) suffering a shock semifinal exit in Elimination 3, Justine Lemeteyer now has one hand firmly on a second world title as she currently boasts a perfect record after winning the second elimination, while she has also safely navigated her way into the Winners’ Final of Elimination 3 - where only five women remain after three over earlies.
While Eržen managed to limit the damage by winning the B-final, the 20-year-old will still pick up a costly nine points, which swings the title race even more heavily in Lemeteyer’s favour. If Lemeteyer were to win the next elimination she would then hold a commanding 11.9 point lead and with only one day to go that would surely be a deficit too great to overcome. If there’s more racing tomorrow, then Eržen could still get the opportunity to discard her Elimination 3 result, but it would need a miracle from here to deny her French rival.
Lemeteyer continues to sail smartly and superbly, not pushing her starts too hard and relying on her speed and gybes to carve her way through the fleet. Indeed in Elimination 2, the 23-year-old may not have led into the opening gybe, but by the second buoy she had already manoeuvred herself into the lead, and just like yesterday, she then powered away from the rest of the fleet. A second world title now beckons.
With Eržen now likely to drop out of the top three after the completion of Elimination 3, this also opens up the race to become vice-world champion after Blanca Alabau (WeOne / Severne Sails), who looked quick all day, finished second in Elimination 2. However, the Spaniard was presented with a huge opportunity in Elimination 3 to cement that second place, but the 2023 world champion jumped the gun in the Winners’ Final meaning she will pick up a sixth place - after two earlier premature starts. For Alabau it’s a slight missed opportunity as she only gains three points on Eržen in the end. Alabau wasn’t happy that the start wasn’t abandoned, but the result stands.
Elsewhere, Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) gains one place from the overnight rankings (fourth), while Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails) climbs into fifth.
Men’s
Like Lemeteyer, Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) also boasts a perfect record on 1.4 points after once again leading from start to finish. Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde) tried to deny the Dane, but Søe eventually powered away as he moves a step closer to defending his event title. The 22-year-old is also safely into the Elimination 3 Winners’ Final and currently looks like he doesn’t have a chink in his armour.
Mortefon managed to edge out Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) in the Elimination 3 Winners’ Final as the Frenchman claimed second place and the two sailors are currently tied on five points after recording identical results at this stage. Both men have already qualified for the Winners’ Final of Elimination 3, but you would have to think that if Iachino were to record another top three result that he’d be on the verge of securing a third world title - as if Mortefon was to finish second, Iachino would need to finish outside the top five in order to be denied.
Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) backed up a fourth place in the opening race yesterday with another fourth place in Elimination 3, which means the Pole currently finds himself sat fourth overall - three places, and 8 points, ahead of Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils), who is currently seventh after qualifying for the Winners’ Final of Elimination 2. However, the Bonairean then failed to qualify for the top eight in the next round, so Rutkowski firmly holds the upper hand in the battle for the overall podium.
Elsewhere, Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails) remains in fifth place, while William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) climbs one place into sixth. Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) stays in eighth, while Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing) rises into the top ten, but it was a poor day for John (WeOne / Challenger Sails / PATRIK Foils) - who drops from sixth to tenth - where two dropped gybes cost him dearly - firstly in the B-final of Elimination 2, while he then suffered a disappointing quarterfinal exit in the next and could plummet down the rankings when that race is completed.
Bob van de Burgt (PATRIK / Point-7, Scotty Stallman (Tabou / GA Sails) and Elia Colombo (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) are all guaranteed their best results of the event thus far with all three men booking their place in the Winners’ Final of Elimination 3. Van de Burgt made a perfect start in his semifinal and made that advantage count, while Stallman was able to win his semifinal ahead of the likes of Iachino and Mortefon.
Looking Ahead
The forecast for the final day looks promising with winds of up to 17-24 knots by the early afternoon, but the key difference is that it will be from the southwest rather than the northeast, so we’ll have to see how that plays out. The last skippers’ meeting of this year’s event has been called for 8:30am (GMT+9) with the action commencing from 09:00am onwards - depending on the conditions.
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Women’s Foil Slalom *After 2 Eliminations
1st Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Blanca Alabau (ESP | WeOne / Severne Sails)
3rd Lina Eržen (SLO | Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil)
4th Marion Mortefon (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
5th Femke van der Veen (NED | Starboard / Severne Sails)
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Men’s Foil Slalom *After 2 Eliminations
1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
3rd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)
6th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
7th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
8th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
10th John Soukos (GRE | WeOne / Challenger Sails / PATRIK Foils)
Yokosuka, Miura World Cup Tag 3
15 11.2025
Justine Lemeteyer und Matteo Iachino starten selbstbewusst in ihre jeweiligen Weltmeistertitelkämpfe, als die Rennen beginnen.
Nach einigen Tagen Pause begann am dritten Tag des 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup endlich das mit Spannung erwartete Rennen bei Windgeschwindigkeiten zwischen 6 und 15 Knoten, aber der Großteil des Rennens wurde unter schwierigen, wechselhaften Bedingungen absolviert, was die Sache nicht gerade einfacher machte. Die beiden Führenden der World Tour, Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) und Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails), starteten souverän in die Wettkämpfe. Lemeteyer holte sich einen überzeugenden Sieg im Eröffnungsrennen der Frauen, während Iachino hinter dem aktuellen Führenden Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) den zweiten Platz einfuhr. Damit behalten sowohl Iachino als auch Lemeteyer nach dem ersten Rennen die Kontrolle über den spannenden Kampf um den Titel.
Foil Slalom Women’s
Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) may not have had the best start in the opening Winners’ Final of the week, but that didn’t matter as the reigning world champion powered to the front of the pack by the second buoy and from that point the 23-year-old never looked back as she destroyed the rest of the field to send a serious message to her rivals that she is going to be exceptionally difficult to stop.
Just as in Guadeloupe, Lina Eržen (Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil) was Lemeteyer’s closest rival and she remains in striking distance of her French opponent in the battle for the world title. While Lemeteyer made an extremely positive start, there is still no room for error for either sailor, with just 100 points separating them coming into the event, while now there is 1.3 points between them in the event rankings.
Behind the front two, Blanca Alabau (WeOne / Severne Sails) had a terrific tussle with Maya Gysler, who is making her debut on the World Tour. The Norwegian led down the opening reach before eventually finishing fourth as Alabau battled brilliantly to pump her way into third, which puts her in good stead for the last place on the overall podium with her main rival, Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails) only able to finish seventh in the opening elimination.
Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), making her first appearance since becoming a mother for the first time, starts out with a fifth place in the opening race on her come back trail.
Meanwhile, Mio Anayama (FMX Racing / S2Maui), who is no stranger to the PWA having made her debut in 2011, is currently the top ranked Japanese sailor in eighth place.
Men’s
Defending event champion, Johan Søe made a confident start to proceedings as the Dane, who is looking to win his fourth consecutive event, led the Winners’ Final from start to finish to claim the opening bullet of the week.
Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) was right behind Søe and in different circumstances the Italian probably would’ve chosen to be more aggressive, but with a world title on the line and his main rival, Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde), behind him there was simply no need to push. Second place represents an excellent start and the two-time world champion looked in confident form throughout.
Mortefon, meanwhile, did brilliantly to overtake Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) on the final reach to move into third place and you never know if that extra place gained may make a difference yet. Rutkowski will have been disappointed to lose out on the last leg, but in terms of the fight for the overall top three, the Pole continues to be in pole position with Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils) missing out on the opening Winners’ Final and finishing 10th, which gives Rutkowski a decent advantage.
Elsewhere, Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails) and John Soukos (WeOne / Challenger Sails / PATRIK Foils), who both earned their first top ten results last month in Sylt, made bright starts here too with Wolf claiming fifth and Soukos sixth, respectively.
At this early stage the top ten is currently completed by; France’s William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - 7th - and Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) - 8th - and Switzerland’s Elia Colombo (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - 9th - who did brilliantly to fend off the challenge of Amado Vrieswijk to win the b-final.
Tomonori Anami (Starboard / Severne Sails) and Makoto Tomizawa (Starboard / Severne Sails) are currently the top ranked local sailors - both equal 17th after the opening race.
The second elimination did begin and the first six heats were completed before the wind unfortunately dropped back as forecast.
Looking Ahead
The forecast for Sunday currently shows slightly less wind predicted than for today with 10-14 knots on offer during the morning before gradually dropping throughout the day. The good news is that the last day (Monday) still looks good with 14-20 knot winds predicted. The skippers’ meeting will be half an hour later on Sunday - 8:30am (GMT+9) with the action commencing from 09:00am onwards.
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Women’s Foil Slalom
1st Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Lina Eržen (SLO | Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil)
3rd Blanca Alabau (ESP | WeOne / Severne Sails)
4th Maya Gysler (NOR)
5th Marion Mortefon (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Men’s Foil Slalom
1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)
6th John Soukos (GRE | WeOne / Challenger Sails / PATRIK Foils)
7th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
8th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Elia Colombo (SUI | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
10th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
Foil Slalom Women’s
Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) may not have had the best start in the opening Winners’ Final of the week, but that didn’t matter as the reigning world champion powered to the front of the pack by the second buoy and from that point the 23-year-old never looked back as she destroyed the rest of the field to send a serious message to her rivals that she is going to be exceptionally difficult to stop.
Just as in Guadeloupe, Lina Eržen (Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil) was Lemeteyer’s closest rival and she remains in striking distance of her French opponent in the battle for the world title. While Lemeteyer made an extremely positive start, there is still no room for error for either sailor, with just 100 points separating them coming into the event, while now there is 1.3 points between them in the event rankings.
Behind the front two, Blanca Alabau (WeOne / Severne Sails) had a terrific tussle with Maya Gysler, who is making her debut on the World Tour. The Norwegian led down the opening reach before eventually finishing fourth as Alabau battled brilliantly to pump her way into third, which puts her in good stead for the last place on the overall podium with her main rival, Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails) only able to finish seventh in the opening elimination.
Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), making her first appearance since becoming a mother for the first time, starts out with a fifth place in the opening race on her come back trail.
Meanwhile, Mio Anayama (FMX Racing / S2Maui), who is no stranger to the PWA having made her debut in 2011, is currently the top ranked Japanese sailor in eighth place.
Men’s
Defending event champion, Johan Søe made a confident start to proceedings as the Dane, who is looking to win his fourth consecutive event, led the Winners’ Final from start to finish to claim the opening bullet of the week.
Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) was right behind Søe and in different circumstances the Italian probably would’ve chosen to be more aggressive, but with a world title on the line and his main rival, Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde), behind him there was simply no need to push. Second place represents an excellent start and the two-time world champion looked in confident form throughout.
Mortefon, meanwhile, did brilliantly to overtake Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) on the final reach to move into third place and you never know if that extra place gained may make a difference yet. Rutkowski will have been disappointed to lose out on the last leg, but in terms of the fight for the overall top three, the Pole continues to be in pole position with Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils) missing out on the opening Winners’ Final and finishing 10th, which gives Rutkowski a decent advantage.
Elsewhere, Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails) and John Soukos (WeOne / Challenger Sails / PATRIK Foils), who both earned their first top ten results last month in Sylt, made bright starts here too with Wolf claiming fifth and Soukos sixth, respectively.
At this early stage the top ten is currently completed by; France’s William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - 7th - and Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) - 8th - and Switzerland’s Elia Colombo (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - 9th - who did brilliantly to fend off the challenge of Amado Vrieswijk to win the b-final.
Tomonori Anami (Starboard / Severne Sails) and Makoto Tomizawa (Starboard / Severne Sails) are currently the top ranked local sailors - both equal 17th after the opening race.
The second elimination did begin and the first six heats were completed before the wind unfortunately dropped back as forecast.
Looking Ahead
The forecast for Sunday currently shows slightly less wind predicted than for today with 10-14 knots on offer during the morning before gradually dropping throughout the day. The good news is that the last day (Monday) still looks good with 14-20 knot winds predicted. The skippers’ meeting will be half an hour later on Sunday - 8:30am (GMT+9) with the action commencing from 09:00am onwards.
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Women’s Foil Slalom
1st Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Lina Eržen (SLO | Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil)
3rd Blanca Alabau (ESP | WeOne / Severne Sails)
4th Maya Gysler (NOR)
5th Marion Mortefon (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
Current Ranking 2025 Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup - Men’s Foil Slalom
1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
4th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)
6th John Soukos (GRE | WeOne / Challenger Sails / PATRIK Foils)
7th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
8th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Elia Colombo (SUI | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
10th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
Fit durch den Winter – Teil 1
14 11.2025
Indoor-Training leicht gemacht - mit dem Wahoo Kickr Core v2.
Der Herbst ist da, die Tage werden kürzer – und statt bei Wind und Regen zu surfen, laufen oder Rad zu fahren, zieht es uns lieber in die warme Wohnung. Doch wer sagt, dass Training drinnen langweilig sein muss?
Für den Start unserer neuen Serie „Fit durch den Winter“ haben wir den Wahoo Kickr Core v2 gekauft – unseren Einstieg ins Indoor-Cycling. Gekauft, nicht gesponsert. Ehrlich, praxisnah und mit Blick darauf, wie gut sich das Training in den Alltag integrieren lässt.
Aufbau: Schnell, einfach, durchdacht.
Anleitung aufklappen, Werkzeug greifen – alles liegt bei. Nach wenigen Handgriffen stand der Trainer stabil und einsatzbereit im Wohnzimmer. Wir nutzen den Wahoo Kickr Core v2 zusammen mit dem Zwift Cog und dem Zwift Click. Das Setup ist einfach: kein Schaltwerk, keine Kette, kein Dreck. Das Rad bleibt sauber, der Trainer leise und das Fahrgefühl trotzdem realistisch. Der gesamte Aufbau dauerte keine Stunde – jeder wird sich sofort zurechtfinden.
Zwift Cog & Click – was steckt dahinter?
Der Zwift Cog ersetzt die klassische Kassette durch ein einzelnes, speziell abgestimmtes Ritzel. Zusammen mit dem Zwift Click, einer kleinen kabellosen Schaltfernbedienung, lassen sich virtuelle Gänge wechseln – ganz ohne Schaltwerk oder Umwerfer. Das macht das Setup leiser, wartungsfreier und deutlich einfacher. Kompatibilität: Funktioniert mit fast jedem Bike.
Ob Rennrad, Gravel oder MTB – der Kickr Core v2 ist mit fast allen modernen Bikes kompatibel. Dank der austauschbaren Achsadapter (130, 142 oder 148 mm) lässt sich das Rad im Handumdrehen einspannen. Gerade für alle, die im Sommer unterschiedliche Räder fahren, ist das praktisch – man kann jederzeit wechseln, ohne viel umbauen zu müssen.
Preis-Leistung: Training auf hohem Niveau – ohne Heimstudio
Mit einem Preis von rund 550–650 € (inkl. Zubehör) kostet der Kickr Core v2 nur einen Bruchteil eines vollwertigen Indoor-Bikes, das schnell 2.000 € oder mehr kostet. Trotzdem bietet er alles, was man für ein anspruchsvolles Training braucht:
bis zu 1.800 Watt Widerstand, simulierte Steigungen bis 16 %, ein ruhiger, realistischer Lauf und stabile Performance bei jeder Belastung.
Das Ergebnis: echtes Trainingsgefühl, ohne dass gleich ein ganzes Heimstudio ins Wohnzimmer ziehen muss.
Fahrgefühl & Lautstärke: Realistisch und angenehm leise
Das Fahrgefühl überzeugt auf Anhieb. Der Trainer reagiert direkt, ohne Ruckeln oder Nachfedern. Besonders auffällig: die Laufruhe. Kein Kreischen, kein lautes Surren – selbst bei höheren Leistungen bleibt der Kickr angenehm leise. Ideal also, wenn man abends trainiert oder in einer Wohnung lebt.
Die ersten Sessions mit Zwift: Begeisterung von Anfang an.
Nach dem Einschalten von Zwift war schnell klar: Das macht Laune. Die App ist schnell eingerichtet, bietet unzählige virtuelle Strecken, Rennen und Trainingspläne – und sorgt für ordentlich Motivation. Besonders praktisch: Zwift läuft auf Android, iOS, Windows und Mac.
Wir empfehlen allerdings, auf einem größeren Monitor oder Notebook zu fahren. Auf dem Handy ist die Darstellung etwas zu klein, um das Training richtig genießen zu können.
Wir haben außerdem Samsung DeX ausprobiert – das System, mit dem viele Galaxy-Smartphones in einen Desktop-Modus wechseln. Leider hat das in Kombination mit Zwift nicht zuverlässig funktioniert. Auf dem Notebook lief dagegen alles flüssig. (Samsung DeX ermöglicht es, ein Smartphone über HDMI oder USB-C an einen Bildschirm anzuschließen, um eine Desktop-Ansicht zu nutzen – praktisch für Office, weniger für Zwift.)
Der erste Test: FTP-Ramp-Test in Zwift.
Unsere erste echte Trainingseinheit war ein FTP-Ramp-Test. Der Begriff FTP (Functional Threshold Power) beschreibt die maximale Leistung, die man über eine Stunde konstant halten kann – eine zentrale Kennzahl im Radsport.
Zwift ermittelt diesen Wert über einen stufenweise ansteigenden Belastungstest: alle 60 Sekunden wird der Widerstand erhöht, bis man nicht mehr kann. Kurz, intensiv, schweißtreibend – und ideal, um den eigenen Leistungsstand zu bestimmen. Der Kickr Core v2 reagierte dabei präzise, ohne Verzögerung, und setzte die steigenden Wattwerte sauber um.
Das Ergebnis: ein realistisches, forderndes Training, das überraschend viel Spaß gemacht hat – und zeigt, wie motivierend Indoor-Cycling sein kann.
Sonne, Wind und Vorfreude
In den letzten Tagen war das Wetter wieder zu gut, um drinnen zu bleiben – also haben wir das Rad gegen Surf- und Kiteboard getauscht. Aber der Kickr bleibt aufgebaut, denn der nächste Kälteeinbruch kommt bestimmt. Wir freuen uns schon auf die nächsten Wochen, um den Trainer intensiver zu testen und zu sehen, wie sich gezielte Trainingspläne mit Zwift umsetzen lassen.
Unser erstes Fazit: Ein idealer Einstieg ins Indoor-Training.
Der Wahoo Kickr Core v2 ist für alle, die sportiv durch den Winter kommen wollen, ein guter Trainingspartner.
Er ist leise, stabil, leistungsstark und unkompliziert im Aufbau. Mit Zwift, Cog und Click wird das Indoor-Training zum Erlebnis – ohne Schmutz, ohne Kälte, aber mit echtem Fahrgefühl. Für uns ist Indoor-Cycling ein gutes Training, wenn draußen der Wind zu stark oder das Wasser zu kalt ist – und schon jetzt der Beweis, dass Indoor-Training alles andere als langweilig sein muss.
Alternativen zum Wahoo Kickr:
Tacx Neo 2T Smart
Elite Direto XR-T
Saris H3
Fortsetzung folgt:
Im nächsten Teil von „Fit durch den Winter“ zeigen wir, wie ihr mit Zwift und strukturierten Trainingsplänen gezielt an eurer Form arbeitet – und ob Indoor-Training auch für Surfer und Kiter ein echter Performance-Boost sein kann.
In unserer Serie liegt der Fokus auf dem Training über die kalte Jahreszeit und ob dadurch die über den Sommer erworbene Kondition „mitgenommen“ oder sogar gesteigert werden kann und weniger auf einem Produkttest im klassischen Sinne.
Wir werden aber, sofern wir negative Erfahrungen mit unserem Wahoo Kickr machen, auch darüber berichten, da uns das Gerät nicht zur Verfügung gestellt wurde und wir daher keinerlei Verpflichtung gegenüber Wahoo haben. Es handelt sich um eine unabhängige Einschätzung, die von einer möglichen Produktbindung befreit ist.
Für den Start unserer neuen Serie „Fit durch den Winter“ haben wir den Wahoo Kickr Core v2 gekauft – unseren Einstieg ins Indoor-Cycling. Gekauft, nicht gesponsert. Ehrlich, praxisnah und mit Blick darauf, wie gut sich das Training in den Alltag integrieren lässt.
Aufbau: Schnell, einfach, durchdacht.
Anleitung aufklappen, Werkzeug greifen – alles liegt bei. Nach wenigen Handgriffen stand der Trainer stabil und einsatzbereit im Wohnzimmer. Wir nutzen den Wahoo Kickr Core v2 zusammen mit dem Zwift Cog und dem Zwift Click. Das Setup ist einfach: kein Schaltwerk, keine Kette, kein Dreck. Das Rad bleibt sauber, der Trainer leise und das Fahrgefühl trotzdem realistisch. Der gesamte Aufbau dauerte keine Stunde – jeder wird sich sofort zurechtfinden.
Zwift Cog & Click – was steckt dahinter?
Der Zwift Cog ersetzt die klassische Kassette durch ein einzelnes, speziell abgestimmtes Ritzel. Zusammen mit dem Zwift Click, einer kleinen kabellosen Schaltfernbedienung, lassen sich virtuelle Gänge wechseln – ganz ohne Schaltwerk oder Umwerfer. Das macht das Setup leiser, wartungsfreier und deutlich einfacher. Kompatibilität: Funktioniert mit fast jedem Bike.
Ob Rennrad, Gravel oder MTB – der Kickr Core v2 ist mit fast allen modernen Bikes kompatibel. Dank der austauschbaren Achsadapter (130, 142 oder 148 mm) lässt sich das Rad im Handumdrehen einspannen. Gerade für alle, die im Sommer unterschiedliche Räder fahren, ist das praktisch – man kann jederzeit wechseln, ohne viel umbauen zu müssen.
Preis-Leistung: Training auf hohem Niveau – ohne Heimstudio
Mit einem Preis von rund 550–650 € (inkl. Zubehör) kostet der Kickr Core v2 nur einen Bruchteil eines vollwertigen Indoor-Bikes, das schnell 2.000 € oder mehr kostet. Trotzdem bietet er alles, was man für ein anspruchsvolles Training braucht:
bis zu 1.800 Watt Widerstand, simulierte Steigungen bis 16 %, ein ruhiger, realistischer Lauf und stabile Performance bei jeder Belastung.
Das Ergebnis: echtes Trainingsgefühl, ohne dass gleich ein ganzes Heimstudio ins Wohnzimmer ziehen muss.
Fahrgefühl & Lautstärke: Realistisch und angenehm leise
Das Fahrgefühl überzeugt auf Anhieb. Der Trainer reagiert direkt, ohne Ruckeln oder Nachfedern. Besonders auffällig: die Laufruhe. Kein Kreischen, kein lautes Surren – selbst bei höheren Leistungen bleibt der Kickr angenehm leise. Ideal also, wenn man abends trainiert oder in einer Wohnung lebt.
Die ersten Sessions mit Zwift: Begeisterung von Anfang an.
Nach dem Einschalten von Zwift war schnell klar: Das macht Laune. Die App ist schnell eingerichtet, bietet unzählige virtuelle Strecken, Rennen und Trainingspläne – und sorgt für ordentlich Motivation. Besonders praktisch: Zwift läuft auf Android, iOS, Windows und Mac.
Wir empfehlen allerdings, auf einem größeren Monitor oder Notebook zu fahren. Auf dem Handy ist die Darstellung etwas zu klein, um das Training richtig genießen zu können.
Wir haben außerdem Samsung DeX ausprobiert – das System, mit dem viele Galaxy-Smartphones in einen Desktop-Modus wechseln. Leider hat das in Kombination mit Zwift nicht zuverlässig funktioniert. Auf dem Notebook lief dagegen alles flüssig. (Samsung DeX ermöglicht es, ein Smartphone über HDMI oder USB-C an einen Bildschirm anzuschließen, um eine Desktop-Ansicht zu nutzen – praktisch für Office, weniger für Zwift.)
Der erste Test: FTP-Ramp-Test in Zwift.
Unsere erste echte Trainingseinheit war ein FTP-Ramp-Test. Der Begriff FTP (Functional Threshold Power) beschreibt die maximale Leistung, die man über eine Stunde konstant halten kann – eine zentrale Kennzahl im Radsport.
Zwift ermittelt diesen Wert über einen stufenweise ansteigenden Belastungstest: alle 60 Sekunden wird der Widerstand erhöht, bis man nicht mehr kann. Kurz, intensiv, schweißtreibend – und ideal, um den eigenen Leistungsstand zu bestimmen. Der Kickr Core v2 reagierte dabei präzise, ohne Verzögerung, und setzte die steigenden Wattwerte sauber um.
Das Ergebnis: ein realistisches, forderndes Training, das überraschend viel Spaß gemacht hat – und zeigt, wie motivierend Indoor-Cycling sein kann.
Sonne, Wind und Vorfreude
In den letzten Tagen war das Wetter wieder zu gut, um drinnen zu bleiben – also haben wir das Rad gegen Surf- und Kiteboard getauscht. Aber der Kickr bleibt aufgebaut, denn der nächste Kälteeinbruch kommt bestimmt. Wir freuen uns schon auf die nächsten Wochen, um den Trainer intensiver zu testen und zu sehen, wie sich gezielte Trainingspläne mit Zwift umsetzen lassen.
Unser erstes Fazit: Ein idealer Einstieg ins Indoor-Training.
Der Wahoo Kickr Core v2 ist für alle, die sportiv durch den Winter kommen wollen, ein guter Trainingspartner.
Er ist leise, stabil, leistungsstark und unkompliziert im Aufbau. Mit Zwift, Cog und Click wird das Indoor-Training zum Erlebnis – ohne Schmutz, ohne Kälte, aber mit echtem Fahrgefühl. Für uns ist Indoor-Cycling ein gutes Training, wenn draußen der Wind zu stark oder das Wasser zu kalt ist – und schon jetzt der Beweis, dass Indoor-Training alles andere als langweilig sein muss.
Alternativen zum Wahoo Kickr:
Tacx Neo 2T Smart
Elite Direto XR-T
Saris H3
Fortsetzung folgt:
Im nächsten Teil von „Fit durch den Winter“ zeigen wir, wie ihr mit Zwift und strukturierten Trainingsplänen gezielt an eurer Form arbeitet – und ob Indoor-Training auch für Surfer und Kiter ein echter Performance-Boost sein kann.
In unserer Serie liegt der Fokus auf dem Training über die kalte Jahreszeit und ob dadurch die über den Sommer erworbene Kondition „mitgenommen“ oder sogar gesteigert werden kann und weniger auf einem Produkttest im klassischen Sinne.
Wir werden aber, sofern wir negative Erfahrungen mit unserem Wahoo Kickr machen, auch darüber berichten, da uns das Gerät nicht zur Verfügung gestellt wurde und wir daher keinerlei Verpflichtung gegenüber Wahoo haben. Es handelt sich um eine unabhängige Einschätzung, die von einer möglichen Produktbindung befreit ist.
Yokosuka, Miura World Cup Tag 2
14 11.2025
Nach einem weiteren Tag mit leichtem Wind stellt sich die Frage, ob die Möglichkeit weniger Rennen den Kampf um den Weltmeistertitel möglicherweise noch offener macht.
Die vielversprechende Vorhersage für den zweiten Tag des Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura Windsurf World Cup 2025 hat sich leider nicht bewahrheitet, da der Wind den ganzen Vormittag über schwach blieb. Zu einem Zeitpunkt begann zwar Heat 1 der Elimination 1 der Männer – bei nur 5 bis 9 Knoten Wind –, doch musste er aufgrund des fehlenden Windes bald wieder abgebrochen werden. Wie vorhergesagt, kam der Wind auch am Nachmittag nicht zurück, sodass die Fahrer um 14 Uhr entlassen wurden.
The Pressure Cooker Scenario
With Japan only being a five day event this does bring in the major possibility that discards may not simply be a luxury that can be afforded - especially if tomorrow, which offers a promising forecast, were again fail to produce.
With 48 sailors in the Men’s fleet and 18 in the Women’s fleet it’s also going to take considerable time to gain results for each elimination, so getting to at least four eliminations (when the first discard comes into play) in each fleet is certainly no given. For your world title race leaders, Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) and Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) this brings added pressure as they are the only sailors with something to lose, while everyone else around them has everything to gain.
Over time, there is certainly a linear relationship between the number of eliminations completed and the top sailors eventually working their way towards the top of the event rankings - even after a slow start. However, the more time that passes here without a race being completed, the more the pressure will steadily increase, and the more a mistake or equipment failure, could flip the world title races on their heads from out of nowhere, the main contenders may not have opportunity to recover.
From a viewers perspective this is great as it offers the potential for an extra element of drama, but you have to feel slightly for the leaders. Particularly Iachino, who has a healthy advantage, as from being in a relatively stress free scenario, to almost anything can happen, really flips the switch. As time continues to tick by the pressure will steadily start to increase, while the margin for error exponentially decreases.
Could this cause some unexpected errors from the front runners? That we will have to wait and see, but the tension is definitely rising in the world title race battles… Who’s your money on for the world titles?
Looking Ahead
Once again the forecast on paper looks promising for Saturday with 13-18 knot winds predicted during the morning. Tomorrow’s forecast is slightly stronger than today’s, which was on the cusp of being raceable, so surely Saturday will see the racing get underway. The world title race leaders will be hoping so at least, so they can quash any nerves that may be starting to brew. The skippers’ meeting has been called for 8am (GMT+9) onwards with the action commencing from 08:30am.
The Pressure Cooker Scenario
With Japan only being a five day event this does bring in the major possibility that discards may not simply be a luxury that can be afforded - especially if tomorrow, which offers a promising forecast, were again fail to produce.
With 48 sailors in the Men’s fleet and 18 in the Women’s fleet it’s also going to take considerable time to gain results for each elimination, so getting to at least four eliminations (when the first discard comes into play) in each fleet is certainly no given. For your world title race leaders, Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) and Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) this brings added pressure as they are the only sailors with something to lose, while everyone else around them has everything to gain.
Over time, there is certainly a linear relationship between the number of eliminations completed and the top sailors eventually working their way towards the top of the event rankings - even after a slow start. However, the more time that passes here without a race being completed, the more the pressure will steadily increase, and the more a mistake or equipment failure, could flip the world title races on their heads from out of nowhere, the main contenders may not have opportunity to recover.
From a viewers perspective this is great as it offers the potential for an extra element of drama, but you have to feel slightly for the leaders. Particularly Iachino, who has a healthy advantage, as from being in a relatively stress free scenario, to almost anything can happen, really flips the switch. As time continues to tick by the pressure will steadily start to increase, while the margin for error exponentially decreases.
Could this cause some unexpected errors from the front runners? That we will have to wait and see, but the tension is definitely rising in the world title race battles… Who’s your money on for the world titles?
Looking Ahead
Once again the forecast on paper looks promising for Saturday with 13-18 knot winds predicted during the morning. Tomorrow’s forecast is slightly stronger than today’s, which was on the cusp of being raceable, so surely Saturday will see the racing get underway. The world title race leaders will be hoping so at least, so they can quash any nerves that may be starting to brew. The skippers’ meeting has been called for 8am (GMT+9) onwards with the action commencing from 08:30am.
Fly! ANA Yokosuka, Miura World Cup 2025
12 11.2025
Es ist Zeit für das letzte Event des Jahres, bei dem die Weltmeistertitel im Foil-Slalom der Männer und Frauen auf dem Spiel stehen, während Japan sich darauf vorbereitet, erneut im Rampenlicht zu sein..
Der Tsukuihama-Strand in Yokosuka liegt etwa 80 km südwestlich der geschäftigen japanischen Hauptstadt Tokio. Yokosuka verbindet das Stadtleben mit dem Meer und ist gleichzeitig ein Marinehafen. Yokosuka nimmt den größten Teil der Miura-Halbinsel ein und grenzt im Osten an die Mündung der Bucht von Tokio und im Westen an die Sagami-Bucht, die eine wunderschöne Kulisse bieten. Bei guten Bedingungen kann man sogar den berühmten Berg Fuji sehen. Da der Tsukuihama-Strand fast vollständig geschützt ist, bietet er hervorragende Bedingungen für Flachwasserrennen, aber wie die letzten Jahre gezeigt haben, kann er auch herausfordernde Bedingungen mit starkem Wind und unruhigem Wasser bieten, was bedeutet, dass die weltbesten Racer auf alles vorbereitet sein müssen, was Yokosuka ihnen entgegenwirft...
Foil Slalom Women’s
With there only being two events this season, there really is no margin for error for the world title race contenders in Japan, as any mistakes or equipment malfunctions could prove to be the difference between success and failure.
Reigning world champion - Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - comes into Japan with the world title race lead after winning the opening event of the season in Guadeloupe. The 23-year-old won four out of the six eliminations completed in Guadeloupe and finished second in the other two eliminations, so she may prove difficult to stop.
However, Lina Eržen (Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil), will be a major threat as the 23-year-old only finished outside the top two once in six eliminations in Guadeloupe and she was the only other sailor to claim bullets there. Eržen has also previously won here in 2023. Another victory here could well yield her a maiden world title.
Meanwhile, Blanca Alabau (WeOne / Severne Sails) and Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails) have outside shots at the title, but results would obviously have to fall their way, but both will be battling for a place on the event and overall podium.
Defending event champion - Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - returns to the fleet as the former world champion prepares to make her first appearance since becoming a mother. Mortefon may not be in contention for the world title this time around, but she could well still play a crucial role in deciding the outcome of who does become the 2025 Foil Slalom PWA world champion.
Men's
Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) enters Japan with a healthy 300 point lead, which is effectively a four position advantage as if the Italian were to finished tied on points with someone then he would still win the world title on countback having already beaten the other sailors still in contention for the title in Guadeloupe and Sylt. Despite holding a healthy lead you can be rest assured that iachino will show no signs of complacency as he looks to earn a third world title - adding to previous titles from 2016 and 2023.
Defending world champion, Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde), is currently Iachino’s closest challenger, but he, and everyone else, are a fair way off the pace, so if Iachino is anywhere near the level he has shown in the opening two events it’s hard to see him being denied. Mortefon though will want to finish the season on a high either way and will have been able to rack up valuable miles on his new equipment since the last event in Sylt, Germany.
Having claimed a dominant victory in Sylt, Johan Soe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), will be a firm favourite for the event title here in Japan - especially as the Dane is also the defending event champion here after claiming 3 bullets from the four eliminations completed last year. Søe possesses pure self-confidence, and rightly so as it barely looks like he will ever mistake, and he could well make it four event wins from his last four events on the World Tour, though having concentrated on iQFOil earlier in the season that means a world title will have to wait at least another year, but surely at some point he’ll add that prize to his trophy cabinet.
Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) is the next closest challenger in third, but realistically speaking it’s a two horse race for the world title, unless something unexpected happens early on as the Pole is a further 300 points off the pace from Mortefon. However, just 100 points currently separate himself and Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils) in the battle for the last place on the prestigious overall podium.
While the world title race may look almost like a forgone conclusion, there will still be plenty on the line with precious World Cup points up for grabs and other sailors to keep an eye on include; Dutchman Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing), the French contingent of William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), Alexandre Cousin (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) and Pierre Macquaert (JP / NeilPryde).
Meanwhile, Sem Stroosma (Tabou / GA Sails), John Soukos (WeOne / Challenger Sails), who comes into the finale on the back of his best result on the World Tour, plus Scotty Stallman (Tabou / GA Sails), will be battling for the last couple of place in the overall top ten, with all three sailors chasing being ranked in the overall top ten for the first time in their careers.
There’s also an extremely strong Japanese lineup and you can be rest assured that all of the locals will be doing everything they can to grab a bit of the spotlight at their home event.
Make sure you stay tuned to the PWA website and Social Media channels over the next five days to stay up to date with all of the latest news and developments from Japan.
Foil Slalom Women’s
With there only being two events this season, there really is no margin for error for the world title race contenders in Japan, as any mistakes or equipment malfunctions could prove to be the difference between success and failure.
Reigning world champion - Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - comes into Japan with the world title race lead after winning the opening event of the season in Guadeloupe. The 23-year-old won four out of the six eliminations completed in Guadeloupe and finished second in the other two eliminations, so she may prove difficult to stop.
However, Lina Eržen (Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foil), will be a major threat as the 23-year-old only finished outside the top two once in six eliminations in Guadeloupe and she was the only other sailor to claim bullets there. Eržen has also previously won here in 2023. Another victory here could well yield her a maiden world title.
Meanwhile, Blanca Alabau (WeOne / Severne Sails) and Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails) have outside shots at the title, but results would obviously have to fall their way, but both will be battling for a place on the event and overall podium.
Defending event champion - Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - returns to the fleet as the former world champion prepares to make her first appearance since becoming a mother. Mortefon may not be in contention for the world title this time around, but she could well still play a crucial role in deciding the outcome of who does become the 2025 Foil Slalom PWA world champion.
Men's
Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) enters Japan with a healthy 300 point lead, which is effectively a four position advantage as if the Italian were to finished tied on points with someone then he would still win the world title on countback having already beaten the other sailors still in contention for the title in Guadeloupe and Sylt. Despite holding a healthy lead you can be rest assured that iachino will show no signs of complacency as he looks to earn a third world title - adding to previous titles from 2016 and 2023.
Defending world champion, Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / NeilPryde), is currently Iachino’s closest challenger, but he, and everyone else, are a fair way off the pace, so if Iachino is anywhere near the level he has shown in the opening two events it’s hard to see him being denied. Mortefon though will want to finish the season on a high either way and will have been able to rack up valuable miles on his new equipment since the last event in Sylt, Germany.
Having claimed a dominant victory in Sylt, Johan Soe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), will be a firm favourite for the event title here in Japan - especially as the Dane is also the defending event champion here after claiming 3 bullets from the four eliminations completed last year. Søe possesses pure self-confidence, and rightly so as it barely looks like he will ever mistake, and he could well make it four event wins from his last four events on the World Tour, though having concentrated on iQFOil earlier in the season that means a world title will have to wait at least another year, but surely at some point he’ll add that prize to his trophy cabinet.
Maciek Rutkowski (JP / NeilPryde) is the next closest challenger in third, but realistically speaking it’s a two horse race for the world title, unless something unexpected happens early on as the Pole is a further 300 points off the pace from Mortefon. However, just 100 points currently separate himself and Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils) in the battle for the last place on the prestigious overall podium.
While the world title race may look almost like a forgone conclusion, there will still be plenty on the line with precious World Cup points up for grabs and other sailors to keep an eye on include; Dutchman Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing), the French contingent of William Huppert (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), Alexandre Cousin (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) and Pierre Macquaert (JP / NeilPryde).
Meanwhile, Sem Stroosma (Tabou / GA Sails), John Soukos (WeOne / Challenger Sails), who comes into the finale on the back of his best result on the World Tour, plus Scotty Stallman (Tabou / GA Sails), will be battling for the last couple of place in the overall top ten, with all three sailors chasing being ranked in the overall top ten for the first time in their careers.
There’s also an extremely strong Japanese lineup and you can be rest assured that all of the locals will be doing everything they can to grab a bit of the spotlight at their home event.
Make sure you stay tuned to the PWA website and Social Media channels over the next five days to stay up to date with all of the latest news and developments from Japan.
2025 Aloha Classic – Tag 4
18 10.2025
Marc Paré wird zum ersten Mal in seiner Karriere Wave-Weltmeister, während Morgan Noireaux und Sarah-Quita Offringa durch ihren vierten Sieg beim Aloha Classic in einen exklusiven Club aufgenommen werden. Offringa gewinnt damit außerdem ihren 28. Weltmeistertitel.
Die 41. Ausgabe des Aloha Classic ist unter perfekten Bedingungen in Ho‘okipa zu einem spannenden Ende gekommen. Der Finaltag bot kraftvolle Wellen, starken Passatwind und eine begeisterte Menschenmenge, die sich entlang des gesamten Strandparks erstreckte und die Champions der Unified World Wave Tour (PWA–IWT) anfeuerte.
Eine Zusammenfassung des Finaltags ist jetzt online verfügbar unter www.pwaworldtour.com
Eine Zusammenfassung des Finaltags ist jetzt online verfügbar unter www.pwaworldtour.com