RECORD BREAKERS: SIMON PETTIFER PRINCE OF SPEED RECAP!RECORD BREAKERS: SIMON PETTIFER PRINCE OF SPEED RECAP!Simon Pettifer looks back on his last-minute mission to the South of France to compete at the Prince of Speed. What should have been a straightforward road trip quickly descended into chaos, with broken teeth, van breakdowns and cancelled ferries threatening to derail the adventure before it had even begun. Somehow they battled through every obstacle and made it to the event just in time to score an epic speed session. And when they finally hit the course wow, was it worth the effort!A huge thanks to Ben Proffitt from Windsurfing TV for pulling together all the footage and Alfie Hart for producing this brilliant edit. Click the link and enjoy the ride!The post RECORD BREAKERS: SIMON PETTIFER PRINCE OF SPEED RECAP! appeared first on Windsurf Magazine Online.

FUERTEVENTURA SLALOM X: DOES SIZE MATTER?FUERTEVENTURA SLALOM X: DOES SIZE MATTER?Does being bigger make you faster in Slalom X? In the brutal, high-wind battlefield of Fuerteventura, its certainly tempting to think so. After all, when the wind is howling and sailors are hanging on to their smallest sails, those extra kilos and leverage theoretically should be a handy advantage!But before sailors start hitting the gym to bulk up for next year and loading up on pasta, its worth remembering that in racing, size is only one piece of the puzzle. The incredible skills, tuning wizardry and years of experience of the top guns like Matteo Iachino, Pierre Mortefon and Maciek Rutkowski are just as crucial when it comes to finding those extra tenths of a second than being a heavyweight that can just go fast in a straight line.For a bit of fun, we took a closer look at the height and weight of the top twenty riders to see if the numbers reveal any interesting trends. Are the podium contenders all towering giants built for maximum horsepower, or can the lighter sailors still mix it with the big boys? From the tallest racers to the lightest, weve crunched the stats to see if there really is a winning formula or if, as usual in windsurfing, the answer is a little more complicated and probably involves a lot more talent than simply eating more cake!Photos: PWA/ CARTERQUICK STATS / TOP TWENTY BREAKDOWN!Average height: 185 cm Average weight: 94 kg Tallest rider: Jordy Vonk 193 cm Shortest rider: Victor Delerue 172 cm Heaviest rider: Jordy Vonk 103.6 kg Lightest rider: Victor Delerue 72.5 kgSo The average Top 20 sailor in Fuerteventura stands around 185 cm tall and tips the scales on average at 94 kgroughly the size of an international rugby back-row forward. Yet despite the apparent size advantage, riders such as Brendan Lorho (79.2 kg) and Victor Delerue (72.5 kg) prove that skill and technique can still outweigh brute strength.But the top four were a seriously powerful group with an average height of 184.8 cm and weight around 98.4 kg. Coincidently the top two in the fleet height and weight were exactly the same183cm and 99.3kgmaybe this is the magic number combined with all the other necessary skills needed to win?RiderHeightWeightMatteo Iachino186 cm99.3 kgPierre Mortefon186 cm99.3 kgMaciek Rutkowski183 cm97.0 kgAmado Vrieswijk184 cm98.1 kgHowever, height and weight have advantagestechnique, fitness, gear tuning and experience still decides who wins. That said, there are some trends in the top twenty list of data!HEAVY SEEMS TO BE AN ADVANTAGE!Among your Top 20:10 riders weigh over 97 kg 6 riders weigh over 99 kg Only two riders are under 80 kg (Brendan Lorho and Victor Delerue).Height matters to a pointThe average height of the Top 20 is roughly 185 cm (6 ft 1 in).THE TALLESTJordy Vonk 193 cm (11th)Tristan Algret (22nd) 193 cm Nico Prien 190 cm (5th)THE SHORTEST:Victor Delerue 172 cm (19th)Elton Frans 176 cm (7th)Cedric Bordes 177 cm (13th)CONCLUSIONSo, does size matter? The numbers certainly suggest that carrying a solid height and weight is an advantage, especially in Fuerteventuras windy slalom conditions, with many of the sports big guns weighing in close to the 100 kg mark. But there are plenty of exceptions, proving there isnt a one-size-fits-all formula for success. In the end, speed and winning comes from much more than whats on the scalesits the perfect blend of talent, technique, fitness, gear tuning and the mental ability to deliver when you are out there on the race course under pressure!MENS TOP TWENTY IN FUERTEVENTURA FULL LIST1: Matteo Iachino ITA-140: 186 cm | 99.3 kg2: Pierre Mortefon F-14: 186 cm | 99.3 kg3: Maciek Rutkowski POL-23: 183 cm | 97.0 kg4: Amado Vrieswijk NB-20: 184 cm | 98.1 kg5: Nico Prien GER-7: 190 cm | 100.1 kg6: Jimmy Thieme FRA-888: 185 cm | 90.6 kg7: Elton (Taty) Frans NB-9: 176 cm | 93.7 kg8: Bruno Martini ITA-160: 187 cm | 102.6 kg9: Benoit Merceur FRA-1159: 183 cm | 92.2 kg10: Lohan Jules GPE-1052: 189 cm | 97.2 kg11: Jordy Vonk NED-69: 193 cm | 103.6 kg12: Brendan Lorho FRA-113: 187 cm | 79.2 kg13: Cedric Bordes FRA-91: 177 cm | 98.4 kg14: Pierre Macquaert FRA-945: 180 cm | 97.5 kg15: Ingmar Daldorf NED-191: 192 cm | 99.3 kg16: Sacha Fortune FRA-655: 185 cm | 85.4 kg17: Scotty Stallman GBR-68: 183 cm | 95.4 kg18: William Huppert FRA-330: 187 cm | 94.2 kg19: Victor Delerue FRA-96: 172 cm | 72.5 kg20: Alexis Mathis FRA-997: 186 cm | 86.0 kgThe post FUERTEVENTURA SLALOM X: DOES SIZE MATTER? appeared first on Windsurf Magazine Online.

NICO PRIEN: NUCLEAR SLALOM IN WAVESNICO PRIEN: NUCLEAR SLALOM IN WAVESNico Prien looks back on the final two days of Fuerteventura where the wind went nuclear and breaking waves in the course added even more drama to the thrilling racing! Hats off to Lars for doing the hours in the edit suite to bring the epic videos!The post NICO PRIEN: NUCLEAR SLALOM IN WAVES appeared first on Windsurf Magazine Online.

NUCLEAR SLALOM WITH WAVES!: PWA FUERTEVENTURA SLALOM XNUCLEAR SLALOM WITH WAVES!: PWA FUERTEVENTURA SLALOM XJust when we though the conditions in Fuerte had hit the maxThe wind turned up a notch along with the arrival of waves in the course. Crashes, high stakes drama and a new womens slalom x world champion, made for one of the most insane slalom days ever witnessed on the PWA tour! Buckle up and get ready to watch!The post NUCLEAR SLALOM WITH WAVES!: PWA FUERTEVENTURA SLALOM X appeared first on Windsurf Magazine Online.

50 KNOT LONG DISTANCE RACING: PWA FUERTEVENTURA50 KNOT LONG DISTANCE RACING: PWA FUERTEVENTURAThe wind cranked up a notch yesterday in Fuerteventura and in the afternoon they switched the course to high wind long distance racing and it was insane. Watch this video to see all the drama, crashes and summary of all the insane action that went down!PWA Incredible Iachino boasts perfect record after dominating spectacular full fleet long distance races, while Womens Slalom X world title hangs on a knifes edge and is set to be decided on Saturday The forecast for Day 3 of Slalom X at the 2026 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam was always billed as being an extremely windy one, but with gusts reportedly hitting up to 50 knots, many wouldnt have quite envisaged just how brutal Sotavento can be at times. During the morning, one more regular Mens elimination and two Womens eliminations were completed before the afternoon saw several spectacular full fleet races completed in howling winds and insane water conditions.The post 50 KNOT LONG DISTANCE RACING: PWA FUERTEVENTURA appeared first on Windsurf Magazine Online.

GEORGE GRISLEY: MY BEST EVER RESULT ON THE WORLD TOURGEORGE GRISLEY: MY BEST EVER RESULT ON THE WORLD TOURGeorge Grisley reflects on his performance during the insane wild and windy freestyle event in Fuerteventura where he clocked up his best ever result to date!!!The post GEORGE GRISLEY: MY BEST EVER RESULT ON THE WORLD TOUR appeared first on Windsurf Magazine Online.

CARNAGE AT THE FUERTEVENTUA SLALOM X WORLD CUP!CARNAGE AT THE FUERTEVENTUA SLALOM X WORLD CUP!Nico Prien looks back at the second brutal day of racing at the Slalom X World Cup where things did not go quite to plan in the second final. Carnage at the second mark meant resulted in a big crash with big Bruno Martini! Thanks to Lars for throwing another all-nighter in the edit studio!The post CARNAGE AT THE FUERTEVENTUA SLALOM X WORLD CUP! appeared first on Windsurf Magazine Online.