What's Next For Women in Wingfoiling The GWA is thrilled to have had a successful 2021 and we are pumped that so many women are participating. More and more female riders are getting into the sport and we are 100% for it! In this article, we break down why you should try winging, what’s coming up for women in competition, and the riders you should follow the tour.
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18 and 19 September saw the GWA national event taking place in Saint Pierre la Mer in the South of France. Taking place at the same time as the GKA Junior World Cup event, the two events saw a total of 48 competitors. Read more about the competition and winners.
With the introduction of the new Race Class Discipline and with the completion of the Silvaplana race event in Switzerland, we wanted to sit down with competitors Francesco Cappuzzo, Olivia Piana and Balz Muller to discuss the nuances of racing, and explore where this sport is heading. We chatted about how racing differs from freestyle, how they prepare for competitions and what their favorite parts of the race are. Check out the tops race tips from these three pro wing foilers:
The first ever wingfoil downwind race and wingfoil course race take place at the Gorge Paddle Challenge in Hood River, Oregon, USA.
With the promise of finishing two more rounds, it was still all to play for on the last day of the GWA Wingfoil Race European Championship. In the morning, Lake St. Moritz greeted us with the usual reflection of its beautiful surroundings. This may well have gone unnoticed by our competitors however, who with the end of the event in sight, were getting amped up for some tight battles.
Day 2 of the GWA Wingfoil Race European Championship started with wall-to-wall sunshine, promising an action-packed day. As Race Director Juan Antonio Aragon said at the skippers meeting, “The sun's up, the sky is blue... if there ever were a time for action it's today!"
It's August 2021 and we are back at it with the first-ever GWA Wingfoil Race European Championship, taking place at the beautiful lake of St. Moritz in the Swiss Alps, as part of the Engadinwind.
The first-ever foil festival in Schönberg was a huge success!
Our next event is live! This will be the first Open GWA Wingfoil Race European Championship of the GWA Wingfoil Race Class.
Men | Women
The Surf-Freestyle discipline includes the expression format where competitors surf waves or swells and perform air tricks using the given water conditions.
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In the Race discipline multiple competitors ride around a course with a start and finish line that combines jibes, tacks and parts of pumping or surfing without wing assistance.
Read morePrize money
€10.000,-Upcoming
Winners
To be announced
Prize money
€12.000,-Upcoming
Winners
To be announced
Prize money
€5.000,-Finished
Race Winners
Francesco Cappuzzo
Olivia Piana
