IWA Newsletter

ISAF have received 10 new board registrations from 8 brands for the Formula Windsurfing 2012/13 racing period. Three new models of "longboard" have been registered with ISAF and are now eligible to be raced in Raceboard Class championships and international events. ......( more )

The European Freestyle Pro Kids Tour (EFPKT) is the result of a collaboration between the International Funboard Class Association (IFCA), the International Windsurfing Association (IWA) and the European Freestyle Pro Tour (EFPT).......( more )

"This FE world championship will be one of the biggest worlds from this class. Many competitors from all over the world have already confirmed their entry. ......( more )

The next Extreme Sailing Series event will be staged in the heart of Singapore (Marina Bay) from 9th to 11th December. The NeilPryde Racing Series will take place at 12am on the 10th and 11th of December. .......( more )

The Brasilian Windsurfing Association (ABWS) are to organise the 2011 IFCA/South American Freestyle Championships in Jericoacoara from 16th to 18th December.......( more )

The 2011 FW North Americans takes place in Miami from 16th - 18th December hosted by Alex Morales and Miami Windsurfing.

The Miami Pro Am is now established as one of the top formula events on the US Windsurfing calendar and takes place from the Rickenbacker Causeway, on Biscayne Bay, Miami.......( more )

The 2012 Raceboard Oceanics will take place from 27th to 29th January at Jimmy's Beach, Hawks Nest, New South Wales, in Australia.......( more )

The 2012 Down Under Pro returns to Hawks Nest near Sydney, 31 January to 4 February, and looks to be getting a bigger event every year. The event includes the Australian Formula Windsurfing titles and round 5 of the NSW Series, in addition to the Formula Oceanic titles.......( more )

The 26th Calema Midwinters Windsurfing Festival will run from 1st to 4th March 2012, and includes the 2012 Techno 293 North Americans Championships.......( more )

The 2011 goals of Sam Bittner, the head organizer behind the fresh tour, were to inspire the future of the sport windsurfing in the states plus provide an opportunity for windsurfers to showcase their skills. Have a look on the tentative 2012 American Windsurfing Tour Dates in 2012 ......( more )

With 3 races scheduled on the final day of the South American Championships Gabriel Browne did not need to go to the water to take the 2011 title.......( more )

"Pray for Japan" was the message sent out after the Tsunami hit earlier this year on the East coast of Japan. Truly terrible to see on TV what happened and many thoughts went to my friends that moment and the following weeks after. Some Japanese sailors made up a sticker and some of us have been racing with it all year, to show respect for the victims and to what happened. ......( more )

In February 2012 Sarah Hebert, 26, will set out on her solo Transatlantic Windsurfing Challenge. As part of her preparations she's attempted several shorter crossings, including a gruelling 240km journey between two French Polynesian islands. Sarah describes how things both did, and didn't go according to plan - Read the article on Windsurfer International

180 kilometers from the city of San Juan, on the northeastern end of the Province, Cuesta del Viento (wind slope) contains one of the strangest and most unknown spots in our country, which combines the aridity of a lunar scenery with the turquoise transparency of a water mirror. The best site in the country for the practice of windsurfing. ......( more )