Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
29er, 420, ILCA 6, Nacra 15, Formula Kite, iQ-Foil Windsurf - World Sailing Youth World Championship - Riva ITA - Day 1
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Monday, July 15, 2024
Monday, July 15, 2024
29er, 420, ILCA 6, Nacra 15, Formula Kite, iQ-Foil Windsurf - World Sailing Youth World Championship - Riva ITA - Heute Start
The starting signal for the first races of the Youth World Championships will be given today at 2pm on Lake Garda. A total of 480 participants from 70 nations will be competing in the 10 classes. With the exception of the 420 Women and the Formula Kite, Switzerland is represented in all classes. Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI, who has just won the U17 Kite-Foiler World Championship, has big chances of success. The races will be broadcast live via GPS-Tracking. The reports.
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Friday, July 12, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
iQ-Foil - Youth & Junior European Championship 2024 - Embrun FRA - Final results
The Junior World Championships for Olympic iQ Foil windsurfers came to an end yesterday in Embrun, a mountain lake in the Savoy Alps. ----- In the U19 classifications, both titles went to Italy: Medea Falconi ITA won the women's event with a 53-point lead, followed by Chloë Huguenin SUI in 25th place. ----- Leonardo Tomasini ITA won the men's event, with Noam Kobel SUI taking the silver medal! ----- Maria Rudowicz POL won the women's U17 category. Ernestine Inversin SUI was only eliminated in the semi-finals and finished 5th. ----- Kylian Manhaval FRA won the men's U17 category, which was huge with 123 participants, by a massive margin. Yoan Györvary SUI was the best Swiss in 61st place. ----- The final rankings.
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Thursday, July 11, 2024
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Wing-Foil - Big Air World Championship 2024 - Gran Canaria - Final results
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Windsurfing - PWA World Tour - Worldcup - Gran Canaria ESP
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Monday, July 8, 2024
Monday, July 8, 2024
Formula Kite - Youth World Championship 2024 - Gizzeria ITA - Final results
Monday, July 8, 2024
Windsurfing - PWA World Tour - Worldcup - Gran Canaria ESP
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Sunday, July 7, 2024
Sunday, July 7, 2024
Formula Kite - Youth World Championship 2024 - Gizzeria ITA - Day 4
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Friday, July 5, 2024
Friday, July 5, 2024
Formula Kite - Youth World Championship 2024 - Gizzeria ITA - Day 2
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Wingfoil - Freestyle Foil Battle - Silvaplana SUI - Final report
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Sunday, June 16, 2024
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Formula Wing - European Championship 2024 - Silvaplana SUI - Final results
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Saturday, June 15, 2024
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Formula Wing - European Championship 2024 - Silvaplana SUI - Day 4
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Friday, June 14, 2024
Friday, June 14, 2024
Formula Wing - European Championship 2024 - Silvaplana SUI - Day 2 - Foiling without wind !
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Thursday, June 13, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Formula Wing - European Championship 2024 - Silvaplana SUI - Day 2
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Windsurfing - Swiss-Cup - St.Blaise
There was little wind for the windsurfers (Fin&Foil) on Lake Neuchâtel at the weekend, only two races were completed. Sebastian Schärer WSCS won ahead of Justas Katkus WSCS. 32 participants were at the start. Die results.
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Monday, May 27, 2024
Monday, May 27, 2024
Wingfoil - Worldcup - Urla TUR - Final results
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Sunday, May 26, 2024
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Wingfoil - Worldcup - Urla TUR - Day 4
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Saturday, May 25, 2024
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Wingfoil - Worldcup - Urla TUR - Day 3
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Friday, May 24, 2024
Friday, May 24, 2024
Wingfoil - Worldcup - Urla TUR - Day 2
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Sunday, May 19, 2024
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Formula Kite - World Championship 2024 - Hyères FRA - Day 5
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Saturday, May 18, 2024
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Formula Kite - World Championship 2024 - Hyères FRA - Day 4 - Elena Lengwiler SUI on 5th now
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Friday, May 17, 2024
Friday, May 17, 2024
Formula Kite - World Championship 2024 - Hyères FRA - Day 3
There were also fresh winds on the 3rd day of the Kite Foil World Championship, and again 4 races were sailed, which means that the qualifications for the gold fleet of the best 25 are complete. ----- Max Maeder SGP had to admit defeat for the first time after his first fall (2nd place), with 11 race wins in 12 races he continues to lead the classification. Axel Mazella FRA is doing just as well, winning all races in the second group and ranking 2nd, just one point behind Maeder. Riccardo Pianosi ITA has moved up to 3rd place. Valentin Bontus AUT, yesterday with a race win against Max Maeder SGP, moved up to 5th place. Swiss of the day was 17-year-old Gian-Andrea Stragiotti SUI, who moved up to 18th place with 5th/6th/7th/5th places and is also in the gold fleet, as is Bruce Kessler SUI in 20th place. ----- Loriane Nolot FRA also had to admit defeat for the first time in the women's race, but she still leads the classification with a 5-point lead over Eleanor Aldridge GBR and Jessie Kampman FRA, who are equal on points. Elena Lengwiler SUI was also among the best of the day, moving up to 10th place with 4/2/1/8. ----- The rankings and the daily report.
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Formula Kite - World Championship 2024 - Hyères FRA - Day 1
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Formula Kite - World Championship 2024 - Hyères FRA - First races today
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Sunday, May 12, 2024
Sunday, May 12, 2024
iQ-Foil - Youth & Junior Games - Campione ITA - Final results
The junior Olympic windsurfers were in action on Lake Garda until yesterday and sailed 10 slaloms plus the medal races. ---- Medea Falcioni ITA won the girls' U19 classification with a 21-point lead over Francesca Salerno ITA. Chloë Hugenin SUI follows in 7th place. ----- Rüya Ugurlu TUR grasped the U17 title superiorly. Ernestine Inversin SUI was eliminated in the semi-finals and finished 4th. ----- Triple Italian victory in the men's U19 classification, with Federico Pilloni ITA grasping the title. Robin Zeley SUI followed in 9th place. ----- Leopold Brisedou FRA won the U17 classification, and Raphael Kobel SUI finished 13th out of the 48 participants. ----- All rankings and the Facebook page with the videos.
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Friday, May 3, 2024
Friday, May 3, 2024
Formula Kite - A TV portrait of Elena Lengwiler SUI
With a leap in performance after the winter training sessions in Central America, Elena Lengwiler SUI confidently secured an Olympic Nations starting place last week and is even among the medal candidates after finishing 4th at the European Championships a month earlier. Lengwiler, who plays National League A in ice hockey, only started kiting in 2019! The TV portrait.
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Sunday, April 28, 2024
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Olympic Classes - Semaine Olympic Française - Hyères FRA - Final results
Fresh easterly winds of up to 40 kn prevented the medal races of the Olympic dinghy classes yesterday. The classifications therefore remain as they were after the qualifications. ----- The victories go to Camille Lecointre/Jérémy Mion FRA (470), Diego Botin/Florian Trittel ESP (49er) Odile Van Aanholt/Annette Duetz NED (49erFX), Michael Beckett GBR (ILCA 7) and Charlotte Rose USA (ILCA 6). Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI were the only Swiss to qualify for a Medal Race, finishing the series in 9th place in the 49ers. The iQ windsurfers and Formula kiters completed their Medal Races already on Friday, the Nacras 17 were not at the start. ----- All rankings and the final report.
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Saturday, April 27, 2024
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Olympic Classes - Semaine Olympic Française - Hyères FRA - Day 6
The already qualified nations finished their QUalifications for today's Medal Races yesterday. The Formula kiters and the iQ windsurfers already completed their series the day before yesterday, as we reported. In the 470 Camille Lecointre/Jérémy Mion FRA and 6 points behind them Anton Dahlberg/Lovisa Karlsson SWE will decide the winner today. Martin Wrigley/Bettine Harris GBR and Diego Botin/Nora Brugman ESP are tied on 3rd place. Yves Mermod/Maja Siegenthaler SUI finish the series in 15th place. 17 points ahead, Diego Botin/Florian Trittel ESP are unlikely to be caught in the 49er Medal Race today. Dominik Buksak/Szimon Wierzbicki POL follow in 2nd place. Sébastien Schneiter/Arno De Planta SUI in 9th place are in the Medal Race as well. In the 49erFX there is a duel between Odile Van Aanholt/Anette Duetz NED and Vilma Bobeck/Rebecca Netzler SWE, who are 3 points behind. In ILCA 6, Charlotte Rose USA has taken the lead, only Marit Bouwmeester NED, who is 3 points behind, can still displace her from the top spot. Anja Von Allmen SUI is 27th, Rosine Baudet SUI follows in 42nd place. In ILCA 7 there is a duel today between Michael Beckett GBR and Matthew Wearn AUS, who is one point behind. Philipp Buhl GER follows in 3rd place. All rankings and the report.
Wind- & Kitesurfing – Friday, April 26, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
Olympic Classes - Last Chance Regatta - Hyères FRA - Day 5 - Olympia-Startplatz auch für Elena Sendera im iQFoil !
Yesterday, the first classes finalised the selections for the last Olympic starting places with the Medal Races. ----- Elena Lengwiler SUI also dominated the final in the women's Formula Kite and won by a clear margin. The other nations to qualify were POL, TUR, AUT and POR. ----- Connor Bainbridge GBR won the men's Formula Kite, with POL, USA, GRE and ISR taking the other starting places. Bruce Kessler SUI missed out on qualifying (5th place) by 18 points in 8th place. ----- The iQ-Foil windsurfers also sailed their medal races: In the women's event, there was a Czech double victory by the Svikova sisters. As some of the continental starting places were not claimed, the contingent of Olympic starting places increased, with Elena Sendera SUI on 22nd place qualified as well ! The other starting places go to SWE, AIN (Russia), TUR, SLO, AUT and EST. ----- Makoto Tomizawa JPN won the iQ-Foil men's medal race, ahead of Noah Lyons USA and Vyron Kokkalanis GRE. Other nations taking part in the Olympics are Lithuania, Hong Kong, Finland, and Slovakia. ----- The Medal Races are on the program for all other classes today. In 6th place, 22 points behind 4th place, Gauthier Verhulst SUI in the ILCA 7 just missed out on qualification. The two Nacra 17 teams also have no chance of securing a qualification place in the Medal Race. ----- All rankings and the report.