Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt 2025: Johan Søe is the king of Sylt - almost!

There are still two more days of competition left at the Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt 2025 - but as Friday and Saturday will most likely belong to the freestylers and waveriders, the event is most likely over for the slalom riders. Johan Søe was crowned King of Sylt today in three foil eliminations, which were held throughout the morning. The 22-year-old Dane was as dominant as ever, only making one mistake in the first run today.

Søe almost flawless

In his semi-final, Søe pushed too hard after a deliberate start at the first buoy and took a quick dip in the North Sea. As a result, he only made it to the small final, which he then went on to win with his usual confidence. It goes without saying that he used this ninth place as a stringer. Incidentally, Søe made his second mistake of the day shortly after crossing the finish line of the sixth elimination: he went for another swim while celebrating. "Even I lose concentration sometimes," he said coolly.

Of course, he held back his joy after the end of the day because there could theoretically be more eliminations. "I think from race to race and for now I'm happy about the successful day," commented the double winner. Søe is barely in the lead and his closest rival Matteo Iachino will probably have to settle for second place. Although the Italian won the first run after Søe's mistake, he was unable to finish higher than eighth and third. "I had a good gust at the start and had a close fight with Pierre Mortefon," commented Iachino on his victory. "I was then faster at the jibe on the outside and had the better line." In today's second final, the world championship leader then trailed the field after a bad start and crashed in the last gybe, while in the third final of the day he had to give way to Pierre Mortefon and finished in third place.

Fabian Wolf slips down to tenth place

Mortefon ended the day with the best result of the event. "I only got my new sails two days before the start, and the board and foil are also new," Mortefon reported afterwards. "So I'm quite happy and I'm looking forward to every minute I can spend on the water with the equipment." Mortefon is now in fourth place behind Maciek Rutkowski, who has finished third, fourth and eighth in every A final.

The grand finals were also the goal of Fabian Wolf, who was still within striking distance of the podium at the start of the event. But the Kiel native continued to be dogged by bad luck. "In the semi-final, there was a bit of a kamikaze at the first buoy, where some of the racers were trying to crowbar their way in. In the B final, I then had to put the brakes on at the start," he commented on his 13th place in the first heat of the day. Unfortunately, things didn't get any better after that, Wolf was eliminated in round 1 and dropped down the rankings to tenth place. Nico Prien, Jesse Richter and Lars Poggemann, the other German starters, also had to return to the beach after the first round.

Amado Vrieswijk, in fifth place in the rankings, started the day with a strong second place, but then crashed in the following semi-final. However, he then won both of his B finals with aplomb. John Soukos also continued his top performances and again made it to the grand final twice.

Intermediate standings Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt - Foil Slalom

1. Johan Søe
2. Matteo Iachino
3. Maciek Rutkowski
4. Pierre Mortefon
5. Amado Vrieswijk
6. William Huppert
7. John Soukos
8. Daniele Benedetti
9. Jordy Vonk
10. Fabian Wolf