Thursday, 19 October 2023 20:50
Double-skin wing delivers double win for Julien
Two long distance races with spectacular rabbit starts in 10 to 17 knots of windFrance’s Julien Ratotti uses a new double-profile wing for an upwind speed edge and two bulletsMaddalena Spanu of Italy wins both races in the women’s competitionToday’s results are used to divide the men into three qualifying groups for short-course racing17 women will race in their own short-course fleet
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 19:22
New faces in the hunt for wingracing glory in Sardinia
4 days of long-distance and short-course racing out of Poetto Beach in Cagliari in the south of SardiniaOpen competition with a wide array of different wing and foil equipment56 competitors, some travelling from as far away as New ZealandWorld Champion Mathis Ghio among the favourites The WingFoil Racing World Cup Cagliari is about to begin, with four days of high speed foiling competition from 19 to 22 October. A world-class field of international competitors is looking forward to competing in a combination of long distance and short course races at one of the most famous watersports venues in the world,…
Saturday, 17 June 2023 18:22
Victory for Wylde and Tomasi on Silvaplana
No wind on the final day of competition on SilvaplanaFiona Wylde wins a World Cup at her first attemptAlessandro Tomasi wins his first World Cup of 2023Italy and France dominate the men’s top 10 Fiona Wylde (USA) and Alessandro Tomasi (ITA) respectively have become the women’s and men’s champions at Wingfoil Racing World Cup Silvaplana. With no wind for the final day, the results all hung on the 10 races from the first two days. Tomasi, the 2021 World Champion, earned two crucial wins in the long distance races of the opening day. The dominant performer of the past six…
Friday, 16 June 2023 17:04
Wylde defies diabetes in pursuit of her foiling dreams
The pump foiling competition was the best way for the riders to work out their frustrations at a lack of wind on day four of the Wingfoil Racing World Cup Silvaplana. Being able to pump the board in light winds is a key racing skill, although the range in abilities across the fleet is enormous. Some look as elegant as a gazelle bounding across the savannah, others are as coordinated as Bambi on ice.
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Thursday, 15 June 2023 17:50
Italians ready for gold fleet battle with Ghio
No wind on Lake St Moritz, so a day of pump foiling and balance boardsBalz Mueller shows off his athletic skills and passion for all kinds of foilingItalian riders ready to take on France’s World Champion Mathis Ghio in gold fleet There was a change of venue for day three of the Wingfoil Racing World Cup Silvaplana as the fleet drove 6km further up into the mountains to compete on Lake St Moritz. The sunshine was out but the wind never steadied sufficiently for fair racing, so no further results on the board after that mammoth eight-race Wednesday.
Wednesday, 14 June 2023 18:31
Wylde flying over Silvaplana
HIGHLIGHTS 8 races completed in bright sunshine and winds of 13 to 20 knots Fiona Wylde (USA) shoots to the top of the women's leaderboard Alessandro Tomasi and Mathis Ghio winning their sides of men's qualifying 81.5km of distance covered across the 8 races. A new star rose in the women’s fleet on day two of the Wingfoil Racing World Cup Silvaplana. This is Fiona Wylde’s first World Cup event in IWSA wingfoil racing, so it was understandable that the American rider flew across the Atlantic to the Swiss Alps with few expectations. She just wanted to gauge the competition…
Tuesday, 13 June 2023 17:58
Double long-distance victory for Tomasi
HIGHLIGHTS 46 wingfoil racers from 12 countries and 5 continentsShifty, gusty winds of 10 to 20 knots on Silvaplana, 1815 metres above sea levelAlessandro Tomasi wins both long distance racesMaddalena Spanu holds early lead in women’s fleet Two long distance races made for a tough opening day for th riders competing on Lake Silvaplana at the Wingfoil Racing World Cup Ensis Engadinwing by Dakine 2023. In any surroundings the high-speed rabbit start is spectacular. But against the backdrop of the Swiss Alps, you couldn’t ask for a more beautiful way to start a wingfoil race
Sunday, 04 June 2023 18:53
Ghio and Spanu are the wingfoil champions of Garda
Wind fails to materialise for final dayMaddalena Spanu wins her first World CupWorld Champion Mathis Ghio continues his winning streakFinal qualifying spots decided for ANOC World Beach Games in Bali Maddalena Spanu (ITA) and Mathis Ghio (FRA) were crowned champions after the breeze failed to materialise for the final day of the Pascucci WingFoil Racing World Cup Campione del Garda 2023.
Saturday, 03 June 2023 17:10
Limited breeze, but a tense battle for Bali
One qualifying round completed for the men before the morning wind fadesGroup wins for two French and two ItaliansFading breeze results in women’s race being abandonedTight qualifying battle for places at ANOC World Beach Games in Bali Day three of the Pascucci WingFoil Racing World Cup Campione del Garda 2023 saw the 77 riders get up early again to catch the best of the Pelèr morning breeze.
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