MARC PAR: ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING!MARC PAR: ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING!Marc Par has been on fire in 2025, making every final but just missing that elusive top step of the podiumuntil now! In a tense single-elimination showdown at the PWA World Cup in Tenerife, Par went head-to-head with Victor Fernandez, Marino Gil, and Marcilio Browne in tricky conditions at Cabezo. Combining powerful flowing wave riding with a perfectly executed double forward, he claimed a well-deserved victory.This win was the culmination of relentless workdialling in his Simmer setup, pushing his skills in challenging conditions and maintaining the mental composure to deliver when it counted. Here, Par talks about his gear, the conditions, his mindset behind the victory and the retro flair Simmer and OShea are bringing back to the sport.Photos: PWA / RafasoulartGEAR: MP: Ive been messing around a lot with the gear for the past year and a half with Simmer to get everything sorted. Theres a lot of background work and R&D behind what I was riding, so its pretty exciting to finally compete with it and feel like its performing exactly how I wanted.I was riding the new Team Carbon sail from Simmer, which were about to release. In the final I was on the 5.3m and before that I was on the 5.6m. My board was a 98L prototype that combines elements of our Freewave board with some features from the Flywaveits a bit of a mix. Its essentially an earlier-planing version of the Flywave but more radical than the Freewave, when you turn it on rail. I was running an 11 and 18 thruster fin setup! I used 34-inch harness lines. I used to ride 36-inch lines, but after some sail testing with Moritz on these Team Carbons, I switched to 34s and found them more comfortable.THE CONDITIONS:MP: The conditions were tricky. In my first heat, it was really on edge, even though I love it when things are challenging, that was almost too much. I still won, but I didnt feel like I sailed my best. I was a bit nervous. Things improved for the final, though and even though it stayed tricky, I felt a nice connection with Cabezo.I managed to put together some solid wave rides and finally landed a good double. In earlier heats, Id been making doubles off chops, which was cool but not scoring high. In the final, I really wanted to nail a perfect one. After a rough start, I found the right section, went for it and landed it perfectly. That felt amazing! I was happy overall with my sailing.MINDSET:MP: We also had a few good decent size waves. Mentally, I was a bit nervous, but mostly just excited to sail and I was really enjoying it. That probably helped me stay in the right mindset, similar to last year. I might not have been quite as sharp as then, but I still had a solid final and was honestly happy. Winning again felt greatIt was a big yes! moment, validating last years result. Of course, its just the single elimination and tomorrow we might finish the double, so anything can still happen.RETRO:MP: Weve also been throwing it back a bit with the gear colours flashier, retro-inspired tones. We kept Simmers signature yellow but added a pink sail, which is a first for the brand. It is cool that we are doing a lot of new things with Simmer now and we have gone out of the way a bit with these fresh-looking colours.With the wetsuits, its been cool working with OShea and paying tribute to Farrell by doing an 80s-style, multicolour design. Its fun but also meaningful.The post MARC PAR: ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING! appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.