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PWA Announces Equal Prize Money Structure for Men and Women
The Professional Windsurfers Association is pleased to announce that the PWA World Tour will become the latest sporting arena to introduce equal amounts for prize winners in the men’s and women’s fleets at its events. Building on the achievements of events like the Gran Canaria PWA World Cup, which has provided fully equal prize (...) -
Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition: Mixed Kiteboarding and Mixed 470 confirmed
World Sailing has received confirmation from the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Executive Board, on the event programme and athlete quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. -
Lake Garda, Italy
Sebastian Koerdel and Noy Drihan win the iQFoil International Games
A drizzly and slow wake up on the last morning of the IQFOiL International Games in Campione, Lake Garda, organised by Univela sailing, Società Canottieri Garda Salò and the iQ FOiL Foil #foil Class; but the sun, just like the excitement, was just behind a thin layer of clouds, as the knock-out Medal Series were in (...) -
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PWA World Tour 2019: Offringa & Iachino Seal Victories While Rutkowski Earns First Podium On The Slalom World Tour
The final day of the 2019 Hvide Sande PWA World Cup saw a final elimination completed in the men’s and women’s fleets in light winds - 10-20 knots. The battle for the men’s and women’s event titles proved to be slightly anticlimactic with Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) already having the (...) -
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PWA World Tour: Fernandez wins 3rd World Crown while Gollito Completes Stunning Comeback to Capture World Title No.9
During the night, winds of up to 60 knots whipped the North Sea into a cauldron to leave the wave fleet facing Storm chase-esque conditions at first light this morning. Soon after the initial attempt to resume the Women’s Wave Double Elimination the decision was made to postpone the Women’s contest due to safety (...) -
PWA World Cup
PWA World Tour: Sarah-Quita Offringa and Antoine Albeau Crowned World Champions
After five fairly solid windy days in a row, the wind machine, unfortunately, decided to take a slight break on the final day of the 2017 Airwaves Noumea Dream Cup - meaning that the rankings for the slalom remain unchanged from overnight. -
World Sailing
World Series Cup Miami: Great Britain won the Nations Trophy in Santander
After a beautiful, sun-baked, windy week of racing in Santander, the final day saw a light, 6-8 knot, north westerly breeze under grey skies. Although the air temperature was cool, the competitive sailing was hot and five close Medal Races, entwined with gripping and tense narratives, played out on Santander (...) -
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PWA World tour : Gollito stages stunning comeback to earn seventh freestyle world title
The last day of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sylt PWA Grand Slam saw a dramatic finale as the men’s freestyle title race took a last minute turn, with an early flutter of wind allowing the double elimination to be completed, against the odds. -
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Rio 2016 : GBR wins 470 Women’s gold, New Zealand silver, France bronze in tight Medal Race
With Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark (GBR) having already won the Women’s 470 gold medal, the battle for silver and bronze came down to a six-way fight between New Zealand, USA, France, Japan, the Netherlands and Slovenia. Annie Haeger and Briana Provancha (USA) took up the early running and led for the first lap, putting them in silver (...) -
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Sailing World Cup : Weymouth was the final event before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland was the final opportunity for sailors to test themselves at an elite, official event before the summer showcase in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Medal Races provided a glimpse of what is to come at Rio 2016 with those aiming to peak for the Olympic Games topping the (...)