GWA National Event
St Pierre la Mer, France
18-19 September 2021
18 and 19 September 2021 saw the GWA national event taking place in Saint Pierre la Mer in the South of France. Taking place at the same time as the GKA Junior World Cup event, the two events saw a total of 48 competitors.
The Wingfoil competition started Saturday afternoon with a slalom style course with port tack start and finish. The offshore wind and flat-water conditions allowed four heats to take place and saw tough competition between the two French riders Mathis Ghio and Hugo Marin, with Marin taking the lead on the leader board at the end of day one. The weather took a turn for the worst as a storm cloud came over, postponing the next heats to the following day.
Sunday gave us a day of the well-known “Tramontana” north-westerly wind. With a 10 am start and a bright blue sky, we were able to run six-race heats, as well as a freestyle men’s and junior’s ladder. The first four heats were run on a slalom course with the start and finish gates positioned on the starboard tack. This was followed by two heats of a more complicated course involving two upwind legs and a finish line close to the beach. Mathis Ghio showed impressive speed in between marks and came out the overall winner with Hugo Marin in 2nd place. Frenchman Malo Guenole took the pole position in the Junior competition, with Noé Cuyala from Corsica (FR) a close second.
After lunch, the freestyle event was launched with both a Junior and Senior ladder. Conditions were flat water and a gusty 25-30 knot wind. Spectacular tricks including several impressive backflips from Swiss rider Maxime Chabloz, all judged by an international team of judges from Argentina, Spain, France and the Netherlands.
The winner of the men’s freestyle competition was Maxime Chabloz and in second place Hugo Marin. Malo Guenole took the 1st place for the Juniors with an impressive second place for young German rider Finn Fugel.
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FINAL RESULTS
WINGFOIL RACE SENIOR MEN
WINGFOIL RACE SENIOR LADIES
WINGFOIL RACE JUNIOR (<18)
WINGFOIL FREESTLYE SENIOR MEN
WINGFOIL FREESTLYE JUNIOR (<18)
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Mar 5
📣For 2025, the GWA Wave discipline introduces exciting updates! 📣
This season, competitors are permitted to harness the power of the wing while riding waves and swells, including executing air tricks as an integrated part of the wave ride—provided they land within the same wave.
Powered air tricks will be rigorously judged based on commitment, height, power, and, most importantly, execution in the wave’s critical section. Only highly committed and dynamic maneuvers that seamlessly blend into the wave ride will significantly impact the final score, while lower-intensity tricks will have minimal influence.
Additionally, a 28-rider elimination ladder may be implemented, allowing more talent to enter events in response to consistently high pre-registration numbers in this discipline. Let’s get this season started!
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Feb 19
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
