Der Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt 2024 markiert den 40. Jahrestag dieser wunderbaren Veranstaltung, die im Laufe der Jahre viele magische Momente auf und neben dem Wasser hervorgebracht hat. In den kommenden zehn Tagen (27. September - 6. Oktober) wird der Freestyle-Weltmeistertitel der Männer entschieden, während die Wave- und Foil-Slalom- Fleets der Männer und Frauen ebenfalls in Aktion sein werden, da ihre eigenen Titelrennen immer mehr an Fahrt gewinnen, während wir uns dem Ende der Saison nähern.

When it comes to delivering the widest range of conditions imaginable, Sylt certainly never disappoints as you never quite know what you are going to get on this wonderful island. In strong onshore winds, a colossal shore break develops - ready to crush the hopes of any unsuspecting competitors - along with powerful waves of up to three or four meters in size, which can provide amazing, but extremely challenging, wave sailing conditions, whilst also posing a stern test for the slalom and freestyle fleets. On the other hand, Sylt can also produce great racing and freestyle conditions, when offshore winds grace the island with their presence, although it can then be bitterly cold. One thing is for sure, to win here you need to be the complete all-rounder, who is willing to have their mettle tested to breaking point.

Wave Women’s

Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) is enjoying her best season to date on the World Tour. The German started the year by earning her first event victory in Chile before adding a solid second place to her results in Pozo. Erpenstein then rekindled that taste of victory in Tenerife with a superb display and she comes into Sylt as the current World No.1 having won two of the three events she has entered thus far in 2024. The 27-year-old will be buoyed by the home crowd and she’ll be looking to use that energy to continue her outstanding season, which currently sees her in pole position in the world title race.

The overall standard of sailing in Tenerife was arguably some of the highest ever seen on the Women’s Wave World Tour and a large part of that is thanks to a group of young, thriving talent, who are pushing each other to the next level - namely; current World No.2, Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing), Maria Morales (Goya Windsurfing), Sol Degrieck (Severne Windsurfing) and Maria Behrens (Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins) and you can expect to see them feature heavily here.

Of course, reigning world champion, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) should be in the mix too. The Aruban has already added another two world titles to her name this year - taking her to a grand total of 24 - and will be looking to bounce back from a fourth place finish in Tenerife after winning in Gran Canaria to kick start her campaign.

Elsewhere, Marine Hunter (Quatro / Tribal Windsurfing) produced a turn up for the books last year as she claimed the top spot on the podium, while Pauline Katz (Severne / Severne Sails) will be searching for another top five and beyond finish.

Men’s

Things remains incredibly tight at the top between Marino Gil (JP / NeilPryde), who is searching for his first world title, and Victor Fernandez (Duotone Windsurfing), who already has three world titles to his name and is enjoying a resurgent season, which has seen him finish on the podium in three out of four events (Japan, Chile, Gran Canaria & Tenerife). Fernandez has an excellent track record in Sylt with his ability to make challenging and tricky conditions look seemingly easy and he’ll be looking to continue his rich vein on form, while Gil will be looking to record his best Sylt result to date in order to keep pace in the world title race.

The home crowd will be cheering on 5-time world champion - Philip Köster (Severne/ Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) and Julian Salmonn (Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS) - both of whom still remain in the mix to challenge for the world title come the decider in Maui, Hawaii, while Leon Jamaer (Flikka / GUNSAILS) will also be a home favourite.

Other names to watch out for of course include reigning world champion, Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing), who is looking to complete a hat-trick of world titles and remains firmly in the mix, Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins), who led the rankings a little earlier in the season, Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde), Liam Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins), Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails), Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails), who completed his comeback from injury with a superb victory in Tenerife, Jules Denel (Tabou / GA Sails), Dieter Van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails) and Antoine Martin (Starboard / North Windsurfing) - plus a few others.

Foil Slalom Women’s

For the first time in many years, the best female racers in the world will return to Sylt to compete, but they will be greeted by very different conditions compared to their previous outing in Fuerteventura.

As the current World Tour leader, and after winning in Fuerteventura so comprehensively, Justine Lemeteyer (FMX Racing / S2Maui) will start as the pre-event favourite. The racing often takes place in the lightest winds of the event with the Men’s Freestyle and both Wave fleets also competing in Sylt, but that could bode well for Lemeteyer, who recorded an excellent victory in Lake Garda in 2023 in lighter airs.

Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) will likely be Lemeteyer’s biggest rival with the former three-time world champion being the only other sailor to claim an elimination in Fuerteventura (4 bullets). However, after winning the opening three eliminations in Fuerte she then found it hard to pin back Lemeteyer, so it will be interesting to see if she can stay closer to her compatriot this time round.

Reigning world champion - Blanca Alabau (Starboard / Severne Sails) - started the season by completing the podium in Fuerteventura, but was never really in contention for the victory. Expect to see the Spaniard pushing hard here as she looks to remain firmly in the world title race conversation heading into the decider in Japan in November.

Elsewhere, watch out for Germany’s very own Alisa Engelmann (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), who made a fast start to life on the World Tour - narrowly missing out on the podium in her opening event in Fuerteventura, Femke van der Veen (Starboard / Severne Sails), Mae Davico (PATRIK / Loftsails/ PATRIK Foils), Anna Biagiolini (PATRIK / Point-7) and 14-year-old Bobbi-Lynn de Jong (Starboard / NeilPryde), who just achieved two podium finishes in mixed fleets at the PWA / IWT Cold Hawaii Youth Wave and Slalom World Cup.

Men’s

Having secured his maiden event victory on the World Tour in Fuerteventura, Daniele Benedetti (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) will enter the second event of the season as the No.1 seed, however, the racing was phenomenally close in Fuerte, so much so that heading into the final elimination, anyone out of the Italian, Pierre Mortefon (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils), Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) and Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) were all still in with a shout of winning the event, and all four of those sailors should be challenging for top honours again here.

Meanwhile, Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) enters Sylt on the back of recording his best result to date on the World Tour - fifth in Fuerteventura and the 22-year-old will look to build upon that fine start to the season over the coming 10 days.

Having signed off the last season with back-to-back event victories, Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Severne Sails), will probably have been disappointed with his sixth place in Fuerteventura. The Bonairean consistently hit the crossbar in the semifinals as he only qualified for three out of seven winners’ finals, but on each occasion then won each of the four b-finals he was involved in. Vrieswijk has won here for the last two seasons, so will be hoping to bounce back by completing a hat-trick of event wins in Sylt.

Elsewhere, the home crowd will pinning their hopes on Michele Becker (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), Nico Prien (JP / NeilPryde) and Fabian Wolf (Starboard / Severne Sails), who started the season with 7th, 11th and 13th place finishes respectively. Becker will have fond memories returning to Sylt having secured his maiden bullet on the World Tour here in 2023.

Having been concentrating on their Olympic campaigns earlier this summer, both Nicolas Goyard (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils) and Johan Søe (FMX Racing / Point-7) return to the fray and both should be major threats here.

The likes of Maciek Rutkowski (NeilPryde), Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing), Thomas Goyard (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), Bruno Martini (JP / NeilPryde), Benoit Merceur (Severne / Severne Sails), Noah Vinther (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils), Cedric Bordes (Severne / Severne Sails) and Alexandre Cousin (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) plus a few others will be vying for the top ten and beyond.

Freestyle Men’s

This time last year, Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) earned his first victory on the World Tour, and now just twelve months later, the 20-year-old enters Sylt as the No.1 ranked sailor in the world having fought back to win in Fuerteventura. The young Greek looks remarkably cool, calm and collected while competing, and having won the last two events, Neubauer will have his sights set on not only defending his event title here, but also securing is maiden world crown.

However, both reigning world champion - Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde) and Adrien Bosson (Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins), who finished second in Fuerteventura will have different ideas. Both men suffered narrow one point losses to Neubauer in the double elimination in Fuerte and will be hoping to reverse those outcomes this time out.

Given their remarkable consistency you’d expect that the 2024 Men’s PWA Freestyle World Champion will come from one of the top three sailors. However, with that being said, there are only two events to count this year, which means that there is absolutely no room for error with no discard to fall back upon. So one false move, or any untimely equipment breakages, could still throw the world title race wide open.

Balz Müller (Severne / Severne Sails) enters Sylt as the next closest contender after producing a brilliant comeback through the double elimination in Fuerteventura. The Swissman remains one of, if not the most innovative sailor in the world, and he’ll be hoping to use that innovative instinct to keep himself in contention.

As we saw in Fuerteventura, once you are into the top 16, almost any sailor is capable of beating each other on their day, so don’t be surprised to see the likes of; Sam Esteve (JP / NeilPryde), Youp Schmit (Tabou / GA Sails), Antony Ruenes (Tabou / GA Sails), Jacopo Testa (WeOne / Point-7 / AL360), Steven Van Broeckhoven (Starboard / GUNSAILS), Antoine Albert (Goya Windsurfing), Dieter Van der Eyken (Severne Sails), Amado Vrieswijk and the youthful talent of Takumi Moriya (Severne / Severne Sails) all pushing for the top positions.

Looking Ahead

In true Sylt fashion, the forecast suggests that we’ll see a great variety of conditions with anything from moderate to storm force 8 winds currently predicted. Of course a lot can change in terms of the forecast over a 10 day period, but Friday (which is normally just a registration day) and Saturday both look extremely windy, so we should hopefully see an explosive start to the 40th anniversary Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt.

Drei Tage musste die Windsurf Elite warten, weil der schwache Wind keine offiziellen Wettfahrten beim California Windsurf Cup Heiligenhafen zuließ. Aber pünktlich zum Finaltag kehrte dann der Wind zurück. So konnten zwei komplette Foiling Eliminationen durchgeführt werden. Fabi Wolf (GER-404, Starboard, Severne), der GWA Foiling Champion von 2023, dominierte das Saisonfinale vor Vincent Langer (GER-1, Duotone) und Lars Poggemann (GER-730, FMX Racing, S2 Maui). Bei der im Rahmen der Veranstaltung durchgeführten GWA Youth & Junior Championship siegte bei den Youth U21 Keno Recke (GER-10, Patrik). Bei den Youth U19 siegte Erik Wehkamp (GER-240, Starboard, Severne) und bei den Junioren U17 siegte Paul Regber (GER-17, Starboard, Severne).

„Wir freuen uns, dass der Wind am Ende doch noch so gut mitgespielt hat. Wir hatten hier einen Teilnehmerrekord und vor allem auch viele Nachwuchsfahrer, die für die GWA Youth & Junior Champions nach Heiligenhafen gereist sind. Heiligenhafen ist ein perfekter Standort für eine große Windsurfveranstaltung. Das war ein hervorragendes Finale für die 2024er Saison des California Windsurf Cups. Herzlichen Glückwunsch an die Athleten“, sagt Matthias Regber von der Choppy Water GmbH, die den California Windsurf Cup organisiert.

Gleich in der ersten Wettfahrt machte Fabian Wolf klar, dass er nach Heiligenhafen gereist war, um hier zu gewinnen. Mit einem Sieg im Auftaktrennen legte er dafür die die optimale Grundlage. Er konnte sich darüber hinaus auch über 500 Euro Preisgeld freuen. Denn die erste Wettfahrt jedes California Windsurf Cups ist durch den großen Preis der LVM Versicherung mit einem Preisgeld von insgesamt 1.000,- Euro dotiert. Vincent Langer konnte sich als Zweitplatzierter über 300,- Euro freuen, während Jonne Heimann (GER-107, Gun Sails) mit Platz drei 200,- Euro gewann. Lars Poggemann und Alexander Neubert (GER-294, Starboard, Sailoft) komplettierten die Top5 in diesem Lauf.

In der zweiten Elimination wurde es dann noch einmal richtig spannend. Vincent Langer führte das Finale lange Zeit an und hätte mit einem Sieg in diesem Lauf auch die Führung in der Veranstaltungswertung übernommen. Auf dem vorletzten Schenkel konnte Wolf dann aber an Langer vorbeiziehen und sicherte sich so den zweiten Sieg im zweiten Rennen. Langer lief abermals auf Platz zwei ein. Lars Poggemann sicherte sich Platz drei vor dem Dänen Kasper Nielsen (DEN-148, Loftsails). Platz fünf ging abermals an Alexander Neubert.

In der Veranstaltungswertung des California Windsurf Cups Heiligenhafen dominierte Fabi Wolf nach zwei Laufsiegen mit der Idealpunktzahl 0,0. Damit kann er das Saisonfinale der deutschen Spitzenserie im Windsurfen klar für sich entscheiden. Auf dem zweiten Platz folgt der GWA Champion 2024, Vincent Langer, mit 4,0 Punkten. Lars Poggemann kann sich mit einem dritten und einem vierten Platz 7,0 Punkte und damit auch den dritten Platz auf dem Podium sichern. Alexander Neubert kann bereits die gesamte Saison mit konstanten Leistungen überzeugen und sichert sich mit zweimal Platz fünf 10,0 Punkte und damit den vierten Platz beim California Windsurf Cup Heiligenhafen 2024. Jonne Heimann stürzte zwar im letzten Finale, durch seinen dritten Platz in der ersten Elimination kommt er dennoch auf 13,0 Punkte und komplettiert damit die Top5.

Im Rahmen des California Windsurf Cups Heiligenhafen wurde auch erstmals die GWA Youth & Junior Championship ausgetragen. Erstmals hat die German Windsurfing Association damit eine gemeinsame Championship für alle Jugendlichen Windsurfer, egal aus welcher Altersstufe und mit welchem Material, ausgerichtet. Das sorgte für einen großen Andrang bei den Youngstern. Der Kieler Erik Wehkamp ist GWA Youth U19 Champion 2024. Er siegte vor Jesse Richter (GER-180, Starboard, Sailoft) aus Hannover und dem Dänen Kasper Nielsen. Keno Recke sicherte sich den Titel des GWA Youth U21 Champions vor dem Franzosen Brendan Lorho (FRA-113, FMX, Point-7) und dem Kieler Leo Richter (GER-9, JP, Neil Pryde).

Paul Regber ist der GWA Junior U17 Champion 2024. Er siegte vor dem Braunschweiger Philipp Köhlert (GER-2009, Starboard, Severne) und Tom Franke (GER-853, Tahe, TWF) aus Kiel. Bei den Junior U15 setzte sich Gustav Grünbaum (GER-723, Starboard, Severne) aus Rostock vor Julian Ahrens (GER-7871, Starboard, Severne) und Mika Henning (GER-64, Duotone) durch. In der Sonderwertung für das olympische iQFOiL bzw. iQFOiL Youth&Junior Equipment siegte Erik Wehkamp vor Lasse Brudek (GER-699, Starboard, Severne) und dem Kieler Ole Moikow (GER-192, Starboard, Severne). In der Techno Windfoil Wertung siegte Tom Franke vor Fritz Grünbaum (GER-721, Tahe, TWF) und Oke Hochschild (GER-50, Tahe, TWF).

Die GWA Youth & Junior Championship Heiligenhafen 2024 war ein mega Erfolg. Erstmals gab es eine gemeinsame Championship für alle Nachwuchswindsurfer in Deutschland. Schade, dass der schwache Wind die Fin Slalom und Techno Fahrer nicht zum Zuge kommen ließ. Im Foiling ging es dafür ordentlich zur Sache. Die einmalige Atmosphäre von dutzenden Jugendlichen unterschiedlichen Alters, die hier zusammen gekommen sind, zeigte, dass der Windsurf Cup dynamisch wächst. Gerade hier in Heiligenhafen hat aber auch der ausgezeichnete Standort zu dem Erfolg beigetragen. Die Wiese war optimal als Basis für die Organisation einer großen Windsurfveranstaltung.

Neben den Wettbewerben auf der Ostsee bot der California Windsurf Cup ein attraktives Rahmen- und Partyprogramm auf der Drachenwiese am Steinwarder in Heiligenhafen. So konnte man zum Beispiel bei den kostenlosen Yoga Sessions präsentiert von der LVM Versicherung selbst aktiv werden. Zweimal täglich, um 11:00 Uhr und um 16:30 Uhr, konnte man bei „YogabyKimi"mitmachen. Yogamatten von der LVM Versicherung wurden kostenlos zur Verfügung gestellt. Beim Titelsponsor Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge konnte man das Angebot von Hinterland bewundern und neue Erinnerungsstücke in der Fotobox kreieren. Am Stand der Autostadt erhielt man einen Vorgeschmack der Aktivitäten und Angebote, die in der Autostadt Wolfsburg entdeckt werden können. Von Kinderprogramm mit Hüpfburgen, Bungee-Trampolin und Wasserlaufbällen, bis hin zu kulinarischen Genüssen wie kühlem König Pilsener, Wein und Flammkuchen – für jeden Geschmack war etwas dabei.

Die Abende standen ganz im Zeichen von Musik und Feiern. Am Donnerstag startete Alexander Wilken mit einer einzigartigen Kombination aus Live-Saxophon und DJ-Set in die Eventpartys. Am Freitag sorgte Xandi & Band für Livemusik, bevor es am Samstag bei DJ Solsonid das große Party-Finale gab.

Trotz drei Tagen Flaute war der California Windsurf Cup am Ende ein sportlicher Erfolg. Auch das Eventvillage auf der Drachenwiese und das Rahmen- und Partyprogramm waren gelungen. Für die Zukunft soll die Kommunikation und Besucherlenkung optimiert werden, damit noch mehr Gäste diese tolle Veranstaltung besuchen können.

Der Termin für das kommende Jahr steht bereits: Vom 04. bis zum 07. September 2025 wird das Finale des California Windsurf Cups 2025 wieder im Ostseebad Heiligenhafen stattfinden.

Die Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaft in der Windsurfklasse Speed startet wieder für eine Woche auf Fehmarn und laden Schaulustige und Interessierte zum Bestaunen ein. Ein bestimmtes Punktesystem ermittelt innerhalb dieser Woche den schnellsten Speedwindsurfer. Die Qualifikation für das oberste Treppenpodest wird durch einen rasanten, bis an die 75km/h schnellen Fahrstil sowie über die Auswahl des bestgeeignetsten Materials erreicht.

Mit Hilfe von GPS Positionsmessungen werden die Geschwindigkeiten der Teilnehmer ermittelt. Je nach Windrichtung und Stärke werden Kurse von 250 m oder 500 m Länge abgefahren und die mittlere Geschwindigkeit entlang dieser Strecken bestimmt. Dabei werden pro Rennen die schnellsten zwei Durchläufe von jedem Surfer gewertet. Ein dichtes Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen lässt die Spannung bis zur Siegerehrung täglich steigen. Die Surfer-Elite hofft, wie jedes Jahr, auf beste Windbedingungen, Sonnenschein und eine glatte See.

An flauen Tagen wird allerlei gefachsimpelt und Erfahrungen ausgetauscht. Der Besucher erhascht hierbei ein paar glorreiche Tipps der Profis und mit ein wenig Glück auch einen privaten Gegenstand aus der Surfmaterial-Sammlung von dem einen oder dem anderen Fahrer.

Weitere Informationen zum Programm stehen unter www.speedwindsurfen.de oder auf der Facebook Seite vom Verein Deutscher Speedsurfer -VDS- e.V. .

Der Verein freut sich auf die Veranstaltung. „Nun wohl auf, wir sehen uns in der Woche ab dem 31. August 2024 in der Orther Bucht zur Internationalen Deutschen Meisterschaft in der Windsurfklasse „Speed“, so Herr Haacke (1. Vorsitzender des VDS).

Maria Andres (Spanien) meisterte die sanften Surfbedingungen mit Leichtigkeit, wählte tolle Sets und verband mehrere Turns und Floater, um einige der längsten und eindrucksvollsten Rides des Finales zu erzielen. Andrés fand drei Schlüsselwellen und die besten beiden sicherten ihr eine fast exzellente Gesamtpunktzahl von 15,20 und damit einen sicheren Sieg. Nach einem 3. Platz im Jahr 2022 und einem Sieg im Jahr 2019 hier in Pacasmayo war dies ein süßer und hart erkämpfter Sieg für die Spanierin. Durch den Sieg rückt Andrés auf Platz 5 der Weltrangliste vor und ist in Schlagdistanz zum Podium des Gesamtweltcups.

The number one Women’s seed coming into the Peru World Cup, France’s Sarah Hauser, read her finals waves superbly and showcased trademark tight turns right in the pocket. Hauser didn’t connect quite as many critical turns as Andrés and that was the difference between the two on the day. Towards the end of heat, Hauser managed to find a long peeling beauty that she rode well into ‘middles’ for a 7.27 and cemented her second place. The second place here in Peru holds Hauser in 4th place overall and still in close contact with the top riders and definitely in contention for the overall World Title race.

Australia’s Jane Seman had a rough start to the heat but regained some of her lost ground when she managed to pick up a wide set wave and connect multiple snaps in the pocket and two lip line hits to get herself back into contention with a 6.93. As good sets rolled in towards the end of heat, Seman was a little too inside and had to settle for a medium size wave, where she squeezed in multiple turns to secure third place.

Another Australian, Fifteen year-old Sarah Kenyon had ridden well all competition to make her way into the Women’s final. Kenyon is part of a new wave of young Australian riders who are starting to stake their claim to be amongst the best in the world. She won the Pro Junior and Junior finals at Peru against a mixed fleet of boys and girls.

Pacasmayo Classic 2024 Pro Women results:

1. Maria Andres (ESP)
2. Sarah Hauser (FRA)
3. Jane Seman (AUS)
4. Sarah Kenyon (AUS)

The Men’s final was extremely close with all riders reaching double figure scores. Guadeloupe’s Antoine Martin started strongly with an epic 9.10 ride that nailed a high risk ‘taka’ 360 maneuver early on, followed by aerials, floaters and power snaps tight in the pocket. Lightweight Camille Juban, also from Guadeloupe, answered back with an 8.4 that included an insanely high and tweaked aerial, a one handed top turn and impressively fast and full vertical snaps in the pocket all of which impressed the judges despite the wave being a little smaller than Martin’s best scoring ride. Juban further built his score with a super long peeler that he milked with stylish aerials and snaps to score a 7.23 and give him the win by just 0.03 points. With these results, Martin moves up into 10th overall in the World Rankings, while Juban rises to 7th and is now in striking distance of the overall World Title podium.

Italy’s number one rider, Federico Morisio, competed with trademark consistency he’s shown here in Peru over many years, for 3rd place on the coveted podium. His inspiring repertoire included aerials, aggressive snaps and floaters, which he linked beautifully on several long waves. Morisio scored over 7 for his two best waves and finished with a strong heat total of 14.63.

The number one Men’s seed coming into the Peru World Cup was 3 time Aloha Classic Champion, Hawaiian based and French born Morgan Noireaux who ended his finals run in 4th. Despite the end result, Noireaux impressed with the second highest single wave score of the final at 8.63.

In 4th position now, his World Title race is still very much alive with less than 1,000 points separating him from current 3rd overall Brazil’s Marcillio Brown, 2nd overall Spain’s Victor Fernandez.

Next up, competitors will take a break from competition before heading to the German World Cup next month, and then the Aloha Classic Grand Final in Hawaii in October.

Pacasmayo Classic 2024 Pro Men results:

1. Camille Juban (FRA)
2. Antoine Martin (FRA)
3. Federico Morisio (ITA)
4. Morgan Noireaux (FRA)

Nach einer kurzen Unterbrechung am Nachmittag wurden am vorletzten Tag des 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cups die Double Eliminations der Männer und Frauen beendet und El Cabezo hat sicherlich einen soliden Allround-Test mit einer Vielzahl von Bedingungen geboten, die den Teilnehmern in den letzten sechs Tagen geboten wurden. Trotz einiger hervorragender Comebacks einiger Fahrer konnte letztendlich niemand die Single Elimination Champions - Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) und Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails) - daran hindern, die obersten Plätze auf dem prestigeträchtigen Event-Podium der Damen und Herren zu erobern.

Wave Women’s - Double Elimination

Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) has long been on the cusp of being one of the best female wave sailors in the world, but before this season, without really having the results to truly back it up. However, that all changed in April of this year when she won her maiden event on the World Tour in Chile, while now just a few months down the line, she has further enhanced her reputation with a terrific victory in Tenerife. The German had to defend her single elimination against none other than Iballa Moreno (Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins), but she embraced the moment as she pulled off several full blooded rail turns to take control of the final before storming downwind and finding the perfect backloop ramp to secure the deal.

Having finished fourth in the single elimination, Iballa mounted a superb comeback with a combination of radical one-footed forward loops and her trademark, almost effortless wave riding, to first halt the comeback of Pauline Katz (Severne / Severne Sails) in Heat 46, before going on to also take down reigning world champion Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) in a heat that had to be resailed, before also getting the better of Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing) to guarantee herself a place in the top two in her first event of the season.

Alexia Kiefer Quintana may be slightly upset to slip to third place, but this still represents her third podium in as many events as the 19-year-old continues to go from strength-to-strength. The Spaniard landed a five-point backloop against Iballa, but couldn’t quite find the wave scores required on this occasion to pin back the former five-time PWA Wave world champion.

Sarah-Quita Offringa may be slightly aggrieved to have lost out on a place on the podium as the 24-time world champion was well ahead in the initial running of Heat 46 against Iballa Moreno. However, the decision was made to cancel the heat due to the conditions not being good enough and she ultimately lost out in the re-run. Fourth place isn’t where she is used to finishing, and it’s not ideal for her world title defence, even though Tenerife is only a 4-start event this time around, as this only Offringa’s second appearance of the season in the waves.

Pauline Katz has really stepped up her level this season and she finishes this year’s event in fifth place after bringing local girl, Maria Morales’ (Goya Windsurfing) comeback to and end in the battle for fifth and sixth in Heat 45. Morales, meanwhile, did well to climb back into the top six after fighting back from the first round of the double.

Men’s - Double Elimination

Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails) admitted that he felt a lot more nervous having to wait on the sidelines, while watching the double elimination unfold in front of his eyes, than when sailing in the single. However, by the way the 26-year-old started the final against good friend, Victor Fernandez (Duotone Windsurfing), you’d have been right to question whether he was feeling any nerves at all as he quickly rotated through an almost perfect double forward - 7.78 points - on a 5.3m and 99L board to set the tone. As previously mentioned, Paré is only just coming back to full fitness after suffering a Lisfranc fracture earlier in the year, but you wouldn’t be able to tell that given the overall level of his sailing as he also also earned two solid wave scores to set the highest heat score of the day - 18.41 points - to claim a thoroughly deserved first victory on the World Tour, which must feel all the more special given his turbulent year.

Victor Fernandez gains one place from the single elimination after producing a buzzer beater against Julian Salmonn (Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS) in what was incredibly close heat. In fact, things were so close that entering the dying seconds of the heat just 0.08 of a point separated the two sailors in Salmonn’s favour. However, Fernandez struck with a 5.38 point wave, the second highest wave score of the heat, to swing the tie in his favour to progress into the final. The former 3-time world champion couldn’t land a killer blow against Paré, but he keeps himself very much in the contention for a potential fourth world title.

Julian Salmonn couldn’t quite hang on to second place from the single, but still backs up his maiden podium from Gran Canaria - 2nd - with another at his home event. The German couldn’t quite display the air takas that he did in the single - perhaps due to the higher tide meaning the wave at El Cabezo didn’t provide quite the same projection, but third place still represents a solid result for the 26-year-old.

Out of the top ranked sailors in the overall World Tour rankings, Marino Gil (JP / NeilPryde) gains the most from the single elimination with the Spaniard climbing from joint ninth into fourth place after winning six consecutive heats.

Liam Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) slips one place to fifth, while Ricardo Campello finishes his second event of the season in sixth place. Last year’s vice-world champion landed a number of radical one-handed, one-footed forwards to inflict plenty of damage.

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

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

With solid results gained in all other categories and a less than favourable forecast for the final day, there will be no further competition at this year’s event. The official prize giving ceremony will be held at 12:30pm (GMT+1)

Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Women’s Wave

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

Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Men’s Wave

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

Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Girl’s U18s

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

Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Boy’s U21s

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

Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Boy’s U18s

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

Am fünften Tag des 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cups gab es einen weiteren actiongeladenen Tag, an dem El Cabezo wohl die bisher besten Bedingungen des Events bot - vor allem bei auflaufender Flut mit einigen schönen Bowly-Passagen, die man anfahren konnte, während es mehr als genug Wind zum Springen gab.

Wave Women’s - Double Elimination

The opening round of the women’s double elimination was also completed and Sol Degrieck and local girl, Maria Morales (Goya Windsurfing), were by far the standout sailors and both of them could mount serious comebacks through the double. Morales posted the highest score of the day in Heat 39 - 16.74 points - with an excellent stalled forward and aggressive wave riding see her deservedly win the heat ahead of Elena Dominick (Severne / Severne Sails), who also progresses into the next round in second place.

Degrieck, meanwhile, comfortably won Heat 38 with a combination of a forward and excellent wave riding. The 14-year-old even threatened to slide through a taka, but couldn’t quite pull it off. Also joining the young Belgian in the next round are; Line Bang Wittrup (Goya Windsurfing), Sybille Bode (Goya Windsurfing), Caroline Weber (Bruch Boards / Sailloft Hamburg / Maui Ultra Fins), Blanca Alabau (Starboard / Severne Sails) and Sarah Jackson (Duotone Windsurfing).

Men’s - Double Elimination

By the close of play, almost the opening three rounds of the men’s double elimination have also been completed and thus far Henri Kolberg (Naish / Naish Sails), Jules Denel (Tabou / GA Sails) and Josep Pons (Point-7 / Black Project Fins) begun to mount the best comebacks as they each won their opening three heats today to qualify for the fourth round.

Elsewhere, Mike Friedl (Goya Windsurfing) successfully made it through his first heat in the double as he looks to try and defend his ninth place from the single, while Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins), Adam Warchol (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing) and Tobias Bjørnaa are all safely through to the next round as well.

The first heat up tomorrow will be Heat 39 which involves current World Tour leader, Marino Gil (JP / NeilPryde), Moritz Mauch (Simmer / Simmer Sails), who claimed the highest single wave score of the day - 7.38 points - Simon Thule (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails) and Antoine Albert (Goya Windsurfing), who rode his luck to progress from Heat 34. It looked as though the New Caledonian was set to miss out, but both Omar Sanchez (Tabou / GA Sails) and Esteban De Cruz (Severne / Severne Sails) had their best waves deducted, meaning Albert lives to fight another day.

Youth’s U18 Girl’s

Sol Degrieck (Severne / Severne Sails) cements her place at the top of the U18 Girl’s current event ranking after claiming her second victory in as many finals. The 14-year-old claimed another emphatic today with her jumping and wave riding being in a different dimension, while the rest of the results remained the same with Lizzlotte Schilling (Goya Windsurfing / Severne Sails) securing second place ahead of Annagiulia Piccaglia (Goya Windsurfing), who unfortunately injured her knee while landing a forward loop, and Trine Gobisch (Duotone Windsurfing).

U21 Boy’s

Having finished fourth in the main draw yesterday, Liam Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) stamped his authority on the U21s division to claim a clear cut victory. The 20-year-old, who won the opening event in Gran Canaria, looked unstoppable as he out jumped and out wave rode his opponents - once again landing textbook double forwards and one-foot backloops, while using his surfing knowledge and ability to excel on the wave. Dunkerbeck looks as though he has come of age in Tenerife and will be incredibly difficult to stop based on this performance.

Dunkerbeck’s closest rival, was perhaps unsurprisingly, Hayata Ishii (RRD / RRD Sails), who finished seventh in the main draw yesterday. However, things weren’t quite as simple as that, as in the four-man final just half a point separated Ishii, Tobias Bjørnaa (Duotone Windsurfing) and Anton Richter (JP / NeilPryde). In the end, Ishii was given the nod for second place thanks to him earning the highest single wave score for a sick frontside 360 off of a critical section to beat Bjørnaa by way of a tiebreak.

Bjørnaa sailed great throughout - consistently earning the maximum points allowed for a stalled forward - 5.5 points, while his wave riding was free flowing and dynamic.

Meanwhile, Richter, who pipped Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) to the last place in the final by just half a point as well, but was then on the wrong side of that decision in the final as he missed out on a place on the podium by the exact same margin.

Neubauer currently shares joint fifth place with fellow countryman - Gregory Stathopoulos (Goya Windsurfing). Neubauer couldn’t quite land the double forward that he needed in the semifinals to progress, while Stathopoulos sailed well until the semifinals and then didn’t enjoy his best heat.

The forecast for Saturday is best early on with the wind and the waves expected to drop as the day progresses. The sailors will meet again at 9:30am (GMT+1) for the skippers’ meeting with the action commencing from 10am onwards.

Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Women’s Wave

1st Lina Erpenstein (GER | Severne / Severne Sails)
2nd Alexia Kiefer Quintana (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing)
3rd Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Iballa Moreno (ESP | Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Maria Behrens (GER | Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Pauline Katz (SUI | Severne / Severne Sails)
7th Marine Hunter (FRA | Quatro / Tribal Windsurfing)
7th Justyna Sniady (POL | North Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)

Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Men’s Wave

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

Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Girl’s U18s

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

Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Boy’s U21s

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

Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Boy’s U18s

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

El Cabezo bot am vierten Tag des PWA World Cups auf Teneriffa tolle Bedingungen, die es ermöglichten, die Single Elimination der Männer bei bis zu kopfhohen Wellen und 20-25 Knoten Wind zu absolvieren, während die besten männlichen Windsurfer der Welt eine großartige Show ablieferten. Nach dem Ende der Single Elimination der Männer ging die Master-Flotte zum ersten Mal in dieser Woche aufs Wasser, wo Ben Proffitt (Simmer / Simmer Sails) seinen Sieg in Pozo Izquierdo mit einem weiteren Sieg wiederholen konnte.

Wave Men’s

Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails) suffered a Lisfranc fracture earlier in this year, which derailed his world title ambitions for another year. However, today will go along way for making up for that disappointment as he produced a masterclass to win the single elimination ahead of Julian Salmonn (Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS), Victor Fernandez (Duotone Windsurfing) and Liam Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins). The Spaniard produced almost perfect double forwards in the semifinal and final, while his wave riding was also exemplary and he is now on the verge of a maiden victory on the World Tour.

El Cabezo is home for Salmonn and the 26-year-old consistently looked like the man to beat throughout the single elimination as he displayed his trademark wave riding, which included plenty of air takas. It wasn’t quite to be in the final as the German missed out by just 1.66 points to Paré, but after claiming his first podium in Pozo, he is now guaranteed another podium no matter what happens.

Victor Fernandez may be forty now, but he’s showing no signs of slowing day as he continues to match the new generation of wave sailing talent. Fernandez displayed his usual effortless flow on the wave, while landing one-footed backloops to secure the final place on the podium in the single elimination.

Liam Dunkerbeck qualified for his first final on the World Tour with the young Spaniard inflicting plenty of damage with his double forwards, which included a 8.10 point double in the final, but he couldn’t quite find the wave scores to challenge for the win in the final, while he missed out on the podium by just 0.02 of a point.

Having recorded his best finish to date on the PWA Wave World Tour in Gran Canaria - 4th - Dieter van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) made use of his expert local knowledge to secure joint fifth place in the single elimination alongside Ricardo Campello. The Belgian injured himself in Pozo just after the event, but did brilliantly to bounce back in time for his home event.

Meanwhile, Hayata Ishii (RRD / RRD Sails) and Miguel Chapuis (Flikka / North Sails) both impressed throughout the single elimination, which resulted in them both making it into the semifinals and they share joint seventh.

The top ten is currently completed by Mike Friedl (Goya Windsurfing), who enjoyed his best day to date on the World Tour, current World Tour leader, Marino Gil (JP / NeilPryde), who was pipped to a place in the semifinals in the dying seconds by Dunkerbeck, 18-year-old Tobias Bjørnaa (Duotone Windsurfing), who also enjoyed his best day to date, and Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins).

The forecast for Friday looks promising again with 20-25 knot winds and waves of up 1.7m currently being predicted. The sailors will meet again at 10:30am (GMT+1) for the skippers’ meeting with the action commencing from 11am onwards.

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Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Women’s Wave

1st Lina Erpenstein (GER | Severne / Severne Sails)
2nd Alexia Kiefer Quintana (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing)
3rd Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Iballa Moreno (ESP | Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Maria Behrens (GER | Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Pauline Katz (SUI | Severne / Severne Sails)
7th Marine Hunter (FRA | Quatro / Tribal Windsurfing)
7th Justyna Sniady (POL | North Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Men’s Wave

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

Am zweiten Tag des 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cups standen die Frauen im Mittelpunkt des Geschehens, und sie lieferten mit einer spannenden Single Elimination, die kurz vor 15 Uhr Ortszeit beendet wurde, eine hervorragende Vorstellung ab. Vor dem Halbfinale bestand das Bewertungskriterium aus reinem Wellenreiten, und die Mädels glänzten mit vielen beeindruckenden Leistungen und aggressiven Turns. Ab dem Halbfinale wurde entschieden, einen Sprung mit zwei Wellen in die Wertung einzubeziehen, und nach einem etwas langsamen Start in das Finale der Siegerinnen erholte sich Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) glänzend und holte sich den Sieg in Teneriffa.

Wave Women’s

Current World Tour leader, Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) looked in confident mood on her way to booking her place in the 4-woman final. The German took control early on in her semifinal against Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing), Maria Behrens (Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins) and Marine Hunter (Quatro / Tribal Windsurfing) after landing a textbook backloop and then earning an excellent 8.12 point wave score. However, things didn’t go quite so well early on in the final after a failed backloop attempt and then not quite bring in sync with the waves. Erpenstein didn’t get rattled though and instead managed to remain calm before registering her first real wave score - just under halfway through the final - with a big, gouging solid rail turn to bring herself right back into contention. The 27-year-old then picked off another set wave to earn 5.38 points, which sent her into a deserved lead and with no notable scores dropping in the final few minutes, Erpenstein secured the victory in the single elimination to lead the event - for the time being at least - at the end of the second day.

Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing) didn’t think she sailed her best heat in the winners’ final, but the 19-year-old, who has finished on the podium in the last two events, is already guaranteed another podium finish after managing to earn second place in the single elimination. The Spaniard impressed throughout with her impressive aggressive approach to wave riding as she continues to enjoy a breakout season.

Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) survived a slight scare in the last quarterfinal to eventually win Heat 20, before also going on to win her semifinal ahead of Iballa Moreno (Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins), Pauline Katz (Severne / Severne Sails) and Justyna Sniady (North Sails / Maui Ultra Fins). Offringa made a flying start to the winners’ final after spinning through a forward loop, but then just couldn’t quite find the wave scores she needed to threaten for the victory. The Lady from Aruba finishes day two ranked in third place.

Iballa Moreno was making her first appearance of the season on the World Tour and the former five-time PWA Wave world champion made no mistakes in booking her place in the final after displaying more of her fluid and dynamic wave riding. In the final, things didn’t quite click for Moreno, so she currently has to settle for fourth place and will look to manoeuvre herself into the podium positions if/when the double elimination takes place.

Meanwhile, Katz and Behrens currently share joint fifth place ahead of both Sniady and Hunter, who pulled off a buzzer beater in the quarterfinals to deny local girl - Maria Morales (Goya Windsurfing) - a spot in the top 8, after crunching a solid late hit.

The top ten is currently completed by Morales, Caroline Weber (Bruch Boards / Sailloft Hamburg / Maui Ultra Fins), Sol Degrieck (Severne / Severne Sails) and Blanca Alabau (Starboard / Severne Sails), who was making her debut on the PWA Wave World Tour at her home spot.

After the completion of the Women’s Single Elimination, the plan was to being the Men’s, but unfortunately the conditions didn’t play ball over the remainder of the day, so the sailors were released shortly after 18:00.

The good news is that tomorrow looks promising with similar strength winds and waves as today, so that should hopefully allow the Men’s Single Elimination to begin. The sailors will meet again at 9am (GMT+1) tomorrow morning for the skippers’ meeting with the action commencing from 9:30am onwards.

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Current Ranking 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Women’s Wave

1st Lina Erpenstein (GER | Severne / Severne Sails)
2nd Alexia Kiefer Quintana (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing)
3rd Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Iballa Moreno (ESP | Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Maria Behrens (GER | Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Pauline Katz (SUI | Severne / Severne Sails)
7th Marine Hunter (FRA | Quatro / Tribal Windsurfing)
7th Justyna Sniady (POL | North Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)

Ein konkurrenzfähiger Yoav Omer begann den Tag mit einem überzeugenden Sieg über Octavio Cavalaro, der sich einen engen Kampf mit Raoul Reiner um den zweiten Platz lieferte. Omer ritt viele Wellen in einer ziemlich konstanten Art und Weise, aber es gelang ihm, eines der besseren Sets zu finden und den Heat mit 7,13 Punkten zu gewinnen.

Camille Juban (AV Boards / S2Maui) revelled in the early conditions when the tide was low and sets were more solid. Rarely showing a weakness in his sailing and being very careful in his wave selection, he aerialled and goitered his way to a convincing win and set one of the top scores of the day at 15.63. A consistent Arnaud Frennet also had some impressive wave rides to place second and progress through to the quarters.

Heat 3 was the match of the day, with Philip Köster (Severne / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) and Alex Vargas (Goya Windsurfing / Naish) trading places and finishing with the two of the top three scores of the Pro Men. However, the approach of the two sailors was vastly different, with Vargas showcasing some of the day’s most pure and aggressive surf style riding. Meanwhile, Koster’s consistency in his trick repertoire was unmatched by anyone and he emerged the victor by just 0.14 of a point after nailing two takas on one wave. The surfing flair of Vargas was memorable and places him as a major threat in the Pro Men.

In Heat 4, Antoine Martin (Starboard / North Sails) had the perfect start with some solid aerials and a goiter off a set wave to score an excellent 8.03 in the first few minutes. He backed it up immediately with another solid set to lead with a heat total of 15.30. Some plane dramas delayed Federico Morisio’s (Starboard / Severne Sails) arrival on the day, but that didn’t seem to phase him. Straight away, he nailed some high speed, late aerials off set waves to progress with a second place and another solid heat score of 14.30 points.

Russ Faurot (Quatro / S2Maui / Black Project Fins) found two good size sets in the first half of Heat 5 and rode them with tight, aggressive turns to claim a convincing win. An improving Nelson Perez flaunted the benefits of consecutive trips to Peru and also secured a place in the quarterfinals.

The ever-consistent Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins) took a comfortable win in Heat 6 with his flawless technique, always selecting the best waves and riding them to perfection. Upcoming Chilean rider, Vicente Gonzalez again rode well in the competition setting, to avoid the elimination round.

In the Pro Women, Sarah Hauser (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing) dominated the first heat, with some of the longest rides of the day. Her consistently tight snaps in critical positions in the pocket were well rewarded and she finished with a strong heat total of 15.20 points. Upcoming Peruvian rider, Denis Blondet was ecstatic to make her way into second place with some well linked turns on set waves.

In Heat 2, Jane Seman (Severne / Severne Sails) started strongly with a 7.27 in the first few minutes. Riding just three waves and using a similar strategy to Juban, she waited patiently for good waves at the point. This approach, combined with aggressive snaps and lip hits on long waves, paid off and secured her the win and a place in the final. Rapidly improving Argentinian rider, Dominica Osman also selected her waves well and showcased some excellent bottom turn/top turn combinations to take second.

Tomorrow shows a small drop in the swell, but a good wind forecast means that competition is likely to continue.

Der Eröffnungstag des 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cups begann relativ ruhig. Die Teilnehmer meldeten sich zwischen 10 und 11 Uhr Ortszeit für die nächsten sechs Wettkampftage an, bevor um 12:30 Uhr das erste Skippers' Meeting der Woche stattfand.

After an almost windless start to the day, the wind did gradually pick up, which was enough to tempt a few eager sailors out on to the water, but conditions unfortunately were never competable today, so the official contest remained on hold.

The forecast for tomorrow is similar to what is was for Monday, but with a slight increase in swell size - albeit very short period, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens. The skippers’ meeting has been called for 10:30am (GMT+1) tomorrow morning with the action commencing from 11am onwards - depending on the conditions.

Für kurze Zeit sah es so aus, als ob der letzte Tag des 2024 Fuerteventura PWA World Cups auf enttäuschende Art und Weise enden könnte, nachdem der anfänglich starke Wind böig und unbeständig wurde, was zu einer Verschiebung der Rennen führte. Glücklicherweise kehrte der Wind jedoch kurz nach 13 Uhr Ortszeit zurück, so dass zwei weitere Ausscheidungen für die Männer und drei Ausscheidungen für die Frauen bei Winden zwischen 18-28 Knoten durchgeführt werden konnten.

Foil Slalom Women’s

Just 0.3 of a point separated Justine Lemeteyer (FMX Racing / S2Maui) and Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) at the start of the final day, but Lemeteyer won all three races today to power to an impressive victory, which is her first since May 2023 in Lake Garda, Italy. The current vice-world champion deservedly leads the world rankings after winning eight out of the last nine eliminations here, such was her level of display. Lemeteyer was understandably delighted as she crossed the line and now leads the Foil Slalom World Tour.

Mortefon made a flying start to the event, which saw her win the opening three eliminations, but couldn’t quite match Lemeteyer’s performance as her fellow countryman upped her game significantly after the first day. The former three-time world champion still makes a solid start to the season with a clear second place here and there is all still to play for over the remainder of the year.

Third place may not be quite the start that reigning world champion Blanca Alabau (Starboard / Severne Sails) envisaged, but it still represents a decent foundation on which to build upon for the rest of the season. The Spaniard was very consistent - only finishing outside the top three once in the opening nine eliminations, but couldn’t land that killer blow to force her way into the race for the event title.

Elsewhere, Alisa Engelmann (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) enjoyed a solid debut on the World Tour after securing fourth place. The German, who only started windsurfing two or three years ago, challenged Lemeteyer all the way in Elimination 4 as she aimed to secure her first bullet, but ultimately had to settle for second with the French girl proving too strong.

Maya Morris (Future Fly) also made her debut appearance over the last five days, but unfortunately, she only received her own equipment on the last day, so it is perhaps no surprise that she recorded her best results today with two third places and a fourth to finish the event ranked fifth.

Men’s

Daniele Benedetti (FMX Racing / S2Maui) survived a major final day scare after wiping out on the opening reach of his quarterfinal in Elimination 6. The Italian was able to immediately discard it, but it put a lot more pressure on him in Elimination 7 because he couldn’t afford any more mistakes with Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / Phantom Sails), Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) and Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) all still in contention for the event title. In fact, Benedetti and Mortefon started Elimination 7 tied on 14.4 points with the Frenchman ahead of countback, such was the closeness at the top of the rankings.

However, the Italian took matters into his own hands and claimed his maiden event victory on the World Tour in perfect fashion as he claimed a superb bullet in the last elimination to leave the result in no doubt. The 28-year-old signed off last season with a first podium in Japan, but goes a couple of places better in the season opener here to emerge as a definite and real world title contender.

Having being crowned the event and Slalom X world champion yesterday, Mortefon couldn’t quite pull off the perfect double as he fell just short in the last race of the event. However, he leaves Fuerteventura with a second world title in the bag, while firmly in contention for another, so all in all it’s been five days of great work.

Enrico Marotti (JP / NeilPryde) pulled of a miraculous comeback to pip Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) to the final place on the prestigious podium. The Croatian suffered a quarterfinal exit in the opening elimination to leave himself with an uphill battle, but bounced back brilliantly by qualifying for all six of the next winners’ finals, which included a bullet in Elimination 6 to give himself a shot at the event title heading into the last. Unfortunately, the 33-year-old fell in the winners’ final to all but end those hopes, but will still be delighted to have pulled off such a comeback - particularly as he’s still recovering from an injury he suffered in Gran Canaria, which is why he didn’t compete in Slalom X.

Matteo Iachino started the day just 1.3 points off the lead, but the last day didn’t quite pan out as he’d have wanted, as rather than gunning for the event title, he missed out on the podium all together after almost everything that could go wrong did. Firstly the Italian suffered a broken foil box in Elimination 6, before the cleat failed in the semifinal of Elimination 7, which cost him a place in the top eight on both occasions. Iachino was still in contention for the event title at that stage and made a great start in the semifinal of Elimination 7 before the cleat slipped, which saw him drop to the back of the fleet. Iachino tried his best to mount an unlikely comeback, but ultimately just missed out in fifth, despite his best efforts. Fourth doesn’t represent the worst start to the season for the reigning world champion, but it’s also less than ideal for his world title defence.

Alexis Mathis (Tabou / GA Sails) only made his debut on the World Tour last season, but the 22-year-old walks away from Fuerteventura with his best result to date after recording an excellent fifth place here. The Frenchman suffered a quarterfinal exit in the opener, but then firmly hit form as he finished tenth or better in all of the next six eliminations - including two second place finishes.

Amado Vrieswijk (Future Fly / Severne Sails) finishes the event ranked sixth, but may be slightly disappointed to have only qualified for three out of seven winners’ final. On the four occasions he ended up in the b-final, the Bonairean won all four heats to finish ninth in each elimination, so he will probably be frustrated, as it suggests he clearly had the performance necessary to be challenging for the event title - especially given the fact that he signed off last season with back-to-back event victories.

Last year’s world No.5 - Michele Becker (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - makes a decent start to his second full season on tour after finishing seventh here. The German only missed out on one winners’ final, while he never finished outside the top ten, such was his level of consistency.

The top ten is completed by Maciek Rutkowski (NeilPryde) - 8th - who did well to recover from a slow start, ending the event with a third, a fifth and a sixth, and Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing) - 9th - and Thomas Goyard (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) - 10th - both of whom were two of the most consistent sailors over the last five days. Vonk never finished outside the top twelve, while Goyard finished outside the top eleven once in the seven eliminations completed.

That concludes what has been another brilliant edition of the Fuerteventura PWA World Cup with Sotavento more than living up to its reputation with ten windy days out of ten, which has provided a plethora of world class Freestyle and racing over the last ten days. You also won’t have to wait long for your next fix of world class windsurfing with the Tenerife PWA World Cup taking place between 5th-11th August.

Result 2024 Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Women’s Foil Slalom

1st Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui)
2nd Marion Mortefon (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
3rd Blanca Alabau (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails)
4th Alisa Engelmann (GER | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
5th Maya Morris (ISR | Future Fly)
Result 2024 Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Men’s Foil Slalom

1st Daniele Benedetti (ITA | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Phantom / Phantom Sails | Phantom Foils)
3rd Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
4th Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
5th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
6th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)
7th Michele Becker (GER | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
8th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | NeilPryde)
9th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
10th Thomas Goyard (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
Result 2024 Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom X

1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui)
3rd Marion Mortefon (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails)
4th Jenna Gibson (GBR | Duotone Windsurfing)
5th Femke van der Veen (NED | Starboard / Severne Sails)
Result 2024 Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom X

1st Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / Phantom Sails)
3rd Taty Frans (NB | Future Fly / Point-7)
4th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
5th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | NeilPryde)
6th Ingmar Daldorf (NED | Tabou / GA Sails)
7th Bruno Martini (ITA | JP / NeilPryde)
8th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)
9th Lohan Jules (FRA | Future Fly / S2Maui)
10th Nico Prien (GER | JP / NeilPryde)
Result Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Women’s Freestyle

1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Oda Brødholt (NOR | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Maaike Huvermann (NED | Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Lisa Kloster (GER | MB Boards / Sailloft Hamburg)
5th Elena Dominick (GER | Severne / Severne Sails)
6th Lina Schmied (AUT | GUNSAILS)
Result Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Men’s Freestyle

1st Lennart Neubauer (GRE | Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Adrien Bosson (FRA | Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Yentel Caers (BEL | JP / NeilPryde)
4th Balz Müller (SUI | Severne / Severne Sails)
5th Sam Esteve (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
6th Youp Schmit (NB | Tabou / GA Sails)
7th Jacopo Testa (ITA | WeOne / Point-7 / AL360)
7th Antony Ruenes (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Steven Van Broeckhoven (BEL | Starboard / GUNSAILS)
9th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)
9th Nicolas Akgazciyan (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Antoine Albert (NC | Goya Windsurfing)

Am vorletzten Tag des 2024 Fuerteventura PWA World Cups kochten die Emotionen hoch, als sich die erste Saison des Slalom X dem Ende zuneigte. Die Dünung, die bereits am Donnerstag einsetzte, pulsierte auch heute weiter, was zu einigen massiven Wipeouts führte - sei es beim Speedrun, beim Überwinden des Hindernisses oder beim Versuch, nach dem Überqueren der Ziellinie zu behaupten, sorgte für weitere spannende Rennen, bei denen die weltbesten Racer alles auf eine Karte setzten.

Slalom X Women’s

Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) started the day in the driving seat as she went in search of world title No.24 having won each of the five eliminations completed yesterday. The Lady from Aruba was equally as dominant today as she claimed victories in each of the opening four races by quite some margin, meaning she already had the event and world title firmly in the bag before the last race. The 33-year-old could’t quite complete an ten-timer, but in all reality that didn’t matter in the slightest aside from bragging rights, as she still finishes the event with a perfect record of 5.6 points. Offringa once again reinforces her status as the Queen of windsurfing after winning all four events that she has entered over the last five weeks.

Time and time again, it was Justine Lemeteyer (FMX Racing / S2Maui) who tried to take it to Offringa, and in the tenth and final elimination, she got her Just rewards as she signed off the event with a thoroughly deserved bullet. You could visibly see how much it meant to her as it cemented her second place in the event rankings, which sees her end the first ever season of Slalom X as the vice-world champion. Lemeteyer wears her heart on her sleeve and things could get even better yet as she leads the Foil Slalom heading into the final day tomorrow.

Marion Mortefon (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails) completes the event podium in Fuerteventura, but just misses out on the final place on the prestigious overall podium to Jenna Gibson (Duotone Windsurfing), who secures third place in the world for 2024 on countback.

Men’s

Pierre Mortefon (FMX Racing / Phantom Sails) boasted a 100% qualifying record for Winners’ Finals for the entire season heading into Elimination 5 here, but then the Frenchman went down hard on the approach to the jump in the semifinals of the fifth elimination, which ended that superb record. At the time, Mortefon wasn’t aware that he was already guaranteed to the title, so cut a gutted figure on the beach, thinking that he had blown his world title chances. However, after initially refusing to believe it, emotions quickly turned to elation as he realised that he had become the first sailor in history to win the Slalom X world title.

Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) finishes the season tied on 20,500 points with Mortefon, but agonisingly misses out on countback to his long-time rival after, Mortefon, the newly crowned world champions dominant display in Pozo proved to be the difference. Whether the Italian was aware of the implications or not, he produced a sublime last ditch gybe at the fourth and final buoy to manoeuvre himself past Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing) and move into the top two, which secured him the event victory by just 0.7 of point. Of course, the event victory, which is Iachino’s first victory on the World Tour since 2019 (bearing in mind COVID), but hits the crossbar on the world title again.

Iachino’s last ditch dive at the last effectively relegated Jordy Vonk (Duotone Windsurfing) from third to fourth, not only in event rankings, but also the overalls. The Dutchman misses out by just one point in the event rankings, while he misses out to Maciek Rutkowski (NeilPryde) on countback in the overalls.

Rutkowski did brilliantly in the last elimination to earn a hard fought bullet after going rail-to-rail against Vonk, but won the aerial battle over the jump to move ahead, which proved pivotal in deciding the final place on the podium as Vonk hesitated slightly on the approach to the obstacle.

Meanwhile, the outcome of that race also means Taty Frans (Future Fly / Point-7) secures a hugely popular final place on the event podium. We’ll go through the full event results in the event summary.

Tomorrow will see the conclusion of the Foil Slalom, and as things stand, Daniele Benedetti (FMX Racing / Challenger Sails) and Justine Lemeteyer (FMX Racing / S2Maui) lead the event rankings, but there is almost nothing separating the girl’s and the boy’s at the top of the event rankings, so we should see a fascinating final to the racing.

Result 2024 Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Women’s Slalom X

1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui)
3rd Marion Mortefon (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails)
4th Jenna Gibson (GBR | Duotone Windsurfing)
5th Femke van der Veen (NED | Starboard / Severne Sails)
Result 2024 Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Men’s Slalom X

1st Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / Phantom Sails)
3rd Taty Frans (NB | Future Fly / Point-7)
4th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
5th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | NeilPryde)
6th Ingmar Daldorf (NED | Tabou / GA Sails)
7th Bruno Martini (ITA | JP / NeilPryde)
8th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)
9th Lohan Jules (FRA | Future Fly / S2Maui)
10th Nico Prien (GER | JP / NeilPryde)
Current Ranking Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Women’s Foil Slalom
*After 9 Eliminations (2 Discards)

1st Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | FMX Racing / S2Maui)
2nd Marion Mortefon (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
3rd Blanca Alabau (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails)
4th Alisa Engelmann (GER | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
5th Maya Morris (ISR | Future Fly)
Current Ranking Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Men’s Foil Slalom
*After 5 Eliminations

1st Daniele Benedetti (ITA | FMX Racing / Challenger Sails)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Phantom / Phantom Sails | Phantom Foils)
3rd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
4th Enrico Marotti (CRO | JP / NeilPryde)
5th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
6th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)
7th Michele Becker (GER | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
8th Nico Prien (GER | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Thomas Goyard (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
10th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
Result Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Women’s Freestyle

1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Oda Brødholt (NOR | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Maaike Huvermann (NED | Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
4th Lisa Kloster (GER | MB Boards / Sailloft Hamburg)
5th Elena Dominick (GER | Severne / Severne Sails)
6th Lina Schmied (AUT | GUNSAILS)
Result Fuerteventura PWA World Cup - Men’s Freestyle

1st Lennart Neubauer (GRE | Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Adrien Bosson (FRA | Duotone Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Yentel Caers (BEL | JP / NeilPryde)
4th Balz Müller (SUI | Severne / Severne Sails)
5th Sam Esteve (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
6th Youp Schmit (NB | Tabou / GA Sails)
7th Jacopo Testa (ITA | WeOne / Point-7 / AL360)
7th Antony Ruenes (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
9th Steven Van Broeckhoven (BEL | Starboard / GUNSAILS)
9th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Severne Sails)
9th Nicolas Akgazciyan (FRA | JP / NeilPryde)
9th Antoine Albert (NC | Goya Windsurfing)