"That was one of the best moves I've ever done," commented Morgan Noireaux on the move that everyone was talking about at the IWT World Cup in Chile. In the men's final, the Maui local performed a high, radical and perfectly timed 360 into one of the enormous waves. The photographer duo Fish Bowl Diaries captured the historic moment from two perspectives: Paul Karaolides from the water, Sophie Louca from land. You can see both angles step by step in the gallery above!
"In my opinion, this 360 by Morgan Noireaux is not only the move of the 2024 World Cup in Chile, but also one that will go down in the history books!" the pair wrote on their Instagram photos. The rest of the windsurfing fans from all over the world don't see it any differently, and one name comes up quite often: "The best 360 of all time in a contest, on par with Mark Angulo!" celebrates Timo Mullen, and Corky Kirkham also takes the style master as a role model: "The cleanest and craziest 360 since Mark!"
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The fact that Morgan Noireaux "only" ended up in second place despite his mega move was simply due to the fact that winner Camille Juban chose the biggest and best sets and smashed the biggest wave of the day with a 15-foot face with several turns and no less radical aerials. In the women's event, Lina Erpenstein also provided a goosebump moment: she won her first World Cup in the giant waves of Matanzas!
