Autor-Archive: Olli Palm

[ad_1] Short report from Head of EFPT Adam Sims: How was the organization of the foilstyle event? We had a great event in Vieste, it was one of those forecasts where you simply could not tell if it was enough for freestyle or not. With the inception of foilstyle some years ago it took some […]

[ad_1] Sarah-Quita Offringa secures second place on the fin! Sara-Quita entered the Slalom in addition to the wave competition. She wanted to be part of history as the Slalom returned to Pozo after many years. The promise of high wind Slalom could seem a bit scary but this didn’t hold back the former 5-times Slalom […]

[ad_1] Our Starboard Team riders dominated the Youth division! Liam Dunkerbeck defended his U20 World Wave title. He showed consistent riding on the highest level on his Starboard Ultra. Liam defended his first place in the double elimination in a tight final against his teammate Lennart Neubauer. The final was heated until the last minute. […]

[ad_1] Sarah-Quita Offringa: Windsurf Girls on Tour “The second edition of the Windsurf Girls on Tour event was a success. Massive thanks to Pauline Katz for her passion and for putting so much effort into this. There were 25 participants and 10+ coaches. A total of 40 women on the water!” What was the goal […]

[ad_1] How does it feel to be part of the Starboard Dream Team? Super cool! I was completely blown away when I was asked to join the Starboard team. I had already met Sarah-Quita and Oda and later during a photo shoot also other team riders and people from Starboard. Of course, I was very […]

[ad_1] UPDATE: The 2020 US Nationals are cancelled. The events below are still proceeding as planned, as regional events, but they will not award US Nationals titles. Please support them and attend if you can! In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, the 2020 US Windsurfing Nationals have been rescheduled as follows: Oct 24-31: […]

[ad_1] Christine O’Connor at the 2018 Kona Worlds in Clearwater! Yes, it was Halloween that day, but she’s Wonder Woman the rest of the time too! (photo: Magi Foster) We’re stoked to have Christine O’Connor join us as the new regional director for the Central/Mid-Gulf region of the U.S.! Christine lives near Dallas, Texas, and […]

[ad_1] Sotavento saved it’s best until last as the final day of racing at the 2023 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam saw hardcore slalom conditions with winds over 35 knots and extremely choppy waters providing the best racers in the world with the ultimate test of their mettle. In the end though, there was nothing anyone […]

[ad_1] The 2021 US Nationals will take place in North Carolina and Florida this Fall! Here’s the schedule: 1) SLALOM + FREESTYLE in Avon, NC, Oct 30-Nov 6 The slalom and freestyle nationals will take place during the 2021 OBX-Wind event on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the largest and badass-est windsurfing event on […]

[ad_1] Group Picture at the ODP Camp in Stevenson, WA (credit: Lyrah Colvin) US Sailing just wrapped up a 1-week training camp for young Olympic hopefuls in the Gorge (capped by a regatta, of course!), and it was en eye-opener for the kids. For those of you lucky enough to have sailed in the Gorge, […]

[ad_1] The Bonaire Kids, circa 2002! (photo: Bill Keitel) That title sounds like a Beatles song, doesn’t it? Bill Keitel, VP Emeritus at US Windsurfing, digs into his archives to tell us about the time he traveled to the Midwinters in Florida and saw the Bonaire Kids in action for the first time. Twenty years […]

[ad_1] Eduardo Rodrigues, new US Windsurfing director for the Southeast region! We’re stoked to introduce Eduardo Rodrigues as our new director at US Windsurfing for the Southeast region! Eduardo was born in Brazil but now lives in Jacksonville, FL, and he’s been an active one-design racer on the national stage for years, on a Kona […]

[ad_1] Reviving the local AZ windsurfing scene with flying colors! (photo credit: Peter Kirschner) By Stephane Fitch It was a stir that few would have envisioned five years ago. Dozens of windsurfers and their friends gathered on the south shore of Lake Pleasant, Arizona on May 1 to socialize, sail and celebrate the revival of […]

[ad_1] Dave Gadarian shows and tells at CSC (photo: Randi Shapiro) June was a busy month for WIPA, the official US Windsurfing instructor certification program. More than 20 new instructors got their Level I wings this month in Berkeley (CA), Mill Creek (VA), and Avon (NC), bringing the total of WIPA-certified instructors around the country […]

[ad_1] Left to right: Chrissy Burns, Brian Klauser, Mike Burns, Britt Viehman and Ned Crossley (photo: Ned Crossley/Wojtek Bajho) Every year, US Windsurfing recognizes the best event organizers in our sport, and we’re delighted to announce that the 2022 recipients of the Rick Randall Trophy for Contributions to the Sport of Windsurfing are Mike and […]

[ad_1] Lining up for the start of the race (credit: Jeff Hegwer) By Bill Keitel, VP Emeritus, US Windsurfing So ends the 2023 Worthington Windsurfing Regatta and Music Festival. It was the most pleasant weekend to be found in any upper Midwest community. The newly purchased sound stage took a full day to assemble and […]

[ad_1] Marc Paré is chasing the Surazo wind in Chile. The first video of the three part series “Chasing Suazo” brought the windsurfing pro to the beaches of Matanzas and Topocalma. In the second episode windsurfing pro Marc Pare and his friends from Chile set out to explore the coast between Matanzas and Tirua. In the […]

[ad_1] Sarah-Quita Offringa, Oda Johanna and Lennart Neubauer show and explain, how they train on and off the water. The footage is from Aruba, the home turf of Sarah-Quita. Enjoy watching the Dream Team series!! Dream team freestyle contest training 2023 in Aruba featuring Sarah-Quita Offringa, Oda Johanna & Lennart Neubauer This might also interest […]

[ad_1] Sarah Hauser & Baptiste Cloarec are the winners of the IWT/PWA Fiji Surf Pro 2023.  Re-watch the final heats and witness stunning action in world class down the line conditions. In total 8 ladies and 30 men travelled to Fiji to battle for this prestigious win. For many a dream came true in gathering […]

[ad_1] Yentel Caers won the first ever Foilstyle competition at the EFPT event in Vieste. The Belgian managed to defend his first position from the Single Elimination also in the Double Elimination. In this new competition format, two moves per tack were counting, one less than in a standard Fin Freestyle competition. Yentel also put […]