New rules a ‘game-changer’ for season opener
Athletes will be allowed to use power of the wing in Wave discipline for first stop in Cape Verde
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US's Chris MacDonald landed back-to-back Surf-Freestyle world titles and added Big Air crown
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Wingfoil wave riding is ‘such an untapped area’
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Wingfoil season bigger and better in 2025
Upcoming GWA year scheduled to have 11 events on five continents around the world
GWA wingfoil season hits new highs in 2024
Eight world champions crowned in four wingfoil disciplines to cap stellar season that raised the bar
A clear World Tour structure!
Wingfoiling is a fast-growing watersport. The competitive wingfoiling scene is expanding rapidly.Events are popping up at every level, from national competitions to the elite World Tour, with Continental championships sitting in between.
The Wingfoil Youth World Championships offer young athletes a pathway to the senior World Tour.
On this page we outline the opportunities in the four World Sailing-sanctioned expression disciplines: Surf-Freestyle, FreeFly-Slalom, Wave and Big Air, in the various tiers of events staged worldwide.
Disciplines
Surf-Freestyle
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.
Read moreFreeFly-Slalom
Men | Women
The FreeFly-Slalom discipline is a competition format with a start and finish line, focusing on the FreeFly sections. Competitors must pump, glide or surf without the power of the wing in the FreeFly sections, combining those skills with technical Slalom elements.
Read moreWave
Men | Women
Competitors in the Wave discipline purely surf waves in any surfing conditions from cross offshore point breaks, to onshore beach breaks. No jumps on the way out are counted for the competitors score.
Read moreBig Air
Men | Women
The Big Air discipline is all about amplitude and air time. The biggest and most spectacular jumps will score the highest.
Read moreUpcoming events
When & where
Status
Winners
Surf-freestyle
Freefly-slalom
Leucate, France
16 - 22 April 2025
Prize money
25.000Status
Upcoming
Winners
To be announced
Finished events
When & where
Status
Winners
Surf-freestyle
Freefly-slalom
Cauipe, Brazil
21 - 24 November 2023
Prize money
€15.000Status
Finished
Surf-Freestyle Winners
Malo Guénolé
Bowien van der Linden
FreeFly-Slalom Winners
Oscar Leclair
World Tour leaders
FreeFly-Slalom
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