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Antoine Albeau started to go over 51 knots on Monday during the LUDERITZ SPEED CHALLENGE 2015 event and was joined by Patrik Diethelm (ITA). At about that time, around 1.15pm, Karin Jaggi (29 World titles) pushed hard and broke the Female World Record in Windsurfing with 46.31 kts ! (Previously held by Zara Davis (UK) at the 2012 Luderitz Speed Challenge with 45.83 kts) and, just 15 minutes later, Antoine Albeau broke his world record, for the first time, achieving 52.41 kts !
Then he never stopped - and broke it 5 times : 52.50 kts > 52.76 kts > 53.1 knots and then the actual World Record which now stands at a highly impressive 53.27 kts.
Sotavento once again delivered the goods for the 37th edition of the Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam, as we were treated to some of the best racing on the World Tour over the opening five days in Slalom X, while the Freestyle fleets continued to raise the bar on what is possible on flatwater over two intense days of competition.
The 2025 iQFOiL World Championship wrapped up in Aarhus with a spectacular Medal Series showdown that saw Emma Wilson (GBR 7) and Andy Brown (GBR 360) rise to the top and secure World Championship titles. In the Women’s fleet, Tamar Steinberg (ISR 216) claimed silver, with Theresa Steinlein (GER 799) completing the podium with bronze. On the (…)
The #1 iQFOiL International Games in Lanzarote came to an exciting conclusion with the Medal Series crowning Johan Søe (DEN 37) and Emma Wilson (GBR 7) as the first champions of the 2025 season. Hosted by Marina Rubicón, the event brought together 100 of the world’s best iQFOiL athletes from 26 nations, kicking off the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic (…)
The iQFOiL Youth & Junior World Championship concluded in Sa Ràpita, Mallorca, crowing its new talented champions among 375 young sailors from 35 nations. These athletes displayed skill and resilience both on and off the water, when the weather conditions put forced stops on their way, earning their places on the 2024 iQFOiL Youth & (…)
The 2024 iQFOiL European Championship in Cagliari, Sardinia, came to a spectacular close today as Daniela Peleg (ISR) and Pawel Tarnowski (POL) were crowned the new European Champions after a week of intense competition. The championship, hosted by Windsurfing Club Cagliari, saw 120 athletes from 28 nations push their limits in varying (…)
Tom Reuveny picked up a gold medal for Israel in the Men’s Windsurfing with a phenomenal performance in the Final.
Reuveny had not won a race in the Opening Series, but saved his best for last by crossing the line ahead of the pack.
Two years after his first attempt, Yannick Bestaven has made an exploit by winning the Transat 650 Charente Maritime Bahia by finishing first in both legs.
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Deux ans après sa première expérience, Yannick Bestaven a réussi l’exploit inégalé de remporte la Transat 650 Charente Maritime Bahia en s’imposant sur les deux étapes.
Le lundi 5 novembre, au chantier Multiplast de Vannes, débutera la construction d’un nouveau Class America français. Après un an et demi de travail réalisé par un Design Team regroupant douze experts du meilleur niveau mondial, le Défi pour l’America’s Cup 2003 se félicite de remplir à l’heure le planning fixé.
Olivier Desport a franchi la ligne à 13h13 TU (14h13 heure française) en tête des Séries. Coup double pour cet amateur très éclairé qui gagne, comme Bestaven chez les Protos, l’étape et la course. (Olivier n’a cependant pas remporté la première étape en Série qui a été gagnée par Michel Mirabel sur Discount Marine).
Nouvelle surprise au classement cumulé des deux étapes. S’il est déjà étonnant qu’un solitaire s’impose en remportant les deux manches de la Transat 650, un non Français vient de réaliser une excellente performance en s’adjugeant la deuxième place du podium.
“Dans le temps, au Québec, on avait la possibilité de donner à ses enfant un nom de famille différent. Ma mère, Dominique Manny, née en France, et mon père Carl Mailhot, on donc choisi de me donner le nom d’une rivière du grand Nord du Québec. Ils étaient partis là bas en 1968 pour faire une excursion en canot...”