With the PWA Slalom, Freestyle and Wave fleets poised for more drama, after an intense season on tour, the Sylt Windsurf World Cup is often the battleground where titles can be won or lost, with its tricky and unpredictable conditions catching out more than its fair share of victims over the years.
To win a world title over the course of a season, you have to be able to perform in the good, the bad and the ugly! With churned up water, a bone-crunching shorebreak and winds that shift in strength and direction in the blink of an eye, the sailors are given the ultimate test in Sylt, both mentally and physically.”, the sailors are put to the ultimate test in Sylt, both mentally and physically. Over the course of ten tiring days, around one hundred competitors from all three disciplines converged on the windswept shoreline of Sylt to take their shot at glory in the North Sea. With the Freestyle world title up for grabs and the Wave and Slalom overalls hanging in the balance, this year’s Sylt delivered once again with drama and surprise results in all disciplines. Our best scouts from Windsurf Magazine were on hand to watch the action unfold and we caught up with some of the winners and losers to bring us their exclusive individual stories.
MEN'S FREESTYLE
LENNART NEUBAUER - 1st - CLAIMED HIS MAIDEN VICTORY ON THE WORLD TOUR
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New School
Slingshot’s windsurfing brand manager, Wyatt Miller, has noticed that kids are drawn to playing with wings and puts forward an interesting case as to why he thinks this could help entice them and others into windsurfing.
Changes
Wave sailor Flo Jung reflects on our changed world during his lockdown in Germany.
THE LAST WAVE
Lockdown stirred the creative juices of reader Björn Alfthan, who peers into the future to present a fictional story set in the wild waves of Norway, five years from now.
STILL IN THE GAME
After a horrific fracture in his leg from a crashed aerial in 2018, Alessio Stillrich is back! John Carter talks to the highflyer from Gran Canaria about his move to the Simmer team, recovering from injury and how he learned to windsurf in Gran Canaria!
MOVE ON UP - GET ON THE FRONT FOOT
This month we look at how our front foot weighting can affect and improve different aspects of our main windsurfing moves.
SOUTH' KIPA
Nik tweaking it over home waters.
A NEW NORMAL
On a trip to La Tranche-sur-Mer in France last year, Tris Best estimated over 80% of the windsurfers were foiling. This summer in Portland Harbour, foiling activity has increased dramatically too he reports. With the market offering plenty of choice to recreational windfoilers, our test team check out some of the latest foil offerings.
TACKING – THE SEQUEL
Having given you time to practice, Harty concludes his tacking series by critiquing various tacking options, including the carve tack, as well as offering solutions to common slip-ups.
‘NO VAPOUR TRAILS TO SCAR THE SKY' *
Realising we may be about to enter an extraordinary period in our lives, Harty decided to keep a windsurf-centric lockdown diary. Here are some of his choice excerpts.
REDEMPTION DAY!
Renowned for its windsurfing and variety of spots to sail at, Kimmerdige Bay is a wave sailing jewel on the south coast of England. Timo Mullen gives a guide to its shores while reflecting on why a recent session there was a reminder that there is no place like home!
