PWA Fuerventura: Event Summary

Ten Days of Explosive Freestyle and Slalom Fuerteventura more than lived up to its reputation again as the 2017 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam – sponsored by René Egli – saw 10 days of 25-45 knot winds to provide an amazing natural arena for the freestyle and racing. Over the course of the event we saw…

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Sarah-Quita wins 10th PWA Freestyle title

The final day of Freestyle at the 2017 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam produced one of the most exciting women’s freestyle finals in history as Maaike Huvermann pushed Sarah-Quita Offringa all the way in the second double elimination. However, the 19-year-old from Holland couldn’t quite do enough to prevent Offringa from winning as the Aruban continues…

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Philip Koster wins PWA Gran Canaria

Pozo delivered the howling winds it is renowned for over the last 7 days with winds approaching 50 knots accompanied with small waves for the Gran Canaria Wind & Waves Festival. Despite the small waves, the action on offer was anything but small as the most talented wave sailors in the world produced a remarkable…

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Philip Soltysiak – IWT Pistol River

Philip Soltysiak just sent us a report from his time in Oregon, where he joined the IWT Pistol River Wave Bash and finished third, behind fellow Starboard team rider Boujmaa Guilloul in first and Morgan Noireaux in second. Read more below:     It was my birthday 2 weeks ago and I celebrated by completing…

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First Foil Gybe

In this tutorial you’ll learn how you can achieve your first foiling jibe, both in light and strong wind. Let’s start by dividing the jibe into three sections: Initiation, switching the stance and shifting the sail. The jibe on the foil will feel completely different than the jibe on the fin.

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