GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand - Day 1

Despite the forecast looking positive, the wind did not show up until 4pm for day two of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand. The day was filled with alternative activities, including a Tow-in Surf Foil competition where the top riders participated.

On day four of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand, the wind finally kicked in, allowing us to advance halfway through Men’s Round One with approximately 14 knots of wind. Lilian Juppet started the day by scoring a solid 6.77 Front Flip, allowing him to advance to the next round. Camille Bouyer landed a clean Back Flip, also scoring him 6.77 and solidifying his lead into Round 2. Our current World Champion, Malo Guenole, scored the highest score of the day with his 6.8-point wave. Local...

After several attempts, the final was able to start, but four riders went over early. Titouan Galea, Oscar Leclair, Ancor Sosa, and Camille Bouyer had to sail back to shore, missing out on the final race. This was a window of opportunity for the six remaining riders. The challenging wind conditions certainly did not make it easy, but Bastien Escofet managed to accelerate his way to the front of the pack and head into the final FreeFly section in the lead, pumping his way to the finish line to...

The women's final was an outstanding demonstration of how much this sport has evolved in such a short time. With a toeside frontside 3 and frontside 3, Paula Novotna was able to score points right at the start of the heat. Nia Suardiaz tried to counter with the same means, but she was no match for Paula Novotna's consistency and precision today. The buzzer sounded to end the heat and it was clear that Paula Novotna had not only won the event in Tarifa, but was also the GWA Wingfoil Surf Frees...